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37079020 — Preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products

Commodity code 37079020 covers preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products put up in measured portions or put up for retail, within HMRC chapter 37 (photographic and cinematographic goods). 52 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 27 counties and 46 towns.

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52Businesses trading
27Counties
46Towns
2,150Import declarations

Counties trading under 37079020

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Greater London

5 towns
7 businessesView →

Warwickshire

2 towns
3 businessesView →

Kent

3 towns
3 businessesView →

Aberdeen City

1 town
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Surrey

2 towns
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Cheshire

3 towns
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Greater Manchester

3 towns
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Hertfordshire

2 towns
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West Sussex

2 towns
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Clwyd

2 towns
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Lancashire

2 towns
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Leicestershire

2 towns
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Essex

2 towns
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County Durham

2 towns
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Northamptonshire

1 town
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West Yorkshire

1 town
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Somerset

1 town
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Worcestershire

1 town
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Nottinghamshire

1 town
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Hampshire

1 town
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Shropshire

1 town
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Oxfordshire

1 town
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Norfolk

1 town
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West Midlands

1 town
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Businesses importing under 37079020

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Most active business

CANON EUROPA NV

Hillingdon, Greater London 421 import declarations 177 export declarations UB11 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 37 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include paper and paperboard used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, not containing fibres obtained by a mechanical or chemi-mechanical process or of which <= 10% by weight of the total fibre content consists of such fibres, coated on one or bo, uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non-perforated punchcards and punch-tape paper, in square or rectangular sheets with one side <= 435 mm and the other side <= 297 mm in the unfolded st.

▼ Expected to slow by 2.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity421 in the last 6 months
CANON EUROPA NV — Jul 24: 70 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Aug 24: 81 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Sep 24: 83 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Oct 24: 85 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Nov 24: 61 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Dec 24: 70 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Jan 25: 72 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Feb 25: 69 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Mar 25: 71 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Apr 25: 65 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — May 25: 76 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Jun 25: 80 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Jul 25: 75 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Aug 25: 70 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Sep 25: 67 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Oct 25: 82 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Nov 25: 70 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Dec 25: 70 import declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Jan 26: 69 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Feb 26: 69 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Mar 26: 71 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Apr 26: 66 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — May 26: 71 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Jun 26: 75 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Jul 26: 73 import declarations (modelled forecast)CANON EUROPA NV — Aug 26: 68 import declarations (modelled forecast)CANON EUROPA NV — Sep 26: 65 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity177 in the last 6 months
CANON EUROPA NV — Jul 24: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Aug 24: 23 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Sep 24: 16 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Oct 24: 10 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Nov 24: 14 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Dec 24: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Jan 25: 23 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Feb 25: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Mar 25: 13 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Apr 25: 10 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — May 25: 14 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Jun 25: 14 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Jul 25: 18 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Aug 25: 12 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Sep 25: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Oct 25: 28 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Nov 25: 11 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Dec 25: 28 export declarations (historic)CANON EUROPA NV — Jan 26: 17 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Feb 26: 34 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Mar 26: 30 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Apr 26: 42 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — May 26: 24 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Jun 26: 30 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON EUROPA NV — Jul 26: 31 export declarations (modelled forecast)CANON EUROPA NV — Aug 26: 21 export declarations (modelled forecast)CANON EUROPA NV — Sep 26: 16 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

CANON (UK) LIMITED

Hillingdon, Greater London 228 import declarations 37 export declarations UB11 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 37 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include objective lenses for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers, uncoated paper and paperboard, of a kind used for writing, printing or other graphic purposes, and non-perforated punchcards and punch-tape paper, in square or rectangular sheets with one side <= 435 mm and the other side <= 297 mm in the unfolded st.

▼ Expected to slow by 3.1% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity228 in the last 6 months
CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jul 24: 49 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Aug 24: 37 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 37 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 39 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 37 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 39 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 36 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 39 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 36 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 32 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 32 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 39 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 30 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 35 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 33 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 41 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 42 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 32 import declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 33 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 39 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 42 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 35 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 40 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 39 import declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 29 import declarations (modelled forecast)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 34 import declarations (modelled forecast)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 32 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity37 in the last 6 months
CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jul 24: 21 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Aug 24: 6 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Sep 24: 13 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Oct 24: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Nov 24: 27 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Dec 24: 7 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jan 25: 8 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Feb 25: 8 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Mar 25: 5 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Apr 25: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — May 25: 6 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jun 25: 4 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jul 25: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Aug 25: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Sep 25: 9 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Oct 25: 8 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Nov 25: 6 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Dec 25: 5 export declarations (historic)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jan 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Feb 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Mar 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Apr 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — May 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jun 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Jul 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Aug 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)CANON (UK) LIMITED — Sep 26: 6 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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KODAK LTD

Watford (Watford), Hertfordshire 148 import declarations 52 export declarations WD18 *Ch. 29Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for use (excl. varnishes, glues, adhesives and similar preparations, sensitising emulsions and salts and prec, photographic plates and film in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, with any side > 255 mm.

▼ Expected to slow by 21.8% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity148 in the last 6 months
KODAK LTD — Jul 24: 45 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Aug 24: 45 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Sep 24: 44 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Oct 24: 30 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Nov 24: 31 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Dec 24: 19 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Jan 25: 30 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Feb 25: 21 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Mar 25: 26 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Apr 25: 40 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — May 25: 37 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Jun 25: 39 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Jul 25: 32 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Aug 25: 23 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Sep 25: 32 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Oct 25: 28 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Nov 25: 27 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Dec 25: 29 import declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Jan 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Feb 26: 24 import declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Mar 26: 22 import declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Apr 26: 20 import declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — May 26: 27 import declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Jun 26: 32 import declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Jul 26: 25 import declarations (modelled forecast)KODAK LTD — Aug 26: 18 import declarations (modelled forecast)KODAK LTD — Sep 26: 25 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity52 in the last 6 months
KODAK LTD — Jul 24: 10 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Aug 24: 8 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Sep 24: 12 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Oct 24: 6 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Nov 24: 12 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Dec 24: 5 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Jan 25: 5 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Feb 25: 8 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Mar 25: 12 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Apr 25: 6 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — May 25: 5 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Jun 25: 10 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Jul 25: 15 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Aug 25: 6 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Sep 25: 14 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Oct 25: 11 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Nov 25: 7 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Dec 25: 5 export declarations (historic)KODAK LTD — Jan 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Feb 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Mar 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Apr 26: 5 export declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — May 26: 8 export declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Jun 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)KODAK LTD — Jul 26: 17 export declarations (modelled forecast)KODAK LTD — Aug 26: 7 export declarations (modelled forecast)KODAK LTD — Sep 26: 16 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 37079020

What goods does commodity code 37079020 cover?

Preparation of chemicals for photographic uses, incl. unmixed products put up in measured portions or put up for retail. It sits in HMRC chapter 37, photographic and cinematographic goods. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 37079020?

52 businesses filed customs declarations against code 37079020 in the last six months, spread across 27 counties and 46 towns, totalling 2,150 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 37079020?

The busiest counties are Greater London (7 businesses), Warwickshire (3 businesses), Kent (3 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.