Import/export HS code 29349960: Specific pharmaceutical chemicals

Includes Chlorprothixene, Thernolidine, Furazolidone, and other complex pharmaceutical chemicals and their salts

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
China 747,174
United States 323,711
Sweden 45,521
Germany 39,929
Switzerland 37,040

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 357,000 390,174 +33,174
United States 298,424 25,287 -273,137
Sweden 35,080 10,441 -24,639
Germany 19,577 20,352 +775
Switzerland 0 37,040 +37,040
India 9,661 10,585 +924
Poland 0 11,944 +11,944
Belgium 2,990 8,443 +5,453
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,641 1,974 -5,667
Netherlands 0 9,307 +9,307

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
China 810,992
United States 318,419
Germany 38,504
Switzerland 37,040
India 23,052

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
China 404,357 406,635 +2,278
United States 292,157 26,262 -265,895
Germany 19,577 18,927 -650
Switzerland 0 37,040 +37,040
India 12,467 10,585 -1,882
Poland 0 11,944 +11,944
Singapore 0 8,443 +8,443
United Kingdom 0 8,145 +8,145
Netherlands 0 5,711 +5,711
Belgium 2,990 0 -2,990

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 3 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
Essex 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 1,266,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,096

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 732,314 533,692 -198,622
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,096 0 -4,096

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 447,362
East Midlands Airport 311,762
London Heathrow Airport 284,044
Manchester Airport 201,194
Edinburgh Airport 17,017

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
London Stansted Airport 329,196 118,166 -211,030
East Midlands Airport 160,769 150,993 -9,776
London Heathrow Airport 224,006 60,038 -163,968
Manchester Airport 1,326 199,868 +198,542
Edinburgh Airport 17,017 0 -17,017
Thamesport 4,096 0 -4,096
Belfast Airport 0 2,349 +2,349
Glasgow Airport 0 2,278 +2,278

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Scientific research and development 9
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 5
2025-07 4
2025-06 1
2025-05 1

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
1m-15m 13
54m+ 11
15m-54m 5
Other 5

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
United States 8,204,080
Netherlands 1,102,537
South Korea 708,651
Germany 481,340
France 236,720

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
United States 4,148,529 4,055,551 -92,978
Netherlands 469,228 633,309 +164,081
South Korea 29,379 679,272 +649,893
Germany 336,355 144,985 -191,370
France 160,770 75,950 -84,820
Switzerland 207,331 21,184 -186,147
China 146,629 66,024 -80,605
Singapore 93,533 1,099 -92,434
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 47,286 36,359 -10,927
Japan 65,225 12,529 -52,696

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 11,846,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,669

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Air transport 6,072,568 5,774,051 -298,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,923 14,616 -7,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 10,669 +10,669

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,896,876
London Stansted Airport 3,777,743
London Heathrow Airport 1,589,998
Glasgow Airport 1,055,295
ZLC 331,174

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
East Midlands Airport 3,185,361 1,711,515 -1,473,846
London Stansted Airport 1,908,226 1,869,517 -38,709
London Heathrow Airport 180,653 1,409,345 +1,228,692
Glasgow Airport 428,715 626,580 +197,865
ZLC 175,553 155,621 -19,932
Manchester Airport 190,275 0 -190,275
Liverpool Docks 21,923 14,616 -7,307
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 10,669 +10,669
Edinburgh Airport 3,785 0 -3,785
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 1,473 +1,473

Quick facts

HS code: 29349960

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Includes Chlorprothixene, Thernolidine, Furazolidone, and other complex pharmaceutical chemicals and their salts