Import/export HS code 293712: Insulin and its salts

Insulin and its salts, essential for diabetes treatment and blood sugar regulation

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
United Arab Emirates 1,625,725
United States 1,157,011
Canada 1,147,857
Denmark 476,934
France 148,574

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 £
United Arab Emirates 566,283 1,059,442 +493,159
United States 449,873 707,138 +257,265
Canada 259,950 887,907 +627,957
Denmark 194,997 281,937 +86,940
France 5,609 142,965 +137,356
Netherlands 34,775 28,537 -6,238
Belgium 33,968 0 -33,968
Germany 23,146 8,226 -14,920
Switzerland 2,950 16,861 +13,911
Japan 2,095 0 -2,095

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 £
United Arab Emirates 1,848,609
Denmark 1,248,432
United States 535,728
Malaysia 376,565
India 333,638

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 £
United Arab Emirates 627,364 1,221,245 +593,881
Denmark 301,659 946,773 +645,114
United States 259,810 275,918 +16,108
Malaysia 96,836 279,729 +182,893
India 224,324 109,314 -115,010
Australia 15,238 131,695 +116,457
France 1,540 142,965 +141,425
Belgium 33,968 0 -33,968
Netherlands 0 13,707 +13,707
Brazil 0 9,999 +9,999

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Wales 1

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Wales 0 1 +1
West Central Scotland 1 1 +0

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 4,417,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 289,323

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 1,511,296 2,906,040 +1,394,744
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 62,350 226,973 +164,623

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 1,661,536
London Stansted Airport 1,607,785
London Heathrow Airport 893,399
Eurotunnel 274,505
East Midlands Airport 151,031

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 £
Glasgow Airport 568,378 1,093,158 +524,780
London Stansted Airport 438,789 1,168,996 +730,207
London Heathrow Airport 422,816 470,583 +47,767
Eurotunnel 60,098 214,407 +154,309
East Midlands Airport 62,144 88,887 +26,743
Manchester Airport 0 69,586 +69,586
Edinburgh Airport 19,169 14,830 -4,339
Harwich 1,326 4,008 +2,682
Dover 926 4,218 +3,292
Fishguard 0 4,340 +4,340

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 3

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
54m+ 5
1m-15m 3
0-1m 1

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 £
Sweden 404,621
United States 385,424
Denmark 100,155
Ireland 70,672
Spain 39,082

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 £
Sweden 231,096 173,525 -57,571
United States 3,110 382,314 +379,204
Denmark 78,982 21,173 -57,809
Ireland 70,672 0 -70,672
Spain 39,082 0 -39,082
Netherlands 0 23,048 +23,048
Turkey 3,940 0 -3,940
France 2,750 0 -2,750
Qatar 1,702 0 -1,702

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 517,019
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 514,375

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 90,484 426,535 +336,051
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 340,850 173,525 -167,325

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 390,715
London Heathrow Airport 377,225
Glasgow Airport 129,709
Holyhead 70,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,988

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 £
Dover 217,190 173,525 -43,665
London Heathrow Airport 6,842 370,383 +363,541
Glasgow Airport 78,982 50,727 -28,255
Holyhead 70,672 0 -70,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 52,988 0 -52,988
London Stansted Airport 0 5,425 +5,425
East Midlands Airport 2,750 0 -2,750
ZLC 1,910 0 -1,910

Quick facts

HS code: 293712

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

Description: Insulin and its salts, essential for diabetes treatment and blood sugar regulation