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 1,596,927
United States 1,123,240
Canada 1,048,866
Denmark 582,631
France 146,198

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 1,030,644 +464,361
United States 456,680 666,560 +209,880
Canada 206,873 841,993 +635,120
Denmark 300,694 281,937 -18,757
France 5,609 140,589 +134,980
Netherlands 34,775 28,537 -6,238
Belgium 35,583 0 -35,583
Germany 17,869 9,437 -8,432
Switzerland 1,418 18,393 +16,975
Japan 0 2,095 +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 1,802,756
Denmark 1,367,762
United States 514,347
Malaysia 343,419
India 321,931

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 1,175,392 +548,028
Denmark 420,989 946,773 +525,784
United States 247,707 266,640 +18,933
Malaysia 43,759 299,660 +255,901
India 225,651 96,280 -129,371
France 1,540 140,589 +139,049
Australia 15,238 65,850 +50,612
Belgium 35,583 0 -35,583
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Wales 1
Outer London - West and North West 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Wales 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -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 4,257,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 389,718

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 1,459,064 2,798,514 +1,339,450
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 168,047 221,671 +53,624

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 1,494,663
London Heathrow Airport 846,550
Eurotunnel 380,202
East Midlands Airport 151,244

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 566,283 1,095,253 +528,970
London Stansted Airport 377,889 1,116,774 +738,885
London Heathrow Airport 433,875 412,675 -21,200
Eurotunnel 165,795 214,407 +48,612
East Midlands Airport 61,848 89,396 +27,548
Manchester Airport 0 69,586 +69,586
Edinburgh Airport 19,169 14,830 -4,339
Fishguard 0 4,340 +4,340
Harwich 1,326 2,924 +1,598
Dover 926 0 -926

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

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

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 3
2025-05 2

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 2
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 487,705
United States 439,604
Denmark 100,155
Ireland 70,672
Spain 49,893

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 300,274 187,431 -112,843
United States 61,491 378,113 +316,622
Denmark 78,982 21,173 -57,809
Ireland 70,672 0 -70,672
Spain 49,893 0 -49,893
Netherlands 0 23,048 +23,048
Turkey 0 3,940 +3,940
France 2,750 0 -2,750
Poland 2,040 0 -2,040
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 608,270
Air transport 573,239

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 420,839 187,431 -233,408
Air transport 146,965 426,274 +279,309

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 473,799
London Heathrow Airport 435,606
Glasgow Airport 129,709
Holyhead 70,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,799

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 300,274 173,525 -126,749
London Heathrow Airport 61,283 374,323 +313,040
Glasgow Airport 78,982 50,727 -28,255
Holyhead 70,672 0 -70,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 49,893 13,906 -35,987
East Midlands Airport 4,790 0 -4,790
ZLC 1,910 0 -1,910
London Stansted Airport 0 1,224 +1,224

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