Import/export HS code 294120: Streptomycins and their derivatives

Antibiotics such as streptomycin and similar medicines, including their salts

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  • 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 £
China 3,510,746
Germany 885,011
United States 253,976
Japan 2,369
France 2,013

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 1,953,638 1,557,108 -396,530
Germany 1,490 883,521 +882,031
United States 119,558 134,418 +14,860
Japan 2,369 0 -2,369
France 2,013 0 -2,013
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,256 +1,256

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 3,532,041
United States 202,929
France 27,822
Germany 8,688
Israel 2,013

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 1,961,033 1,571,008 -390,025
United States 92,779 110,150 +17,371
France 18,971 8,851 -10,120
Germany 4,272 4,416 +144
Israel 2,013 0 -2,013
Japan 0 1,433 +1,433

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 1
Inner London - East 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1
Suffolk 1
West Central Scotland 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
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Suffolk 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,138,932
Other 880,445
Air transport 395,625
Road transport 237,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,105

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,825,359 1,313,573 -511,786
Other 0 880,445 +880,445
Air transport 251,696 143,929 -107,767
Road transport 0 237,264 +237,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,013 1,092 -921

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 3,374,940
000 880,445
London Heathrow Airport 220,680
Belfast Airport 128,279
London Stansted Airport 22,415

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 £
Belfast Port 1,825,359 1,549,581 -275,778
000 0 880,445 +880,445
London Heathrow Airport 102,257 118,423 +16,166
Belfast Airport 128,279 0 -128,279
London Stansted Airport 4,697 17,718 +13,021
East Midlands Airport 14,973 5,804 -9,169
Birmingham Airport 1,490 1,984 +494
Dover 2,013 0 -2,013
Thamesport 0 1,256 +1,256
Harwich 0 1,092 +1,092

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
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 3
2025-08 3
2025-01 3
2024-10 1
2024-04 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+ 3
1m-15m 2

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 £
Ireland 513,893
Israel 31,720
France 30,635
United States 16,231
Germany 14,304

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 £
Ireland 285,924 227,969 -57,955
Israel 9,760 21,960 +12,200
France 29,030 1,605 -27,425
United States 12,802 3,429 -9,373
Germany 11,000 3,304 -7,696
Australia 3,886 0 -3,886
Poland 3,831 0 -3,831
Mexico 3,133 0 -3,133
Belgium 1,324 1,303 -21
Turkey 1,053 1,272 +219

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XI 510,300

Export origin countries 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 export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XI 285,924 224,376 -61,548

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 510,300
Air transport 93,502
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,549

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 £
Other 285,924 224,376 -61,548
Air transport 58,308 35,194 -23,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,277 1,272 -19,005

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 510,300
London Stansted Airport 38,404
London Heathrow Airport 22,527
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,549
East Midlands Airport 21,349

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 £
000 285,924 224,376 -61,548
London Stansted Airport 22,712 15,692 -7,020
London Heathrow Airport 11,547 10,980 -567
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,277 1,272 -19,005
East Midlands Airport 17,756 3,593 -14,163
ZLC 3,568 4,929 +1,361
Manchester Airport 2,725 0 -2,725

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 294120

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

Description: Antibiotics such as streptomycin and similar medicines, including their salts