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 3,406,960
Germany 886,559
United States 251,273
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 1,938,492 1,468,468 -470,024
Germany 1,490 885,069 +883,579
United States 123,814 127,459 +3,645
Japan 2,369 0 -2,369
France 2,013 0 -2,013
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,256 0 -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 3,428,255
United States 204,935
France 23,113
Germany 10,236
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 1,947,143 1,481,112 -466,031
United States 98,743 106,192 +7,449
France 15,839 7,274 -8,565
Germany 5,696 4,540 -1,156
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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Inner London - East 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1
Suffolk 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 0 -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 290,684
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) 1,915,255 1,223,677 -691,578
Other 0 880,445 +880,445
Air transport 152,166 138,518 -13,648
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 221,674
Belfast Airport 24,493
London Stansted Airport 23,427

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 1,913,999 1,460,941 -453,058
000 0 880,445 +880,445
London Heathrow Airport 106,679 114,995 +8,316
Belfast Airport 24,493 0 -24,493
London Stansted Airport 6,121 17,306 +11,185
East Midlands Airport 13,383 2,685 -10,698
Birmingham Airport 1,490 3,532 +2,042
Dover 2,013 0 -2,013
Thamesport 1,256 0 -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
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
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
2026-01 2
2025-10 3
2025-08 3
2025-01 3
2024-10 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
54m+ 3
1m-15m 2
Other 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 £
Ireland 446,462
Israel 31,720
United States 17,603
Germany 15,622
Australia 3,886

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 310,840 135,622 -175,218
Israel 9,760 21,960 +12,200
United States 12,802 4,801 -8,001
Germany 13,021 2,601 -10,420
Australia 3,886 0 -3,886
Poland 3,831 0 -3,831
France 1,597 1,605 +8
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 442,869

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 310,840 132,029 -178,811

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 442,869
Air transport 87,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,325

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 310,840 132,029 -178,811
Air transport 52,120 35,863 -16,257
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,053 1,272 +219

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 442,869
London Stansted Airport 39,722
London Heathrow Airport 22,527
East Midlands Airport 13,140
ZLC 9,869

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 £
000 310,840 132,029 -178,811
London Stansted Airport 22,712 17,010 -5,702
London Heathrow Airport 11,547 10,980 -567
East Midlands Airport 9,547 3,593 -5,954
ZLC 5,589 4,280 -1,309
Manchester Airport 2,725 0 -2,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,053 1,272 +219

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