Import/export HS code 30019020: Human-Based Medical Substances

Medical products made from human tissues or secretions for therapy or prevention

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 States 13,265,054
Netherlands 3,973,587
Denmark 3,362,416
Germany 2,661,854
Italy 1,799,197

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 States 6,784,077 6,480,977 -303,100
Netherlands 2,087,665 1,885,922 -201,743
Denmark 1,298,564 2,063,852 +765,288
Germany 1,052,769 1,609,085 +556,316
Italy 854,017 945,180 +91,163
Austria 549,627 652,275 +102,648
France 325,043 248,559 -76,484
Belgium 278,965 293,359 +14,394
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 135,879 199,069 +63,190
Kenya 300,000 0 -300,000

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 States 18,158,175
Denmark 3,358,571
Germany 2,528,726
Italy 1,677,267
France 619,503

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 States 9,412,789 8,745,386 -667,403
Denmark 1,298,284 2,060,287 +762,003
Germany 1,014,821 1,513,905 +499,084
Italy 807,914 869,353 +61,439
France 333,777 285,726 -48,051
Canada 122,398 435,751 +313,353
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 135,879 199,069 +63,190
Kenya 300,000 0 -300,000
Ukraine 89,782 115,869 +26,087
Austria 80,765 111,100 +30,335

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Greater Manchester 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 5 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
South East Wales 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 0 2 +2

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 27,751,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 729,366
Other 264,597
Road transport 102,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,771

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 13,534,086 14,217,906 +683,820
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 426,426 302,940 -123,486
Other 159,489 105,108 -54,381
Road transport 0 102,482 +102,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,121 3,650 -2,471

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 12,080,094
London Heathrow Airport 7,413,112
East Midlands Airport 7,176,474
London Gateway Port 594,119
Edinburgh Airport 521,700

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 5,966,162 6,113,932 +147,770
London Heathrow Airport 3,562,091 3,851,021 +288,930
East Midlands Airport 3,496,848 3,679,626 +182,778
London Gateway Port 304,566 289,553 -15,013
Edinburgh Airport 372,809 148,891 -223,918
000 159,489 105,108 -54,381
Belfast Airport 43,637 190,334 +146,697
ZLC 89,782 115,869 +26,087
Birmingham Airport 24,205 73,084 +48,879
Manchester Airport 14,784 57,920 +43,136

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Scientific research and development 26
Human health activities 17
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 9
2025-07 11

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+ 33
1m-15m 22
15m-54m 8
Other 4
0-1m 3

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 £
Bulgaria 3,191,830
United States 1,467,863
Taiwan 1,369,266
Netherlands 478,431
Saudi Arabia 460,773

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 £
Bulgaria 2,680,171 511,659 -2,168,512
United States 459,076 1,008,787 +549,711
Taiwan 883,051 486,215 -396,836
Netherlands 212,503 265,928 +53,425
Saudi Arabia 175,773 285,000 +109,227
Switzerland 344,485 46,546 -297,939
United Arab Emirates 82,901 252,822 +169,921
Australia 0 276,334 +276,334
Cyprus 43,831 179,652 +135,821
Austria 34,201 175,444 +141,243

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 9,388,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,876
Road transport 1,720

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 5,422,332 3,966,537 -1,455,795
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,973 28,399 -3,574
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 58,876 +58,876
Road transport 1,720 0 -1,720

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 5,569,053
London Heathrow Airport 2,832,194
London Stansted Airport 406,244
Manchester Airport 344,240
ZLC 159,349

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,774,075 1,794,978 -1,979,097
London Heathrow Airport 1,085,936 1,746,258 +660,322
London Stansted Airport 262,645 143,599 -119,046
Manchester Airport 227,790 116,450 -111,340
ZLC 22,621 136,728 +114,107
London Gateway Port 0 58,876 +58,876
Glasgow Airport 29,157 21,744 -7,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,500 26,970 +18,470
Edinburgh Airport 21,828 4,530 -17,298
Dover 22,542 1,429 -21,113

Quick facts

HS code: 30019020

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

Description: Medical products made from human tissues or secretions for therapy or prevention