Import/export HS code 30019091: Heparin and Its Salts

A blood-thinning medication derived from animal tissues, used to prevent clots

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* 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 4,045,909
France 3,488,695
Czechia 1,968,882
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 937,561
Netherlands 557,555

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 1,642,397 2,403,512 +761,115
France 2,169,528 1,319,167 -850,361
Czechia 1,207,332 761,550 -445,782
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 269,484 668,077 +398,593
Netherlands 551,316 6,239 -545,077
Germany 67,540 424,954 +357,414
Australia 178,335 0 -178,335
Italy 4,802 57,658 +52,856
Canada 51,464 9,830 -41,634
Switzerland 38,046 5,109 -32,937

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 4,333,599
France 4,046,871
Slovakia 1,797,942
China 800,773
Spain 247,051

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 1,716,860 2,616,739 +899,879
France 2,726,580 1,320,291 -1,406,289
Slovakia 1,204,247 593,695 -610,552
China 269,484 531,289 +261,805
Spain 18,597 228,454 +209,857
Italy 178,335 57,658 -120,677
Czechia 3,085 167,855 +164,770
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 137,751 +137,751
Switzerland 38,046 0 -38,046
Germany 26,283 5,082 -21,201

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 2
North Wales 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
North Wales 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Norfolk 1 0 -1

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 9,668,271
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,099,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,798
Other 207

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 4,859,592 4,808,679 -50,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,245,378 854,240 -391,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 78,602 24,196 -54,406
Other 207 0 -207

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 9,132,499
Dover 1,827,366
East Midlands Airport 277,119
Killingholme 193,161
London Stansted Airport 188,580

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 Heathrow Airport 4,372,590 4,759,909 +387,319
Dover 1,207,332 620,034 -587,298
East Midlands Airport 274,834 2,285 -272,549
Killingholme 25,306 167,855 +142,549
London Stansted Airport 143,358 45,222 -98,136
Thamesport 59,130 24,196 -34,934
Birmingham Airport 68,810 0 -68,810
Eurotunnel 0 57,658 +57,658
London Gateway Port 19,472 0 -19,472
Hull 12,740 0 -12,740

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 4
Other manufacturing 4
Human health activities 3
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 3
2025-09 6
2025-08 2
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+ 11
1m-15m 3
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 £
Poland 2,735,650
Australia 1,528,787
Cyprus 862,909
United Arab Emirates 525,433
Oman 235,341

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 £
Poland 1,690,581 1,045,069 -645,512
Australia 934,132 594,655 -339,477
Cyprus 450,584 412,325 -38,259
United Arab Emirates 451,314 74,119 -377,195
Oman 224,604 10,737 -213,867
Kuwait 163,360 69,668 -93,692
Libya 147,445 46,019 -101,426
India 28,865 125,320 +96,455
Ireland 91,938 56,741 -35,197
France 128,581 0 -128,581

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 £
XU 1,224

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 £
XU 802 422 -380

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 6,223,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 999,251
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 272,953
Other 1,224

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 4,009,356 2,214,120 -1,795,236
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 562,270 436,981 -125,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,433 158,520 +44,087
Other 802 422 -380

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 3,089,117
Manchester Airport 2,896,049
Felixstowe 472,698
London Gateway Port 379,108
ZLC 147,744

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 1,914,219 1,174,898 -739,321
Manchester Airport 1,912,409 983,640 -928,769
Felixstowe 70,817 401,881 +331,064
London Gateway Port 344,008 35,100 -308,908
ZLC 132,571 15,173 -117,398
Southampton 147,445 0 -147,445
Liverpool Docks 91,136 47,933 -43,203
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,297 102,201 +78,904
East Midlands Airport 21,092 21,658 +566
London Stansted Airport 15,583 18,751 +3,168

Quick facts

HS code: 30019091

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

Description: A blood-thinning medication derived from animal tissues, used to prevent clots