Import/export HS code 30029030: Animal blood for medical use

Animal blood processed for therapeutic, preventive, or diagnostic applications

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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 £
United States 17,491,469
Germany 5,014,166
Iceland 2,600,420
Netherlands 2,245,117
Ireland 2,180,885

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 6,201,950 11,289,519 +5,087,569
Germany 4,253,028 761,138 -3,491,890
Iceland 2,209,414 391,006 -1,818,408
Netherlands 738,094 1,507,023 +768,929
Ireland 1,200,295 980,590 -219,705
China 1,087,278 1,005,904 -81,374
Switzerland 450,498 1,007,742 +557,244
Sweden 71,039 1,301,963 +1,230,924
France 464,797 411,170 -53,627
Australia 378,165 304,440 -73,725

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 23,064,321
Iceland 2,600,420
China 2,190,102
Ireland 1,727,859
Sweden 1,366,379

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 10,218,926 12,845,395 +2,626,469
Iceland 2,209,414 391,006 -1,818,408
China 1,119,783 1,070,319 -49,464
Ireland 984,785 743,074 -241,711
Sweden 68,650 1,297,729 +1,229,079
Netherlands 670,045 623,337 -46,708
Japan 42,423 869,048 +826,625
France 405,827 371,746 -34,081
Australia 384,686 324,343 -60,343
Germany 487,872 170,750 -317,122

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 24
Inner London - West 23
Greater Manchester 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 23 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 16 15 -1
Inner London - West 16 13 -3
Greater Manchester 9 5 -4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 6 -2
Inner London - East 9 2 -7
Northern Ireland 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 3 -2
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -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 37,368,391
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 524,701
Other 272,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,315
Road transport 2,946

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 17,818,537 19,549,854 +1,731,317
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 342,245 182,456 -159,789
Other 79,010 193,379 +114,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,562 21,753 -14,809
Road transport 0 2,946 +2,946

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 19,418,339
East Midlands Airport 8,202,554
London Stansted Airport 3,285,100
Edinburgh Airport 3,251,239
Manchester Airport 2,001,682

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 6,273,137 13,145,202 +6,872,065
East Midlands Airport 4,149,145 4,053,409 -95,736
London Stansted Airport 2,228,511 1,056,589 -1,171,922
Edinburgh Airport 2,952,870 298,369 -2,654,501
Manchester Airport 1,943,284 58,398 -1,884,886
Belfast Port 0 703,531 +703,531
Birmingham Airport 135,215 184,318 +49,103
Portsmouth 195,098 81,025 -114,073
000 79,010 193,379 +114,369
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,077 62,568 -30,509

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Scientific research and development 68
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 23
Other manufacturing 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 35
2025-11 37
2025-10 31
2025-09 25
2025-08 24

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+ 95
1m-15m 83
15m-54m 20
0-1m 18
Other 17

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 £
United States 258,157,511
Germany 5,767,036
France 3,671,262
Belgium 2,393,968
Switzerland 1,664,552

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 £
United States 85,149,060 173,008,451 +87,859,391
Germany 5,605,460 161,576 -5,443,884
France 3,362,664 308,598 -3,054,066
Belgium 176,469 2,217,499 +2,041,030
Switzerland 243,804 1,420,748 +1,176,944
Netherlands 228,927 127,407 -101,520
Italy 204,386 95,144 -109,242
Ireland 128,787 167,006 +38,219
United Arab Emirates 168,408 28,853 -139,555
Australia 62,670 85,238 +22,568

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 £
Ireland 41,839

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 £
Ireland 14,933 26,906 +11,973

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 268,580,752
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,098,730
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 201,589
Other 41,876
Rail transport 1,511

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 92,590,540 175,990,212 +83,399,672
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,638,548 2,460,182 -1,178,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 158,761 42,828 -115,933
Other 14,933 26,943 +12,010
Rail transport 1,511 0 -1,511

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 265,063,702
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,595,939
East Midlands Airport 1,642,396
London Stansted Airport 713,699
Dover 358,867

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 90,984,904 174,078,798 +83,093,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,198,632 2,397,307 -801,325
East Midlands Airport 813,539 828,857 +15,318
London Stansted Airport 347,759 365,940 +18,181
Dover 348,771 10,096 -338,675
Glasgow Airport 172,670 175,754 +3,084
Manchester Airport 86,499 241,623 +155,124
ZLC 46,541 182,109 +135,568
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 119,078 65,726 -53,352
Harwich 103,455 52,779 -50,676

Quick facts

HS code: 30029030

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

Description: Animal blood processed for therapeutic, preventive, or diagnostic applications