Import/export HS code 300420: Medicines with other antibiotics

Medicines containing antibiotics not listed in other codes, used to fight infections

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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 £
Netherlands 103,622,604
Ireland 62,928,681
Germany 60,004,710
Belgium 55,855,855
Italy 44,191,796

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 £
Netherlands 49,214,503 54,408,101 +5,193,598
Ireland 48,586,821 14,341,860 -34,244,961
Germany 25,439,411 34,565,299 +9,125,888
Belgium 32,322,259 23,533,596 -8,788,663
Italy 29,208,730 14,983,066 -14,225,664
France 20,336,223 20,243,516 -92,707
Malta 6,433,549 19,111,987 +12,678,438
India 11,633,578 9,724,086 -1,909,492
Denmark 10,575,562 6,392,585 -4,182,977
Spain 6,689,195 6,098,025 -591,170

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 £
Italy 116,756,079
Germany 34,761,346
United States 28,774,446
France 26,842,657
Australia 25,446,655

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 £
Italy 57,870,654 58,885,425 +1,014,771
Germany 22,101,369 12,659,977 -9,441,392
United States 20,784,811 7,989,635 -12,795,176
France 14,089,483 12,753,174 -1,336,309
Australia 23,068,206 2,378,449 -20,689,757
Denmark 7,244,260 17,783,977 +10,539,717
India 12,736,713 11,494,763 -1,241,950
Switzerland 6,759,343 15,759,910 +9,000,567
Spain 10,938,164 10,956,150 +17,986
Japan 11,034,189 5,502,069 -5,532,120

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 13
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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 11 10 -1
Inner London - West 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 1 -4
Merseyside 4 4 +0
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 4 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 402,644,038
Other 79,469,278
Air transport 22,782,118
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,363,860
Road transport 570,903

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 212,087,237 190,556,801 -21,530,436
Other 42,047,019 37,422,259 -4,624,760
Air transport 16,566,905 6,215,213 -10,351,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,591,305 9,772,555 -1,818,750
Road transport 521,283 49,620 -471,663

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 209,105,946
Eurotunnel 80,450,515
000 79,469,278
Holyhead 28,069,800
Dover / Eurotunnel 26,644,479

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 £
Dover 94,063,386 115,042,560 +20,979,174
Eurotunnel 49,791,090 30,659,425 -19,131,665
000 42,047,019 37,422,259 -4,624,760
Holyhead 26,557,943 1,511,857 -25,046,086
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,179,854 12,464,625 -1,715,229
Harwich 8,202,807 13,221,592 +5,018,785
London Gateway Port 6,232,755 6,496,262 +263,507
East Midlands Airport 9,403,006 896,163 -8,506,843
Killingholme 6,976,623 2,823,698 -4,152,925
London Heathrow Airport 5,419,920 4,378,375 -1,041,545

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 62
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 34
Veterinary activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 40
2025-11 42
2025-10 36
2025-09 41
2025-08 42

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+ 64
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 18
0-1m 7
Other 6

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 £
Japan 154,335,083
Slovenia 73,192,980
Netherlands 60,869,120
United States 44,621,665
France 38,345,785

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 £
Japan 70,562,421 83,772,662 +13,210,241
Slovenia 46,757,943 26,435,037 -20,322,906
Netherlands 32,202,594 28,666,526 -3,536,068
United States 23,323,022 21,298,643 -2,024,379
France 19,512,440 18,833,345 -679,095
Australia 15,368,634 13,358,671 -2,009,963
Brazil 11,336,238 9,431,522 -1,904,716
Ireland 10,229,398 10,335,123 +105,725
Germany 8,172,172 11,810,690 +3,638,518
Thailand 7,894,849 9,148,034 +1,253,185

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 £
United States 53,293,497
Canada 11,254,184
XI 9,465,842
Bulgaria 1,173,664
France 465,755

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 £
United States 29,174,586 24,118,911 -5,055,675
Canada 5,886,861 5,367,323 -519,538
XI 5,147,088 4,318,754 -828,334
Bulgaria 493,418 680,246 +186,828
France 206,066 259,689 +53,623
Ireland 70,663 106,304 +35,641
Netherlands 74,235 10,465 -63,770
Denmark 19,852 16,829 -3,023
Spain 11,006 15,508 +4,502
Italy 5,708 11,119 +5,411

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 225,769,561
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 162,925,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 133,877,147
Other 76,903,002
Road transport 230,158

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 100,445,261 125,324,300 +24,879,039
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,557,930 74,367,247 -14,190,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,847,899 53,029,248 -27,818,651
Other 41,279,688 35,623,314 -5,656,374
Road transport 32,032 198,126 +166,094

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 219,269,705
Dover / Eurotunnel 147,780,607
000 76,903,002
London Gateway Port 64,767,131
Southampton 44,917,047

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 96,627,742 122,641,963 +26,014,221
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,387,580 65,393,027 -16,994,553
000 41,279,688 35,623,314 -5,656,374
London Gateway Port 44,535,245 20,231,886 -24,303,359
Southampton 22,605,203 22,311,844 -293,359
Felixstowe 4,459,855 8,548,449 +4,088,594
Liverpool Docks 8,803,512 3,094,986 -5,708,526
Belfast Port 2,209,012 4,102,692 +1,893,680
Harwich 2,024,017 2,157,143 +133,126
Holyhead 1,141,821 1,031,508 -110,313

Quick facts

HS code: 300420

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

Description: Medicines containing antibiotics not listed in other codes, used to fight infections