Import/export HS code 300450: Medicines with vitamins or similar products

Medicines containing vitamins or related substances, used for nutritional or therapeutic purposes

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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 £
Germany 80,923,608
Netherlands 26,596,258
Denmark 17,281,332
Belgium 9,382,345
France 8,277,693

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 £
Germany 36,016,774 44,906,834 +8,890,060
Netherlands 13,312,485 13,283,773 -28,712
Denmark 10,069,040 7,212,292 -2,856,748
Belgium 5,713,543 3,668,802 -2,044,741
France 4,758,755 3,518,938 -1,239,817
Hungary 2,850,681 3,831,117 +980,436
Sweden 2,221,828 1,727,101 -494,727
Austria 615,206 3,276,248 +2,661,042
India 1,916,606 1,008,799 -907,807
Spain 1,349,202 1,376,701 +27,499

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 £
Germany 71,952,161
Netherlands 21,615,137
Ireland 19,311,813
Norway 6,783,689
Hungary 6,681,798

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 £
Germany 33,206,328 38,745,833 +5,539,505
Netherlands 9,964,188 11,650,949 +1,686,761
Ireland 10,978,538 8,333,275 -2,645,263
Norway 3,846,233 2,937,456 -908,777
Hungary 2,850,681 3,831,117 +980,436
France 3,915,559 2,641,718 -1,273,841
Austria 658,056 4,226,009 +3,567,953
United States 1,505,773 2,050,752 +544,979
Australia 1,632,015 1,559,316 -72,699
Spain 1,666,568 1,511,671 -154,897

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Outer London - West and North West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10

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 13 13 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 11 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 10 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 9 +4
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Kent 5 5 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 3 -3

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) 149,019,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,617,606
Other 5,782,539
Air transport 5,044,585
Road transport 581,166

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) 67,124,897 81,894,989 +14,770,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,362,935 5,254,671 -8,108,264
Other 3,108,863 2,673,676 -435,187
Air transport 2,298,520 2,746,065 +447,545
Road transport 282,888 298,278 +15,390

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 61,292,567
Immingham Docks 37,905,836
Eurotunnel 20,347,010
Harwich 16,307,902
Hull 11,787,363

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 25,063,093 36,229,474 +11,166,381
Immingham Docks 17,374,409 20,531,427 +3,157,018
Eurotunnel 9,378,810 10,968,200 +1,589,390
Harwich 11,748,526 4,559,376 -7,189,150
Hull 8,534,002 3,253,361 -5,280,641
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,386,327 4,740,524 +1,354,197
000 3,108,863 2,673,676 -435,187
Thamesport 134,705 2,504,297 +2,369,592
Killingholme 1,710,934 615,137 -1,095,797
London Gateway Port 975,855 766,104 -209,751

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 74
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 29
Human health activities 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 36
2025-11 40
2025-10 39
2025-09 43
2025-08 37

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+ 60
1m-15m 52
0-1m 41
15m-54m 24
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 £
Belgium 299,180,762
China 38,950,684
Canada 12,401,733
Saudi Arabia 11,006,748
South Korea 10,084,046

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 £
Belgium 152,055,685 147,125,077 -4,930,608
China 20,263,306 18,687,378 -1,575,928
Canada 5,410,130 6,991,603 +1,581,473
Saudi Arabia 4,093,042 6,913,706 +2,820,664
South Korea 3,913,939 6,170,107 +2,256,168
Brazil 3,235,175 5,600,765 +2,365,590
Australia 3,715,191 4,929,166 +1,213,975
Mexico 1,927,680 5,026,750 +3,099,070
Ireland 2,068,749 4,439,864 +2,371,115
Uruguay 6,027 6,009,618 +6,003,591

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 £
France 208,544
XI 81,762
United States 13,160
Nicaragua 2,508
Germany 1,167

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 £
France 101,657 106,887 +5,230
XI 24,311 57,451 +33,140
United States 0 13,160 +13,160
Nicaragua 0 2,508 +2,508
Germany 440 727 +287
China 565 0 -565
Spain 562 0 -562
Ireland 157 138 -19

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 309,374,596
Air transport 133,257,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,876,236
Other 1,340,179
Road transport 17,588

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 156,197,277 153,177,319 -3,019,958
Air transport 53,546,759 79,710,408 +26,163,649
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,484,248 2,391,988 -1,092,260
Other 274,787 1,065,392 +790,605
Road transport 17,588 0 -17,588

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 294,098,768
Manchester Airport 109,151,243
London Heathrow Airport 20,991,643
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,823,658
Holyhead 4,837,099

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 £
Immingham Docks 147,238,972 146,859,796 -379,176
Manchester Airport 42,980,837 66,170,406 +23,189,569
London Heathrow Airport 8,714,573 12,277,070 +3,562,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,883,457 2,940,201 -2,943,256
Holyhead 1,561,519 3,275,580 +1,714,061
London Gateway Port 2,219,832 1,253,014 -966,818
000 274,787 1,065,392 +790,605
Harwich 1,220,955 44,378 -1,176,577
Felixstowe 488,667 602,335 +113,668
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 782,813 58,465 -724,348

Quick facts

HS code: 300450

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

Description: Medicines containing vitamins or related substances, used for nutritional or therapeutic purposes