Import/export HS code 300490: Various medicines not listed elsewhere

Medicines not covered by other codes, used for various medical treatments

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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 2,963,412,163
Germany 2,604,958,993
Belgium 2,364,657,413
Netherlands 2,069,464,533
Ireland 1,644,188,726

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 2,013,769,710 949,642,453 -1,064,127,257
Germany 1,326,224,445 1,278,734,548 -47,489,897
Belgium 1,298,603,310 1,066,054,103 -232,549,207
Netherlands 1,101,143,439 968,321,094 -132,822,345
Ireland 894,303,344 749,885,382 -144,417,962
Switzerland 666,146,706 672,954,063 +6,807,357
France 565,075,854 524,187,060 -40,888,794
India 559,796,386 528,679,902 -31,116,484
Spain 409,499,181 365,813,320 -43,685,861
Italy 189,125,775 166,754,687 -22,371,088

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 3,487,042,538
Germany 2,779,836,766
Ireland 1,484,556,436
India 1,283,460,909
Singapore 1,173,991,915

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 1,730,701,846 1,756,340,692 +25,638,846
Germany 1,426,956,012 1,352,880,754 -74,075,258
Ireland 737,831,923 746,724,513 +8,892,590
India 659,903,475 623,557,434 -36,346,041
Singapore 1,075,184,564 98,807,351 -976,377,213
France 541,561,077 509,723,878 -31,837,199
Switzerland 479,789,821 396,780,026 -83,009,795
Italy 406,332,253 341,358,454 -64,973,799
Spain 366,845,593 329,641,619 -37,203,974
Sweden 187,512,631 258,798,577 +71,285,946

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 70
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 66
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 52
Outer London - West and North West 49
Surrey, East and West Sussex 44

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 50 52 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52 53 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 43 41 -2
Outer London - West and North West 39 40 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 36 28 -8
Inner London - East 24 21 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 20 23 +3
Greater Manchester 19 18 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 17 19 +2
Kent 19 19 +0

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) 12,523,936,616
Air transport 4,076,639,388
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,218,611,837
Other 1,129,044,389
Road transport 92,792,689

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) 6,405,514,136 6,118,422,480 -287,091,656
Air transport 2,627,728,567 1,448,910,821 -1,178,817,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 580,602,989 638,008,848 +57,405,859
Other 722,193,957 406,850,432 -315,343,525
Road transport 33,745,533 59,047,156 +25,301,623
Rail transport 248,890 1,850,159 +1,601,269

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,259,934,861
London Heathrow Airport 3,089,462,616
Eurotunnel 1,910,781,867
000 1,129,044,389
Killingholme 1,096,901,291

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 3,090,122,556 3,169,812,305 +79,689,749
London Heathrow Airport 2,107,806,844 981,655,772 -1,126,151,072
Eurotunnel 1,088,189,248 822,592,619 -265,596,629
000 722,193,957 406,850,432 -315,343,525
Killingholme 891,562,438 205,338,853 -686,223,585
Dover / Eurotunnel 415,604,782 458,915,592 +43,310,810
Immingham Docks 39,446,471 644,364,005 +604,917,534
Harwich 319,015,066 338,063,257 +19,048,191
Holyhead 230,360,519 196,276,201 -34,084,318
Southampton 201,609,405 187,528,596 -14,080,809

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 306
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 116
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 93
Human health activities 65
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 55

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 243
2025-11 260
2025-10 262
2025-09 252
2025-08 239

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
1m-15m 286
54m+ 277
0-1m 103
15m-54m 78
Other 47

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 3,758,847,957
Belgium 3,680,568,447
Germany 3,288,110,766
Ireland 2,217,534,012
China 979,847,382

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 1,934,430,921 1,824,417,036 -110,013,885
Belgium 2,149,984,171 1,530,584,276 -619,399,895
Germany 1,599,614,696 1,688,496,070 +88,881,374
Ireland 1,214,262,355 1,003,271,657 -210,990,698
China 580,300,769 399,546,613 -180,754,156
France 341,207,335 366,814,627 +25,607,292
Netherlands 292,470,219 273,397,520 -19,072,699
Japan 226,216,923 319,526,695 +93,309,772
United Arab Emirates 374,071,615 143,529,652 -230,541,963
Brazil 285,313,160 217,678,913 -67,634,247

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 £
Germany 2,255,079,963
Ireland 1,482,154,730
XI 492,002,506
Switzerland 220,003,468
Spain 206,867,501

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 £
Germany 1,180,149,407 1,074,930,556 -105,218,851
Ireland 837,569,795 644,584,935 -192,984,860
XI 139,274,677 352,727,829 +213,453,152
Switzerland 127,488,304 92,515,164 -34,973,140
Spain 86,938,369 119,929,132 +32,990,763
United States 50,600,699 64,742,676 +14,141,977
France 24,761,223 5,154,605 -19,606,618
Greece 6,607,809 15,320,551 +8,712,742
Japan 9,026,453 1,424,533 -7,601,920
Bulgaria 4,187,064 3,924,247 -262,817

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 7,844,730,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,836,306,043
Other 5,212,882,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,290,820,560
Rail transport 31,822,734

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 4,172,805,183 3,671,925,212 -500,879,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,803,318,531 3,032,987,512 -770,331,019
Other 2,620,805,148 2,592,076,971 -28,728,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,337,728,978 953,091,582 -384,637,396
Rail transport 30,290,141 1,532,593 -28,757,548
Road transport 579,225 25,092 -554,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,270,998,797
000 5,212,882,119
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,890,167,508
Immingham Docks 1,225,133,371
London Gateway Port 1,009,269,160

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 3,380,871,749 2,890,127,048 -490,744,701
000 2,620,805,148 2,592,076,971 -28,728,177
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,892,949,751 1,997,217,757 -895,731,994
Immingham Docks 576,760,922 648,372,449 +71,611,527
London Gateway Port 655,816,720 353,452,440 -302,364,280
Manchester Airport 411,793,511 485,932,462 +74,138,951
Southampton 169,414,094 309,424,519 +140,010,425
Newcastle Airport 296,227,902 170,383,069 -125,844,833
Felixstowe 215,823,045 184,186,054 -31,636,991
Holyhead 195,416,742 169,943,594 -25,473,148

Quick facts

HS code: 300490

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

Description: Medicines not covered by other codes, used for various medical treatments