Import/export HS code 30059050: Various medical articles

Medical items not listed in specific codes, such as surgical pads or wraps

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Netherlands 33,927,569
China 26,014,158
France 15,594,286
Belgium 14,093,751
Germany 10,796,101

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 15,117,534 18,810,035 +3,692,501
China 14,232,650 11,781,508 -2,451,142
France 7,785,980 7,808,306 +22,326
Belgium 7,174,372 6,919,379 -254,993
Germany 5,740,903 5,055,198 -685,705
Czechia 4,765,160 3,719,044 -1,046,116
Thailand 2,921,525 2,581,482 -340,043
Ireland 1,135,086 2,063,153 +928,067
Austria 1,972,278 1,166,319 -805,959
Australia 1,961,525 313,290 -1,648,235

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 £
China 36,652,307
France 13,646,321
United States 11,682,919
Germany 11,226,833
Czechia 8,666,854

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 £
China 19,732,165 16,920,142 -2,812,023
France 6,430,041 7,216,280 +786,239
United States 3,620,884 8,062,035 +4,441,151
Germany 6,460,920 4,765,913 -1,695,007
Czechia 4,851,066 3,815,788 -1,035,278
United Kingdom 3,970,481 4,238,036 +267,555
Thailand 3,610,261 3,259,336 -350,925
Belgium 3,248,407 3,133,253 -115,154
Netherlands 1,986,599 2,491,542 +504,943
Poland 1,354,885 2,927,777 +1,572,892

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7

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
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 3 +1

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) 78,578,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,452,412
Air transport 15,978,826
Other 3,391,932
Road transport 8,492

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) 40,895,731 37,683,016 -3,212,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,595,233 15,857,179 -3,738,054
Air transport 6,064,771 9,914,055 +3,849,284
Other 1,498,874 1,893,058 +394,184
Road transport 3,362 5,130 +1,768

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 26,837,544
Felixstowe 26,149,041
Harwich 16,385,270
Southampton 10,025,750
Purfleet 8,450,011

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 14,498,285 12,339,259 -2,159,026
Felixstowe 13,439,861 12,709,180 -730,681
Harwich 9,714,081 6,671,189 -3,042,892
Southampton 5,261,096 4,764,654 -496,442
Purfleet 3,592,071 4,857,940 +1,265,869
East Midlands Airport 2,248,750 5,573,321 +3,324,571
London 3,668,026 2,662,595 -1,005,431
Eurotunnel 3,466,865 2,121,448 -1,345,417
London Stansted Airport 958,148 3,023,264 +2,065,116
000 1,498,874 1,893,058 +394,184

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 45
Other manufacturing 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Human health activities 8
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 41
2025-11 47
2025-10 43
2025-09 43
2025-08 43

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 47
54m+ 37
15m-54m 15
Other 8
0-1m 4

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 £
Netherlands 111,588,025
Germany 38,751,903
Finland 27,049,951
United States 13,934,701
Dominican Republic 7,410,055

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 £
Netherlands 64,865,214 46,722,811 -18,142,403
Germany 19,399,607 19,352,296 -47,311
Finland 13,851,153 13,198,798 -652,355
United States 7,013,252 6,921,449 -91,803
Dominican Republic 3,726,297 3,683,758 -42,539
Ireland 1,844,870 1,909,296 +64,426
Belgium 1,898,491 1,395,735 -502,756
Malaysia 1,537,379 1,199,386 -337,993
France 1,889,466 257,883 -1,631,583
Australia 763,806 812,716 +48,910

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 £
China 6,252
Denmark 1,933
Ireland 1,512
France 790
United States 553

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 £
China 3,718 2,534 -1,184
Denmark 1,933 0 -1,933
Ireland 1,512 0 -1,512
France 790 0 -790
United States 439 114 -325
Germany 321 0 -321
Switzerland 311 0 -311
Turkey 186 0 -186
Sweden 93 0 -93

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) 139,248,049
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 75,471,206
Air transport 6,907,856
Road transport 24,241
Other 14,377

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) 59,545,767 79,702,282 +20,156,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,385,834 17,085,372 -41,300,462
Air transport 3,879,150 3,028,706 -850,444
Road transport 24,241 0 -24,241
Other 11,004 3,373 -7,631

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 137,342,884
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,922,443
London Gateway Port 12,129,514
Liverpool Docks 5,734,965
London Heathrow Airport 5,166,019

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 77,518,792 59,824,092 -17,694,700
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,576,493 21,345,950 -3,230,543
London Gateway Port 6,486,064 5,643,450 -842,614
Liverpool Docks 2,901,847 2,833,118 -68,729
London Heathrow Airport 2,840,034 2,325,985 -514,049
Southampton 1,183,830 3,503,766 +2,319,936
Felixstowe 2,100,085 641,138 -1,458,947
Holyhead 771,102 1,084,647 +313,545
London 365,158 1,316,622 +951,464
Hull 940,211 0 -940,211

Quick facts

HS code: 30059050

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

Description: Medical items not listed in specific codes, such as surgical pads or wraps