Import/export HS code 30061010: Sterile surgical catgut

A type of sterile suture made from natural materials, used for stitching wounds in surgeries

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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 £
United States 4,129,503
Netherlands 1,968,462
Germany 1,785,888
India 530,453
Belgium 507,609

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 1,922,479 2,207,024 +284,545
Netherlands 562,863 1,405,599 +842,736
Germany 864,357 921,531 +57,174
India 210,281 320,172 +109,891
Belgium 232,536 275,073 +42,537
South Korea 207,430 163,588 -43,842
Italy 100,275 72,994 -27,281
Ireland 23,052 85,026 +61,974
Spain 37,056 60,828 +23,772
Poland 24,526 25,524 +998

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 5,609,854
Mexico 1,906,292
Israel 629,120
India 527,593
South Korea 376,931

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 2,505,873 3,103,981 +598,108
Mexico 972,410 933,882 -38,528
Israel 0 629,120 +629,120
India 210,281 317,312 +107,031
South Korea 207,430 169,501 -37,929
Italy 84,543 109,294 +24,751
Spain 37,056 60,828 +23,772
Greece 39,860 55,260 +15,400
Germany 23,340 57,503 +34,163
Costa Rica 4,688 38,872 +34,184

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 6
Inner London - West 4
Greater Manchester 3
West Yorkshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2

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 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0

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 5,647,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,846,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,419
Other 94,850

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 2,626,550 3,020,634 +394,084
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,473,012 2,373,428 +900,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 117,700 152,719 +35,019
Other 65,800 29,050 -36,750

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 3,500,802
Eurotunnel 2,549,015
Dover 821,309
London Stansted Airport 684,122
London Heathrow Airport 661,410

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 £
Manchester Airport 1,499,046 2,001,756 +502,710
Eurotunnel 816,299 1,732,716 +916,417
Dover 371,746 449,563 +77,817
London Stansted Airport 300,690 383,432 +82,742
London Heathrow Airport 520,756 140,654 -380,102
East Midlands Airport 214,214 360,048 +145,834
Hull 209,336 16,462 -192,874
Leeds Bradford Airport 80,438 106,362 +25,924
London Gateway Port 53,805 114,747 +60,942
000 65,800 29,050 -36,750

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 13
Human health activities 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 9
2025-10 13
2025-09 9
2025-08 9
2025-07 11

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+ 14
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 5
0-1m 3
Other 1

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 3,899,176
Singapore 362,417
South Korea 310,212
France 155,865
Belgium 128,844

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 2,086,669 1,812,507 -274,162
Singapore 357,494 4,923 -352,571
South Korea 119,949 190,263 +70,314
France 59,856 96,009 +36,153
Belgium 18,956 109,888 +90,932
Australia 91,553 10,974 -80,579
Ghana 75,219 0 -75,219
Ireland 52,726 16,844 -35,882
Bermuda 33,682 0 -33,682
Turkey 18,052 5,002 -13,050

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 £
XI 8,931
XU 7,634
Belgium 3,432
South Korea 109

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 £
XI 8,931 0 -8,931
XU 4,871 2,763 -2,108
Belgium 2,312 1,120 -1,192
South Korea 64 45 -19

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 4,431,547
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 760,927
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 129,061
Other 20,106
Road transport 3,318

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 2,521,747 1,909,800 -611,947
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 482,583 278,344 -204,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,667 98,394 +67,727
Other 16,178 3,928 -12,250
Road transport 3,318 0 -3,318

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 2,405,480
London Heathrow Airport 881,665
Southampton 683,163
East Midlands Airport 628,586
London Stansted Airport 401,248

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 £
Glasgow Airport 1,210,045 1,195,435 -14,610
London Heathrow Airport 474,125 407,540 -66,585
Southampton 404,819 278,344 -126,475
East Midlands Airport 395,274 233,312 -161,962
London Stansted Airport 401,248 0 -401,248
ZLC 42,870 73,513 +30,643
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 91,178 +91,178
London Gateway Port 75,219 0 -75,219
Holyhead 29,498 7,216 -22,282
000 16,178 3,928 -12,250

Quick facts

HS code: 30061010

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

Description: A type of sterile suture made from natural materials, used for stitching wounds in surgeries