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 4,181,939
Netherlands 2,021,842
Germany 1,481,245
India 550,377
Belgium 506,122

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 1,919,984 2,261,955 +341,971
Netherlands 556,576 1,465,266 +908,690
Germany 1,044,388 436,857 -607,531
India 217,421 332,956 +115,535
Belgium 237,329 268,793 +31,464
South Korea 238,816 126,197 -112,619
Italy 101,654 77,429 -24,225
Ireland 26,255 81,823 +55,568
Spain 40,151 58,623 +18,472
Switzerland 45,002 4,470 -40,532

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 5,756,986
Mexico 1,541,443
Israel 629,120
India 547,517
South Korea 370,926

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 2,551,355 3,205,631 +654,276
Mexico 1,099,522 441,921 -657,601
Israel 0 629,120 +629,120
India 217,421 330,096 +112,675
South Korea 238,816 132,110 -106,706
Italy 90,214 108,948 +18,734
Greece 41,239 58,154 +16,915
Spain 40,151 58,623 +18,472
Germany 5,273 73,400 +68,127
Costa Rica 4,688 46,719 +42,031

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 5,715,525
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,577,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 282,823
Other 88,509

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 2,628,233 3,087,292 +459,059
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,633,338 1,944,597 +311,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 161,297 121,526 -39,771
Other 64,572 23,937 -40,635

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 3,590,549
Eurotunnel 2,608,155
London Stansted Airport 680,012
London Heathrow Airport 626,146
East Midlands Airport 590,745

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 1,516,290 2,074,259 +557,969
Eurotunnel 1,322,970 1,285,185 -37,785
London Stansted Airport 302,102 377,910 +75,808
London Heathrow Airport 468,023 158,123 -309,900
East Midlands Airport 249,974 340,771 +90,797
Dover 38,526 476,569 +438,043
Hull 208,218 1,551 -206,667
Leeds Bradford Airport 80,438 107,847 +27,409
London Gateway Port 95,129 82,160 -12,969
Killingholme 22,370 71,092 +48,722

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 14
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
2026-01 13
2025-11 9
2025-10 13
2025-09 9
2025-08 9

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 6
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 3,836,921
Singapore 362,417
South Korea 310,212
France 155,865
Belgium 109,888

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 2,001,368 1,835,553 -165,815
Singapore 357,494 4,923 -352,571
South Korea 200,402 109,810 -90,592
France 68,284 87,581 +19,297
Belgium 0 109,888 +109,888
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 84,655 +84,655
Ghana 75,219 0 -75,219
Australia 57,218 10,974 -46,244
Ireland 22,535 26,647 +4,112
Bermuda 33,682 0 -33,682

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 6,599
Belgium 3,497
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 6,599 0 -6,599
Belgium 2,371 1,126 -1,245
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 4,391,840
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 762,361
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,496
Other 17,526
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 2,470,499 1,921,341 -549,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 482,583 279,778 -202,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,648 104,848 +102,200
Other 14,006 3,520 -10,486
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 2,383,286
London Heathrow Airport 816,115
Southampton 683,163
East Midlands Airport 553,461
London Stansted Airport 402,171

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 1,201,828 1,181,458 -20,370
London Heathrow Airport 494,030 322,085 -171,945
Southampton 404,819 278,344 -126,475
East Midlands Airport 335,173 218,288 -116,885
London Stansted Airport 401,248 923 -400,325
ZLC 40,035 113,932 +73,897
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 91,178 +91,178
Manchester Airport 0 84,655 +84,655
London Gateway Port 75,219 0 -75,219
000 14,006 3,520 -10,486

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