Import/export HS code 300630: X-ray contrast agents

Special liquids or gels used to make internal body parts visible during X-ray exams

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 £
Ireland 44,233,343
Netherlands 25,439,938
France 16,652,377
Germany 15,433,206
Belgium 9,961,945

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 £
Ireland 19,034,986 25,198,357 +6,163,371
Netherlands 15,905,429 9,534,509 -6,370,920
France 8,640,312 8,012,065 -628,247
Germany 4,994,753 10,438,453 +5,443,700
Belgium 7,337,479 2,624,466 -4,713,013
Switzerland 2,402,812 6,640,139 +4,237,327
Norway 3,005,494 4,630,541 +1,625,047
Japan 1,780,380 1,172,067 -608,313
Italy 1,770,596 1,002,740 -767,856
Hungary 1,129,386 620,878 -508,508

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 £
Ireland 39,063,973
Germany 29,695,153
France 14,284,736
Spain 13,089,262
Italy 10,301,156

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 £
Ireland 16,519,172 22,544,801 +6,025,629
Germany 15,256,085 14,439,068 -817,017
France 8,210,316 6,074,420 -2,135,896
Spain 6,589,027 6,500,235 -88,792
Italy 4,718,807 5,582,349 +863,542
Norway 2,902,203 5,005,859 +2,103,656
United States 3,199,703 1,081,936 -2,117,767
Netherlands 1,771,749 1,835,421 +63,672
Japan 1,648,935 1,229,970 -418,965
Switzerland 1,767,442 367,050 -1,400,392

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 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Essex 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Kent 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,011,572
Air transport 17,452,873
Other 4,817,803
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,106,958
Road transport 1,856,338

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) 54,395,407 59,616,165 +5,220,758
Air transport 10,144,522 7,308,351 -2,836,171
Other 2,156,457 2,661,346 +504,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,480,250 626,708 -853,542
Road transport 492,657 1,363,681 +871,024
Rail transport 3,728 919 -2,809

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 36,659,238
Dover 33,996,196
Eurotunnel 16,510,128
Harwich 13,303,889
East Midlands Airport 7,722,051

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 £
Holyhead 15,331,355 21,327,883 +5,996,528
Dover 14,041,507 19,954,689 +5,913,182
Eurotunnel 8,457,892 8,052,236 -405,656
Harwich 9,494,110 3,809,779 -5,684,331
East Midlands Airport 4,872,631 2,849,420 -2,023,211
ZLC 3,004,200 4,069,628 +1,065,428
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 2,736,338 2,339,612 -396,726
000 2,156,457 2,661,346 +504,889
London Heathrow Airport 2,045,446 1,478,070 -567,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,777,590 550,072 -1,227,518

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 16
Other manufacturing 10
Human health activities 7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 14
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 11
2025-08 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+ 16
1m-15m 14
0-1m 5
15m-54m 4
Other 3

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 11,194,439
Netherlands 10,491,221
Switzerland 3,240,044
Germany 1,310,009
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 547,171

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 5,025,189 6,169,250 +1,144,061
Netherlands 4,495,851 5,995,370 +1,499,519
Switzerland 1,110,257 2,129,787 +1,019,530
Germany 1,016,379 293,630 -722,749
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 260,031 287,140 +27,109
Saudi Arabia 160,588 356,640 +196,052
Australia 194,973 218,860 +23,887
Spain 139,033 227,341 +88,308
Sweden 2,589 357,078 +354,489
Ireland 142,289 181,225 +38,936

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 £
Ireland 3,756

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 £
Ireland 0 3,756 +3,756

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 17,138,398
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,885,066
Road transport 106,931
Other 66,059
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,337

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 7,956,937 9,181,461 +1,224,524
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,370,166 7,514,900 +2,144,734
Road transport 106,931 0 -106,931
Other 22,669 43,390 +20,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,542 2,795 -13,747

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 12,537,577
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,100,997
East Midlands Airport 2,910,688
London Heathrow Airport 1,430,848
Dover 1,353,321

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 Stansted Airport 4,992,824 7,544,753 +2,551,929
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,380,489 6,720,508 +2,340,019
East Midlands Airport 2,023,909 886,779 -1,137,130
London Heathrow Airport 795,908 634,940 -160,968
Dover 906,181 447,140 -459,041
Immingham Docks 4,235 317,391 +313,156
ZLC 203,440 113,389 -90,051
Holyhead 83,496 29,861 -53,635
000 22,669 43,390 +20,721
Edinburgh Airport 30,175 0 -30,175

Quick facts

HS code: 300630

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

Description: Special liquids or gels used to make internal body parts visible during X-ray exams