Import/export HS code 300693: Clinical trial kits

Placebos or test kits used in medical research studies, prepared in specific doses

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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 £
Germany 32,046,811
Ireland 29,549,364
United States 19,229,079
Austria 11,550,296
Belgium 4,445,864

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 £
Germany 14,342,808 17,704,003 +3,361,195
Ireland 21,563,349 7,986,015 -13,577,334
United States 12,004,683 7,224,396 -4,780,287
Austria 232,847 11,317,449 +11,084,602
Belgium 2,352,885 2,092,979 -259,906
Netherlands 1,947,636 1,778,912 -168,724
Switzerland 327,983 1,630,928 +1,302,945
France 741,318 1,053,279 +311,961
Australia 330,591 376,497 +45,906
Canada 283,977 349,212 +65,235

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 £
United States 34,288,554
Denmark 18,229,931
Germany 7,301,052
Italy 4,009,953
Switzerland 2,771,627

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 26,059,316 8,229,238 -17,830,078
Denmark 5,749,136 12,480,795 +6,731,659
Germany 4,566,589 2,734,463 -1,832,126
Italy 1,051,181 2,958,772 +1,907,591
Switzerland 1,468,260 1,303,367 -164,893
Japan 1,115,893 674,223 -441,670
France 1,000,543 789,207 -211,336
Ireland 414,340 1,240,066 +825,726
Canada 815,649 797,355 -18,294
Netherlands 302,851 635,287 +332,436

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 13
Inner London - West 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5

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 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 7 7 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 1 4 +3
West Yorkshire 0 5 +5
Essex 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +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 52,464,292
Other 29,546,851
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,695,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 488,680
Road transport 169,886

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 35,392,771 17,071,521 -18,321,250
Other 10,444,826 19,102,025 +8,657,199
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,954,143 15,741,828 +6,787,685
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 152,973 335,707 +182,734
Road transport 3,505 166,381 +162,876

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 38,103,866
000 29,546,851
Dover 22,205,763
East Midlands Airport 9,114,341
Manchester Airport 1,694,870

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 28,703,086 9,400,780 -19,302,306
000 10,444,826 19,102,025 +8,657,199
Dover 8,502,490 13,703,273 +5,200,783
East Midlands Airport 5,066,292 4,048,049 -1,018,243
Manchester Airport 556,539 1,138,331 +581,792
Belfast Airport 90,080 1,381,699 +1,291,619
Dover / Eurotunnel 124,409 1,056,524 +932,115
London Stansted Airport 370,924 571,759 +200,835
Eurotunnel 48,343 868,820 +820,477
Glasgow Airport 276,931 351,173 +74,242

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 32
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 18
Human health activities 13
Other manufacturing 12
Scientific research and development 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 20
2025-09 11
2025-08 16
2025-07 18

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+ 53
1m-15m 34
15m-54m 11
0-1m 7
Other 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 £
United States 58,422,797
Sweden 16,948,932
Japan 14,668,775
Germany 13,823,963
Ireland 9,493,569

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 23,626,507 34,796,290 +11,169,783
Sweden 32,210 16,916,722 +16,884,512
Japan 9,524,661 5,144,114 -4,380,547
Germany 1,923,065 11,900,898 +9,977,833
Ireland 3,680,849 5,812,720 +2,131,871
Belgium 2,952,605 6,490,479 +3,537,874
China 6,133,865 2,757,139 -3,376,726
Australia 5,672,402 2,486,810 -3,185,592
Singapore 5,795,130 1,363,752 -4,431,378
Switzerland 2,725,583 2,152,680 -572,903

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 £
United States 1,697,087
XI 1,420,814
Germany 146

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 £
United States 0 1,697,087 +1,697,087
XI 129,116 1,291,698 +1,162,582
Germany 0 146 +146

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 133,299,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,231,253
Other 3,118,047
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,069
Rail transport 13,705

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 67,903,506 65,396,319 -2,507,187
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,648,512 39,582,741 +29,934,229
Other 129,116 2,988,931 +2,859,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 153,069 +153,069
Rail transport 13,705 0 -13,705

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 131,657,993
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,776,024
Holyhead 6,510,273
000 3,118,047
Dover 1,523,351

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 67,241,333 64,416,660 -2,824,673
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,783,517 35,992,507 +31,208,990
Holyhead 3,203,091 3,307,182 +104,091
000 129,116 2,988,931 +2,859,815
Dover 1,370,094 153,257 -1,216,837
East Midlands Airport 289,102 568,485 +279,383
Harwich 283,000 0 -283,000
Edinburgh Airport 0 178,019 +178,019
Belfast Airport 160,287 0 -160,287
London Stansted Airport 77,034 76,983 -51

Quick facts

HS code: 300693

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

Description: Placebos or test kits used in medical research studies, prepared in specific doses