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 32,242,158
Ireland 28,695,587
United States 17,363,404
Austria 11,551,189
Belgium 4,532,490

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 17,406,067 14,836,091 -2,569,976
Ireland 20,850,634 7,844,953 -13,005,681
United States 10,357,273 7,006,131 -3,351,142
Austria 236,069 11,315,120 +11,079,051
Belgium 2,461,799 2,070,691 -391,108
Netherlands 1,907,048 1,809,849 -97,199
Switzerland 743,389 1,291,271 +547,882
France 660,496 1,046,170 +385,674
Australia 398,188 312,158 -86,030
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 32,420,569
Denmark 18,203,633
Germany 7,193,716
Italy 4,151,660
Switzerland 3,011,404

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 24,437,013 7,983,556 -16,453,457
Denmark 7,938,888 10,264,745 +2,325,857
Germany 5,206,586 1,987,130 -3,219,456
Italy 1,579,084 2,572,576 +993,492
Switzerland 1,403,595 1,607,809 +204,214
Japan 1,316,377 472,385 -843,992
Ireland 531,366 1,205,423 +674,057
France 830,598 863,471 +32,873
Canada 801,629 794,260 -7,369
Netherlands 275,007 691,005 +415,998

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 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Inner London - East 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 1 5 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
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 50,815,688
Other 28,659,216
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,543,444
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 657,970
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 34,140,641 16,675,047 -17,465,594
Other 9,742,560 18,916,656 +9,174,096
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,987,973 12,555,471 +567,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 165,548 492,422 +326,874
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 36,324,369
000 28,659,216
Dover 22,013,787
East Midlands Airport 9,177,361
Manchester Airport 1,674,942

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 27,019,846 9,304,523 -17,715,323
000 9,742,560 18,916,656 +9,174,096
Dover 10,533,816 11,479,971 +946,155
East Midlands Airport 5,317,450 3,859,911 -1,457,539
Manchester Airport 693,570 981,372 +287,802
Belfast Airport 90,080 1,419,211 +1,329,131
Dover / Eurotunnel 539,815 641,118 +101,303
London Stansted Airport 376,992 580,042 +203,050
Eurotunnel 635,441 281,722 -353,719
Glasgow Airport 314,233 343,533 +29,300

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 31
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 18
Human health activities 13
Other manufacturing 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 13
2025-10 20
2025-09 11
2025-08 16

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+ 54
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 11
0-1m 6
Other 5

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 55,973,727
Sweden 16,948,932
Japan 14,566,950
Germany 13,842,132
Ireland 10,821,873

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 23,664,469 32,309,258 +8,644,789
Sweden 32,210 16,916,722 +16,884,512
Japan 8,944,469 5,622,481 -3,321,988
Germany 2,756,548 11,085,584 +8,329,036
Ireland 3,740,569 7,081,304 +3,340,735
Belgium 3,512,852 6,290,387 +2,777,535
China 6,536,778 3,011,267 -3,525,511
Australia 5,845,122 2,245,850 -3,599,272
Singapore 5,712,750 1,483,884 -4,228,866
Switzerland 2,271,483 2,173,548 -97,935

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
Nicaragua 1,291,379
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 175,518 1,245,296 +1,069,778
Nicaragua 0 1,291,379 +1,291,379
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 130,192,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,431,388
Other 4,409,426
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 66,685,007 63,507,204 -3,177,803
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,730,203 38,701,185 +27,970,982
Other 175,518 4,233,908 +4,058,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,876 38,193 -76,683
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 128,542,626
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,924,995
Holyhead 6,558,987
000 4,409,426
Dover 1,525,801

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 66,061,452 62,481,174 -3,580,278
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,798,060 35,126,935 +29,328,875
Holyhead 3,220,003 3,338,984 +118,981
000 175,518 4,233,908 +4,058,390
Dover 1,377,522 148,279 -1,229,243
East Midlands Airport 254,985 602,474 +347,489
Harwich 283,000 0 -283,000
Edinburgh Airport 0 178,019 +178,019
London Stansted Airport 79,001 89,365 +10,364
Belfast Airport 160,287 0 -160,287

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