Import/export HS code 90189050: Transfusion equipment

Devices used for blood transfusions or intravenous (IV) infusions

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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 98,142,338
Belgium 51,180,574
Netherlands 44,628,590
Poland 25,526,857
United States 15,792,375

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 46,870,372 51,271,966 +4,401,594
Belgium 25,168,267 26,012,307 +844,040
Netherlands 21,636,729 22,991,861 +1,355,132
Poland 13,333,929 12,192,928 -1,141,001
United States 10,018,174 5,774,201 -4,243,973
Ireland 3,499,663 3,225,235 -274,428
France 3,598,882 2,084,372 -1,514,510
China 2,437,435 2,022,507 -414,928
Italy 2,172,394 2,183,538 +11,144
Switzerland 1,869,996 1,992,132 +122,136

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 £
Poland 45,250,479
Germany 32,533,849
United States 30,273,747
France 27,316,962
Bosnia and Herzegovina 23,530,543

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 £
Poland 22,805,856 22,444,623 -361,233
Germany 15,870,234 16,663,615 +793,381
United States 16,556,893 13,716,854 -2,840,039
France 15,226,615 12,090,347 -3,136,268
Bosnia and Herzegovina 11,723,029 11,807,514 +84,485
Mexico 6,052,090 7,743,112 +1,691,022
Italy 6,286,075 6,218,888 -67,187
Romania 4,368,943 6,508,877 +2,139,934
Hungary 5,432,224 5,243,285 -188,939
China 4,192,963 4,162,844 -30,119

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 30
Inner London - West 20
Surrey, East and West Sussex 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8
Essex 8

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 16 23 +7
Inner London - West 15 18 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 7 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 4 -4
Essex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 4 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 4 7 +3
Merseyside 5 5 +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) 181,300,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 48,745,921
Air transport 35,225,753
Other 5,766,626

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) 83,689,746 97,611,001 +13,921,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,188,966 18,556,955 -11,632,011
Air transport 18,111,278 17,114,475 -996,803
Other 3,087,450 2,679,176 -408,274

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 63,739,272
Immingham Docks 53,851,286
Eurotunnel 26,031,380
London Gateway Port 18,137,568
Birmingham Airport 14,395,445

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 £
Dover 28,221,459 35,517,813 +7,296,354
Immingham Docks 25,245,082 28,606,204 +3,361,122
Eurotunnel 15,395,445 10,635,935 -4,759,510
London Gateway Port 13,012,688 5,124,880 -7,887,808
Birmingham Airport 6,703,986 7,691,459 +987,473
Thamesport 6,039,062 6,161,047 +121,985
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,780,645 7,096,971 +4,316,326
London 730,922 8,384,660 +7,653,738
London Heathrow Airport 4,203,795 3,926,825 -276,970
Killingholme 5,766,850 1,724,778 -4,042,072

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 64
Other manufacturing 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Human health activities 19
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 51
2025-10 49
2025-09 46
2025-08 53

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
1m-15m 82
54m+ 67
0-1m 24
15m-54m 17
Other 8

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 £
Belgium 31,094,793
Germany 12,999,667
Ireland 12,778,323
United States 9,400,826
Netherlands 7,724,733

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 £
Belgium 18,836,537 12,258,256 -6,578,281
Germany 6,808,982 6,190,685 -618,297
Ireland 5,513,154 7,265,169 +1,752,015
United States 7,259,195 2,141,631 -5,117,564
Netherlands 3,827,129 3,897,604 +70,475
France 3,649,776 2,969,210 -680,566
Switzerland 1,682,222 1,903,326 +221,104
Hungary 1,126,198 951,672 -174,526
Norway 653,363 595,105 -58,258
United Arab Emirates 460,048 649,952 +189,904

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 26,007,064
Italy 63,743
United States 21,621
China 16,807
India 1,454

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 16,455,810 9,551,254 -6,904,556
Italy 34,656 29,087 -5,569
United States 11,530 10,091 -1,439
China 4,030 12,777 +8,747
India 590 864 +274
South Korea 846 92 -754
Spain 0 119 +119
France 0 88 +88

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,852,441
Other 26,126,400
Air transport 25,663,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,418,345
Road transport 93,293

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,227,840 21,624,601 +396,761
Other 16,513,019 9,613,381 -6,899,638
Air transport 15,416,812 10,246,929 -5,169,883
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,349,671 6,068,674 +719,003
Road transport 93,293 0 -93,293

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,194,038
000 26,126,400
East Midlands Airport 12,722,346
London Heathrow Airport 10,107,183
Holyhead 6,721,024

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,881,135 14,312,903 -568,232
000 16,513,019 9,613,381 -6,899,638
East Midlands Airport 6,670,417 6,051,929 -618,488
London Heathrow Airport 7,169,884 2,937,299 -4,232,585
Holyhead 2,830,898 3,890,126 +1,059,228
Immingham Docks 2,150,153 2,380,201 +230,048
Felixstowe 2,513,588 1,436,822 -1,076,766
London Gateway Port 836,976 1,627,528 +790,552
Dover 848,167 1,137,325 +289,158
Belfast Port 626,902 1,023,928 +397,026

Quick facts

HS code: 90189050

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

Description: Devices used for blood transfusions or intravenous (IV) infusions