Import/export HS code 0510: Animal products for medicine

Ambergris, castoreum, civet, and musk; cantharides; bile, dried or not; glands and other animal parts used in making medicines, fresh, chilled, frozen, or preserved

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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 £
New Zealand 1,827,992
Ireland 1,187,192
Italy 227,276
Bahamas 39,879
United States 22,045

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 £
New Zealand 868,569 959,423 +90,854
Ireland 1,028,186 159,006 -869,180
Italy 227,276 0 -227,276
Bahamas 0 39,879 +39,879
United States 19,325 2,720 -16,605
Germany 8,749 0 -8,749
Netherlands 3,277 0 -3,277
Belgium 1,958 0 -1,958

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 £
New Zealand 1,827,992
Poland 97,999
Italy 92,804
Bahamas 39,879
United Kingdom 36,473

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 £
New Zealand 868,569 959,423 +90,854
Poland 97,999 0 -97,999
Italy 92,804 0 -92,804
Bahamas 0 39,879 +39,879
United Kingdom 36,473 0 -36,473
United States 19,325 2,720 -16,605
Mexico 5,173 0 -5,173
Bulgaria 3,576 0 -3,576
Netherlands 3,277 0 -3,277
Belgium 1,958 0 -1,958

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Devon 1
West Midlands 1
West Yorkshire 1

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
Devon 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,827,992
Other 1,187,192
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,276
Air transport 75,908

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 868,569 959,423 +90,854
Other 1,028,186 159,006 -869,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 227,276 0 -227,276
Air transport 33,309 42,599 +9,290

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 1,466,895
000 1,187,192
London Gateway Port 361,097
Dover 190,803
London Heathrow Airport 67,097

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 £
Southampton 569,104 897,791 +328,687
000 1,028,186 159,006 -869,180
London Gateway Port 299,465 61,632 -237,833
Dover 190,803 0 -190,803
London Heathrow Airport 24,498 42,599 +18,101
ZLC 36,473 0 -36,473
East Midlands Airport 3,576 0 -3,576
Glasgow Airport 3,277 0 -3,277
Birmingham Airport 1,958 0 -1,958

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-02 3
2025-01 3

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+ 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 £
Italy 832,767
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 380,988
China 282,341
Ireland 206,373
Netherlands 56,751

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 £
Italy 423,765 409,002 -14,763
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 135,081 245,907 +110,826
China 216,050 66,291 -149,759
Ireland 125,017 81,356 -43,661
Netherlands 21,512 35,239 +13,727
Germany 11,705 39,470 +27,765
United States 889 14,333 +13,444
Canada 4,907 10,036 +5,129
Japan 0 7,566 +7,566
Belgium 3,018 0 -3,018

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 124,718

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 56,038 68,680 +12,642

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) 998,959
Air transport 727,467
Other 124,718

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) 519,138 479,821 -39,317
Air transport 366,768 360,699 -6,069
Other 56,038 68,680 +12,642

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 813,408
East Midlands Airport 404,355
London Heathrow Airport 298,175
Holyhead 185,551
000 124,718

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 403,503 409,905 +6,402
East Midlands Airport 138,561 265,794 +127,233
London Heathrow Airport 224,864 73,311 -151,553
Holyhead 115,635 69,916 -45,719
000 56,038 68,680 +12,642
London Stansted Airport 3,343 21,594 +18,251

Quick facts

HS code: 0510

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

Description: Ambergris, castoreum, civet, and musk; cantharides; bile, dried or not; glands and other animal parts used in making medicines, fresh, chilled, frozen, or preserved