Import/export HS code 29242910: Lidocaine (INN)

A chemical compound used as a local anesthetic in medicines

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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 £
Spain 223,286
Italy 88,947
China 52,032
Switzerland 30,787
United States 19,480

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 £
Spain 96,071 127,215 +31,144
Italy 52,581 36,366 -16,215
China 14,568 37,464 +22,896
Switzerland 30,787 0 -30,787
United States 17,427 2,053 -15,374
France 12,182 0 -12,182
Turkey 9,690 0 -9,690
India 4,936 0 -4,936
Germany 0 3,232 +3,232
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,819 0 -2,819

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 £
Spain 235,468
Italy 70,581
China 55,921
Switzerland 29,667
United Kingdom 18,366

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 £
Spain 108,253 127,215 +18,962
Italy 52,581 18,000 -34,581
China 17,387 38,534 +21,147
Switzerland 29,667 0 -29,667
United Kingdom 0 18,366 +18,366
United States 16,216 0 -16,216
Turkey 9,690 0 -9,690
India 4,936 983 -3,953
Germany 0 3,232 +3,232
Taiwan 1,211 0 -1,211

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1
Outer London - West and North West 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 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) 368,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 56,273
Air transport 24,114

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) 200,191 167,943 -32,248
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,139 27,134 -2,005
Air transport 11,731 12,383 +652

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 257,909
Eurotunnel 96,173
Felixstowe 56,273
London Stansted Airport 16,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,690

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 112,694 145,215 +32,521
Eurotunnel 77,807 18,366 -59,441
Felixstowe 29,139 27,134 -2,005
London Stansted Airport 3,939 12,383 +8,444
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,690 0 -9,690
London Heathrow Airport 7,792 0 -7,792
Immingham Docks 0 3,232 +3,232
Hull 0 1,130 +1,130

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
2
Other manufacturing
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
2024-11 1
2024-06 1

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 £
United States 337,901
India 126,387
Switzerland 31,025
Kuwait 19,999
Japan 12,268

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 335,351 2,550 -332,801
India 26,568 99,819 +73,251
Switzerland 1,534 29,491 +27,957
Kuwait 19,999 0 -19,999
Japan 0 12,268 +12,268
Jordan 0 11,084 +11,084
China 8,466 2,340 -6,126
Australia 7,011 2,345 -4,666
Thailand 4,141 1,029 -3,112
El Salvador 5,005 0 -5,005

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,725
Air transport 270,355
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,116

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,725 0 -310,725
Air transport 103,085 167,270 +64,185
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 1,116 +1,116

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 310,725
London Stansted Airport 141,472
London Heathrow Airport 58,559
ZLC 52,673
East Midlands Airport 17,651

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 £
Liverpool Docks 310,725 0 -310,725
London Stansted Airport 11,037 130,435 +119,398
London Heathrow Airport 50,201 8,358 -41,843
ZLC 24,196 28,477 +4,281
East Midlands Airport 17,651 0 -17,651
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 1,116 +1,116

Quick facts

HS code: 29242910

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

Description: A chemical compound used as a local anesthetic in medicines