Import/export HS code 29349960: Specific pharmaceutical chemicals

Includes Chlorprothixene, Thernolidine, Furazolidone, and other complex pharmaceutical chemicals and their salts

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
China 512,795
United States 187,073
Switzerland 44,563
Germany 39,437
Sweden 25,135

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 £
China 205,716 307,079 +101,363
United States 155,564 31,509 -124,055
Switzerland 37,040 7,523 -29,517
Germany 28,090 11,347 -16,743
Sweden 21,325 3,810 -17,515
India 9,581 7,503 -2,078
Poland 11,944 0 -11,944
Belgium 2,990 8,443 +5,453
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 7,641 2,853 -4,788
Netherlands 0 9,307 +9,307

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 £
China 559,728
United States 179,235
Switzerland 40,545
Germany 36,761
India 19,890

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 £
China 241,962 317,766 +75,804
United States 146,903 32,332 -114,571
Switzerland 37,040 3,505 -33,535
Germany 26,665 10,096 -16,569
India 12,387 7,503 -4,884
Poland 11,944 4,018 -7,926
Singapore 0 8,443 +8,443
United Kingdom 0 8,145 +8,145
Ukraine 0 6,710 +6,710
Netherlands 0 5,711 +5,711

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 5
Greater Manchester 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Inner London - West 2

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 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 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 £
Air transport 876,654
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,647

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 479,090 397,564 -81,526
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,096 4,018 -78
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 2,647 +2,647

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 342,884
East Midlands Airport 232,975
Manchester Airport 207,904
London Heathrow Airport 81,328
Thamesport 8,114

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 Stansted Airport 271,490 71,394 -200,096
East Midlands Airport 131,380 101,595 -29,785
Manchester Airport 1,326 206,578 +205,252
London Heathrow Airport 65,680 15,648 -50,032
Thamesport 4,096 4,018 -78
Edinburgh Airport 6,936 0 -6,936
Middlesbrough 0 2,647 +2,647
Belfast Airport 0 2,349 +2,349
Glasgow Airport 2,278 0 -2,278

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Scientific research and development 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Other manufacturing 5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 1
2025-10 5
2025-07 4
2025-06 1
2025-05 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
1m-15m 11
54m+ 10
15m-54m 4
Other 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 7,358,623
Netherlands 1,157,385
South Korea 698,745
Germany 384,379
France 210,662

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 4,023,665 3,334,958 -688,707
Netherlands 547,353 610,032 +62,679
South Korea 390,925 307,820 -83,105
Germany 355,130 29,249 -325,881
France 153,423 57,239 -96,184
Switzerland 180,191 20,873 -159,318
China 98,487 6,357 -92,130
Singapore 69,429 1,099 -68,330
Australia 35,304 27,184 -8,120
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,120 9,230 -35,890

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 10,519,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,669

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 6,049,020 4,470,842 -1,578,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,539 0 -36,539
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,669 0 -10,669

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 3,829,232
London Stansted Airport 3,489,788
London Heathrow Airport 1,631,385
Glasgow Airport 1,145,595
ZLC 235,899

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 £
East Midlands Airport 2,714,946 1,114,286 -1,600,660
London Stansted Airport 1,759,288 1,730,500 -28,788
London Heathrow Airport 662,490 968,895 +306,405
Glasgow Airport 538,091 607,504 +69,413
ZLC 190,376 45,523 -144,853
Manchester Airport 180,044 2,661 -177,383
Liverpool Docks 36,539 0 -36,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,669 0 -10,669
Edinburgh Airport 3,785 0 -3,785
Durham Tees Valley Airport 0 1,473 +1,473

Quick facts

HS code: 29349960

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

Description: Includes Chlorprothixene, Thernolidine, Furazolidone, and other complex pharmaceutical chemicals and their salts