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 481,621
United States 150,427
Switzerland 44,563
Germany 33,142
India 17,084

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 195,377 286,244 +90,867
United States 79,066 71,361 -7,705
Switzerland 37,040 7,523 -29,517
Germany 25,890 7,252 -18,638
India 9,581 7,503 -2,078
Sweden 13,456 2,310 -11,146
Poland 11,944 0 -11,944
Netherlands 0 9,307 +9,307
Belgium 8,443 0 -8,443
South Korea 7,237 0 -7,237

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 514,073
United States 146,477
Switzerland 40,545
Germany 30,466
India 17,084

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 220,616 293,457 +72,841
United States 74,293 72,184 -2,109
Switzerland 37,040 3,505 -33,535
Germany 24,465 6,001 -18,464
India 9,581 7,503 -2,078
Poland 11,944 4,018 -7,926
Singapore 8,443 0 -8,443
United Kingdom 7,237 908 -6,329
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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Greater Manchester 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 1 0 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Lancashire 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 784,789
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 391,457 393,332 +1,875
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 278,260
East Midlands Airport 219,133
Manchester Airport 210,226
London Heathrow Airport 65,607
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 164,320 113,940 -50,380
East Midlands Airport 147,109 72,024 -75,085
Manchester Airport 11,269 198,957 +187,688
London Heathrow Airport 57,196 8,411 -48,785
Thamesport 4,096 4,018 -78
Edinburgh Airport 6,936 0 -6,936
Middlesbrough 0 2,647 +2,647
Belfast Airport 2,349 0 -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
Other manufacturing
5
Scientific research and development
5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
4
Human health activities
2

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
54m+ 9
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 7,094,607
Netherlands 1,089,317
South Korea 696,009
Germany 327,052
Switzerland 192,977

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 5,011,635 2,082,972 -2,928,663
Netherlands 510,739 578,578 +67,839
South Korea 689,480 6,529 -682,951
Germany 296,865 30,187 -266,678
Switzerland 175,975 17,002 -158,973
France 104,073 61,516 -42,557
China 97,077 2,757 -94,320
Singapore 69,429 3,674 -65,755
Australia 27,596 36,710 +9,114
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 48,674 5,676 -42,998

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 10,025,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,616
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 7,137,041 2,888,016 -4,249,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,616 0 -14,616
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 3,493,420
London Stansted Airport 3,421,909
London Heathrow Airport 1,546,830
Glasgow Airport 1,077,527
ZLC 297,408

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 2,667,322 826,098 -1,841,224
London Stansted Airport 2,350,649 1,071,260 -1,279,389
London Heathrow Airport 1,246,228 300,602 -945,626
Glasgow Airport 501,477 576,050 +74,573
ZLC 187,536 109,872 -77,664
Manchester Airport 180,044 2,661 -177,383
Liverpool Docks 14,616 0 -14,616
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