Import/export HS code 293626: Vitamin B12 and derivatives

Vitamin B12 and its related compounds, crucial for blood and nerve health

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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 £
China 2,718,937
Netherlands 2,204,930
India 1,165,210
United States 813,310
Germany 586,235

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 1,340,950 1,377,987 +37,037
Netherlands 1,149,671 1,055,259 -94,412
India 808,039 357,171 -450,868
United States 397,954 415,356 +17,402
Germany 184,105 402,130 +218,025
Spain 32,918 312,718 +279,800
Ireland 61,880 170,555 +108,675
Singapore 0 164,243 +164,243
Denmark 123,235 0 -123,235
Switzerland 11,500 99,260 +87,760

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 4,593,944
India 1,175,086
United States 720,139
Germany 494,022
France 441,898

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 2,217,088 2,376,856 +159,768
India 817,915 357,171 -460,744
United States 318,820 401,319 +82,499
Germany 129,245 364,777 +235,532
France 219,069 222,829 +3,760
Switzerland 181,613 64,070 -117,543
Greece 69,952 38,530 -31,422
Italy 25,647 74,437 +48,790
Poland 19,856 45,388 +25,532
Belgium 26,906 35,892 +8,986

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
Inner London - East 5
Cheshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 3 4 +1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 3 +2
Kent 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 0 -3
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1

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 4,309,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,305,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,490,783
Other 744,663
Road transport 1,114

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 £
Air transport 1,916,459 2,392,762 +476,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,232,806 1,072,482 -160,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 885,363 605,420 -279,943
Other 233,982 510,681 +276,699
Road transport 0 1,114 +1,114

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 1,807,871
London Gateway Port 1,048,675
Felixstowe 821,509
East Midlands Airport 786,202
Glasgow Airport 750,673

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 Heathrow Airport 930,625 877,246 -53,379
London Gateway Port 855,947 192,728 -663,219
Felixstowe 277,301 544,208 +266,907
East Midlands Airport 318,213 467,989 +149,776
Glasgow Airport 364,821 385,852 +21,031
000 233,982 510,681 +276,699
Immingham Docks 332,859 167,929 -164,930
Thamesport 173,571 226,225 +52,654
Birmingham Airport 70,442 310,379 +239,937
Dover 143,546 153,958 +10,412

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 23
Manufacture of food products 15
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Human health activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 15
2026-03 13
2026-02 15
2026-01 18
2025-12 12

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 27
54m+ 18
15m-54m 12
0-1m 10
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 £
Israel 816,954
Malaysia 212,356
Netherlands 144,404
United States 85,706
Taiwan 76,601

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 £
Israel 399,563 417,391 +17,828
Malaysia 0 212,356 +212,356
Netherlands 115,353 29,051 -86,302
United States 47,946 37,760 -10,186
Taiwan 39,355 37,246 -2,109
Ireland 26,279 30,958 +4,679
Poland 27,067 22,463 -4,604
Germany 44,541 3,471 -41,070
China 13,501 15,313 +1,812
Uganda 28,468 0 -28,468

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 29,870
China 1,250
Netherlands 463
Ireland 461
Belgium 143

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 12,181 17,689 +5,508
China 1,250 0 -1,250
Netherlands 0 463 +463
Ireland 0 461 +461
Belgium 0 143 +143

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) 1,127,682
Air transport 297,573
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 254,441
Other 32,393

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) 457,075 670,607 +213,532
Air transport 159,773 137,800 -21,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 189,424 65,017 -124,407
Other 13,431 18,962 +5,531

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 548,750
Felixstowe 303,739
Southampton 237,235
Dover / Eurotunnel 187,596
London Heathrow Airport 102,446

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 £
London Gateway Port 327,233 221,517 -105,716
Felixstowe 2,110 301,629 +299,519
Southampton 107,845 129,390 +21,545
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,742 44,854 -97,888
London Heathrow Airport 63,479 38,967 -24,512
Manchester Airport 40,581 37,246 -3,335
East Midlands Airport 27,370 30,784 +3,414
London Stansted Airport 27,042 13,382 -13,660
000 13,431 18,962 +5,531
Harwich 27,262 0 -27,262

Quick facts

HS code: 293626

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

Description: Vitamin B12 and its related compounds, crucial for blood and nerve health