Import/export HS code 293712: Insulin and its salts

Insulin and its salts, essential for diabetes treatment and blood sugar regulation

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 £
United Arab Emirates 1,451,795
Canada 1,147,857
United States 1,091,988
Denmark 342,084
France 147,248

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 £
United Arab Emirates 504,523 947,272 +442,749
Canada 300,081 847,776 +547,695
United States 479,914 612,074 +132,160
Denmark 109,990 232,094 +122,104
France 4,283 142,965 +138,682
Netherlands 34,775 28,537 -6,238
Belgium 33,968 0 -33,968
Germany 21,403 8,226 -13,177
Switzerland 6,299 13,512 +7,213
Japan 2,095 0 -2,095

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 £
United Arab Emirates 1,672,936
Denmark 1,059,409
United States 524,878
Malaysia 376,565
India 333,638

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 £
United Arab Emirates 563,861 1,109,075 +545,214
Denmark 163,655 895,754 +732,099
United States 334,057 190,821 -143,236
Malaysia 96,836 279,729 +182,893
India 276,595 57,043 -219,552
Australia 15,238 131,695 +116,457
France 1,540 142,965 +141,425
Belgium 33,968 0 -33,968
Netherlands 0 13,707 +13,707
Brazil 0 9,999 +9,999

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
North Wales 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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
North Wales 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 0 1 +1
West Central Scotland 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 4,041,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 287,997

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 1,436,307 2,605,483 +1,169,176
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 61,024 226,973 +165,949

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 1,606,002
Glasgow Airport 1,487,606
London Heathrow Airport 695,309
Eurotunnel 274,505
East Midlands Airport 149,288

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 477,137 1,128,865 +651,728
Glasgow Airport 555,425 932,181 +376,756
London Heathrow Airport 320,826 374,483 +53,657
Eurotunnel 60,098 214,407 +154,309
East Midlands Airport 63,750 85,538 +21,788
Manchester Airport 0 69,586 +69,586
Edinburgh Airport 19,169 14,830 -4,339
Dover 926 4,218 +3,292
Fishguard 0 4,340 +4,340
Harwich 0 4,008 +4,008

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Other manufacturing 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 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+ 5
1m-15m 2
0-1m 1

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 £
Sweden 404,621
United States 383,514
Denmark 80,097
Ireland 70,672
Spain 24,444

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 £
Sweden 231,096 173,525 -57,571
United States 11,583 371,931 +360,348
Denmark 78,657 1,440 -77,217
Ireland 70,672 0 -70,672
Spain 24,444 0 -24,444
Netherlands 0 23,048 +23,048
Turkey 3,940 0 -3,940
Qatar 1,702 0 -1,702

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) 499,737
Air transport 492,301

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) 326,212 173,525 -152,687
Air transport 95,882 396,419 +300,537

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 390,715
London Heathrow Airport 377,225
Glasgow Airport 109,651
Holyhead 70,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,350

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 217,190 173,525 -43,665
London Heathrow Airport 17,225 360,000 +342,775
Glasgow Airport 78,657 30,994 -47,663
Holyhead 70,672 0 -70,672
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,350 0 -38,350
London Stansted Airport 0 5,425 +5,425

Quick facts

HS code: 293712

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

Description: Insulin and its salts, essential for diabetes treatment and blood sugar regulation