Import/export HS code 293721: Cortisone and related steroids

Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone, and prednisolone, used for inflammation and allergies

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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 £
France 950,456
Germany 867,571
China 359,369
United States 278,901
Ireland 51,676

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 £
France 942,043 8,413 -933,630
Germany 223,863 643,708 +419,845
China 223,055 136,314 -86,741
United States 165,839 113,062 -52,777
Ireland 35,128 16,548 -18,580
India 0 36,332 +36,332
Switzerland 13,409 7,537 -5,872
Canada 1,793 5,639 +3,846
Spain 0 7,110 +7,110
Netherlands 3,686 0 -3,686

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 755,615
Spain 736,745
France 487,394
United States 271,403
Germany 220,373

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 170,413 585,202 +414,789
Spain 492,178 244,567 -247,611
France 487,394 0 -487,394
United States 194,617 76,786 -117,831
Germany 220,373 0 -220,373
India 0 36,332 +36,332
Canada 4,643 14,052 +9,409
Italy 0 2,161 +2,161
United Kingdom 2,100 0 -2,100
Netherlands 1,586 0 -1,586

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 3
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 2 +2
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
West Central Scotland 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 1 0 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -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 1,561,201
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 944,715
Other 52,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,136

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 608,388 952,813 +344,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 941,282 3,433 -937,849
Other 35,512 16,548 -18,964
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,634 5,502 -18,132

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 938,809
Luton Airport 860,225
London Heathrow Airport 293,976
Manchester Airport 164,357
London Stansted Airport 109,695

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 938,809 0 -938,809
Luton Airport 220,373 639,852 +419,479
London Heathrow Airport 174,568 119,408 -55,160
Manchester Airport 82,888 81,469 -1,419
London Stansted Airport 68,091 41,604 -26,487
Belfast Airport 19,651 53,811 +34,160
East Midlands Airport 42,817 16,669 -26,148
000 35,512 16,548 -18,964
London 18,042 4,326 -13,716
London Gateway Port 5,592 1,176 -4,416

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
10
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
5
Scientific research and development
4
Other professional, scientific and technical activities
3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 5
2026-03 1
2026-02 3
2025-12 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+ 10
1m-15m 7
15m-54m 4
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 £
China 511,360
United Arab Emirates 17,247
United States 7,030
Canada 3,660
Japan 3,462

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 £
China 511,360 0 -511,360
United Arab Emirates 17,247 0 -17,247
United States 3,562 3,468 -94
Canada 0 3,660 +3,660
Japan 0 3,462 +3,462
Germany 2,414 1,020 -1,394
Nigeria 1,812 0 -1,812
Ireland 1,543 36 -1,507
Turkey 0 1,197 +1,197
Latvia 0 1,170 +1,170

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 103

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 67 36 -31

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 551,848
Other 103

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 537,871 13,977 -523,894
Other 67 36 -31

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 520,172
East Midlands Airport 30,136
London Stansted Airport 1,540
000 103

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 Heathrow Airport 514,295 5,877 -508,418
East Midlands Airport 22,036 8,100 -13,936
London Stansted Airport 1,540 0 -1,540
000 67 36 -31

Quick facts

HS code: 293721

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

Description: Cortisone, hydrocortisone, prednisone, and prednisolone, used for inflammation and allergies