Import/export HS code 29389010: Digitalis glycosides

Glycosides extracted from digitalis plants, used in medicine

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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 £
Malaysia 437,810
Germany 300,651
Chile 60,366
Italy 55,038
China 32,617

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 £
Malaysia 0 437,810 +437,810
Germany 169,152 131,499 -37,653
Chile 33,671 26,695 -6,976
Italy 10,528 44,510 +33,982
China 2,412 30,205 +27,793
United States 6,444 19,369 +12,925
Switzerland 3,044 20,274 +17,230
Slovakia 14,885 0 -14,885
Sweden 2,127 2,288 +161
Belgium 2,652 1,049 -1,603

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 £
Malaysia 461,475
India 265,557
Italy 91,957
Chile 60,366
Switzerland 27,019

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 £
Malaysia 0 461,475 +461,475
India 154,104 111,453 -42,651
Italy 28,461 63,496 +35,035
Chile 33,671 26,695 -6,976
Switzerland 3,044 23,975 +20,931
United States 6,444 17,777 +11,333
Slovakia 14,885 0 -14,885
China 2,412 9,857 +7,445
Sweden 2,127 0 -2,127
Poland 1,303 0 -1,303

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 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1
Greater Manchester 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 1 +1
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Merseyside 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 0 1 +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 636,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 305,319
Road transport 20,734

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 73,123 562,955 +489,832
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 171,236 134,083 -37,153
Road transport 3,044 17,690 +14,646

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 489,408
Immingham Docks 247,124
Manchester Airport 74,545
London Stansted Airport 40,838
Dover 39,174

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 6,640 482,768 +476,128
Immingham Docks 137,263 109,861 -27,402
Manchester Airport 36,083 38,462 +2,379
London Stansted Airport 15,515 25,323 +9,808
Dover 17,536 21,638 +4,102
East Midlands Airport 14,885 15,373 +488
ZLC 3,044 20,274 +17,230
Harwich 14,353 0 -14,353
Eurotunnel 2,084 0 -2,084
Birmingham Airport 0 1,029 +1,029

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
5
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 2
2026-04 3
2026-03 4
2026-02 4
2025-12 5

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 4
54m+ 4
15m-54m 3
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 £
United States 80,604
Spain 41,096
Slovakia 34,508
France 27,691
Ireland 10,144

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 29,761 50,843 +21,082
Spain 41,096 0 -41,096
Slovakia 0 34,508 +34,508
France 23,584 4,107 -19,477
Ireland 10,144 0 -10,144
Australia 4,710 5,136 +426
China 0 9,097 +9,097
Netherlands 2,508 2,568 +60
Germany 1,126 2,803 +1,677
Italy 0 1,958 +1,958

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 228,771

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 115,862 112,909 -2,953

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 104,995
London Stansted Airport 70,769
ZLC 27,524
East Midlands Airport 21,651
Manchester Airport 3,832

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 64,680 40,315 -24,365
London Stansted Airport 32,269 38,500 +6,231
ZLC 1,101 26,423 +25,322
East Midlands Airport 15,980 5,671 -10,309
Manchester Airport 1,832 2,000 +168

Quick facts

HS code: 29389010

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

Description: Glycosides extracted from digitalis plants, used in medicine