Import/export HS code 294120: Streptomycins and their derivatives

Antibiotics such as streptomycin and similar medicines, including their salts

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  • 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 2,785,035
Germany 886,559
United States 224,611
France 2,013
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,256

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 1,622,991 1,162,044 -460,947
Germany 2,484 884,075 +881,591
United States 128,727 95,884 -32,843
France 2,013 0 -2,013
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,256 0 -1,256

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 2,805,384
United States 182,309
France 17,654
Germany 10,236
Israel 2,013

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 1,634,583 1,170,801 -463,782
United States 96,531 85,778 -10,753
France 17,654 0 -17,654
Germany 6,690 3,546 -3,144
Israel 2,013 0 -2,013
Japan 0 1,433 +1,433

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Inner London - East 1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1
Suffolk 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
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 0 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 1 +0
Suffolk 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,517,007
Other 880,445
Air transport 261,653
Road transport 237,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,105

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,594,303 922,704 -671,599
Other 0 880,445 +880,445
Air transport 161,155 100,498 -60,657
Road transport 0 237,264 +237,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,013 1,092 -921

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 2,753,015
000 880,445
London Heathrow Airport 199,065
Belfast Airport 24,493
London Stansted Airport 22,464

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 £
Belfast Port 1,593,047 1,159,968 -433,079
000 0 880,445 +880,445
London Heathrow Airport 118,411 80,654 -37,757
Belfast Airport 24,493 0 -24,493
London Stansted Airport 5,158 17,306 +12,148
East Midlands Airport 10,609 0 -10,609
Birmingham Airport 2,484 2,538 +54
Dover 2,013 0 -2,013
Thamesport 1,256 0 -1,256
Harwich 0 1,092 +1,092

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 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 2
2025-10 3
2025-08 3
2025-01 3
2024-10 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+ 3
1m-15m 2
Other 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 £
Ireland 380,843
Israel 31,720
United States 17,603
Germany 15,622
Australia 3,886

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 £
Ireland 248,814 132,029 -116,785
Israel 9,760 21,960 +12,200
United States 14,317 3,286 -11,031
Germany 13,021 2,601 -10,420
Australia 3,886 0 -3,886
Poland 3,831 0 -3,831
France 1,597 1,605 +8
Mexico 3,133 0 -3,133
Belgium 1,324 1,303 -21
Turkey 1,053 1,272 +219

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 377,250

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 245,221 132,029 -113,192

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 377,250
Air transport 87,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,325

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 £
Other 245,221 132,029 -113,192
Air transport 57,228 30,755 -26,473
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,053 1,272 +219

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 377,250
London Stansted Airport 39,722
London Heathrow Airport 22,527
East Midlands Airport 13,140
ZLC 9,869

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 £
000 245,221 132,029 -113,192
London Stansted Airport 24,227 15,495 -8,732
London Heathrow Airport 11,547 10,980 -567
East Midlands Airport 13,140 0 -13,140
ZLC 5,589 4,280 -1,309
Manchester Airport 2,725 0 -2,725
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,053 1,272 +219

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 294120

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

Description: Antibiotics such as streptomycin and similar medicines, including their salts