Import/export HS code 30019020: Human-Based Medical Substances

Medical products made from human tissues or secretions for therapy or prevention

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 States 12,342,981
Netherlands 3,574,937
Denmark 3,139,951
Germany 2,491,004
Italy 1,652,780

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 States 7,216,073 5,126,908 -2,089,165
Netherlands 1,976,003 1,598,934 -377,069
Denmark 1,401,250 1,738,701 +337,451
Germany 1,052,235 1,438,769 +386,534
Italy 874,930 777,850 -97,080
Austria 597,379 542,616 -54,763
France 383,549 221,524 -162,025
Belgium 309,804 277,206 -32,598
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 171,180 257,009 +85,829
Ireland 116,588 66,077 -50,511

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 States 16,711,224
Denmark 3,133,599
Germany 2,351,405
Italy 1,531,730
France 669,600

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 States 9,716,706 6,994,518 -2,722,188
Denmark 1,398,237 1,735,362 +337,125
Germany 999,181 1,352,224 +353,043
Italy 793,816 737,914 -55,902
France 389,207 280,393 -108,814
Canada 231,070 363,947 +132,877
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 171,180 257,009 +85,829
Austria 83,144 95,300 +12,156
Ukraine 88,769 87,344 -1,425
Netherlands 72,656 83,260 +10,604

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
South East Wales 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 0 2 +2

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 25,686,403
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 580,999
Other 287,491
Road transport 102,482
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,532

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 13,921,848 11,764,555 -2,157,293
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 332,748 248,251 -84,497
Other 175,565 111,926 -63,639
Road transport 15,138 87,344 +72,206
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,346 9,186 +4,840

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 11,529,475
East Midlands Airport 6,600,499
London Heathrow Airport 6,561,545
London Gateway Port 475,290
Edinburgh Airport 437,407

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 6,401,069 5,128,406 -1,272,663
East Midlands Airport 3,463,322 3,137,177 -326,145
London Heathrow Airport 3,598,722 2,962,823 -635,899
London Gateway Port 227,039 248,251 +21,212
Edinburgh Airport 272,883 164,524 -108,359
000 175,565 111,926 -63,639
Belfast Airport 67,500 166,471 +98,971
ZLC 88,769 87,344 -1,425
Birmingham Airport 21,477 71,761 +50,284
Cardiff International Airport - Rhoose 45,278 21,352 -23,926

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Scientific research and development 23
Human health activities 16
Other professional, scientific and technical activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 12
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 9

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+ 30
1m-15m 21
15m-54m 8
Other 4
0-1m 2

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 £
Bulgaria 2,608,115
Taiwan 1,447,602
United States 1,376,751
Netherlands 471,509
Saudi Arabia 364,145

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 £
Bulgaria 2,397,245 210,870 -2,186,375
Taiwan 975,336 472,266 -503,070
United States 632,243 744,508 +112,265
Netherlands 350,672 120,837 -229,835
Saudi Arabia 147,752 216,393 +68,641
United Arab Emirates 179,875 141,624 -38,251
Switzerland 285,438 31,330 -254,108
Australia 0 276,334 +276,334
Cyprus 57,721 163,159 +105,438
Austria 147,738 61,907 -85,831

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 8,582,760
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 65,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,876

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 5,750,016 2,832,744 -2,917,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,968 17,404 -30,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,352 56,524 +54,172

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
East Midlands Airport 4,967,049
London Heathrow Airport 2,608,407
London Stansted Airport 390,000
Manchester Airport 344,240
ZLC 210,896

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 £
East Midlands Airport 3,743,439 1,223,610 -2,519,829
London Heathrow Airport 1,291,788 1,316,619 +24,831
London Stansted Airport 262,404 127,596 -134,808
Manchester Airport 250,740 93,500 -157,240
ZLC 154,879 56,017 -98,862
London Gateway Port 2,352 56,524 +54,172
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,495 15,975 -8,520
Glasgow Airport 22,688 10,872 -11,816
Edinburgh Airport 21,828 4,530 -17,298
Dover 22,542 1,429 -21,113

Quick facts

HS code: 30019020

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

Description: Medical products made from human tissues or secretions for therapy or prevention