Import/export HS code 300241: Human vaccines

Vaccines designed to prevent diseases in humans, such as flu or measles

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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 £
Belgium 1,317,090,744
Netherlands 241,496,816
United States 154,391,613
France 154,036,699
Italy 68,268,656

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 £
Belgium 1,082,203,950 234,886,794 -847,317,156
Netherlands 108,536,439 132,960,377 +24,423,938
United States 83,094,919 71,296,694 -11,798,225
France 89,772,010 64,264,689 -25,507,321
Italy 2,395,857 65,872,799 +63,476,942
Spain 4,786,291 18,511,472 +13,725,181
Denmark 6,095,661 16,562,989 +10,467,328
Ireland 6,861,083 8,090,037 +1,228,954
Austria 6,546,714 6,777,810 +231,096
Germany 4,725,908 7,496,444 +2,770,536

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 £
Belgium 706,134,597
Spain 389,747,086
United States 289,142,275
Italy 183,718,319
United Kingdom 150,713,263

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 £
Belgium 589,626,533 116,508,064 -473,118,469
Spain 387,847,585 1,899,501 -385,948,084
United States 114,528,691 174,613,584 +60,084,893
Italy 74,814,913 108,903,406 +34,088,493
United Kingdom 81,742,896 68,970,367 -12,772,529
France 53,249,458 81,582,575 +28,333,117
Ireland 36,662,330 14,332,320 -22,330,010
Germany 16,561,328 21,466,596 +4,905,268
Denmark 7,197,085 12,538,814 +5,341,729
Canada 8,605,910 3,864,352 -4,741,558

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 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Inner London - West 5
Merseyside 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 7 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Cheshire 0 2 +2
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Essex 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Kent 2 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,844,515,108
Air transport 155,731,074
Other 30,744,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 295,738

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,294,533,832 549,981,276 -744,552,556
Air transport 86,991,589 68,739,485 -18,252,104
Other 19,895,643 10,849,196 -9,046,447
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 295,738 +295,738

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,025,793,197
Dover 695,212,926
London Stansted Airport 73,804,005
London Heathrow Airport 69,230,237
Eurotunnel 42,485,489

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 / Eurotunnel 730,405,610 295,387,587 -435,018,023
Dover 522,101,477 173,111,449 -348,990,028
London Stansted Airport 73,208,339 595,666 -72,612,673
London Heathrow Airport 4,194,143 65,036,094 +60,841,951
Eurotunnel 1,809,345 40,676,144 +38,866,799
Killingholme 33,168,697 980,108 -32,188,589
000 19,895,643 10,849,196 -9,046,447
Immingham Docks 0 29,048,429 +29,048,429
Edinburgh Airport 9,231,552 2,607,499 -6,624,053
Harwich 4,309,735 5,565,009 +1,255,274

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 13
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 11
Scientific research and development 11
Other manufacturing 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 9
2026-02 9
2026-01 7
2025-12 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+ 36
1m-15m 5
Other 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 217,790,153
Belgium 90,140,859
Spain 86,396,310
Netherlands 57,983,263
Germany 36,227,936

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 95,694,320 122,095,833 +26,401,513
Belgium 52,617,844 37,523,015 -15,094,829
Spain 43,755,736 42,640,574 -1,115,162
Netherlands 34,226,302 23,756,961 -10,469,341
Germany 20,383,669 15,844,267 -4,539,402
Argentina 9,110,313 9,176,982 +66,669
Italy 13,459,200 120,604 -13,338,596
United Arab Emirates 1,303,456 8,652,468 +7,349,012
South Korea 2,851,043 1,547,663 -1,303,380
Czechia 1,552,446 8,488 -1,543,958

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 1,135,536
United States 168
China 2

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 1,039,890 95,646 -944,244
United States 168 0 -168
China 2 0 -2

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 304,745,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 238,435,074
Other 1,163,195
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,583

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 132,274,860 172,470,923 +40,196,063
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,080,626 93,354,448 -51,726,178
Other 1,053,144 110,051 -943,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,021 6,562 -3,459

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 220,411,473
London Heathrow Airport 174,441,834
Manchester Airport 53,405,824
ZLC 39,744,453
London Stansted Airport 36,777,796

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 / Eurotunnel 145,010,998 75,400,475 -69,610,523
London Heathrow Airport 86,904,167 87,537,667 +633,500
Manchester Airport 36,039,953 17,365,871 -18,674,082
ZLC 96,867 39,647,586 +39,550,719
London Stansted Airport 8,957,316 27,820,480 +18,863,164
Dover 0 17,515,066 +17,515,066
000 1,053,144 110,051 -943,093
Liverpool Docks 0 375,024 +375,024
East Midlands Airport 273,407 90,657 -182,750
Harwich 60,565 9,228 -51,337

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 300241

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

Description: Vaccines designed to prevent diseases in humans, such as flu or measles