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 1,268,450,011
Netherlands 236,917,580
France 158,778,751
United States 148,502,150
Italy 48,382,731

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 1,049,864,206 218,585,805 -831,278,401
Netherlands 121,530,569 115,387,011 -6,143,558
France 92,028,793 66,749,958 -25,278,835
United States 83,215,039 65,287,111 -17,927,928
Italy 153,072 48,229,659 +48,076,587
Spain 3,918,931 19,057,708 +15,138,777
Denmark 6,257,431 14,975,227 +8,717,796
Ireland 4,410,315 11,920,332 +7,510,017
Austria 8,528,143 5,797,224 -2,730,919
Germany 3,180,002 5,327,247 +2,147,245

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 693,647,819
Spain 389,539,266
United States 267,912,984
United Kingdom 152,545,516
Italy 147,434,121

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 579,886,516 113,761,303 -466,125,213
Spain 386,975,979 2,563,287 -384,412,692
United States 120,227,821 147,685,163 +27,457,342
United Kingdom 83,725,973 68,819,543 -14,906,430
Italy 31,237,443 116,196,678 +84,959,235
France 56,549,400 61,492,229 +4,942,829
Ireland 48,893,452 9,816,315 -39,077,137
Germany 19,198,162 16,652,549 -2,545,613
Denmark 9,778,748 12,396,752 +2,618,004
Canada 8,610,234 2,542,306 -6,067,928

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
Inner London - West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
East Central Scotland 2
Essex 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 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
East Central Scotland 2 1 -1
Essex 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Kent 2 1 -1
Merseyside 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,768,165,456
Air transport 154,830,708
Other 30,544,312

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) 1,277,144,132 491,021,324 -786,122,808
Air transport 86,562,559 68,268,149 -18,294,410
Other 15,799,367 14,744,945 -1,054,422

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 961,702,645
Dover 691,519,279
London Stansted Airport 73,713,856
London Heathrow Airport 68,879,001
Eurotunnel 52,850,021

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 696,332,903 265,369,742 -430,963,161
Dover 526,864,815 164,654,464 -362,210,351
London Stansted Airport 73,180,044 533,812 -72,646,232
London Heathrow Airport 3,894,797 64,984,204 +61,089,407
Eurotunnel 11,441,698 41,408,323 +29,966,625
Killingholme 31,464,057 2,684,748 -28,779,309
000 15,799,367 14,744,945 -1,054,422
Immingham Docks 0 15,113,311 +15,113,311
Edinburgh Airport 9,091,462 2,329,394 -6,762,068
Hull 6,516,580 385,454 -6,131,126

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 11
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Scientific research and development 10
Other manufacturing 5
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 4
2025-10 6
2025-09 9
2025-08 6

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+ 31
1m-15m 4
Other 4
15m-54m 3

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 225,188,353
Belgium 90,308,514
Spain 89,132,731
Netherlands 57,452,715
Germany 31,147,095

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 98,241,585 126,946,768 +28,705,183
Belgium 47,501,290 42,807,224 -4,694,066
Spain 47,379,782 41,752,949 -5,626,833
Netherlands 34,684,166 22,768,549 -11,915,617
Germany 22,102,579 9,044,516 -13,058,063
Iraq 15,954,930 0 -15,954,930
Argentina 9,729,360 3,779,374 -5,949,986
Italy 13,422,903 80,185 -13,342,718
United Arab Emirates 1,196 9,936,028 +9,934,832
South Korea 2,793,250 1,507,874 -1,285,376

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 590
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 590 0 -590
United States 0 168 +168
China 0 2 +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 322,694,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 236,510,668
Rail transport 469,804
Other 25,194
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,158

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 150,303,669 172,390,649 +22,086,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 146,749,763 89,760,905 -56,988,858
Rail transport 469,804 0 -469,804
Other 12,498 12,696 +198
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,479 6,679 -5,800

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 219,441,388
London Heathrow Airport 190,713,416
Manchester Airport 71,825,085
London Stansted Airport 44,034,717
Dover 17,404,776

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 147,160,307 72,281,081 -74,879,226
London Heathrow Airport 109,666,518 81,046,898 -28,619,620
Manchester Airport 33,073,388 38,751,697 +5,678,309
London Stansted Airport 7,277,851 36,756,866 +29,479,015
Dover 0 17,404,776 +17,404,776
ZLC 43,227 15,705,620 +15,662,393
East Midlands Airport 242,685 117,756 -124,929
Harwich 48,440 21,353 -27,087
Eurotunnel 5,102 37,411 +32,309
000 12,498 12,696 +198

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