Import/export HS code 300420: Medicines with other antibiotics

Medicines containing antibiotics not listed in other codes, used to fight infections

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 £
Netherlands 88,218,393
Germany 57,257,742
Belgium 50,459,252
Italy 40,789,014
Ireland 37,930,627

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 £
Netherlands 37,426,258 50,792,135 +13,365,877
Germany 24,448,245 32,809,497 +8,361,252
Belgium 30,804,609 19,654,643 -11,149,966
Italy 28,410,011 12,379,003 -16,031,008
Ireland 26,281,791 11,648,836 -14,632,955
France 20,199,402 16,644,149 -3,555,253
Malta 7,425,095 17,794,065 +10,368,970
India 11,774,436 7,414,021 -4,360,415
Denmark 10,279,798 4,944,512 -5,335,286
Spain 6,406,166 5,214,331 -1,191,835

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 £
Italy 105,311,961
Germany 32,635,809
United States 26,131,514
Denmark 24,671,329
France 23,515,723

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 £
Italy 52,274,195 53,037,766 +763,571
Germany 21,973,831 10,661,978 -11,311,853
United States 21,073,299 5,058,215 -16,015,084
Denmark 8,288,114 16,383,215 +8,095,101
France 13,635,912 9,879,811 -3,756,101
India 13,009,472 9,008,020 -4,001,452
Switzerland 6,102,645 15,597,413 +9,494,768
Spain 11,546,720 9,122,000 -2,424,720
Japan 12,503,270 4,032,988 -8,470,282
Ireland 10,285,090 3,517,418 -6,767,672

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 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - West and North West 9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 1 -4
Merseyside 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Outer London - South 4 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 354,760,727
Other 66,623,594
Air transport 19,854,587
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,791,462
Road transport 222,313

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) 189,180,747 165,579,980 -23,600,767
Other 30,406,149 36,217,445 +5,811,296
Air transport 15,021,795 4,832,792 -10,189,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,177,830 7,613,632 -4,564,198
Road transport 172,693 49,620 -123,073

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 196,653,444
Eurotunnel 73,308,199
000 66,623,594
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,300,975
Harwich 20,312,247

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 93,876,748 102,776,696 +8,899,948
Eurotunnel 46,110,623 27,197,576 -18,913,047
000 30,406,149 36,217,445 +5,811,296
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,972,753 10,328,222 -3,644,531
Harwich 8,867,598 11,444,649 +2,577,051
London Gateway Port 7,149,162 4,552,972 -2,596,190
Killingholme 8,631,918 800,898 -7,831,020
East Midlands Airport 7,967,893 871,992 -7,095,901
London Heathrow Airport 5,182,844 3,279,136 -1,903,708
Felixstowe 4,528,810 2,891,997 -1,636,813

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 59
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 33
Veterinary activities 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Scientific research and development 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 42
2025-10 36
2025-09 41
2025-08 42

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+ 62
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 15
0-1m 7
Other 7

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 £
Japan 136,801,161
Slovenia 62,270,276
Netherlands 54,817,614
United States 39,852,989
France 32,109,823

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 £
Japan 63,428,707 73,372,454 +9,943,747
Slovenia 37,542,822 24,727,454 -12,815,368
Netherlands 34,949,536 19,868,078 -15,081,458
United States 21,736,967 18,116,022 -3,620,945
France 18,864,833 13,244,990 -5,619,843
Australia 13,236,684 12,450,191 -786,493
Germany 7,885,928 11,022,275 +3,136,347
Brazil 9,815,315 8,198,413 -1,616,902
Ireland 8,547,267 9,462,216 +914,949
Thailand 7,645,800 6,974,243 -671,557

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 £
United States 47,719,718
Canada 9,402,805
XI 8,763,197
Bulgaria 1,075,232
France 430,138

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 £
United States 31,521,621 16,198,097 -15,323,524
Canada 4,035,482 5,367,323 +1,331,841
XI 4,916,320 3,846,877 -1,069,443
Bulgaria 615,564 459,668 -155,896
France 215,954 214,184 -1,770
Ireland 70,973 94,860 +23,887
Netherlands 57,992 9,366 -48,626
Denmark 19,068 14,278 -4,790
Spain 11,016 13,338 +2,322
Italy 5,668 11,119 +5,451

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 199,640,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,743,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,660,163
Other 68,582,242
Road transport 213,040

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 91,267,048 108,373,616 +17,106,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 80,456,506 63,286,772 -17,169,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,381,887 45,278,276 -26,103,611
Other 41,763,089 26,819,153 -14,943,936
Road transport 20,818 192,222 +171,404

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 193,600,770
Dover / Eurotunnel 128,999,979
000 68,582,242
London Gateway Port 56,838,728
Southampton 39,528,389

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 86,977,252 106,623,518 +19,646,266
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,246,132 56,753,847 -15,492,285
000 41,763,089 26,819,153 -14,943,936
London Gateway Port 40,372,463 16,466,265 -23,906,198
Southampton 19,969,001 19,559,388 -409,613
Felixstowe 3,552,399 7,960,774 +4,408,375
Liverpool Docks 8,312,661 1,895,076 -6,417,585
Belfast Port 2,577,726 3,366,307 +788,581
Harwich 2,429,664 1,460,700 -968,964
Holyhead 1,242,928 759,787 -483,141

Quick facts

HS code: 300420

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

Description: Medicines containing antibiotics not listed in other codes, used to fight infections