Import/export HS code 300431: Medicines with insulin

Medicines containing insulin, used to treat diabetes

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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 £
France 84,235,931
Netherlands 46,374,529
Greece 19,021,360
Germany 17,136,607
Czechia 9,976,977

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 £
France 51,012,870 33,223,061 -17,789,809
Netherlands 20,849,127 25,525,402 +4,676,275
Greece 9,553,679 9,467,681 -85,998
Germany 8,915,855 8,220,752 -695,103
Czechia 4,825,252 5,151,725 +326,473
Portugal 3,069,995 4,456,268 +1,386,273
Romania 2,654,433 2,484,843 -169,590
Bulgaria 1,879,448 1,779,389 -100,059
Lithuania 842,243 2,215,350 +1,373,107
Austria 859,976 2,180,764 +1,320,788

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 £
Germany 51,617,512
Italy 36,296,192
France 23,968,719
Greece 17,965,120
Netherlands 17,960,827

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 £
Germany 36,362,692 15,254,820 -21,107,872
Italy 14,447,480 21,848,712 +7,401,232
France 10,670,130 13,298,589 +2,628,459
Greece 9,495,901 8,469,219 -1,026,682
Netherlands 8,508,576 9,452,251 +943,675
Romania 6,919,336 8,117,098 +1,197,762
Portugal 5,139,089 7,024,143 +1,885,054
China 10,346,873 1,132,578 -9,214,295
Belgium 3,414,923 4,822,302 +1,407,379
Czechia 1,447,173 1,642,509 +195,336

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
Inner London - West 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
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Southern Scotland 2 2 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Essex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 212,711,521
Air transport 2,960,632
Other 940,591
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 496,973

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) 112,882,405 99,829,116 -13,053,289
Air transport 1,741,946 1,218,686 -523,260
Other 455,790 484,801 +29,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,880 315,093 +133,213

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 97,261,718
Eurotunnel 57,180,333
Hull 24,675,864
Killingholme 11,344,258
Harwich 9,006,874

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 53,639,136 43,622,582 -10,016,554
Eurotunnel 25,623,666 31,556,667 +5,933,001
Hull 14,019,514 10,656,350 -3,363,164
Killingholme 11,307,614 36,644 -11,270,970
Harwich 3,424,146 5,582,728 +2,158,582
Immingham Docks 65,320 7,822,246 +7,756,926
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,641,992 242,484 -3,399,508
London Heathrow Airport 1,740,700 1,183,217 -557,483
Newhaven 1,157,511 309,415 -848,096
000 455,790 484,801 +29,011

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 19
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 6
Veterinary activities 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 7
2026-03 10
2026-02 7
2026-01 9
2025-12 10

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+ 18
1m-15m 7
0-1m 2
15m-54m 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 £
Russia 399,599
Qatar 280,763
Gibraltar 200,272
Brazil 138,469
Bermuda 90,380

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 £
Russia 399,599 0 -399,599
Qatar 261,623 19,140 -242,483
Gibraltar 90,246 110,026 +19,780
Brazil 2,270 136,199 +133,929
Bermuda 24,993 65,387 +40,394
New Zealand 79,177 0 -79,177
United Arab Emirates 67,200 1,102 -66,098
Germany 58,937 6,887 -52,050
Cayman Islands 25,398 22,521 -2,877
Iraq 40,300 0 -40,300

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 £
Germany 5,185
Ireland 44

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 £
Germany 773 4,412 +3,639
Ireland 44 0 -44

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 978,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 492,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 215,455
Other 12,265

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 667,286 311,225 -356,061
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 466,143 26,191 -439,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,177 136,278 +57,101
Other 5,362 6,903 +1,541

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 535,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 428,879
East Midlands Airport 285,502
London Gateway Port 135,299
London Stansted Airport 110,988

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 416,289 118,751 -297,538
Dover / Eurotunnel 425,091 3,788 -421,303
East Midlands Airport 174,368 111,134 -63,234
London Gateway Port 0 135,299 +135,299
London Stansted Airport 56,333 54,655 -1,678
Southampton 79,177 0 -79,177
Immingham Docks 13,687 22,403 +8,716
ZLC 7,465 18,257 +10,792
Holyhead 23,676 979 -22,697
London Gatwick Airport 11,873 4,828 -7,045

Quick facts

HS code: 300431

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

Description: Medicines containing insulin, used to treat diabetes