Import/export HS code 300450: Medicines with vitamins or similar products

Medicines containing vitamins or related substances, used for nutritional or therapeutic purposes

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 £
Germany 83,646,558
Netherlands 26,385,140
Belgium 16,016,561
Denmark 15,383,971
France 8,283,052

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 £
Germany 41,862,271 41,784,287 -77,984
Netherlands 10,432,807 15,952,333 +5,519,526
Belgium 6,387,290 9,629,271 +3,241,981
Denmark 10,102,975 5,280,996 -4,821,979
France 4,263,811 4,019,241 -244,570
Hungary 4,067,308 3,655,695 -411,613
Austria 2,105,652 4,301,821 +2,196,169
Sweden 2,425,100 2,322,960 -102,140
United States 1,270,727 2,410,656 +1,139,929
Romania 2,258,169 979,512 -1,278,657

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 74,270,295
Netherlands 20,052,005
Ireland 18,501,446
United States 10,539,764
Hungary 7,723,003

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 37,722,262 36,548,033 -1,174,229
Netherlands 6,246,908 13,805,097 +7,558,189
Ireland 11,466,555 7,034,891 -4,431,664
United States 1,798,135 8,741,629 +6,943,494
Hungary 4,067,308 3,655,695 -411,613
Austria 2,951,560 4,486,161 +1,534,601
Norway 3,723,870 3,353,429 -370,441
France 3,131,177 2,728,284 -402,893
Australia 2,720,244 2,084,889 -635,355
Sweden 1,751,273 1,680,776 -70,497

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16
Outer London - West and North West 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9

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 8 15 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 12 +0
Outer London - West and North West 11 9 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 10 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Kent 4 7 +3
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 6 3 -3

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) 169,508,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,616,215
Air transport 6,197,207
Other 5,638,738
Road transport 566,101

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) 83,770,435 85,738,148 +1,967,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,586,800 8,029,415 +3,442,615
Air transport 2,456,012 3,741,195 +1,285,183
Other 3,319,120 2,319,618 -999,502
Road transport 0 566,101 +566,101

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 78,468,000
Immingham Docks 38,656,074
Eurotunnel 22,447,758
Harwich 13,499,601
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,108,581

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 30,598,700 47,869,300 +17,270,600
Immingham Docks 18,548,805 20,107,269 +1,558,464
Eurotunnel 12,044,291 10,403,467 -1,640,824
Harwich 10,216,412 3,283,189 -6,933,223
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,931,121 3,177,460 -2,753,661
Hull 5,606,529 1,019,392 -4,587,137
000 3,319,120 2,319,618 -999,502
Thamesport 428,445 3,855,750 +3,427,305
London Heathrow Airport 791,874 1,854,278 +1,062,404
Killingholme 1,682,555 0 -1,682,555

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
79
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
32
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
25
Human health activities
22
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 41
2026-04 37
2026-03 40
2026-02 39
2026-01 37

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+ 58
1m-15m 51
0-1m 39
15m-54m 22
Other 8

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 £
Belgium 381,855,809
China 50,115,664
Brazil 12,872,409
Canada 12,647,933
South Korea 12,177,384

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 £
Belgium 197,485,717 184,370,092 -13,115,625
China 20,369,069 29,746,595 +9,377,526
Brazil 4,277,751 8,594,658 +4,316,907
Canada 10,112,753 2,535,180 -7,577,573
South Korea 5,847,958 6,329,426 +481,468
Saudi Arabia 5,998,827 5,199,887 -798,940
Uruguay 3,219,464 6,810,920 +3,591,456
Australia 7,288,376 1,339,491 -5,948,885
Ireland 2,642,629 4,760,003 +2,117,374
Mexico 2,358,678 4,577,346 +2,218,668

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 £
France 195,501
XI 76,207
Nicaragua 27,265
United States 19,865
Germany 1,096

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 £
France 135,065 60,436 -74,629
XI 67,819 8,388 -59,431
Nicaragua 0 27,265 +27,265
United States 0 19,865 +19,865
Germany 613 483 -130
China 565 0 -565
Spain 562 0 -562
Ireland 175 66 -109

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 393,747,008
Air transport 160,622,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,250,838
Other 1,256,022

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 202,024,291 191,722,717 -10,301,574
Air transport 76,215,936 84,406,765 +8,190,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,034,032 3,216,806 +182,774
Other 262,835 993,187 +730,352

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 364,466,568
Manchester Airport 134,957,970
London Heathrow Airport 22,356,582
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,675,445
Holyhead 5,831,318

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 £
Immingham Docks 196,467,865 167,998,703 -28,469,162
Manchester Airport 64,552,245 70,405,725 +5,853,480
London Heathrow Airport 9,923,510 12,433,072 +2,509,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,042,116 14,633,329 +11,591,213
Holyhead 2,187,050 3,644,268 +1,457,218
Harwich 44,038 5,161,950 +5,117,912
London Gateway Port 1,940,389 1,450,840 -489,549
000 262,835 993,187 +730,352
Felixstowe 556,562 698,488 +141,926
Bournemouth (Hurn) Airport 841,278 0 -841,278

Quick facts

HS code: 300450

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

Description: Medicines containing vitamins or related substances, used for nutritional or therapeutic purposes