Import/export HS code 300490: Various medicines not listed elsewhere

Medicines not covered by other codes, used for various medical treatments

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Germany 2,888,462,404
Belgium 2,445,652,445
United States 2,379,030,517
Netherlands 2,131,246,534
Ireland 1,671,234,312

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 1,308,487,008 1,579,975,396 +271,488,388
Belgium 1,257,184,947 1,188,467,498 -68,717,449
United States 1,282,885,834 1,096,144,683 -186,741,151
Netherlands 1,097,051,820 1,034,194,714 -62,857,106
Ireland 877,623,974 793,610,338 -84,013,636
Switzerland 702,793,553 780,661,479 +77,867,926
France 542,819,238 619,208,693 +76,389,455
India 566,536,277 550,184,883 -16,351,394
Spain 416,034,184 366,576,227 -49,457,957
Sweden 194,895,569 214,089,066 +19,193,497

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 £
United States 3,688,004,738
Germany 3,098,726,629
Ireland 1,462,657,991
India 1,330,422,481
France 1,126,899,458

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 £
United States 1,719,423,612 1,968,581,126 +249,157,514
Germany 1,437,282,436 1,661,444,193 +224,161,757
Ireland 712,126,718 750,531,273 +38,404,555
India 678,764,686 651,657,795 -27,106,891
France 549,455,339 577,444,119 +27,988,780
Switzerland 470,244,765 422,313,862 -47,930,903
Italy 373,784,142 377,731,616 +3,947,474
Spain 361,356,616 360,984,397 -372,219
Singapore 462,063,056 143,983,937 -318,079,119
Sweden 234,998,970 235,721,253 +722,283

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 70
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 68
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 56
Outer London - West and North West 49
Surrey, East and West Sussex 43

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 50 53 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52 54 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 48 44 -4
Outer London - West and North West 38 40 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 33 27 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 26 23 -3
Inner London - East 25 23 -2
Greater Manchester 22 17 -5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 18 20 +2
Kent 20 17 -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) 13,339,633,854
Air transport 3,580,502,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,312,161,597
Other 1,114,157,679
Road transport 95,686,812

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) 6,504,599,262 6,835,034,592 +330,435,330
Air transport 1,906,550,426 1,673,951,706 -232,598,720
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 621,363,906 690,797,691 +69,433,785
Other 628,275,243 485,882,436 -142,392,807
Road transport 43,111,248 52,575,564 +9,464,316
Rail transport 248,890 1,850,159 +1,601,269

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,755,296,621
London Heathrow Airport 2,567,576,482
Eurotunnel 2,031,677,421
000 1,114,157,679
Immingham Docks 972,574,023

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 3,154,016,186 3,601,280,435 +447,264,249
London Heathrow Airport 1,382,527,058 1,185,049,424 -197,477,634
Eurotunnel 1,036,962,068 994,715,353 -42,246,715
000 628,275,243 485,882,436 -142,392,807
Immingham Docks 47,316,744 925,257,279 +877,940,535
Killingholme 945,549,122 1,293,763 -944,255,359
Dover / Eurotunnel 469,936,053 429,496,783 -40,439,270
Harwich 315,624,379 359,146,272 +43,521,893
East Midlands Airport 211,194,930 220,375,830 +9,180,900
Holyhead 211,491,218 209,822,747 -1,668,471

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 312
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 120
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 105
Human health activities 67
Scientific research and development 53

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 254
2026-03 247
2026-02 251
2026-01 244
2025-12 244

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
1m-15m 292
54m+ 281
0-1m 112
15m-54m 81
Other 49

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 3,889,315,475
Germany 3,604,848,745
Belgium 3,597,242,739
Ireland 2,151,544,259
China 951,098,246

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 2,086,789,597 1,802,525,878 -284,263,719
Germany 1,672,996,399 1,931,852,346 +258,855,947
Belgium 1,955,757,504 1,641,485,235 -314,272,269
Ireland 1,284,907,974 866,636,285 -418,271,689
China 526,394,577 424,703,669 -101,690,908
France 331,573,505 408,498,094 +76,924,589
Japan 272,530,928 329,852,164 +57,321,236
Netherlands 298,330,855 304,048,591 +5,717,736
United Arab Emirates 365,017,890 120,823,495 -244,194,395
Brazil 278,682,060 205,441,724 -73,240,336

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 2,070,967,110
Ireland 1,389,985,228
XI 980,404,750
Spain 264,137,551
Switzerland 258,295,316

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 1,257,070,354 813,896,756 -443,173,598
Ireland 944,756,333 445,228,895 -499,527,438
XI 147,906,310 832,498,440 +684,592,130
Spain 81,752,914 182,384,637 +100,631,723
Switzerland 122,445,576 135,849,740 +13,404,164
United States 60,139,176 92,290,144 +32,150,968
Greece 17,374,813 3,949,982 -13,424,831
France 11,237,081 5,826,314 -5,410,767
Bulgaria 4,328,295 4,157,418 -170,877
Italy 1,791,383 6,093,878 +4,302,495

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 7,961,447,991
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,688,642,133
Other 5,684,458,057
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,287,008,122
Rail transport 32,642,057

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 4,233,208,934 3,728,239,057 -504,969,877
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,600,486,774 3,088,155,359 -512,331,415
Other 2,850,575,248 2,833,882,809 -16,692,439
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,330,629,103 956,379,019 -374,250,084
Rail transport 30,314,574 2,327,483 -27,987,091
Road transport 118,213 22,145 -96,068

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 6,391,516,815
000 5,684,458,057
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,531,851,601
Immingham Docks 1,324,795,751
London Gateway Port 944,991,896

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 3,400,853,038 2,990,663,777 -410,189,261
000 2,850,575,248 2,833,882,809 -16,692,439
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,569,841,579 1,962,010,022 -607,831,557
Immingham Docks 644,431,687 680,364,064 +35,932,377
London Gateway Port 688,790,825 256,201,071 -432,589,754
Manchester Airport 458,753,241 427,060,997 -31,692,244
Southampton 232,059,564 305,241,367 +73,181,803
Newcastle Airport 281,363,362 188,267,745 -93,095,617
Felixstowe 214,471,861 226,878,117 +12,406,256
Holyhead 179,780,913 200,078,038 +20,297,125

Quick facts

HS code: 300490

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

Description: Medicines not covered by other codes, used for various medical treatments