Import/export HS code 300510: Adhesive medical dressings

Medical dressings with adhesive layers, such as sticky plasters or wound covers

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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 £
China 89,624,110
Netherlands 52,890,025
France 28,948,440
Germany 27,849,071
Belgium 25,486,461

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 £
China 47,153,396 42,470,714 -4,682,682
Netherlands 32,840,242 20,049,783 -12,790,459
France 16,721,533 12,226,907 -4,494,626
Germany 12,370,453 15,478,618 +3,108,165
Belgium 13,150,533 12,335,928 -814,605
Hungary 8,019,526 13,967,829 +5,948,303
Spain 9,076,583 8,752,353 -324,230
South Korea 6,671,768 7,202,368 +530,600
Denmark 9,723,182 3,643,815 -6,079,367
United States 4,732,011 6,614,000 +1,881,989

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 £
China 112,559,539
Hungary 43,546,911
Germany 24,552,598
United States 23,309,415
Finland 16,387,936

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 £
China 56,980,373 55,579,166 -1,401,207
Hungary 21,885,308 21,661,603 -223,705
Germany 14,270,249 10,282,349 -3,987,900
United States 11,474,732 11,834,683 +359,951
Finland 7,991,248 8,396,688 +405,440
Spain 7,823,862 7,060,308 -763,554
South Korea 7,278,397 7,402,712 +124,315
France 4,852,509 5,933,250 +1,080,741
Czechia 3,447,773 3,554,933 +107,160
Sweden 3,128,153 3,730,685 +602,532

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 14
Greater Manchester 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - West 11

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 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 8 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 7 3 -4

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) 177,218,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,232,119
Other 27,060,160
Air transport 21,044,363
Road transport 257,865

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) 88,073,341 89,145,383 +1,072,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,549,009 59,683,110 -865,899
Other 19,821,065 7,239,095 -12,581,970
Air transport 11,573,578 9,470,785 -2,102,793
Road transport 107,951 149,914 +41,963

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 52,004,615
Southampton 49,488,035
London 37,584,687
London Gateway Port 32,301,051
Felixstowe 31,678,446

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 27,805,814 24,198,801 -3,607,013
Southampton 31,461,204 18,026,831 -13,434,373
London 20,715,726 16,868,961 -3,846,765
London Gateway Port 6,764,071 25,536,980 +18,772,909
Felixstowe 15,942,088 15,736,358 -205,730
000 19,821,065 7,239,095 -12,581,970
Harwich 19,676,120 7,251,075 -12,425,045
Immingham Docks 3,676,004 12,774,274 +9,098,270
Purfleet 6,386,739 9,813,347 +3,426,608
Eurotunnel 5,766,762 7,571,271 +1,804,509

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
100
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
40
Other manufacturing
19
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
15
Human health activities
12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 52
2026-04 50
2026-03 53
2026-02 53
2026-01 60

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 77
54m+ 71
15m-54m 27
0-1m 20
Other 11

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 £
Netherlands 106,293,730
United States 81,815,850
Spain 23,587,216
China 22,889,845
Ireland 16,379,817

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 £
Netherlands 58,194,825 48,098,905 -10,095,920
United States 41,974,130 39,841,720 -2,132,410
Spain 14,398,043 9,189,173 -5,208,870
China 11,371,526 11,518,319 +146,793
Ireland 8,225,226 8,154,591 -70,635
Germany 7,811,150 8,041,987 +230,837
Poland 1,561,562 12,902,219 +11,340,657
Saudi Arabia 6,659,952 3,128,519 -3,531,433
Singapore 4,103,374 4,174,375 +71,001
Australia 4,251,056 2,227,419 -2,023,637

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 £
Switzerland 523,694
United States 301,820
France 210,555
Ireland 194,171
Finland 149,197

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 £
Switzerland 283,458 240,236 -43,222
United States 222,270 79,550 -142,720
France 108,689 101,866 -6,823
Ireland 112,483 81,688 -30,795
Finland 69,506 79,691 +10,185
Germany 88,238 45,345 -42,893
Thailand 50,651 13,431 -37,220
Sweden 23,542 14,544 -8,998
China 25,420 8,537 -16,883
Spain 18,622 11,495 -7,127

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) 194,836,512
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 115,865,697
Air transport 72,463,861
Other 1,956,223
Rail transport 11,190

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) 95,443,342 99,393,170 +3,949,828
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,443,822 54,421,875 -7,021,947
Air transport 34,445,607 38,018,254 +3,572,647
Other 1,165,375 790,848 -374,527
Rail transport 11,190 0 -11,190
Road transport 2,540 0 -2,540

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 93,208,279
Dover / Eurotunnel 69,037,221
London Heathrow Airport 49,030,921
Liverpool Docks 41,425,802
London Gateway Port 34,312,986

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 48,106,920 45,101,359 -3,005,561
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,014,136 38,023,085 +7,008,949
London Heathrow Airport 19,703,619 29,327,302 +9,623,683
Liverpool Docks 18,911,208 22,514,594 +3,603,386
London Gateway Port 25,109,412 9,203,574 -15,905,838
Southampton 6,315,060 16,807,426 +10,492,366
Felixstowe 11,516,615 8,863,385 -2,653,230
Manchester Airport 12,036,846 5,093,840 -6,943,006
Portsmouth 9,299,443 5,782,396 -3,517,047
Holyhead 2,053,953 2,767,143 +713,190

Quick facts

HS code: 300510

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

Description: Medical dressings with adhesive layers, such as sticky plasters or wound covers