Import/export HS code 30059050: Various medical articles

Medical items not listed in specific codes, such as surgical pads or wraps

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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 £
Netherlands 32,839,260
China 25,249,359
France 15,053,777
Belgium 13,378,154
Germany 10,523,028

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 15,710,681 17,128,579 +1,417,898
China 14,531,712 10,717,647 -3,814,065
France 8,045,016 7,008,761 -1,036,255
Belgium 7,145,873 6,232,281 -913,592
Germany 5,774,054 4,748,974 -1,025,080
Czechia 4,740,440 3,364,985 -1,375,455
Thailand 3,186,955 2,262,438 -924,517
Ireland 1,257,231 1,885,027 +627,796
Austria 2,032,885 1,043,573 -989,312
Poland 809,043 1,263,553 +454,510

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 35,476,059
France 13,186,779
United States 11,291,279
Germany 10,638,741
Czechia 8,350,010

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 20,030,478 15,445,581 -4,584,897
France 6,685,245 6,501,534 -183,711
United States 3,714,022 7,577,257 +3,863,235
Germany 6,245,845 4,392,896 -1,852,949
Czechia 4,891,735 3,458,275 -1,433,460
United Kingdom 3,876,308 3,856,350 -19,958
Thailand 3,881,471 2,879,674 -1,001,797
Belgium 3,252,093 2,797,673 -454,420
Netherlands 2,333,030 2,081,022 -252,008
Poland 1,539,331 2,687,667 +1,148,336

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 9
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7

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
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Essex 3 2 -1

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) 75,633,106
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,120,783
Air transport 15,540,074
Other 3,269,577
Road transport 8,492

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) 41,323,128 34,309,978 -7,013,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,014,071 14,106,712 -5,907,359
Air transport 6,206,237 9,333,837 +3,127,600
Other 1,593,251 1,676,326 +83,075
Road transport 3,362 5,130 +1,768

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 25,583,483
Felixstowe 25,495,139
Harwich 15,378,425
Southampton 9,571,935
Purfleet 8,250,964

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 14,168,942 11,414,541 -2,754,401
Felixstowe 13,587,287 11,907,852 -1,679,435
Harwich 9,402,590 5,975,835 -3,426,755
Southampton 5,557,961 4,013,974 -1,543,987
Purfleet 3,926,060 4,324,904 +398,844
East Midlands Airport 2,554,288 5,167,699 +2,613,411
London 4,120,466 2,156,560 -1,963,906
Eurotunnel 3,513,755 2,009,368 -1,504,387
London Stansted Airport 1,035,056 2,910,332 +1,875,276
000 1,593,251 1,676,326 +83,075

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 45
Other manufacturing 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Human health activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 47
2025-10 43
2025-09 43
2025-08 43

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 46
54m+ 38
15m-54m 14
Other 8
0-1m 4

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 105,036,452
Germany 38,316,742
Finland 26,165,622
United States 13,646,865
Dominican Republic 7,302,165

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 62,015,442 43,021,010 -18,994,432
Germany 21,193,496 17,123,246 -4,070,250
Finland 14,650,200 11,515,422 -3,134,778
United States 7,122,337 6,524,528 -597,809
Dominican Republic 4,128,572 3,173,593 -954,979
Ireland 1,917,904 1,700,725 -217,179
Belgium 1,955,567 1,207,581 -747,986
Malaysia 1,559,813 1,120,926 -438,887
Australia 937,720 621,338 -316,382
France 1,191,402 237,790 -953,612

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 £
China 5,896
Denmark 1,933
Ireland 1,512
France 790
United States 458

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 £
China 3,884 2,012 -1,872
Denmark 1,933 0 -1,933
Ireland 1,512 0 -1,512
France 790 0 -790
United States 375 83 -292
Switzerland 311 0 -311
Turkey 186 0 -186
Germany 160 0 -160
Sweden 93 0 -93

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) 137,762,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 67,581,371
Air transport 6,791,688
Other 13,557
Road transport 5,161

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) 66,131,434 71,630,601 +5,499,167
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,759,425 15,821,946 -35,937,479
Air transport 3,973,920 2,817,768 -1,156,152
Other 10,797 2,760 -8,037
Road transport 5,161 0 -5,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 129,956,825
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,601,429
London Gateway Port 11,985,252
Liverpool Docks 5,429,314
London Heathrow Airport 5,095,049

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 75,592,730 54,364,095 -21,228,635
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,686,563 18,914,866 -6,771,697
London Gateway Port 7,128,186 4,857,066 -2,271,120
Liverpool Docks 2,687,335 2,741,979 +54,644
London Heathrow Airport 2,936,456 2,158,593 -777,863
Southampton 1,329,909 3,342,887 +2,012,978
Felixstowe 2,110,896 551,116 -1,559,780
Holyhead 850,292 950,189 +99,897
London 537,477 1,144,303 +606,826
Hull 940,211 0 -940,211

Quick facts

HS code: 30059050

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

Description: Medical items not listed in specific codes, such as surgical pads or wraps