Import/export HS code 30061010: Sterile surgical catgut

A type of sterile suture made from natural materials, used for stitching wounds in surgeries

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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 £
United States 4,031,457
Netherlands 1,994,865
Germany 1,481,245
India 548,120
Belgium 472,078

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 £
United States 2,143,853 1,887,604 -256,249
Netherlands 633,623 1,361,242 +727,619
Germany 1,044,388 436,857 -607,531
India 244,787 303,333 +58,546
Belgium 219,954 252,124 +32,170
South Korea 238,321 125,268 -113,053
Italy 98,834 76,153 -22,681
Ireland 38,196 64,684 +26,488
Spain 40,208 57,407 +17,199
Poland 25,083 20,181 -4,902

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 5,603,268
Mexico 1,486,309
Israel 629,120
India 545,260
South Korea 369,502

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 2,870,124 2,733,144 -136,980
Mexico 1,065,922 420,387 -645,535
Israel 0 629,120 +629,120
India 241,927 303,333 +61,406
South Korea 238,321 131,181 -107,140
Italy 98,856 100,306 +1,450
Spain 40,208 57,407 +17,199
Greece 38,419 56,878 +18,459
Germany 4,391 73,400 +69,009
Costa Rica 4,688 46,719 +42,031

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 6
Inner London - West 4
Greater Manchester 3
West Yorkshire 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 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 £
Air transport 5,525,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,529,389
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 279,422
Other 84,742

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 £
Air transport 2,866,812 2,658,192 -208,620
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,699,508 1,829,881 +130,373
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,913 116,509 -46,404
Other 66,881 17,861 -49,020

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 3,527,854
Eurotunnel 2,603,211
London Stansted Airport 675,348
East Midlands Airport 575,449
London Heathrow Airport 535,156

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 £
Manchester Airport 1,826,601 1,701,253 -125,348
Eurotunnel 1,412,629 1,190,582 -222,047
London Stansted Airport 304,682 370,666 +65,984
East Midlands Airport 255,341 320,108 +64,767
London Heathrow Airport 393,476 141,680 -251,796
Dover 53,644 461,451 +407,807
London Gateway Port 98,987 77,143 -21,844
Hull 175,725 0 -175,725
Leeds Bradford Airport 74,352 98,173 +23,821
Killingholme 21,018 71,092 +50,074

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 14
Human health activities 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 9
2025-10 13
2025-09 9
2025-08 9

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+ 14
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 6
0-1m 3
Other 1

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 3,594,286
Singapore 362,417
South Korea 310,212
Belgium 109,888
France 105,721

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 1,841,374 1,752,912 -88,462
Singapore 357,494 4,923 -352,571
South Korea 200,402 109,810 -90,592
Belgium 0 109,888 +109,888
France 18,140 87,581 +69,441
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 84,655 +84,655
Ghana 75,219 0 -75,219
Australia 57,218 10,974 -46,244
Ireland 20,653 26,085 +5,432
Bermuda 33,682 0 -33,682

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 £
XI 6,279
Belgium 3,357
South Korea 109

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 £
XI 6,279 0 -6,279
Belgium 2,231 1,126 -1,105
South Korea 64 45 -19

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 4,088,257
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 759,816
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 107,496
Other 16,732
Road transport 971

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 2,254,224 1,834,033 -420,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 480,038 279,778 -200,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,648 104,848 +102,200
Other 13,774 2,958 -10,816
Road transport 971 0 -971

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Glasgow Airport 2,230,922
London Heathrow Airport 762,067
Southampton 683,163
East Midlands Airport 464,332
London Stansted Airport 394,129

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 £
Glasgow Airport 1,098,919 1,132,003 +33,084
London Heathrow Airport 439,982 322,085 -117,897
Southampton 404,819 278,344 -126,475
East Midlands Airport 283,897 180,435 -103,462
London Stansted Airport 393,206 923 -392,283
ZLC 37,688 113,932 +76,244
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 91,178 +91,178
Manchester Airport 0 84,655 +84,655
London Gateway Port 75,219 0 -75,219
000 13,774 2,958 -10,816

Quick facts

HS code: 30061010

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

Description: A type of sterile suture made from natural materials, used for stitching wounds in surgeries