Import/export HS code 300630: X-ray contrast agents

Special liquids or gels used to make internal body parts visible during X-ray exams

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 £
Ireland 54,774,744
Netherlands 26,564,541
France 19,669,388
Germany 16,802,545
Switzerland 9,486,078

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 £
Ireland 17,717,621 37,057,123 +19,339,502
Netherlands 16,904,452 9,660,089 -7,244,363
France 11,489,588 8,179,800 -3,309,788
Germany 8,312,359 8,490,186 +177,827
Switzerland 5,494,970 3,991,108 -1,503,862
Norway 4,310,849 4,951,736 +640,887
Belgium 3,016,047 3,037,077 +21,030
Japan 1,635,774 1,769,586 +133,812
Italy 1,967,403 1,055,549 -911,854
Hungary 1,127,852 768,230 -359,622

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 £
Ireland 50,481,271
Germany 30,423,036
France 14,583,592
Spain 12,455,505
Italy 10,792,837

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 £
Ireland 15,348,423 35,132,848 +19,784,425
Germany 18,866,301 11,556,735 -7,309,566
France 8,919,262 5,664,330 -3,254,932
Spain 7,360,194 5,095,311 -2,264,883
Italy 5,350,400 5,442,437 +92,037
Norway 4,347,140 5,982,318 +1,635,178
United States 2,332,817 1,418,577 -914,240
Netherlands 2,221,551 1,375,309 -846,242
Japan 1,682,172 1,824,031 +141,859
Switzerland 829,447 1,402,893 +573,446

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
East Central Scotland 2
Essex 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 130,588,052
Air transport 16,196,256
Other 5,202,292
Road transport 2,636,406
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,631,138

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) 58,993,244 71,594,808 +12,601,564
Air transport 10,202,501 5,993,755 -4,208,746
Other 2,371,403 2,830,889 +459,486
Road transport 1,429,345 1,207,061 -222,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 836,696 794,442 -42,254
Rail transport 0 919 +919

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 48,232,705
Dover 42,610,614
Eurotunnel 16,152,051
Harwich 10,454,770
ZLC 9,160,142

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 £
Holyhead 13,473,514 34,759,191 +21,285,677
Dover 22,176,650 20,433,964 -1,742,686
Eurotunnel 9,416,276 6,735,775 -2,680,501
Harwich 6,585,527 3,869,243 -2,716,284
ZLC 4,295,322 4,864,820 +569,498
East Midlands Airport 3,695,409 2,289,857 -1,405,552
000 2,371,403 2,830,889 +459,486
Biggin Hill (London) Airport 4,194,493 786,443 -3,408,050
London Heathrow Airport 1,850,545 2,209,113 +358,568
Hull 2,027,206 262,866 -1,764,340

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
16
Other manufacturing
8
Human health activities
7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 13
2026-03 14
2026-02 13
2026-01 14

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 15
54m+ 15
15m-54m 4
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 £
Netherlands 12,828,790
United States 12,125,502
Switzerland 4,206,045
Germany 1,119,695
Saudi Arabia 645,100

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 5,423,973 7,404,817 +1,980,844
United States 6,007,086 6,118,416 +111,330
Switzerland 1,464,067 2,741,978 +1,277,911
Germany 852,579 267,116 -585,463
Saudi Arabia 167,200 477,900 +310,700
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 329,131 221,440 -107,691
Sweden 131,272 344,008 +212,736
Ireland 196,861 223,036 +26,175
Spain 153,937 223,660 +69,723
Australia 234,320 140,860 -93,460

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 £
Ireland 3,756

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 £
Ireland 0 3,756 +3,756

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 18,943,728
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,597,852
Other 70,021
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,848

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 8,868,245 10,075,483 +1,207,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,885,366 8,712,486 +1,827,120
Other 32,991 37,030 +4,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,235 20,613 +16,378

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Stansted Airport 14,908,140
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,690,012
East Midlands Airport 2,541,772
Dover 1,323,781
London Heathrow Airport 1,188,970

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 Stansted Airport 6,373,206 8,534,934 +2,161,728
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,484,537 8,205,475 +2,720,938
East Midlands Airport 1,772,947 768,825 -1,004,122
Dover 1,219,281 104,500 -1,114,781
London Heathrow Airport 561,404 627,566 +66,162
Immingham Docks 97,864 357,193 +259,329
ZLC 126,737 144,158 +17,421
Holyhead 87,919 63,136 -24,783
000 32,991 37,030 +4,039
Edinburgh Airport 18,758 0 -18,758

Quick facts

HS code: 300630

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

Description: Special liquids or gels used to make internal body parts visible during X-ray exams