Import/export HS code 300660: Hormonal contraceptives

Birth control products made with hormones or spermicides to prevent pregnancy

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 £
Hungary 33,905,065
Netherlands 17,069,516
Germany 11,112,552
Belgium 9,103,939
Switzerland 7,869,401

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 £
Hungary 19,814,757 14,090,308 -5,724,449
Netherlands 11,707,904 5,361,612 -6,346,292
Germany 4,816,977 6,295,575 +1,478,598
Belgium 4,237,712 4,866,227 +628,515
Switzerland 12,779 7,856,622 +7,843,843
India 2,534,070 3,322,396 +788,326
France 2,628,882 1,190,362 -1,438,520
Spain 842,693 2,172,827 +1,330,134
Australia 1,460 1,927,416 +1,925,956
Portugal 321,174 499,762 +178,588

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 £
Hungary 30,403,907
Netherlands 24,200,289
Germany 15,704,599
Belgium 8,005,650
India 6,829,481

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 £
Hungary 19,574,585 10,829,322 -8,745,263
Netherlands 11,534,190 12,666,099 +1,131,909
Germany 5,397,051 10,307,548 +4,910,497
Belgium 3,543,557 4,462,093 +918,536
India 3,096,816 3,732,665 +635,849
Australia 1,434,175 2,261,338 +827,163
Spain 1,150,608 2,364,978 +1,214,370
France 1,164,571 531,733 -632,838
Portugal 500,924 646,000 +145,076
Italy 2,126 202,941 +200,815

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 5 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Kent 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 0 2 +2

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) 89,954,769
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,710,212
Air transport 1,644,489

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) 44,679,777 45,274,992 +595,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,114,193 2,596,019 +481,826
Air transport 663,219 981,270 +318,051

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 56,948,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,374,830
Eurotunnel 3,435,508
Harwich 3,163,457
London Gateway Port 1,959,059

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 25,030,349 31,918,001 +6,887,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,069,009 9,305,821 -5,763,188
Eurotunnel 1,940,779 1,494,729 -446,050
Harwich 1,442,664 1,720,793 +278,129
London Gateway Port 891,144 1,067,915 +176,771
Felixstowe 387,006 1,189,232 +802,226
Killingholme 1,114,498 0 -1,114,498
Southampton 464,520 308,879 -155,641
London Heathrow Airport 428,165 258,833 -169,332
Hull 407,426 254,122 -153,304

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 32
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2
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
2026-04 16
2026-03 15
2026-02 16
2026-01 11
2025-12 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
54m+ 33
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 5
0-1m 2
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 £
New Zealand 1,973,048
Malaysia 1,659,517
United States 967,067
Australia 671,110
Belgium 188,266

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 £
New Zealand 1,215,062 757,986 -457,076
Malaysia 80,579 1,578,938 +1,498,359
United States 693,930 273,137 -420,793
Australia 186,156 484,954 +298,798
Belgium 150,747 37,519 -113,228
Netherlands 65,285 121,963 +56,678
Canada 113,193 8,848 -104,345
France 7,497 73,732 +66,235
Switzerland 34,626 0 -34,626
Bermuda 34,542 0 -34,542

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 4,923,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 632,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 519,235
Other 7,380

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 1,929,851 2,993,354 +1,063,503
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 478,951 153,963 -324,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 277,160 242,075 -35,085
Other 4,674 2,706 -1,968

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,906,171
London Gateway Port 582,696
Dover / Eurotunnel 360,508
Immingham Docks 131,125
Southampton 50,218

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 1,914,629 2,991,542 +1,076,913
London Gateway Port 478,951 103,745 -375,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 235,877 124,631 -111,246
Immingham Docks 24,970 106,155 +81,185
Southampton 0 50,218 +50,218
Harwich 14,715 9,691 -5,024
East Midlands Airport 8,740 1,812 -6,928
000 4,674 2,706 -1,968
Manchester Airport 3,817 0 -3,817
Eurotunnel 1,598 1,598 +0

Quick facts

HS code: 300660

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

Description: Birth control products made with hormones or spermicides to prevent pregnancy