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 30,204,082
Netherlands 16,632,113
Germany 10,611,416
Belgium 8,478,128
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 18,306,017 11,898,065 -6,407,952
Netherlands 12,900,370 3,731,743 -9,168,627
Germany 5,267,366 5,344,050 +76,684
Belgium 3,846,411 4,631,717 +785,306
Switzerland 12,779 7,856,622 +7,843,843
India 2,495,067 3,214,638 +719,571
France 2,545,125 1,262,426 -1,282,699
Spain 917,497 1,906,673 +989,176
Australia 0 1,927,416 +1,927,416
Czechia 322,243 428,339 +106,096

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 26,973,424
Netherlands 23,765,370
Germany 14,932,963
Belgium 7,556,493
India 6,516,978

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 18,336,345 8,637,079 -9,699,266
Netherlands 12,696,430 11,068,940 -1,627,490
Germany 5,471,045 9,461,918 +3,990,873
Belgium 3,328,910 4,227,583 +898,673
India 2,893,005 3,623,973 +730,968
Australia 1,247,376 2,528,491 +1,281,115
Spain 1,385,248 1,938,988 +553,740
France 1,091,257 518,457 -572,800
Portugal 421,008 612,255 +191,247
Italy 6,444 225,292 +218,848

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 0 -3
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Kent 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 1 2 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 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) 84,433,754
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,569,806
Air transport 1,629,510

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) 44,324,058 40,109,696 -4,214,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,036,831 2,532,975 +496,144
Air transport 734,753 894,757 +160,004

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 53,290,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,370,055
Eurotunnel 3,385,549
Harwich 2,475,718
Felixstowe 1,724,392

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 24,339,130 28,951,629 +4,612,499
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,006,949 7,363,106 -8,643,843
Eurotunnel 2,091,207 1,294,342 -796,865
Harwich 828,385 1,647,333 +818,948
Felixstowe 387,006 1,337,386 +950,380
London Gateway Port 643,053 1,064,867 +421,814
Killingholme 935,709 0 -935,709
Southampton 612,420 130,722 -481,698
London Heathrow Airport 463,739 276,950 -186,789
Hull 410,757 250,791 -159,966

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
4
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
2026-05 11
2026-04 16
2026-03 15
2026-02 16
2026-01 11

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+ 31
1m-15m 7
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 £
Malaysia 1,863,948
New Zealand 1,837,928
Australia 603,339
United States 484,959
Netherlands 181,285

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 £
Malaysia 183,230 1,680,718 +1,497,488
New Zealand 985,315 852,613 -132,702
Australia 148,655 454,684 +306,029
United States 380,245 104,714 -275,531
Netherlands 88,177 93,108 +4,931
Belgium 152,406 20,843 -131,563
Canada 76,355 8,848 -67,507
France 7,497 73,732 +66,235
Bahamas 20,056 9,171 -10,885
Bermuda 27,088 0 -27,088

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 4,690,271
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 478,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,980
Other 6,116

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 1,601,031 3,089,240 +1,488,209
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 282,809 195,356 -87,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 260,762 50,218 -210,544
Other 1,798 4,318 +2,520

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 4,673,901
Dover / Eurotunnel 319,438
London Gateway Port 260,762
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 1,587,584 3,086,317 +1,498,733
Dover / Eurotunnel 212,671 106,767 -105,904
London Gateway Port 260,762 0 -260,762
Immingham Docks 52,227 78,898 +26,671
Southampton 0 50,218 +50,218
Harwich 14,715 9,691 -5,024
East Midlands Airport 8,740 2,923 -5,817
000 1,798 4,318 +2,520
Manchester Airport 3,817 0 -3,817
Eurotunnel 3,196 0 -3,196

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