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 31,690,619
Netherlands 16,834,253
Germany 10,611,416
Belgium 8,572,219
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 16,986,380 14,704,239 -2,282,141
Netherlands 13,096,542 3,737,711 -9,358,831
Germany 4,753,799 5,857,617 +1,103,818
Belgium 3,940,502 4,631,717 +691,215
Switzerland 12,779 7,856,622 +7,843,843
India 2,768,035 3,234,239 +466,204
France 2,632,984 1,442,360 -1,190,624
Spain 801,488 2,087,343 +1,285,855
Australia 0 1,927,416 +1,927,416
Portugal 234,270 534,502 +300,232

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 28,459,961
Netherlands 23,956,411
Germany 14,932,963
Belgium 7,556,493
India 6,892,726

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 17,016,708 11,443,253 -5,573,455
Netherlands 12,887,471 11,068,940 -1,818,531
Germany 4,957,478 9,975,485 +5,018,007
Belgium 3,328,910 4,227,583 +898,673
India 3,249,152 3,643,574 +394,422
Australia 1,432,715 2,528,491 +1,095,776
Spain 1,094,767 2,294,130 +1,199,363
France 1,176,593 524,077 -652,516
Portugal 452,180 623,698 +171,518
Italy 2,126 229,610 +227,484

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) 86,580,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,851,202
Air transport 1,640,683

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) 42,771,387 43,809,225 +1,037,838
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,318,227 2,532,975 +214,748
Air transport 678,087 962,596 +284,509

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 55,133,709
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,546,192
Eurotunnel 3,385,549
Harwich 2,475,718
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 22,713,779 32,419,930 +9,706,151
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,183,086 7,363,106 -8,819,980
Eurotunnel 1,961,668 1,423,881 -537,787
Harwich 732,664 1,743,054 +1,010,390
London Gateway Port 894,192 1,064,867 +170,675
Felixstowe 387,006 1,337,386 +950,380
Killingholme 1,063,480 0 -1,063,480
Southampton 642,677 130,722 -511,955
London Heathrow Airport 463,739 276,950 -186,789
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
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 £
New Zealand 2,056,759
Malaysia 1,863,948
United States 855,904
Australia 648,178
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 1,204,146 852,613 -351,533
Malaysia 183,230 1,680,718 +1,497,488
United States 581,656 274,248 -307,408
Australia 193,494 454,684 +261,190
Belgium 150,747 37,519 -113,228
Netherlands 94,140 93,108 -1,032
Canada 113,193 8,848 -104,345
France 7,497 73,732 +66,235
Switzerland 34,626 0 -34,626
Bahamas 22,513 9,171 -13,342

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 5,061,330
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 632,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 518,145
Other 6,137

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 1,900,526 3,160,804 +1,260,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 478,951 153,963 -324,988
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 304,925 213,220 -91,705
Other 1,819 4,318 +2,499

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 5,044,960
London Gateway Port 582,696
Dover / Eurotunnel 359,418
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 1,887,079 3,157,881 +1,270,802
London Gateway Port 478,951 103,745 -375,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 234,787 124,631 -110,156
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 1,819 4,318 +2,499
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