Import/export HS code 300693: Clinical trial kits

Placebos or test kits used in medical research studies, prepared in specific doses

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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 £
Germany 31,864,905
Ireland 27,327,426
United States 16,983,345
Austria 11,551,189
Belgium 4,260,459

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 £
Germany 17,852,691 14,012,214 -3,840,477
Ireland 19,740,471 7,586,955 -12,153,516
United States 10,123,672 6,859,673 -3,263,999
Austria 236,069 11,315,120 +11,079,051
Belgium 2,342,671 1,917,788 -424,883
Netherlands 1,829,268 1,773,995 -55,273
Switzerland 674,589 1,287,753 +613,164
France 652,237 978,130 +325,893
Australia 358,741 297,521 -61,220
Canada 283,977 349,212 +65,235

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 31,910,383
Denmark 18,180,378
Germany 7,100,113
Italy 4,035,041
Switzerland 2,874,400

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 24,168,619 7,741,764 -16,426,855
Denmark 7,935,868 10,244,510 +2,308,642
Germany 5,665,045 1,435,068 -4,229,977
Italy 1,532,493 2,502,548 +970,055
Switzerland 1,328,712 1,545,688 +216,976
Japan 1,372,988 406,794 -966,194
Ireland 560,789 1,161,572 +600,783
France 822,186 787,995 -34,191
Canada 794,022 782,068 -11,954
Netherlands 255,102 673,023 +417,921

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 11
Inner London - West 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8
Inner London - East 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 1 5 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 0 5 +5
Essex 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +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 49,542,954
Other 27,291,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,415,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 655,085
Road transport 169,886

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 33,634,097 15,908,857 -17,725,240
Other 8,632,397 18,658,658 +10,026,261
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,359,526 12,056,360 -303,166
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,663 492,422 +329,759
Road transport 3,505 166,381 +162,876

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 35,612,717
000 27,291,055
Dover 21,928,353
East Midlands Airport 8,643,961
Manchester Airport 1,669,818

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 26,655,986 8,956,731 -17,699,255
000 8,632,397 18,658,658 +10,026,261
Dover 10,912,435 11,015,918 +103,483
East Midlands Airport 5,078,170 3,565,791 -1,512,379
Manchester Airport 693,761 976,057 +282,296
Belfast Airport 104,453 1,404,838 +1,300,385
Dover / Eurotunnel 539,885 611,396 +71,511
London Stansted Airport 425,935 524,538 +98,603
Eurotunnel 636,827 278,950 -357,877
Glasgow Airport 352,447 302,578 -49,869

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 31
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 18
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12
Other manufacturing 12
Human health activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 18
2025-11 13
2025-10 20
2025-09 11
2025-08 16

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+ 51
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5
Other 5

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 54,574,639
Sweden 16,948,932
Japan 14,092,869
Germany 13,841,095
Ireland 10,286,681

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 23,561,149 31,013,490 +7,452,341
Sweden 32,210 16,916,722 +16,884,512
Japan 9,489,643 4,603,226 -4,886,417
Germany 5,242,703 8,598,392 +3,355,689
Ireland 3,502,289 6,784,392 +3,282,103
Belgium 4,400,673 5,359,874 +959,201
China 6,553,251 2,750,121 -3,803,130
Singapore 5,089,724 1,199,327 -3,890,397
Australia 3,601,274 1,652,417 -1,948,857
Switzerland 2,060,822 2,137,072 +76,250

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 £
United States 1,697,087
XI 1,420,814
Nicaragua 1,291,379
Germany 146

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 £
United States 97,404 1,599,683 +1,502,279
XI 273,562 1,147,252 +873,690
Nicaragua 0 1,291,379 +1,291,379
Germany 0 146 +146

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 123,526,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,634,597
Other 4,409,426
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,069
Rail transport 13,705

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 65,552,953 57,973,055 -7,579,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,471,307 35,163,290 +21,691,983
Other 370,966 4,038,460 +3,667,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 114,876 38,193 -76,683
Rail transport 13,705 0 -13,705

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 122,000,655
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,597,467
Holyhead 6,089,724
000 4,409,426
Dover 1,525,801

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 64,978,526 57,022,129 -7,956,397
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,737,850 31,859,617 +23,121,767
Holyhead 2,991,164 3,098,560 +107,396
000 370,966 4,038,460 +3,667,494
Dover 1,403,705 122,096 -1,281,609
East Midlands Airport 294,982 534,407 +239,425
Harwich 283,000 0 -283,000
Edinburgh Airport 0 178,019 +178,019
London Stansted Airport 77,968 89,365 +11,397
Belfast Airport 160,287 0 -160,287

Quick facts

HS code: 300693

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

Description: Placebos or test kits used in medical research studies, prepared in specific doses