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 32,767,531
Ireland 14,406,666
United States 14,253,887
Austria 11,549,834
Switzerland 9,391,670

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 19,521,063 13,246,468 -6,274,595
Ireland 8,695,425 5,711,241 -2,984,184
United States 9,483,536 4,770,351 -4,713,185
Austria 11,547,449 2,385 -11,545,064
Switzerland 1,130,356 8,261,314 +7,130,958
Belgium 2,291,883 2,257,302 -34,581
France 716,657 3,089,981 +2,373,324
Netherlands 1,443,526 1,852,954 +409,428
Australia 457,440 368,965 -88,475
Canada 355,549 154,194 -201,355

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 £
Denmark 19,844,739
United States 17,676,007
Switzerland 11,247,341
Germany 5,734,484
Italy 5,336,358

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 £
Denmark 11,864,277 7,980,462 -3,883,815
United States 10,658,499 7,017,508 -3,640,991
Switzerland 965,074 10,282,267 +9,317,193
Germany 4,289,293 1,445,191 -2,844,102
Italy 2,311,282 3,025,076 +713,794
France 860,523 2,360,079 +1,499,556
Ireland 1,232,206 385,946 -846,260
Canada 821,571 760,909 -60,662
Japan 1,335,437 194,406 -1,141,031
Austria 478,545 606,951 +128,406

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 6

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 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 7 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 4 +1
Essex 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 1 -2

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 38,386,671
Other 25,586,332
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,303,379
Road transport 7,477,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,403,137

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 20,389,278 17,997,393 -2,391,885
Other 20,180,470 5,405,862 -14,774,608
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,012,379 9,291,000 -6,721,379
Road transport 3,505 7,473,504 +7,469,999
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,762 1,362,375 +1,321,613

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 25,586,332
Dover 22,962,415
London Heathrow Airport 22,152,972
East Midlands Airport 9,866,956
Belfast Port 7,379,932

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 £
000 20,180,470 5,405,862 -14,774,608
Dover 14,549,972 8,412,443 -6,137,529
London Heathrow Airport 12,401,541 9,751,431 -2,650,110
East Midlands Airport 4,337,197 5,529,759 +1,192,562
Belfast Port 67,834 7,312,098 +7,244,264
Belfast Airport 1,218,944 618,870 -600,074
Manchester Airport 932,186 748,643 -183,543
499 25,145 1,515,992 +1,490,847
London Stansted Airport 610,077 877,574 +267,497
Dover / Eurotunnel 804,619 393,719 -410,900

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
34
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
20
Human health activities
14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13
Other manufacturing
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 20
2026-03 21
2026-02 21
2026-01 18

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+ 59
1m-15m 38
15m-54m 11
0-1m 6
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 54,318,971
Sweden 16,932,917
Germany 14,919,664
Japan 12,972,589
Belgium 11,064,855

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 35,584,910 18,734,061 -16,850,849
Sweden 16,917,518 15,399 -16,902,119
Germany 11,445,407 3,474,257 -7,971,150
Japan 8,296,790 4,675,799 -3,620,991
Belgium 5,114,492 5,950,363 +835,871
Ireland 5,357,673 5,465,435 +107,762
China 5,805,382 2,401,909 -3,403,473
Singapore 4,890,757 1,046,045 -3,844,712
Australia 3,866,858 836,453 -3,030,405
Brazil 796,448 3,318,197 +2,521,749

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 £
Nicaragua 2,459,821
United States 1,700,991
XI 928,774
Netherlands 1,981
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 £
Nicaragua 0 2,459,821 +2,459,821
United States 126,282 1,574,709 +1,448,427
XI 889,910 38,864 -851,046
Netherlands 0 1,981 +1,981
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 121,690,943
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,910,219
Other 5,091,713
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 172,108
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 76,203,188 45,487,755 -30,715,433
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,234,050 11,676,169 -26,557,881
Other 1,016,192 4,075,521 +3,059,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,069 19,039 -134,030
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 119,999,479
Dover / Eurotunnel 43,394,953
Holyhead 5,890,409
000 5,091,713
East Midlands Airport 973,992

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 75,513,509 44,485,970 -31,027,539
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,997,518 10,397,435 -22,600,083
Holyhead 4,690,901 1,199,508 -3,491,393
000 1,016,192 4,075,521 +3,059,329
East Midlands Airport 404,027 569,965 +165,938
Harwich 283,000 0 -283,000
Dover 124,026 79,226 -44,800
London Stansted Airport 80,128 112,158 +32,030
Edinburgh Airport 0 178,019 +178,019
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