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 35,432,637
Ireland 23,431,780
United States 14,251,057
Austria 11,551,525
Belgium 4,688,430

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 19,197,679 16,234,958 -2,962,721
Ireland 17,219,709 6,212,071 -11,007,638
United States 8,227,880 6,023,177 -2,204,703
Austria 11,549,140 2,385 -11,546,755
Belgium 2,364,201 2,324,229 -39,972
Netherlands 1,718,095 2,260,128 +542,033
France 714,189 2,953,722 +2,239,533
Switzerland 1,148,921 966,255 -182,666
Australia 409,023 344,062 -64,961
Canada 296,079 388,003 +91,924

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 25,388,210
Denmark 20,906,544
Germany 6,952,669
Italy 4,788,638
Switzerland 3,926,553

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 17,767,521 7,620,689 -10,146,832
Denmark 9,705,928 11,200,616 +1,494,688
Germany 5,507,559 1,445,110 -4,062,449
Italy 2,117,936 2,670,702 +552,766
Switzerland 1,176,134 2,750,419 +1,574,285
France 910,473 2,378,818 +1,468,345
Ireland 644,841 1,172,063 +527,222
Canada 801,837 960,002 +158,165
Japan 1,398,408 325,103 -1,073,305
Austria 544,762 574,678 +29,916

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 9
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7
Inner London - East 7

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 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 8 6 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 5 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 1 4 +3
Essex 1 3 +2
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 3 +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 46,610,658
Other 27,567,409
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,093,465
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,408,376
Road transport 196,533

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 27,241,932 19,368,726 -7,873,206
Other 21,578,531 5,988,878 -15,589,653
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,731,184 12,362,281 -2,368,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,663 1,245,713 +1,083,050
Road transport 3,505 193,028 +189,523

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 30,173,236
000 27,567,409
Dover 24,557,415
East Midlands Airport 10,109,155
Manchester Airport 1,775,028

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 19,214,499 10,958,737 -8,255,762
000 21,578,531 5,988,878 -15,589,653
Dover 12,996,932 11,560,483 -1,436,449
East Midlands Airport 4,927,808 5,181,347 +253,539
Manchester Airport 691,112 1,083,916 +392,804
Belfast Airport 1,160,204 577,349 -582,855
London Stansted Airport 548,315 935,961 +387,646
499 25,145 1,359,057 +1,333,912
Dover / Eurotunnel 824,810 323,089 -501,721
Eurotunnel 639,063 319,110 -319,953

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
Other manufacturing 14
Human health activities 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 20
2026-03 21
2026-02 21
2026-01 18
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+ 59
1m-15m 38
15m-54m 12
0-1m 6
Other 6

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 56,935,265
Sweden 16,939,935
Germany 14,347,634
Japan 13,462,514
Ireland 10,942,578

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 26,807,104 30,128,161 +3,321,057
Sweden 16,934,731 5,204 -16,929,527
Germany 9,879,145 4,468,489 -5,410,656
Japan 7,802,507 5,660,007 -2,142,500
Ireland 5,501,767 5,440,811 -60,956
Belgium 3,958,547 5,020,722 +1,062,175
China 5,766,804 2,561,850 -3,204,954
Singapore 5,367,879 1,008,168 -4,359,711
Australia 3,330,939 1,506,701 -1,824,238
Switzerland 1,871,485 2,395,699 +524,214

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 2,267,034
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 2,267,034 +2,267,034
United States 107,014 1,593,977 +1,486,963
XI 711,971 216,803 -495,168
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 126,173,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,026,119
Other 4,898,926
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 65,523,176 60,650,130 -4,873,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,047,718 11,978,401 -24,069,317
Other 818,985 4,079,941 +3,260,956
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 124,482,868
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,021,832
Holyhead 6,201,529
000 4,898,926
East Midlands Airport 970,794

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 64,784,424 59,698,444 -5,085,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,550,522 10,471,310 -20,079,212
Holyhead 4,922,212 1,279,317 -3,642,895
000 818,985 4,079,941 +3,260,956
East Midlands Airport 450,362 520,432 +70,070
Dover 236,396 144,757 -91,639
Harwich 283,000 0 -283,000
London Stansted Airport 79,142 111,592 +32,450
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