Import/export HS code 90183110: Plastic syringes

Syringes made of plastic, commonly used for single-use medical applications

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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 £
Finland 52,033,533
China 36,773,129
Belgium 26,858,259
Germany 25,251,731
United States 22,078,014

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 £
Finland 27,020,529 25,013,004 -2,007,525
China 21,713,505 15,059,624 -6,653,881
Belgium 13,427,977 13,430,282 +2,305
Germany 13,598,856 11,652,875 -1,945,981
United States 10,451,672 11,626,342 +1,174,670
Spain 11,518,803 8,482,925 -3,035,878
Taiwan 5,804,839 11,237,334 +5,432,495
Netherlands 9,557,071 5,599,430 -3,957,641
France 5,433,538 6,430,187 +996,649
Switzerland 3,411,638 4,224,218 +812,580

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 £
Finland 52,033,533
United States 46,664,452
China 36,416,039
Germany 26,957,998
Taiwan 24,069,575

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 £
Finland 27,020,529 25,013,004 -2,007,525
United States 24,874,849 21,789,603 -3,085,246
China 18,872,140 17,543,899 -1,328,241
Germany 13,649,924 13,308,074 -341,850
Taiwan 12,049,760 12,019,815 -29,945
Spain 12,263,889 11,288,893 -974,996
United Kingdom 3,305,176 3,319,823 +14,647
France 3,254,910 2,908,708 -346,202
Switzerland 2,997,314 1,776,140 -1,221,174
Denmark 1,214,063 2,563,652 +1,349,589

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 28
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20
Inner London - West 17
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 14
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 14

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 22 24 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 15 15 +0
Inner London - West 15 10 -5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Kent 9 9 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 8 3 -5
Shropshire and Staffordshire 6 7 +1
West Midlands 7 5 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 136,106,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,500,557
Air transport 19,574,320
Other 4,434,262
Road transport 1,188,436

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 71,341,678 64,765,234 -6,576,444
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,037,031 46,463,526 -1,573,505
Air transport 9,375,890 10,198,430 +822,540
Other 2,108,834 2,325,428 +216,594
Road transport 625,942 562,494 -63,448
Rail transport 19,689 1,411 -18,278

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 53,283,588
Dover 37,242,400
Southampton 27,300,677
Felixstowe 22,589,762
London Gateway Port 20,235,985

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 £
Middlesbrough 27,353,548 25,930,040 -1,423,508
Dover 19,097,557 18,144,843 -952,714
Southampton 14,061,903 13,238,774 -823,129
Felixstowe 13,334,202 9,255,560 -4,078,642
London Gateway Port 11,615,573 8,620,412 -2,995,161
London 6,666,648 12,846,383 +6,179,735
Eurotunnel 7,299,903 4,875,963 -2,423,940
Immingham Docks 5,541,846 5,713,724 +171,878
Liverpool Docks 3,560,475 4,601,440 +1,040,965
London Heathrow Airport 3,415,811 4,138,532 +722,721

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 94
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Other manufacturing 35
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 33
Human health activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 73
2026-03 85
2026-02 76
2026-01 81
2025-12 83

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+ 122
1m-15m 94
15m-54m 34
0-1m 18
Other 14

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 £
France 70,328,237
Belgium 56,551,796
United States 14,906,369
Singapore 11,220,672
Germany 6,800,090

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 £
France 33,149,143 37,179,094 +4,029,951
Belgium 28,136,544 28,415,252 +278,708
United States 4,121,920 10,784,449 +6,662,529
Singapore 4,870,539 6,350,133 +1,479,594
Germany 2,385,792 4,414,298 +2,028,506
Ireland 1,437,465 2,354,494 +917,029
Switzerland 3,386,409 204,640 -3,181,769
Japan 2,211,273 575,510 -1,635,763
South Korea 644,277 1,343,109 +698,832
Czechia 843,427 814,938 -28,489

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 £
XI 116,308
China 37,139
Bulgaria 20,652
United States 4,852
Italy 2,496

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 £
XI 29,072 87,236 +58,164
China 11,040 26,099 +15,059
Bulgaria 14,431 6,221 -8,210
United States 438 4,414 +3,976
Italy 638 1,858 +1,220
Ireland 1,558 460 -1,098
Denmark 687 965 +278
Netherlands 725 773 +48
Spain 0 1,156 +1,156
New Zealand 619 117 -502

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,947,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 85,559,928
Air transport 11,680,520
Other 288,770

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,708,502 43,239,100 -469,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,565,917 46,994,011 +8,428,094
Air transport 6,244,408 5,436,112 -808,296
Other 99,931 188,839 +88,908

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 76,635,423
London 55,351,238
Felixstowe 25,045,719
East Midlands Airport 5,631,274
London Heathrow Airport 4,447,307

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 40,626,330 36,009,093 -4,617,237
London 27,370,750 27,980,488 +609,738
Felixstowe 8,570,382 16,475,337 +7,904,955
East Midlands Airport 1,918,384 3,712,890 +1,794,506
London Heathrow Airport 3,154,420 1,292,887 -1,861,533
Portsmouth 237,774 3,499,339 +3,261,565
Holyhead 1,037,428 1,775,395 +737,967
London Gateway Port 1,119,101 1,682,606 +563,505
Southampton 1,294,563 796,293 -498,270
Immingham Docks 935,262 750,912 -184,350

Quick facts

HS code: 90183110

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

Description: Syringes made of plastic, commonly used for single-use medical applications