🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of blood product: 2024 trade data
The United Kingdom imported $9.73 billion of blood product in 2024 (8.1 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 10th largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 221 countries. That is 8% more than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of blood product by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.73B | 8.1K t |
| 2023 | $9.04B | 8.8K t |
| 2022 | $9.59B | 12.0K t |
| 2021 | $10.95B | 10.2K t |
| 2020 | $7.02B | 11.1K t |
| 2019 | $7.99B | 10.8K t |
| 2018 | $9.25B | 9.0K t |
| 2017 | $10.33B | 8.6K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports blood product from
Most of the value came from United States (18%), Belgium (17%), Germany (16%). Among the main suppliers, Netherlands grew fastest (+44% on the year before).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $1.79B | 18% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $1.63B | 17% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $1.58B | 16% |
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $1.58B | 16% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $975.7M | 10% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $375.1M | 3.9% |
| 🇰🇷 South Korea | $271.1M | 2.8% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $211.5M | 2.2% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $210.4M | 2.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $208.2M | 2.1% |
Types of blood product under HS 3002
| 3002.15 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or… | 57% |
| 3002.20 | Vaccines: for human medicine | 16% |
| 3002.90 | Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products | 8.9% |
| 3002.14 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in… | 8.3% |
| 3002.12 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractions | 7.6% |
| 3002.30 | Vaccines: for veterinary medicine | 1.8% |
| 3002.13 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, unmixed, not put up in measured doses or… | 0.4% |
| 3002.11 | Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: malaria diagnostic test kits | 0% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 3002.
Average import price of blood product
The average declared value was about $1,208.17 per kg, 59% above the world average of $759.25. This usually points to higher-grade or processed goods.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports blood product
In 2024, the United Kingdom exported blood product worth $7.06 billion (10.1 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 2%. Most of it went to United States (49%), France (12%), Germany (5%).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 United States | $3.45B | 49% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $845.5M | 12% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $347.0M | 4.9% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | $268.7M | 3.8% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $235.7M | 3.3% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $233.7M | 3.3% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $168.0M | 2.4% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $130.9M | 1.9% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | $124.7M | 1.8% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $124.0M | 1.8% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 3002: Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions, immunological products, modified or obtained by biotechnological processes; vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) etc.
Blood product trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of blood product imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported blood product worth $9.73 billion in 2024 (8.1 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import blood product from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were United States (18%), Belgium (17%), Germany (16%).
What is the average import price of blood product in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $1,208.17 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $759.25 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export blood product?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported blood product worth $7.06 billion in 2024, mainly to United States, France, Germany.
What is the HS code for blood product?
Blood product falls under HS heading 3002 (Human blood; animal blood for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses; antisera, other blood fractions, immunologic). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading blood product with the United Kingdom?
These public statistics stop at country level. EximDataX has a direct customs feed for the United Kingdom with shipment-level records, updated weekly, where you can see the importers and exporters by name.
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