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38221300 — Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or

Commodity code 38221300 covers diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing,, within HMRC chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products). 36 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 22 counties and 33 towns.

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36Businesses trading
22Counties
33Towns
787Import declarations

Counties trading under 38221300

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Greater London

7 towns
7 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

2 towns
3 businessesView →

Berkshire

1 town
2 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Aberdeen City

1 town
2 businessesView →

Mid Glamorgan

2 towns
2 businessesView →

West Midlands

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Essex

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Dorset

1 town
1 businessesView →

Suffolk

1 town
1 businessesView →

Kent

1 town
1 businessesView →

Cambridgeshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

East Sussex

1 town
1 businessesView →

Nottinghamshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Hampshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

North Yorkshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Buckinghamshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Leicestershire

1 town
1 businessesView →

County Durham

1 town
1 businessesView →

South Yorkshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Midlothian

1 town
1 businessesView →

South Lanarkshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 38221300

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Most active business

ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS

Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan 184 import declarations 74 export declarations CF35 *Ch. 25Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include human blood; animal blood prepared for therapeutic, prophylactic or diagnostic uses, diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits, for blood-grouping (excl.those of heading 3006).

▲ Expected to increase by 0.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity184 in the last 6 months
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jul 24: 34 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Aug 24: 39 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Sep 24: 33 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Oct 24: 41 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Nov 24: 32 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Dec 24: 28 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jan 25: 29 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Feb 25: 32 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Mar 25: 32 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Apr 25: 36 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — May 25: 36 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jun 25: 31 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jul 25: 29 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Aug 25: 33 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Sep 25: 37 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Oct 25: 43 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Nov 25: 43 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Dec 25: 32 import declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jan 26: 29 import declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Feb 26: 35 import declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Mar 26: 28 import declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Apr 26: 31 import declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — May 26: 29 import declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jun 26: 32 import declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jul 26: 29 import declarations (modelled forecast)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Aug 26: 33 import declarations (modelled forecast)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Sep 26: 37 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity74 in the last 6 months
ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jul 24: 14 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Aug 24: 10 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Sep 24: 12 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Oct 24: 12 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Nov 24: 20 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Dec 24: 12 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jan 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Feb 25: 12 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Mar 25: 10 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Apr 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — May 25: 10 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jun 25: 11 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jul 25: 15 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Aug 25: 12 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Sep 25: 15 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Oct 25: 17 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Nov 25: 10 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Dec 25: 19 export declarations (historic)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jan 26: 14 export declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Feb 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Mar 26: 12 export declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Apr 26: 9 export declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — May 26: 18 export declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jun 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Jul 26: 18 export declarations (modelled forecast)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Aug 26: 14 export declarations (modelled forecast)ORTHO-CLINICAL DIAGNOSTICS — Sep 26: 18 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD

Rotherham, South Yorkshire 137 import declarations 65 export declarations S60 *Ch. 07Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 30 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of kits (excl. for malaria, for zika and other diseases transmitted by mosquitoes of the genus a, certified reference materials.

▲ Expected to increase by 16.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity137 in the last 6 months
MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jul 24: 18 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Aug 24: 15 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Sep 24: 17 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Oct 24: 17 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Nov 24: 19 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Dec 24: 24 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jan 25: 15 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Feb 25: 22 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Mar 25: 24 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Apr 25: 20 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — May 25: 22 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jun 25: 20 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jul 25: 25 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Aug 25: 23 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Sep 25: 19 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Oct 25: 20 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Nov 25: 25 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Dec 25: 22 import declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jan 26: 21 import declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Feb 26: 27 import declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Mar 26: 25 import declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Apr 26: 19 import declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — May 26: 22 import declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jun 26: 23 import declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jul 26: 29 import declarations (modelled forecast)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Aug 26: 27 import declarations (modelled forecast)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Sep 26: 22 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity65 in the last 6 months
MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jul 24: 12 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Aug 24: 11 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Sep 24: 12 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Oct 24: 15 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Nov 24: 14 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Dec 24: 16 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jan 25: 17 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Feb 25: 19 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Mar 25: 18 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Apr 25: 19 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — May 25: 15 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jun 25: 15 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jul 25: 17 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Aug 25: 14 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Sep 25: 18 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Oct 25: 11 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Nov 25: 15 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Dec 25: 9 export declarations (historic)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jan 26: 12 export declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Feb 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Mar 26: 13 export declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Apr 26: 10 export declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — May 26: 11 export declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jun 26: 12 export declarations (current 6-month window)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Jul 26: 14 export declarations (modelled forecast)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Aug 26: 11 export declarations (modelled forecast)MOLECULAR DIMENSIONS LTD — Sep 26: 15 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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MILLIPORE (UK) LTD

Hounslow, Greater London 68 import declarations 19 export declarations TW14 *Ch. 30Ch. 32Ch. 34Ch. 35 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include machinery and apparatus for filtering or purifying liquids (excl. such machinery and apparatus for water and other beverages, oil or petrol-filters for internal combustion engines and artificial kidneys), immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale (excl. diagnostic reagents).

▼ Expected to slow by 9.4% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity68 in the last 6 months
MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jul 24: 13 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Aug 24: 10 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Sep 24: 11 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Oct 24: 14 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Nov 24: 12 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Dec 24: 13 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jan 25: 10 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Feb 25: 11 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Mar 25: 11 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Apr 25: 11 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — May 25: 13 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jun 25: 12 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jul 25: 13 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Aug 25: 11 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Sep 25: 8 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Oct 25: 10 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Nov 25: 9 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Dec 25: 9 import declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jan 26: 8 import declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Feb 26: 11 import declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Mar 26: 17 import declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Apr 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — May 26: 12 import declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jun 26: 10 import declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jul 26: 12 import declarations (modelled forecast)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Aug 26: 10 import declarations (modelled forecast)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Sep 26: 7 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity19 in the last 6 months
MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jul 24: 4 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Aug 24: 2 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Sep 24: 6 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Oct 24: 3 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Nov 24: 5 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Dec 24: 2 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jan 25: 2 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Feb 25: 2 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Mar 25: 4 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Apr 25: 6 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — May 25: 5 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jun 25: 3 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jul 25: 4 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Aug 25: 5 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Sep 25: 4 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Oct 25: 3 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Nov 25: 4 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Dec 25: 6 export declarations (historic)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jan 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Feb 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Mar 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Apr 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — May 26: 4 export declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jun 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Jul 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Aug 26: 5 export declarations (modelled forecast)MILLIPORE (UK) LTD — Sep 26: 4 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 38221300

What goods does commodity code 38221300 cover?

Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing,. It sits in HMRC chapter 38, miscellaneous chemical products. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 38221300?

36 businesses filed customs declarations against code 38221300 in the last six months, spread across 22 counties and 33 towns, totalling 787 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 38221300?

The busiest counties are Greater London (7 businesses), Greater Manchester (3 businesses), Berkshire (2 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.