Import/export HS code 27011290: Various bituminous coal

Bituminous coal not used for coking, suitable for energy and heat

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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 £
Colombia 96,457,281
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 36,565,689
Spain 18,105,765
South Africa 17,186,000
Belgium 9,222,190

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 £
Colombia 68,843,016 27,614,265 -41,228,751
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23,746,965 12,818,724 -10,928,241
Spain 12,652,223 5,453,542 -7,198,681
South Africa 13,070,134 4,115,866 -8,954,268
Belgium 1,866,893 7,355,297 +5,488,404
United States 8,590,009 0 -8,590,009
Ireland 4,464,104 3,018,095 -1,446,009
Netherlands 988,555 2,998,726 +2,010,171
Cyprus 819,182 2,311,602 +1,492,420
Poland 1,560,124 371,284 -1,188,840

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 £
Colombia 99,726,367
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 37,238,325
South Africa 22,500,222
United States 5,439,903
Norway 4,391,615

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 £
Colombia 69,663,440 30,062,927 -39,600,513
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23,746,965 13,491,360 -10,255,605
South Africa 16,687,070 5,813,152 -10,873,918
United States 5,190,670 249,233 -4,941,437
Norway 3,820,553 571,062 -3,249,491
Spain 4,006,838 0 -4,006,838
Kazakhstan 1,566,955 0 -1,566,955
Germany 94,594 990,330 +895,736
Belgium 658,423 194,936 -463,487
Denmark 0 812,655 +812,655

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Northern Ireland 1
South Yorkshire 1
West Midlands 1

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
South Yorkshire 0 1 +1
West Midlands 1 0 -1

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) 167,275,760
Other 28,969,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,044,911

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) 115,208,168 52,067,592 -63,140,576
Other 12,827,246 16,142,112 +3,314,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,278,913 765,998 -9,512,915

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 129,293,907
000 28,969,358
Immingham Docks 19,292,801
Londonderry 12,291,314
Middlesbrough 12,273,801

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 £
Belfast Port 88,860,918 40,432,989 -48,427,929
000 12,827,246 16,142,112 +3,314,866
Immingham Docks 17,075,367 2,217,434 -14,857,933
Londonderry 8,175,448 4,115,866 -4,059,582
Middlesbrough 10,011,363 2,262,438 -7,748,925
Hull 1,208,130 2,889,215 +1,681,085
Sunderland 0 747,699 +747,699
Eurotunnel 86,991 157,679 +70,688
Dover 68,864 10,270 -58,594

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products
2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Construction of buildings
1
Other manufacturing
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-02 2
2025-11 2
2025-09 1
2024-12 1
2024-08 2

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+ 4

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 £
Norway 43,107,125
Iceland 32,515,279
United States 24,761,418
Ireland 22,864,644
Canada 9,478,378

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 £
Norway 22,902,489 20,204,636 -2,697,853
Iceland 12,286,579 20,228,700 +7,942,121
United States 24,760,374 1,044 -24,759,330
Ireland 13,163,523 9,701,121 -3,462,402
Canada 6,656,067 2,822,311 -3,833,756
Turkey 4,463,864 1,712,017 -2,751,847
Spain 3,391,539 2,669,061 -722,478
Australia 6,045,204 0 -6,045,204
France 3,649,425 1,800,246 -1,849,179
Poland 4,418,021 522,533 -3,895,488

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 £
Colombia 30,477,063
XI 5,373,996
Kazakhstan 789,668
Ireland 475,025
Netherlands 354,307

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 £
Colombia 16,340,398 14,136,665 -2,203,733
XI 3,267,656 2,106,340 -1,161,316
Kazakhstan 436,086 353,582 -82,504
Ireland 427,615 47,410 -380,205
Netherlands 354,307 0 -354,307
Russia 376 46,379 +46,003
South Africa 23,785 8,387 -15,398
Nicaragua 5,355 915 -4,440

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,863,143
Other 37,784,392
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,247,255
Air transport 1,044

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,590,685 31,272,458 -41,318,227
Other 21,027,283 16,757,109 -4,270,174
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,805,353 17,441,902 +2,636,549
Air transport 0 1,044 +1,044

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 68,030,960
000 37,784,392
Londonderry 33,159,974
Middlesbrough 26,995,470
Immingham Docks 4,648,202

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 £
Belfast Port 37,884,126 30,146,834 -7,737,292
000 21,027,283 16,757,109 -4,270,174
Londonderry 16,841,532 16,318,442 -523,090
Middlesbrough 26,471,301 524,169 -25,947,132
Immingham Docks 3,917,935 730,267 -3,187,668
Felixstowe 823,904 768,042 -55,862
499 819,343 0 -819,343
London Gateway Port 389,145 32,952 -356,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,913 162,154 -83,759
Southampton 0 31,500 +31,500

Quick facts

HS code: 27011290

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

Description: Bituminous coal not used for coking, suitable for energy and heat