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 104,637,934
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29,088,783
South Africa 22,554,104
Spain 19,532,948
Belgium 9,285,307

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 68,213,390 36,424,544 -31,788,846
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19,092,531 9,996,252 -9,096,279
South Africa 18,438,238 4,115,866 -14,322,372
Spain 16,110,326 3,422,622 -12,687,704
Belgium 2,586,163 6,699,144 +4,112,981
United States 8,590,009 0 -8,590,009
Ireland 4,693,409 1,283,686 -3,409,723
Netherlands 1,144,820 2,771,646 +1,626,826
Cyprus 0 3,130,784 +3,130,784
China 1,566,955 0 -1,566,955

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 102,584,632
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 33,653,885
South Africa 28,115,695
Spain 8,699,353
United States 6,125,880

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 64,468,712 38,115,920 -26,352,792
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 23,657,633 9,996,252 -13,661,381
South Africa 22,211,439 5,904,256 -16,307,183
Spain 8,699,353 0 -8,699,353
United States 6,003,140 122,740 -5,880,400
Norway 3,820,553 571,062 -3,249,491
Kazakhstan 1,566,955 0 -1,566,955
Germany 0 1,084,924 +1,084,924
Iceland 991,477 0 -991,477
Belgium 98,059 669,626 +571,567

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
Northern Ireland 1
South Yorkshire 1
West Midlands 1
West Yorkshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 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) 176,384,707
Other 23,812,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,782,920

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) 120,560,496 55,824,211 -64,736,285
Other 11,470,121 12,341,948 +871,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,992,266 790,654 -10,201,612

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 135,681,646
Immingham Docks 23,903,619
000 23,812,069
Middlesbrough 13,086,271
Londonderry 12,291,314

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 89,260,850 46,420,796 -42,840,054
Immingham Docks 22,218,454 1,685,165 -20,533,289
000 11,470,121 12,341,948 +871,827
Middlesbrough 10,346,454 2,739,817 -7,606,637
Londonderry 8,175,448 4,115,866 -4,059,582
Hull 1,418,056 1,169,158 -248,898
Sunderland 0 368,220 +368,220
Eurotunnel 80,768 88,498 +7,730
Dover 43,106 27,345 -15,761
Portsmouth 9,626 0 -9,626

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
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Civil engineering 1
Construction of buildings 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-09 1
2024-12 1
2024-08 2
2024-05 4

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+ 5

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 43,944,750
Iceland 34,082,041
United States 24,761,418
Ireland 20,806,836
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 32,027,915 11,916,835 -20,111,080
Iceland 13,379,497 20,702,544 +7,323,047
United States 24,760,374 1,044 -24,759,330
Ireland 13,451,113 7,355,723 -6,095,390
Canada 6,656,067 2,822,311 -3,833,756
Spain 4,208,320 2,233,701 -1,974,619
Turkey 4,463,864 1,712,017 -2,751,847
Australia 6,045,204 0 -6,045,204
Poland 4,458,369 12,885 -4,445,484
France 3,612,603 735,215 -2,877,388

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 27,326,783
XI 5,025,561
Kazakhstan 788,797
Ireland 619,673
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 17,059,954 10,266,829 -6,793,125
XI 3,232,483 1,793,078 -1,439,405
Kazakhstan 513,826 274,971 -238,855
Ireland 523,310 96,363 -426,947
Netherlands 354,307 0 -354,307
South Africa 27,788 16,226 -11,562
Germany 18,494 0 -18,494
Russia 7,853 0 -7,853
Nicaragua 5,861 1,580 -4,281
Spain 1,766 0 -1,766

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) 114,052,820
Other 34,453,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,497,947
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) 85,342,620 28,710,200 -56,632,420
Other 21,939,242 12,514,072 -9,425,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,858,135 11,639,812 -3,218,323
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 71,050,643
Londonderry 35,889,681
000 34,453,314
Middlesbrough 26,471,301
Immingham Docks 3,956,396

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 45,300,946 25,749,697 -19,551,249
Londonderry 22,255,646 13,634,035 -8,621,611
000 21,939,242 12,514,072 -9,425,170
Middlesbrough 26,471,301 0 -26,471,301
Immingham Docks 3,920,298 36,098 -3,884,200
Felixstowe 776,167 644,747 -131,420
499 819,343 0 -819,343
London Gateway Port 355,520 142,520 -213,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 247,265 142,915 -104,350
Heysham 23,955 0 -23,955

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