Import/export HS code 2702: Lignite, not agglomerated or jet

Lignite, a type of coal, in its natural form, not pressed into blocks or mixed with jet

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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 £
Germany 590,546
United States 44,949
Ireland 9,077
Netherlands 4,042

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 £
Germany 492,681 97,865 -394,816
United States 27,720 17,229 -10,491
Ireland 9,077 0 -9,077
Netherlands 4,042 0 -4,042

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 £
Germany 594,588
United States 44,949

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 £
Germany 496,723 97,865 -398,858
United States 27,720 17,229 -10,491

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) 446,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,050
Other 9,077

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) 409,542 36,945 -372,597
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 114,901 78,149 -36,752
Other 9,077 0 -9,077

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Sharpness Docks 369,447
Dover 129,136
Immingham Docks 46,810
Southampton 32,169
Killingholme 24,926

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 £
Sharpness Docks 369,447 0 -369,447
Dover 81,530 47,606 -33,924
Immingham Docks 14,691 32,119 +17,428
Southampton 14,940 17,229 +2,289
Killingholme 17,217 7,709 -9,508
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,796 6,572 -3,224
Felixstowe 12,780 0 -12,780
000 9,077 0 -9,077
Harwich 4,042 0 -4,042
499 0 3,859 +3,859

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
Ireland 164,384
Lebanon 8,853
Jordan 8,583
Viet Nam 6,012
Germany 5,633

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 £
Ireland 125,429 38,955 -86,474
Lebanon 8,853 0 -8,853
Jordan 8,583 0 -8,583
Viet Nam 0 6,012 +6,012
Germany 0 5,633 +5,633
United States 1,305 3,411 +2,106
Switzerland 0 3,579 +3,579
Canada 2,230 0 -2,230
Belgium 1,557 0 -1,557
Hungary 1,488 0 -1,488

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 £
XI 73,987
Germany 67,209

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 55,489 18,498 -36,991
Germany 52,952 14,257 -38,695

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 141,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,448
Air transport 8,503

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 £
Other 108,441 32,755 -75,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,476 16,585 -1,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,436 6,012 -11,424
Air transport 5,092 3,411 -1,681

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 141,196
London Gateway Port 17,436
Holyhead 12,898
Liverpool Docks 10,290
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,240

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 £
000 108,441 32,755 -75,686
London Gateway Port 17,436 0 -17,436
Holyhead 6,698 6,200 -498
Liverpool Docks 10,290 0 -10,290
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,488 4,752 +3,264
Southampton 0 6,012 +6,012
Hull 0 5,633 +5,633
London Heathrow Airport 3,787 0 -3,787
East Midlands Airport 1,305 1,396 +91
London Stansted Airport 0 2,015 +2,015

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2702

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

Description: Lignite, a type of coal, in its natural form, not pressed into blocks or mixed with jet