Import/export HS code 2705: Coal gas, water gas, and similar gases

Gases produced from coal or similar materials, used for heating, lighting, and industrial processes. Excludes petroleum-based gases

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Ireland 14,421
Ghana 13,774
Japan 8,793
Italy 3,093
Germany 2,841

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 £
Ireland 13,431 990 -12,441
Ghana 13,774 0 -13,774
Japan 8,793 0 -8,793
Italy 2,077 1,016 -1,061
Germany 2,841 0 -2,841
Netherlands 2,382 0 -2,382

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 £
United Kingdom 20,846
Ghana 13,774
Ireland 883

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 £
United Kingdom 19,830 1,016 -18,814
Ghana 13,774 0 -13,774
Ireland 0 883 +883

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 22,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,936
Other 9,801

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 £
Air transport 22,567 0 -22,567
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,037 1,899 -9,138
Other 9,694 107 -9,587

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 13,774
000 9,801
Glasgow Airport 8,793
Harwich 5,223
Holyhead 4,620

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 13,774 0 -13,774
000 9,694 107 -9,587
Glasgow Airport 8,793 0 -8,793
Harwich 5,223 0 -5,223
Holyhead 3,737 883 -2,854
Eurotunnel 1,058 1,016 -42
ZLC 1,019 0 -1,019

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 9,541
South Africa 7,860
Qatar 6,915
Netherlands 4,954
Belgium 3,153

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 7,440 2,101 -5,339
South Africa 7,860 0 -7,860
Qatar 0 6,915 +6,915
Netherlands 2,355 2,599 +244
Belgium 3,153 0 -3,153
Hungary 2,903 0 -2,903
France 2,250 0 -2,250
Mauritius 1,991 0 -1,991
Portugal 1,866 0 -1,866
Taiwan 1,385 0 -1,385

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 £
Ireland 2,330
XI 676
Turkey 253

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 £
Ireland 1,837 493 -1,344
XI 520 156 -364
Turkey 58 195 +137

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 35,019
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,462
Other 4,315

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 £
Air transport 23,708 11,311 -12,397
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,462 0 -5,462
Other 3,115 1,200 -1,915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 18,250
London Heathrow Airport 8,906
London Stansted Airport 7,863
000 4,315
Dover 3,153

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 £
ZLC 17,349 901 -16,448
London Heathrow Airport 1,991 6,915 +4,924
London Stansted Airport 4,368 3,495 -873
000 3,115 1,200 -1,915
Dover 3,153 0 -3,153
Harwich 1,356 0 -1,356
Holyhead 953 0 -953

Quick facts

HS code: 2705

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

Description: Gases produced from coal or similar materials, used for heating, lighting, and industrial processes. Excludes petroleum-based gases