Import/export HS code 2707: High-temperature coal tar oils and products

Oils and other products made from high-temperature coal tar, mainly used in chemical and industrial processes

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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 £
Netherlands 622,661,464
Belgium 141,332,958
Germany 119,719,467
Sweden 68,872,223
South Korea 58,794,252

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 £
Netherlands 413,361,561 209,299,903 -204,061,658
Belgium 86,611,484 54,721,474 -31,890,010
Germany 83,861,373 35,858,094 -48,003,279
Sweden 29,380,421 39,491,802 +10,111,381
South Korea 39,921,275 18,872,977 -21,048,298
France 28,339,843 8,609,292 -19,730,551
Malaysia 11,959,269 9,471,000 -2,488,269
Spain 7,206,751 8,052,002 +845,251
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352
Denmark 7,341,891 5,260,216 -2,081,675

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 £
Netherlands 312,919,850
Saudi Arabia 188,841,381
Germany 167,546,232
Belgium 132,343,036
Sweden 77,422,506

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 £
Netherlands 249,978,418 62,941,432 -187,036,986
Saudi Arabia 118,363,669 70,477,712 -47,885,957
Germany 92,375,406 75,170,826 -17,204,580
Belgium 72,217,398 60,125,638 -12,091,760
Sweden 30,670,939 46,751,567 +16,080,628
South Korea 39,921,275 21,435,816 -18,485,459
France 30,887,388 8,631,586 -22,255,802
United Kingdom 28,349,664 112,934 -28,236,730
Malaysia 12,206,224 10,217,317 -1,988,907
Spain 10,752,951 10,057,419 -695,532

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
West Yorkshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Essex 3
Inner London - East 3

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
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Essex 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +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) 1,144,827,919
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,586,465
Air transport 448,894
Other 35,614
Road transport 3,087

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) 737,171,732 407,656,187 -329,515,545
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,432,486 8,153,979 -1,278,507
Air transport 430,422 18,472 -411,950
Other 35,614 0 -35,614
Road transport 0 3,087 +3,087

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester 459,283,234
Immingham Docks 191,842,991
Liverpool Docks 137,427,621
Harwich 95,113,189
Southampton 81,779,366

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 £
Manchester 314,876,058 144,407,176 -170,468,882
Immingham Docks 101,741,583 90,101,408 -11,640,175
Liverpool Docks 104,747,780 32,679,841 -72,067,939
Harwich 57,244,001 37,869,188 -19,374,813
Southampton 40,870,471 40,908,895 +38,424
WEY 31,226,635 23,986,543 -7,240,092
London 35,876,509 14,099,198 -21,777,311
Middlesbrough 25,146,808 21,062,250 -4,084,558
Falmouth 14,007,028 2,774,588 -11,232,440
Hull 10,343,467 1,801,950 -8,541,517

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 15
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 10

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+ 30
15m-54m 6
1m-15m 3
Other 3
0-1m 1

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 £
Netherlands 1,213,474,643
Belgium 571,636,893
Spain 59,278,706
United States 41,410,459
Denmark 32,212,038

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 £
Netherlands 873,561,741 339,912,902 -533,648,839
Belgium 342,661,153 228,975,740 -113,685,413
Spain 19,848,572 39,430,134 +19,581,562
United States 3,111,751 38,298,708 +35,186,957
Denmark 18,417,261 13,794,777 -4,622,484
Germany 11,112,851 8,867,135 -2,245,716
France 3,708,210 14,943,447 +11,235,237
QS 15,255,198 3,351,365 -11,903,833
Norway 18,117,229 185,458 -17,931,771
Malta 0 9,364,515 +9,364,515

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 80,897
Nicaragua 70

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 11,260 69,637 +58,377
Nicaragua 0 70 +70

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) 1,958,112,062
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,361,641
Other 81,737
Air transport 66,745

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) 1,278,634,936 679,477,126 -599,157,810
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,925,733 39,435,908 -6,489,825
Other 11,857 69,880 +58,023
Air transport 29,136 37,609 +8,473

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 988,513,772
Grangemouth Docks 484,393,551
Southampton 248,325,049
Milford 138,278,847
London 76,525,512

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 £
Immingham Docks 547,622,689 440,891,083 -106,731,606
Grangemouth Docks 458,360,672 26,032,879 -432,327,793
Southampton 149,168,773 99,156,276 -50,012,497
Milford 68,771,178 69,507,669 +736,491
London 40,278,185 36,247,327 -4,030,858
Ellesmere Port 19,882,361 23,909,381 +4,027,020
London Gateway Port 10,888,800 7,200,864 -3,687,936
Falmouth 13,173,955 3,113,404 -10,060,551
Harwich 5,369,142 6,007,069 +637,927
Manchester 3,341,356 1,300,779 -2,040,577

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2707

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

Description: Oils and other products made from high-temperature coal tar, mainly used in chemical and industrial processes