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 535,068,714
Belgium 172,599,932
Germany 110,716,107
Sweden 81,565,258
South Korea 49,291,198

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 352,948,612 182,120,102 -170,828,510
Belgium 40,214,621 132,385,311 +92,170,690
Germany 66,080,575 44,635,532 -21,445,043
Sweden 48,647,960 32,917,298 -15,730,662
South Korea 32,177,170 17,114,028 -15,063,142
France 25,835,176 12,224,115 -13,611,061
Malaysia 12,383,995 11,181,364 -1,202,631
Spain 8,058,966 7,218,524 -840,442
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352
China 528,529 12,713,560 +12,185,031

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 249,271,921
Germany 162,173,204
Belgium 160,506,865
Saudi Arabia 140,483,066
Sweden 90,115,541

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 168,693,674 80,578,247 -88,115,427
Germany 98,664,746 63,508,458 -35,156,288
Belgium 43,512,055 116,994,810 +73,482,755
Saudi Arabia 92,021,503 48,461,563 -43,559,940
Sweden 57,198,243 32,917,298 -24,280,945
South Korea 32,177,170 19,676,867 -12,500,303
France 25,573,870 12,332,234 -13,241,636
Malaysia 12,983,855 13,610,197 +626,342
Spain 12,360,812 9,284,523 -3,076,289
United Kingdom 21,058,377 106,261 -20,952,116

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 4
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 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Essex 2 3 +1
Inner London - East 3 0 -3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 1 -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) 1,098,337,709
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,293,925
Air transport 456,116
Other 65,783
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) 629,007,082 469,330,627 -159,676,455
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,137,713 13,156,212 +4,018,499
Air transport 430,833 25,283 -405,550
Other 35,614 30,169 -5,445
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 376,980,299
Immingham Docks 231,624,126
Liverpool Docks 130,370,604
Southampton 117,656,611
Harwich 95,443,516

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 250,257,799 126,722,500 -123,535,299
Immingham Docks 132,014,199 99,609,927 -32,404,272
Liverpool Docks 76,021,587 54,349,017 -21,672,570
Southampton 13,165,264 104,491,347 +91,326,083
Harwich 51,184,680 44,258,836 -6,925,844
WEY 25,264,281 24,146,911 -1,117,370
Middlesbrough 24,289,286 20,971,154 -3,318,132
London 35,974,163 3,168,754 -32,805,409
Hull 10,534,137 2,277,274 -8,256,863
Ellesmere Port 10,600,227 0 -10,600,227

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
14
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 10
2026-04 10
2026-03 16
2026-02 12
2026-01 12

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 4
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 1,169,884,715
Belgium 509,916,200
Spain 87,952,216
United States 42,116,102
France 27,262,513

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 790,052,180 379,832,535 -410,219,645
Belgium 326,801,386 183,114,814 -143,686,572
Spain 24,350,504 63,601,712 +39,251,208
United States 4,426,219 37,689,883 +33,263,664
France 3,748,398 23,514,115 +19,765,717
Denmark 15,173,381 10,140,139 -5,033,242
Germany 11,005,590 8,842,218 -2,163,372
QS 10,643,600 948,686 -9,694,914
Malta 0 9,364,515 +9,364,515
Brazil 4,877,414 1,339,321 -3,538,093

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 109,331
Nicaragua 74
Ireland 23

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 5,557 103,774 +98,217
Nicaragua 0 74 +74
Ireland 0 23 +23

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) 1,866,761,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,128,554
Other 110,292
Air transport 67,818

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) 1,167,224,662 699,536,831 -467,687,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,313,582 39,814,972 -4,498,610
Other 5,890 104,402 +98,512
Air transport 51,902 15,916 -35,986

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 948,578,121
Grangemouth Docks 396,360,156
Southampton 224,594,790
Milford 177,212,592
London 75,732,739

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 549,236,126 399,341,995 -149,894,131
Grangemouth Docks 372,672,429 23,687,727 -348,984,702
Southampton 114,420,775 110,174,015 -4,246,760
Milford 82,425,733 94,786,859 +12,361,126
London 39,587,928 36,144,811 -3,443,117
Ellesmere Port 18,363,999 46,061,527 +27,697,528
Harwich 7,593,444 12,205,680 +4,612,236
London Gateway Port 10,534,953 4,939,415 -5,595,538
Falmouth 10,486,818 867,507 -9,619,311
Liverpool Docks 208,610 5,428,081 +5,219,471

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