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 600,780,591
Belgium 166,290,366
Germany 125,771,993
Sweden 79,649,619
South Korea 50,591,103

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 385,745,642 215,034,949 -170,710,693
Belgium 84,968,225 81,322,141 -3,646,084
Germany 74,632,334 51,139,659 -23,492,675
Sweden 34,492,774 45,156,845 +10,664,071
South Korea 32,218,269 18,372,834 -13,845,435
France 25,844,591 12,226,103 -13,618,488
Malaysia 12,232,384 11,332,975 -899,409
Spain 6,022,102 9,248,361 +3,226,259
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352
Denmark 7,479,375 5,626,719 -1,852,656

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 302,907,466
Germany 178,792,513
Saudi Arabia 160,404,469
Belgium 151,637,135
Sweden 88,199,902

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 222,772,940 80,134,526 -142,638,414
Germany 93,794,685 84,997,828 -8,796,857
Saudi Arabia 100,613,937 59,790,532 -40,823,405
Belgium 74,218,850 77,418,285 +3,199,435
Sweden 43,043,057 45,156,845 +2,113,788
South Korea 32,218,269 20,935,673 -11,282,596
France 28,357,991 12,310,704 -16,047,287
Malaysia 12,479,339 13,865,315 +1,385,976
Spain 9,939,006 11,580,317 +1,641,311
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 6
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 5 +0
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) 1,162,905,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,236,250
Air transport 460,464
Other 65,611
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) 694,424,071 468,481,409 -225,942,662
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,350,582 12,885,668 +3,535,086
Air transport 432,524 27,940 -404,584
Other 35,614 29,997 -5,617
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 432,655,929
Immingham Docks 228,992,905
Liverpool Docks 139,273,695
Southampton 102,680,701
Harwich 91,363,919

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 282,716,987 149,938,942 -132,778,045
Immingham Docks 115,109,203 113,883,702 -1,225,501
Liverpool Docks 88,511,841 50,761,854 -37,749,987
Southampton 47,281,078 55,399,623 +8,118,545
Harwich 49,834,247 41,529,672 -8,304,575
WEY 30,387,031 27,535,015 -2,852,016
Middlesbrough 25,273,668 21,662,670 -3,610,998
London 33,500,855 11,622,286 -21,878,569
Hull 10,524,692 2,376,640 -8,148,052
Ellesmere Port 7,073,615 3,526,612 -3,547,003

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
2026-04 10
2026-03 16
2026-02 12
2026-01 12
2025-12 8

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 1,248,927,141
Belgium 564,508,281
Spain 85,433,052
United States 42,416,277
Denmark 36,595,077

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 844,119,071 404,808,070 -439,311,001
Belgium 344,602,060 219,906,221 -124,695,839
Spain 24,781,867 60,651,185 +35,869,318
United States 2,744,779 39,671,498 +36,926,719
Denmark 19,209,762 17,385,315 -1,824,447
France 3,471,060 24,111,496 +20,640,436
Germany 11,264,608 9,977,831 -1,286,777
QS 12,096,564 2,021,075 -10,075,489
Malta 0 9,364,515 +9,364,515
Brazil 3,927,570 2,862,301 -1,065,269

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 109,378
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 4,539 104,839 +100,300
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) 2,012,181,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,455,025
Other 110,363
Air transport 67,849

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) 1,244,892,723 767,288,901 -477,603,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,399,942 44,055,083 +3,655,141
Other 4,935 105,428 +100,493
Air transport 44,380 23,469 -20,911

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 986,321,502
Grangemouth Docks 467,242,229
Southampton 248,089,154
Milford 178,045,541
London 80,579,823

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 526,079,771 460,241,731 -65,838,040
Grangemouth Docks 444,959,853 22,282,376 -422,677,477
Southampton 138,353,484 109,735,670 -28,617,814
Milford 80,318,585 97,726,956 +17,408,371
London 40,092,548 40,487,275 +394,727
Ellesmere Port 20,491,156 46,061,527 +25,570,371
Harwich 5,368,719 12,083,094 +6,714,375
London Gateway Port 9,930,749 7,512,676 -2,418,073
Falmouth 11,939,782 1,939,896 -9,999,886
Liverpool Docks 3,606,004 5,427,445 +1,821,441

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