Import/export HS code 27079999: Various unspecified coal tar products

Other coal tar products not listed elsewhere, used in various industries

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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 442,542,130
Germany 91,359,410
Sweden 81,049,389
South Korea 47,596,771
France 37,906,354

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 303,948,831 138,593,299 -165,355,532
Germany 57,196,690 34,162,720 -23,033,970
Sweden 48,329,059 32,720,330 -15,608,729
South Korea 31,680,827 15,915,944 -15,764,883
France 25,813,620 12,092,734 -13,720,886
Belgium 13,186,690 24,336,306 +11,149,616
Malaysia 12,118,098 11,075,841 -1,042,257
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 5,925,048 +5,925,048
China 75,430 5,536,649 +5,461,219

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 205,306,263
Saudi Arabia 140,483,066
Germany 137,607,845
Sweden 89,599,672
South Korea 50,159,610

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 148,848,818 56,457,445 -92,391,373
Saudi Arabia 92,021,503 48,461,563 -43,559,940
Germany 86,180,795 51,427,050 -34,753,745
Sweden 56,879,342 32,720,330 -24,159,012
South Korea 31,680,827 18,478,783 -13,202,044
Belgium 14,030,646 27,242,581 +13,211,935
France 25,565,516 11,980,458 -13,585,058
Malaysia 12,118,098 11,075,841 -1,042,257
United Kingdom 20,965,634 75,554 -20,890,080
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 3
Essex 2
Inner London - West 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1

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 - East 3 0 -3
Essex 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -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) 783,793,311
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,314,716
Air transport 379,222
Other 34,091

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) 507,893,739 275,899,572 -231,994,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,213,282 5,101,434 +3,888,152
Air transport 359,127 20,095 -339,032
Other 34,091 0 -34,091

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester 376,980,299
Immingham Docks 140,379,328
Liverpool Docks 127,902,965
Harwich 78,600,149
WEY 49,411,192

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 97,324,085 43,055,243 -54,268,842
Liverpool Docks 75,334,269 52,568,696 -22,765,573
Harwich 46,071,715 32,528,434 -13,543,281
WEY 25,264,281 24,146,911 -1,117,370
Hull 8,204,733 1,046,450 -7,158,283
Falmouth 5,783,490 0 -5,783,490
Eurotunnel 304,190 713,309 +409,119
Prestwick Airport 314,995 0 -314,995
London 230,780 13,624 -217,156

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
6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
4
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
3
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 4
2026-03 7
2026-02 5
2026-01 5

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+ 15
15m-54m 3
Other 2
1m-15m 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 863,714,949
Belgium 415,694,348
Spain 87,360,514
United States 41,113,714
Denmark 25,279,903

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 574,245,429 289,469,520 -284,775,909
Belgium 264,255,891 151,438,457 -112,817,434
Spain 24,037,348 63,323,166 +39,285,818
United States 3,591,664 37,522,050 +33,930,386
Denmark 15,164,794 10,115,109 -5,049,685
France 2,199,501 20,983,645 +18,784,144
QS 10,643,600 948,686 -9,694,914
Germany 5,784,720 4,388,251 -1,396,469
Malta 0 9,364,515 +9,364,515
Israel 2,533,915 2,624,777 +90,862

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 2,202

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 0 2,202 +2,202

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) 1,469,799,900
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,473,348
Air transport 5,109
Other 2,202

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) 892,223,077 577,576,823 -314,646,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,335,771 21,137,577 -198,194
Air transport 1,590 3,519 +1,929
Other 0 2,202 +2,202

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 906,779,134
Grangemouth Docks 198,503,575
Milford 177,212,592
Southampton 142,349,017
London 38,131,639

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 530,704,565 376,074,569 -154,629,996
Grangemouth Docks 198,503,575 0 -198,503,575
Milford 82,425,733 94,786,859 +12,361,126
Southampton 55,733,363 86,615,654 +30,882,291
London 18,620,991 19,510,648 +889,657
Falmouth 10,486,818 867,507 -9,619,311
London Gateway Port 5,623,841 3,402,296 -2,221,545
Ellesmere Port 2,029,051 5,761,730 +3,732,679
Harwich 4,422,441 2,912,670 -1,509,771
Liverpool Docks 16,460 5,392,846 +5,376,386

Quick facts

HS code: 27079999

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

Description: Other coal tar products not listed elsewhere, used in various industries