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 546,845,551
Germany 99,524,784
Sweden 68,416,337
South Korea 48,373,534
France 36,888,121

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 378,730,685 168,114,866 -210,615,819
Germany 73,223,968 26,300,816 -46,923,152
Sweden 29,268,390 39,147,947 +9,879,557
South Korea 29,500,557 18,872,977 -10,627,580
France 28,312,344 8,575,777 -19,736,567
Belgium 21,496,166 13,908,865 -7,587,301
Malaysia 8,489,196 9,213,866 +724,670
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352
China 235,159 4,638,100 +4,402,941
India 2,186,305 0 -2,186,305

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 270,723,765
Saudi Arabia 188,841,381
Germany 142,356,343
Sweden 76,966,620
South Korea 50,936,373

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 221,628,975 49,094,790 -172,534,185
Saudi Arabia 118,363,669 70,477,712 -47,885,957
Germany 81,358,572 60,997,771 -20,360,801
Sweden 30,558,908 46,407,712 +15,848,804
South Korea 29,500,557 21,435,816 -8,064,741
Belgium 24,258,522 16,460,858 -7,797,664
France 28,075,666 8,484,917 -19,590,749
United Kingdom 21,517,143 82,635 -21,434,508
Malaysia 8,489,196 9,213,866 +724,670
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 1 -2
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
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
Kent 0 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) 873,141,978
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,627,320
Air transport 371,199
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) 585,114,715 288,027,263 -297,087,452
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,514,263 1,113,057 -401,206
Air transport 355,555 15,644 -339,911
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 459,283,234
Liverpool Docks 134,497,965
Immingham Docks 126,053,879
Harwich 72,980,405
WEY 55,213,178

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
Liverpool Docks 103,324,807 31,173,158 -72,151,649
Immingham Docks 73,207,623 52,846,256 -20,361,367
Harwich 40,258,807 32,721,598 -7,537,209
WEY 31,226,635 23,986,543 -7,240,092
Falmouth 14,007,028 2,774,588 -11,232,440
Hull 8,202,729 553,656 -7,649,073
Eurotunnel 351,233 373,949 +22,716
Felixstowe 340,549 55,254 -285,295
London 311,702 46,220 -265,482

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
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 5
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 2
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
2026-01 5
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 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 872,031,922
Belgium 459,108,860
Spain 58,564,851
United States 40,036,068
Denmark 32,096,201

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 613,189,259 258,842,663 -354,346,596
Belgium 269,763,494 189,345,366 -80,418,128
Spain 19,402,051 39,162,800 +19,760,749
United States 1,941,068 38,095,000 +36,153,932
Denmark 18,307,793 13,788,408 -4,519,385
QS 15,255,198 3,351,365 -11,903,833
France 2,569,030 12,459,892 +9,890,862
Germany 5,294,296 5,000,171 -294,125
Malta 0 9,364,515 +9,364,515
Israel 3,613,775 2,307,421 -1,306,354

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) 1,492,649,990
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,093,694
Other 2,202
Air transport 1,590

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) 929,776,584 562,873,406 -366,903,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,982,190 19,111,504 -10,870,686
Other 0 2,202 +2,202
Air transport 1,590 0 -1,590

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 957,092,474
Grangemouth Docks 206,591,144
Southampton 150,653,033
Milford 138,278,847
London 36,100,553

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 534,718,328 422,374,146 -112,344,182
Grangemouth Docks 206,591,144 0 -206,591,144
Southampton 93,475,128 57,177,905 -36,297,223
Milford 68,771,178 69,507,669 +736,491
London 19,058,839 17,041,714 -2,017,125
Falmouth 13,173,955 3,113,404 -10,060,551
London Gateway Port 7,099,471 4,062,118 -3,037,353
Harwich 2,708,047 3,395,202 +687,155
Manchester 3,341,356 1,300,779 -2,040,577
Ellesmere Port 4,156,208 0 -4,156,208

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