Import/export HS code 27101290: Various light oils

Other light oils not specified in this category

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Belgium 331,797,118
Netherlands 98,883,858
France 18,180,853
Norway 8,341,643
United States 4,815,938

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 £
Belgium 189,350,277 142,446,841 -46,903,436
Netherlands 82,826,518 16,057,340 -66,769,178
France 10,824,957 7,355,896 -3,469,061
Norway 8,341,643 0 -8,341,643
United States 4,549,541 266,397 -4,283,144
Switzerland 525,907 305,370 -220,537
Italy 393,986 422,759 +28,773
Israel 249,913 157,360 -92,553
Germany 246,794 72,636 -174,158
Poland 80,946 128,739 +47,793

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 £
Belgium 220,302,802
Netherlands 173,745,333
France 34,342,128
India 13,944,946
Norway 8,571,812

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 £
Belgium 115,026,579 105,276,223 -9,750,356
Netherlands 125,138,270 48,607,063 -76,531,207
France 23,985,257 10,356,871 -13,628,386
India 13,944,946 0 -13,944,946
Norway 8,341,643 230,169 -8,111,474
United States 4,585,110 284,214 -4,300,896
Portugal 3,090,020 0 -3,090,020
Finland 1,652,765 171,232 -1,481,533
Germany 491,724 699,670 +207,946
Sweden 71,869 859,379 +787,510

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 3
Cheshire 2
Essex 2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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 - West 2 2 +0
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0

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) 457,681,245
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,961,189
Air transport 448,182
Road transport 102,895
Other 2,343

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) 291,933,625 165,747,620 -126,186,005
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,539,947 1,421,242 -4,118,705
Air transport 118,471 329,711 +211,240
Road transport 0 102,895 +102,895
Other 1,043 1,300 +257

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 392,192,957
London 22,519,232
Middlesbrough 15,662,145
Ellesmere Port 9,547,506
Immingham Docks 8,141,876

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 £
Southampton 249,547,664 142,645,293 -106,902,371
London 12,526,283 9,992,949 -2,533,334
Middlesbrough 12,091,219 3,570,926 -8,520,293
Ellesmere Port 9,547,506 0 -9,547,506
Immingham Docks 4,474,449 3,667,427 -807,022
Grangemouth Docks 7,338,521 0 -7,338,521
499 0 6,262,004 +6,262,004
Dover 490,416 355,094 -135,322
ZLC 525,907 270,452 -255,455
London Gateway Port 361,395 128,272 -233,123

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
7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3
Manufacture of food products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 3
2026-03 8
2026-02 6
2026-01 2

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+ 17
15m-54m 4
Other 4
1m-15m 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 917,740,307
Belgium 482,920,205
Nigeria 74,869,327
United States 70,350,612
Latvia 48,670,458

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 412,757,517 504,982,790 +92,225,273
Belgium 265,108,829 217,811,376 -47,297,453
Nigeria 14,200,474 60,668,853 +46,468,379
United States 28,958,484 41,392,128 +12,433,644
Latvia 34,211,126 14,459,332 -19,751,794
Bahamas 0 19,885,943 +19,885,943
Spain 13,651,432 3,629,477 -10,021,955
France 12,959,242 1,339,040 -11,620,202
Switzerland 122,419 7,575,150 +7,452,731
Lithuania 2,581 6,985,661 +6,983,080

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 1,025
United States 466
Italy 186
Ireland 44
China 15

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 390 635 +245
United States 98 368 +270
Italy 125 61 -64
Ireland 0 44 +44
China 0 15 +15

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) 1,666,748,516
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,329,780
Air transport 217,831
Other 6,560

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) 786,830,412 879,918,104 +93,087,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,947,602 1,382,178 -565,424
Air transport 161,488 56,343 -105,145
Other 3,708 2,852 -856

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Ellesmere Port 727,292,229
Immingham Docks 399,070,249
Southampton 236,696,542
Milford 214,622,890
Harwich 65,610,358

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 £
Ellesmere Port 341,359,801 385,932,428 +44,572,627
Immingham Docks 211,180,230 187,890,019 -23,290,211
Southampton 59,272,994 177,423,548 +118,150,554
Milford 124,154,213 90,468,677 -33,685,536
Harwich 29,769,693 35,840,665 +6,070,972
Grangemouth Docks 20,382,790 0 -20,382,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,616,460 995,805 -620,655
Middlesbrough 117,120 1,282,031 +1,164,911
London Gateway Port 398,767 895,808 +497,041
Felixstowe 304,699 468,288 +163,589

Quick facts

HS code: 27101290

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

Description: Other light oils not specified in this category