Import/export HS code 27101929: Various petroleum oils

Additional petroleum oils not classified elsewhere

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 21,371,492
Spain 13,536,204
Netherlands 12,623,818
Germany 4,884,535
France 1,034,122

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 14,601,719 6,769,773 -7,831,946
Spain 5,810,381 7,725,823 +1,915,442
Netherlands 2,037,671 10,586,147 +8,548,476
Germany 3,255,218 1,629,317 -1,625,901
France 709,613 324,509 -385,104
Denmark 349,697 377,448 +27,751
United States 153,353 256,567 +103,214
Ireland 49,319 876 -48,443
Canada 22,902 21,910 -992
Lithuania 14,118 7,076 -7,042

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 23,868,066
Spain 14,224,379
Germany 10,789,315
Netherlands 3,050,221
South Korea 764,512

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 14,721,318 9,146,748 -5,574,570
Spain 6,110,301 8,114,078 +2,003,777
Germany 4,021,548 6,767,767 +2,746,219
Netherlands 943,453 2,106,768 +1,163,315
South Korea 453,028 311,484 -141,544
Denmark 349,697 394,263 +44,566
United States 245,746 322,853 +77,107
France 52,398 412,716 +360,318
United Kingdom 40,875 102,921 +62,046
Switzerland 14,493 15,009 +516

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5
West Yorkshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Essex 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Essex 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 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) 34,909,170
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,143,668
Air transport 534,982
Other 195,184
Road transport 5,604

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) 18,440,006 16,469,164 -1,970,842
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,279,119 10,864,549 +2,585,430
Air transport 138,425 396,557 +258,132
Other 176,398 18,786 -157,612
Road transport 0 5,604 +5,604

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 23,612,877
Middlesbrough 22,786,760
London 3,344,938
Hull 1,262,174
Dover 900,671

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 £
Immingham Docks 13,525,517 10,087,360 -3,438,157
Middlesbrough 10,337,063 12,449,697 +2,112,634
London 1,515,871 1,829,067 +313,196
Hull 253,898 1,008,276 +754,378
Dover 416,319 484,352 +68,033
Eurotunnel 285,301 376,470 +91,169
Grangemouth Docks 33,455 621,606 +588,151
Dover / Eurotunnel 137,323 207,155 +69,832
London Heathrow Airport 54,831 264,847 +210,016
000 176,398 18,786 -157,612

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 16
2026-03 18
2026-02 13
2026-01 12
2025-12 14

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
1m-15m 13
15m-54m 6
Other 4
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 £
Belgium 7,265,318
Denmark 383,100
Israel 228,701
Algeria 217,273
Ireland 197,518

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 £
Belgium 3,347,098 3,918,220 +571,122
Denmark 116,249 266,851 +150,602
Israel 127,699 101,002 -26,697
Algeria 217,273 0 -217,273
Ireland 109,130 88,388 -20,742
Poland 117,764 32,682 -85,082
United States 125,260 9,843 -115,417
United Arab Emirates 51,678 81,133 +29,455
Spain 48,940 58,633 +9,693
India 0 88,247 +88,247

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 £
Italy 1,054
China 340
Germany 318
Japan 16

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 £
Italy 698 356 -342
China 0 340 +340
Germany 0 318 +318
Japan 16 0 -16

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) 8,178,876
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,507,692
Air transport 223,094
Other 21,830

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) 3,835,936 4,342,940 +507,004
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 822,600 685,092 -137,508
Air transport 145,186 77,908 -67,278
Other 12,429 9,401 -3,028

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 7,430,370
Dover / Eurotunnel 742,616
Immingham Docks 476,904
London Gateway Port 417,186
Middlesbrough 144,515

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 £
Southampton 3,437,454 3,992,916 +555,462
Dover / Eurotunnel 504,300 238,316 -265,984
Immingham Docks 171,506 305,398 +133,892
London Gateway Port 144,842 272,344 +127,502
Middlesbrough 96,343 48,172 -48,171
Liverpool Docks 129,160 11,599 -117,561
Holyhead 75,682 62,863 -12,819
London Heathrow Airport 87,639 40,757 -46,882
Felixstowe 25,394 55,757 +30,363
Dover 26,838 27,429 +591

Quick facts

HS code: 27101929

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

Description: Additional petroleum oils not classified elsewhere