Import/export HS code 27101929: Various petroleum oils

Additional petroleum oils not classified elsewhere

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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 £
Belgium 20,894,053
Spain 13,372,163
Netherlands 8,727,952
Germany 4,616,921
France 1,057,297

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 13,605,486 7,288,567 -6,316,919
Spain 7,096,442 6,275,721 -820,721
Netherlands 1,293,964 7,433,988 +6,140,024
Germany 2,864,415 1,752,506 -1,111,909
France 681,908 375,389 -306,519
Denmark 335,771 305,538 -30,233
United States 161,302 221,326 +60,024
Canada 47,344 21,910 -25,434
Ireland 63,313 574 -62,739
Lithuania 11,126 9,194 -1,932

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 22,923,769
Spain 14,035,364
Germany 8,508,239
Netherlands 2,113,276
South Korea 715,222

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 13,917,745 9,006,024 -4,911,721
Spain 7,347,746 6,687,618 -660,128
Germany 3,111,064 5,397,175 +2,286,111
Netherlands 599,640 1,513,636 +913,996
South Korea 416,102 299,120 -116,982
Denmark 335,771 310,323 -25,448
United States 285,482 266,134 -19,348
France 58,846 90,835 +31,989
United Kingdom 7,127 72,190 +65,063
Switzerland 10,634 13,264 +2,630

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 4 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 2 +2
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) 33,214,811
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,115,129
Air transport 344,379
Other 214,576

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) 18,689,552 14,525,259 -4,164,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,224,299 8,890,830 +1,666,531
Air transport 104,358 240,021 +135,663
Other 174,720 39,856 -134,864

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 21,809,894
Immingham Docks 21,275,816
London 3,018,814
Hull 819,625
Dover 745,942

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 £
Middlesbrough 11,384,326 10,425,568 -958,758
Immingham Docks 11,881,842 9,393,974 -2,487,868
London 1,460,010 1,558,804 +98,794
Hull 50,483 769,142 +718,659
Dover 403,556 342,386 -61,170
Eurotunnel 307,173 233,349 -73,824
Grangemouth Docks 33,455 296,048 +262,593
Dover / Eurotunnel 126,845 173,364 +46,519
London Heathrow Airport 33,181 183,132 +149,951
000 174,720 39,856 -134,864

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 20
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 14
2025-10 14
2025-09 16
2025-08 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+ 28
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 5
Other 4
0-1m 2

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 7,389,199
Denmark 345,151
United Arab Emirates 232,563
Israel 224,042
Algeria 217,273

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 3,543,336 3,845,863 +302,527
Denmark 93,048 252,103 +159,055
United Arab Emirates 99,752 132,811 +33,059
Israel 127,699 96,343 -31,356
Algeria 9,060 208,213 +199,153
Ireland 78,052 115,838 +37,786
Poland 78,141 70,429 -7,712
United States 119,421 15,682 -103,739
Saudi Arabia 123,153 0 -123,153
Spain 42,736 44,994 +2,258

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 1,090
China 255
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 771 319 -452
China 0 255 +255
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) 8,499,263
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,420,914
Air transport 245,619
Other 20,293

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) 4,238,294 4,260,969 +22,675
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 512,942 907,972 +395,030
Air transport 174,178 71,441 -102,737
Other 12,972 7,321 -5,651

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 7,498,378
Dover / Eurotunnel 724,584
London Gateway Port 619,320
Immingham Docks 429,472
London Heathrow Airport 151,600

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 3,588,674 3,909,704 +321,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,757 456,827 +189,070
London Gateway Port 347,621 271,699 -75,922
Immingham Docks 146,526 282,946 +136,420
London Heathrow Airport 116,129 35,471 -80,658
Middlesbrough 96,343 48,172 -48,171
Liverpool Docks 126,751 16,251 -110,500
Holyhead 45,523 90,983 +45,460
London 59,993 14,073 -45,920
Felixstowe 18,970 47,624 +28,654

Quick facts

HS code: 27101929

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

Description: Additional petroleum oils not classified elsewhere