Import/export HS code 27101987: Gear and reductor oils

Oils used in gearboxes and reduction systems for lubrication

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 £
Germany 36,774,011
Belgium 24,513,167
Netherlands 12,709,969
France 6,625,750
Italy 6,072,964

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 £
Germany 17,680,371 19,093,640 +1,413,269
Belgium 12,123,127 12,390,040 +266,913
Netherlands 6,296,921 6,413,048 +116,127
France 3,122,513 3,503,237 +380,724
Italy 3,242,829 2,830,135 -412,694
United Arab Emirates 2,707,677 84,865 -2,622,812
Sweden 743,303 1,136,212 +392,909
South Korea 471,032 629,052 +158,020
Denmark 187,848 304,233 +116,385
Ireland 196,293 188,196 -8,097

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 £
Germany 35,429,495
Belgium 18,733,940
Netherlands 13,315,698
France 7,540,797
Italy 7,323,585

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 £
Germany 16,770,041 18,659,454 +1,889,413
Belgium 8,378,650 10,355,290 +1,976,640
Netherlands 7,456,572 5,859,126 -1,597,446
France 3,775,972 3,764,825 -11,147
Italy 3,555,286 3,768,299 +213,013
United Arab Emirates 2,707,677 88,270 -2,619,407
Sweden 1,392,009 862,804 -529,205
South Korea 471,032 644,213 +173,181
United States 454,375 557,762 +103,387
Japan 512,184 410,792 -101,392

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
West Midlands 11
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 3 7 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 4 +1
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 3 5 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,278,359
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,937,420
Air transport 1,575,677
Other 845,427
Rail transport 254,016

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,114,768 34,163,591 +1,048,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,519,776 11,417,644 -2,102,132
Air transport 582,563 993,114 +410,551
Other 408,450 436,977 +28,527
Rail transport 31,744 222,272 +190,528
Road transport 1,119 0 -1,119

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,553,217
London 14,937,757
Immingham Docks 13,659,425
Dover 11,139,792
Harwich 9,894,385

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,123,023 8,430,194 +307,171
London 7,119,352 7,818,405 +699,053
Immingham Docks 6,361,744 7,297,681 +935,937
Dover 5,658,871 5,480,921 -177,950
Harwich 4,381,431 5,512,954 +1,131,523
Hull 2,764,164 3,118,393 +354,229
Eurotunnel 2,169,957 2,356,962 +187,005
Felixstowe 2,351,603 1,459,639 -891,964
Middlesbrough 2,509,459 1,121,292 -1,388,167
London Gateway Port 2,626,244 99,781 -2,526,463

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
10
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 54
2026-04 54
2026-03 43
2026-02 52
2026-01 43

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+ 62
1m-15m 28
Other 13
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11

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 £
Ireland 6,766,062
France 3,564,367
Belgium 2,973,102
Turkey 2,478,537
Ukraine 2,021,236

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 £
Ireland 3,113,221 3,652,841 +539,620
France 1,959,413 1,604,954 -354,459
Belgium 1,345,280 1,627,822 +282,542
Turkey 1,262,585 1,215,952 -46,633
Ukraine 1,052,621 968,615 -84,006
United States 1,492,526 456,229 -1,036,297
Finland 775,127 826,828 +51,701
Poland 514,323 838,809 +324,486
United Arab Emirates 290,877 692,163 +401,286
Libya 259,877 679,253 +419,376

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 133,216
Germany 61,834
Italy 29,584
Belgium 7,083
Switzerland 1,941

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 57,331 75,885 +18,554
Germany 26,607 35,227 +8,620
Italy 18,666 10,918 -7,748
Belgium 7,083 0 -7,083
Switzerland 1,941 0 -1,941
Netherlands 426 1,318 +892
France 1,294 104 -1,190
China 230 809 +579
Hungary 0 814 +814
Taiwan 68 345 +277

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,809,261
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,226,240
Air transport 1,128,591
Other 384,153
Road transport 9,135

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,811,465 11,997,796 +186,331
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,832,465 7,393,775 +561,310
Air transport 477,692 650,899 +173,207
Other 170,764 213,389 +42,625
Road transport 9,135 0 -9,135

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,560,444
Felixstowe 5,052,485
Liverpool Docks 4,683,911
London Gateway Port 3,213,951
Holyhead 2,726,375

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,265,755 7,294,689 +28,934
Felixstowe 2,249,954 2,802,531 +552,577
Liverpool Docks 2,782,634 1,901,277 -881,357
London Gateway Port 1,267,684 1,946,267 +678,583
Holyhead 1,177,321 1,549,054 +371,733
London 821,782 1,530,393 +708,611
Southampton 1,217,842 848,388 -369,454
Harwich 392,172 564,658 +172,486
London Heathrow Airport 371,442 477,987 +106,545
Dover 736,900 52,570 -684,330

Quick facts

HS code: 27101987

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

Description: Oils used in gearboxes and reduction systems for lubrication