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 36,690,204
Belgium 24,529,839
Netherlands 12,765,611
France 6,635,833
Italy 6,334,906

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 17,522,065 19,168,139 +1,646,074
Belgium 12,072,271 12,457,568 +385,297
Netherlands 6,274,125 6,491,486 +217,361
France 3,157,591 3,478,242 +320,651
Italy 3,483,309 2,851,597 -631,712
United Arab Emirates 3,602,441 118,208 -3,484,233
Sweden 753,522 1,101,587 +348,065
South Korea 474,856 675,216 +200,360
Denmark 195,451 301,104 +105,653
Spain 244,660 147,830 -96,830

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 35,331,006
Belgium 18,494,035
Netherlands 13,594,980
France 7,591,281
Italy 7,539,414

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 16,451,424 18,879,582 +2,428,158
Belgium 8,317,723 10,176,312 +1,858,589
Netherlands 7,642,584 5,952,396 -1,690,188
France 3,955,743 3,635,538 -320,205
Italy 3,789,267 3,750,147 -39,120
United Arab Emirates 3,602,441 121,613 -3,480,828
Sweden 1,448,743 906,827 -541,916
South Korea 474,856 689,158 +214,302
United States 335,113 672,279 +337,166
Japan 500,207 452,567 -47,640

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 10
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 7 +0
Inner London - West 3 7 +4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 5 +3
Cheshire 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0

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) 67,596,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,949,391
Air transport 1,581,095
Other 805,642
Rail transport 237,571

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) 33,081,185 34,514,853 +1,433,668
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,594,657 11,354,734 -3,239,923
Air transport 581,263 999,832 +418,569
Other 412,010 393,632 -18,378
Rail transport 31,744 205,827 +174,083
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 16,367,674
London 14,886,882
Immingham Docks 13,659,216
Dover 11,385,533
Harwich 9,728,544

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 7,836,306 8,531,368 +695,062
London 7,117,956 7,768,926 +650,970
Immingham Docks 6,350,283 7,308,933 +958,650
Dover 6,042,802 5,342,731 -700,071
Harwich 4,080,005 5,648,539 +1,568,534
Hull 2,760,988 3,194,303 +433,315
Eurotunnel 2,193,067 2,351,873 +158,806
Felixstowe 2,524,461 1,419,814 -1,104,647
Middlesbrough 2,610,931 1,198,175 -1,412,756
London Gateway Port 3,540,365 124,500 -3,415,865

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 30
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
2026-04 53
2026-03 42
2026-02 51
2026-01 43
2025-12 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+ 63
1m-15m 26
0-1m 12
Other 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 6,697,962
France 3,701,873
Belgium 2,871,852
Turkey 2,439,138
Ukraine 2,103,180

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 3,015,317 3,682,645 +667,328
France 2,038,647 1,663,226 -375,421
Belgium 1,277,817 1,594,035 +316,218
Turkey 1,207,299 1,231,839 +24,540
Ukraine 1,139,712 963,468 -176,244
United States 1,524,394 454,519 -1,069,875
Finland 766,886 942,061 +175,175
Poland 518,403 840,850 +322,447
United Arab Emirates 270,748 673,744 +402,996
Libya 256,125 683,005 +426,880

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 110,331
Germany 58,666
Italy 29,803
Belgium 7,083
Switzerland 2,291

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 53,580 56,751 +3,171
Germany 26,572 32,094 +5,522
Italy 19,310 10,493 -8,817
Belgium 7,083 0 -7,083
Switzerland 2,291 0 -2,291
France 1,294 104 -1,190
Netherlands 426 876 +450
China 283 809 +526
Hungary 0 814 +814
Taiwan 0 413 +413

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) 23,792,988
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,130,358
Air transport 1,123,234
Other 349,111
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) 11,839,973 11,953,015 +113,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,803,724 7,326,634 +522,910
Air transport 483,028 640,206 +157,178
Other 166,469 182,642 +16,173
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 14,639,035
Felixstowe 4,987,645
Liverpool Docks 4,691,556
London Gateway Port 3,063,301
Holyhead 2,677,232

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 7,425,810 7,213,225 -212,585
Felixstowe 2,330,807 2,656,838 +326,031
Liverpool Docks 2,727,754 1,963,802 -763,952
London Gateway Port 1,207,813 1,855,488 +647,675
Holyhead 1,139,403 1,537,829 +398,426
London 807,424 1,647,483 +840,059
Southampton 1,142,769 937,057 -205,712
Harwich 383,903 512,458 +128,555
London Heathrow Airport 376,603 480,641 +104,038
Dover 715,547 58,272 -657,275

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