Import/export HS code 271119: Various petroleum gases

Gases from petroleum not listed above, used in various industries

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 2,121,600
Poland 1,676,747
United States 582,054
France 473,068
Austria 454,301

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 1,102,805 1,018,795 -84,010
Poland 867,591 809,156 -58,435
United States 426,002 156,052 -269,950
France 218,212 254,856 +36,644
Austria 331,206 123,095 -208,111
China 230,771 198,459 -32,312
South Korea 148,570 268,022 +119,452
Belgium 156,186 73,298 -82,888
Taiwan 94,826 101,323 +6,497
Ireland 138,379 44,691 -93,688

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 2,553,977
Poland 1,845,624
United States 584,856
South Korea 565,077
China 444,716

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 1,418,367 1,135,610 -282,757
Poland 972,403 873,221 -99,182
United States 428,804 156,052 -272,752
South Korea 201,323 363,754 +162,431
China 222,844 221,872 -972
Taiwan 144,343 143,222 -1,121
Belgium 152,065 89,229 -62,836
Italy 192,623 35,322 -157,301
Czechia 131,435 34,800 -96,635
Netherlands 44,240 54,199 +9,959

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Kent 2
West Midlands 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
West Midlands 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 1 0 -1
South East Wales 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,404,587
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,110,166
Air transport 605,524
Other 176,783

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) 2,000,683 1,403,904 -596,779
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,484,880 1,625,286 +140,406
Air transport 474,269 131,255 -343,014
Other 34,917 141,866 +106,949

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,185,178
Thamesport 1,171,950
Southampton 794,465
London 627,632
Felixstowe 605,462

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 1,107,795 1,077,383 -30,412
Thamesport 521,277 650,673 +129,396
Southampton 282,872 511,593 +228,721
London 528,796 98,836 -429,960
Felixstowe 223,050 382,412 +159,362
Manchester Airport 331,688 119,095 -212,593
London Gateway Port 306,307 0 -306,307
Dover 125,044 123,495 -1,549
000 34,917 141,866 +106,949
Harwich 119,689 48,379 -71,310

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
7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 4
2026-04 3
2026-03 1
2026-02 4
2026-01 1

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+ 11
1m-15m 3
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 £
Germany 22,060,186
Norway 13,486,626
Belgium 5,458,842
Netherlands 4,288,543
Ireland 70,828

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 £
Germany 12,721,698 9,338,488 -3,383,210
Norway 8,606,623 4,880,003 -3,726,620
Belgium 3,266,647 2,192,195 -1,074,452
Netherlands 3,526,879 761,664 -2,765,215
Ireland 46,324 24,504 -21,820
France 16,370 1,928 -14,442
Turkey 7,220 0 -7,220
South Africa 1,963 2,766 +803
Austria 3,505 1,137 -2,368
Australia 4,328 0 -4,328

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 £
France 7,672
Italy 1,921
XI 1,647
China 1,232
Spain 119

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 £
France 7,661 11 -7,650
Italy 1,141 780 -361
XI 1,172 475 -697
China 740 492 -248
Spain 51 68 +17
Switzerland 0 51 +51

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) 45,242,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 146,334
Air transport 19,709
Other 12,642
Road transport 5,460

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) 28,098,652 17,144,052 -10,954,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,727 50,607 -45,120
Air transport 7,428 12,281 +4,853
Other 10,765 1,877 -8,888
Road transport 5,460 0 -5,460

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 27,060,580
Middlesbrough 18,165,493
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,717
Liverpool Docks 34,260
Heysham 21,833

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 16,215,232 10,845,348 -5,369,884
Middlesbrough 11,873,270 6,292,223 -5,581,047
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,644 24,073 -32,571
Liverpool Docks 28,716 5,544 -23,172
Heysham 6,929 14,904 +7,975
ZLC 10,596 10,222 -374
000 10,765 1,877 -8,888
London Gateway Port 6,291 2,766 -3,525
Dover 2,640 2,640 +0
Immingham Docks 924 3,715 +2,791

Quick facts

HS code: 271119

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

Description: Gases from petroleum not listed above, used in various industries