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 2,022,931
Poland 1,574,622
United States 818,290
Austria 482,964
South Korea 471,517

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 1,061,995 960,936 -101,059
Poland 847,565 727,057 -120,508
United States 628,481 189,809 -438,672
Austria 327,070 155,894 -171,176
South Korea 197,437 274,080 +76,643
France 239,933 212,129 -27,804
China 231,571 169,459 -62,112
Belgium 70,594 134,368 +63,774
Netherlands 111,277 65,082 -46,195
Ireland 76,904 66,335 -10,569

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 2,485,132
Poland 1,765,823
United States 821,092
South Korea 599,040
China 359,250

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 1,367,084 1,118,048 -249,036
Poland 946,827 818,996 -127,831
United States 631,283 189,809 -441,474
South Korea 293,100 305,940 +12,840
China 148,845 210,405 +61,560
Belgium 123,491 105,693 -17,798
Italy 186,120 36,611 -149,509
Taiwan 89,935 124,737 +34,802
Czechia 72,690 58,745 -13,945
Netherlands 52,785 45,410 -7,375

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
Greater Manchester 2
Kent 2
West Midlands 2
West Yorkshire 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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Kent 1 1 +0
West Midlands 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
South East Wales 1 1 +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) 3,336,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,038,310
Air transport 656,018
Other 96,487

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) 1,926,493 1,410,370 -516,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,569,334 1,468,976 -100,358
Air transport 475,672 180,346 -295,326
Other 40,913 55,574 +14,661

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,976,341
Thamesport 1,093,545
Southampton 766,974
London 630,563
London Gateway Port 519,780

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 1,052,221 924,120 -128,101
Thamesport 511,861 581,684 +69,823
Southampton 300,505 466,469 +165,964
London 418,462 212,101 -206,361
London Gateway Port 424,343 95,437 -328,906
Felixstowe 266,451 247,910 -18,541
Manchester Airport 335,691 152,121 -183,570
Dover 141,942 120,134 -21,808
Harwich 184,758 63,940 -120,818
London Stansted Airport 113,109 1,395 -111,714

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 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 3
2025-07 2

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+ 12
1m-15m 5
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 £
Germany 22,647,865
Norway 16,349,686
Belgium 5,007,861
Netherlands 4,856,153
Ireland 78,715

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 15,490,221 7,157,644 -8,332,577
Norway 11,021,939 5,327,747 -5,694,192
Belgium 3,585,418 1,422,443 -2,162,975
Netherlands 2,195,496 2,660,657 +465,161
Ireland 56,602 22,113 -34,489
France 19,304 5,570 -13,734
Chile 17,082 0 -17,082
Turkey 7,220 0 -7,220
Malaysia 6,996 0 -6,996
Austria 3,971 926 -3,045

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 7,873
Ireland 7,272
Italy 1,967
XI 1,545
China 1,250

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 7,556 317 -7,239
Ireland 7,272 0 -7,272
Italy 1,311 656 -655
XI 982 563 -419
China 618 632 +14
Spain 162 119 -43
Switzerland 35 0 -35

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) 48,816,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 144,767
Air transport 45,246
Other 20,223
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) 32,274,793 16,541,775 -15,733,018
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 94,661 50,106 -44,555
Air transport 33,146 12,100 -21,046
Other 17,936 2,287 -15,649
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 27,754,302
Middlesbrough 21,028,553
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,169
Liverpool Docks 37,960
ZLC 32,071

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 17,960,891 9,793,411 -8,167,480
Middlesbrough 14,288,586 6,739,967 -7,548,619
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,169 25,000 -25,169
Liverpool Docks 23,111 14,849 -8,262
ZLC 23,363 8,708 -14,655
London Gateway Port 23,373 2,766 -20,607
000 17,936 2,287 -15,649
Harwich 18,593 0 -18,593
London Heathrow Airport 11,279 0 -11,279
East Midlands Airport 3,964 3,392 -572

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