Import/export HS code 271129: Various petroleum gases

Gases from petroleum not listed above, used in various industries

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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 £
Denmark 5,043,718
China 2,985,167
South Korea 584,153
Ireland 384,600
Germany 133,512

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 £
Denmark 1,997,780 3,045,938 +1,048,158
China 1,683,497 1,301,670 -381,827
South Korea 273,672 310,481 +36,809
Ireland 347,108 37,492 -309,616
Germany 23,874 109,638 +85,764
Spain 105,916 16,711 -89,205
United States 77,063 12,715 -64,348
Netherlands 6,292 42,223 +35,931
Malaysia 31,874 0 -31,874
Taiwan 0 24,724 +24,724

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 £
Denmark 5,122,912
China 3,011,063
South Korea 590,124
Germany 94,632
United States 92,605

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 £
Denmark 2,104,420 3,018,492 +914,072
China 1,685,240 1,325,823 -359,417
South Korea 277,318 312,806 +35,488
Germany 2,658 91,974 +89,316
United States 80,052 12,553 -67,499
Ireland 24,955 16,751 -8,204
United Kingdom 3,412 30,900 +27,488
Sweden 0 32,211 +32,211
Malaysia 31,874 0 -31,874
Belgium 7,540 21,216 +13,676

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Outer London - West and North West 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
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) 5,332,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,696,088
Other 364,976
Air transport 120,355
Road transport 1,647

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) 2,132,471 3,200,382 +1,067,911
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,996,350 1,699,738 -296,612
Other 336,543 28,433 -308,110
Air transport 96,837 23,518 -73,319
Road transport 0 1,647 +1,647

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 5,287,747
Felixstowe 2,746,718
Southampton 689,282
000 364,976
London Gateway Port 190,413

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 2,110,820 3,176,927 +1,066,107
Felixstowe 1,517,540 1,229,178 -288,362
Southampton 445,798 243,484 -202,314
000 336,543 28,433 -308,110
London Gateway Port 25,705 164,708 +139,003
London Heathrow Airport 74,211 2,639 -71,572
Holyhead 12,332 16,751 +4,419
London Stansted Airport 8,573 14,365 +5,792
Belfast Port 0 20,958 +20,958
Dover 0 16,827 +16,827

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 6
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Mining support service activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 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
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
2026-02 4
2026-01 1
2025-11 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+ 7
1m-15m 6
0-1m 1
15m-54m 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 £
Australia 906,508
Netherlands 791,614
Ireland 424,871
Nigeria 404,124
Belgium 302,317

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 £
Australia 419,767 486,741 +66,974
Netherlands 370,765 420,849 +50,084
Ireland 200,088 224,783 +24,695
Nigeria 254,864 149,260 -105,604
Belgium 195,382 106,935 -88,447
Spain 140,166 87,776 -52,390
Singapore 85,310 85,367 +57
Denmark 35,751 123,684 +87,933
Jordan 37,656 103,914 +66,258
Norway 41,074 77,468 +36,394

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 £
China 97,875
France 11,023
Ireland 12

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 £
China 47,472 50,403 +2,931
France 2,404 8,619 +6,215
Ireland 8 4 -4

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,966,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,263,802
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,220,427
Other 110,966

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 £
Air transport 1,570,818 1,396,027 -174,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 584,506 679,296 +94,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 636,963 583,464 -53,499
Other 51,140 59,826 +8,686

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 1,967,027
Immingham Docks 1,384,073
London Heathrow Airport 808,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 497,309
Liverpool Docks 234,266

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 £
Manchester Airport 982,041 984,986 +2,945
Immingham Docks 657,206 726,867 +69,661
London Heathrow Airport 419,785 388,469 -31,316
Dover / Eurotunnel 237,959 259,350 +21,391
Liverpool Docks 138,073 96,193 -41,880
London Gateway Port 112,903 33,390 -79,513
000 51,140 59,826 +8,686
Belfast Airport 77,569 0 -77,569
Birmingham Airport 69,869 0 -69,869
Heysham 0 55,343 +55,343

Quick facts

HS code: 271129

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

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