Import/export HS code 271129: Various petroleum gases

Gases from petroleum not listed above, used in various industries

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 5,170,691
China 2,701,295
South Korea 536,281
Ireland 269,061
Germany 131,269

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 2,383,494 2,787,197 +403,703
China 1,562,464 1,138,831 -423,633
South Korea 228,047 308,234 +80,187
Ireland 235,762 33,299 -202,463
Germany 22,850 108,419 +85,569
Spain 121,611 1,016 -120,595
United States 76,780 11,071 -65,709
Netherlands 32,706 13,139 -19,567
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 5,249,885
China 2,725,448
South Korea 541,210
Germany 94,632
United States 90,678

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 2,505,829 2,744,056 +238,227
China 1,565,164 1,160,284 -404,880
South Korea 232,976 308,234 +75,258
Germany 2,658 91,974 +89,316
United States 81,580 9,098 -72,482
Ireland 24,844 14,218 -10,626
United Kingdom 28,069 6,243 -21,826
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 0 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 1 +0
South East Wales 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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) 5,480,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,337,858
Other 252,081
Air transport 117,006
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) 2,531,099 2,949,078 +417,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,855,038 1,482,820 -372,218
Other 225,308 26,773 -198,535
Air transport 101,968 15,038 -86,930
Road transport 1,647 0 -1,647

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 5,412,050
Felixstowe 2,462,846
Southampton 617,506
000 252,081
London Gateway Port 214,317

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 2,522,118 2,889,932 +367,814
Felixstowe 1,364,522 1,098,324 -266,198
Southampton 432,158 185,348 -246,810
000 225,308 26,773 -198,535
London Gateway Port 25,705 188,612 +162,907
London Heathrow Airport 74,211 2,639 -71,572
Holyhead 12,221 14,218 +1,997
Belfast Port 0 20,958 +20,958
London Stansted Airport 10,610 10,021 -589
Dover 14,714 3,219 -11,495

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
2026-05 2
2026-04 3
2026-03 3
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
1m-15m 6
54m+ 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 929,458
Netherlands 776,025
Nigeria 404,124
Ireland 387,557
Belgium 317,431

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 508,555 420,903 -87,652
Netherlands 379,156 396,869 +17,713
Nigeria 262,157 141,967 -120,190
Ireland 175,157 212,400 +37,243
Belgium 196,596 120,835 -75,761
Spain 173,658 45,730 -127,928
Singapore 86,675 84,002 -2,673
Denmark 74,468 84,110 +9,642
Jordan 41,500 100,070 +58,570
Norway 45,199 67,592 +22,393

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 96,390
France 14,089
Ireland 14

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 49,262 47,128 -2,134
France 4,347 9,742 +5,395
Ireland 8 6 -2

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 2,907,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,236,674
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,116,196
Other 112,470

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 1,524,916 1,382,959 -141,957
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 649,495 587,179 -62,316
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 626,190 490,006 -136,184
Other 54,712 57,758 +3,046

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 1,946,350
Immingham Docks 1,360,694
London Heathrow Airport 779,340
Dover / Eurotunnel 435,707
Liverpool Docks 194,320

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 942,408 1,003,942 +61,534
Immingham Docks 701,982 658,712 -43,270
London Heathrow Airport 421,236 358,104 -63,132
Dover / Eurotunnel 254,265 181,442 -72,823
Liverpool Docks 108,510 85,810 -22,700
London Gateway Port 131,132 7,601 -123,531
000 54,712 57,758 +3,046
Belfast Airport 77,569 0 -77,569
Birmingham Airport 69,869 0 -69,869
Heysham 0 56,471 +56,471

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