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 4,141,771
China 2,678,557
South Korea 544,260
Ireland 471,036
Spain 130,332

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 1,608,681 2,533,090 +924,409
China 1,623,425 1,055,132 -568,293
South Korea 251,174 293,086 +41,912
Ireland 443,856 27,180 -416,676
Spain 24,253 106,079 +81,826
Germany 23,787 97,682 +73,895
United States 77,063 8,413 -68,650
Netherlands 5,784 31,924 +26,140
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 4,253,176
China 2,711,101
South Korea 550,231
Germany 88,598
United States 87,272

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 1,624,174 2,629,002 +1,004,828
China 1,631,816 1,079,285 -552,531
South Korea 254,820 295,411 +40,591
Germany 2,658 85,940 +83,282
United States 80,512 6,760 -73,752
Ireland 29,928 15,877 -14,051
Malaysia 31,874 0 -31,874
United Kingdom 3,412 27,737 +24,325
Taiwan 1,057 24,724 +23,667
Belgium 0 23,875 +23,875

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Outer London - West and North West 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Greater Manchester 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -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) 4,413,404
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,336,464
Other 448,951
Air transport 114,056
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) 1,659,974 2,753,430 +1,093,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,913,780 1,422,684 -491,096
Other 429,111 19,840 -409,271
Air transport 97,927 16,129 -81,798
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 4,370,066
Felixstowe 2,439,159
Southampton 675,485
000 448,951
London Gateway Port 166,537

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 1,632,353 2,737,713 +1,105,360
Felixstowe 1,462,748 976,411 -486,337
Southampton 444,996 230,489 -214,507
000 429,111 19,840 -409,271
London Gateway Port 0 166,537 +166,537
London Heathrow Airport 74,211 0 -74,211
Holyhead 17,305 15,877 -1,428
Belfast Port 0 20,958 +20,958
London Stansted Airport 7,693 11,993 +4,300
Dover 1,340 14,714 +13,374

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Mining support service activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
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
1m-15m 6
54m+ 6
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 778,040
Netherlands 659,376
Nigeria 404,124
Ireland 392,699
Belgium 322,627

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 421,709 356,331 -65,378
Netherlands 376,802 282,574 -94,228
Nigeria 240,825 163,299 -77,526
Ireland 236,332 156,367 -79,965
Belgium 215,692 106,935 -108,757
Spain 124,175 76,487 -47,688
Denmark 46,945 125,183 +78,238
Singapore 87,124 65,747 -21,377
Israel 83,896 55,157 -28,739
Lithuania 59,199 45,477 -13,722

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 88,514
France 5,741
Ireland 8

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 53,796 34,718 -19,078
France 2,978 2,763 -215
Ireland 6 2 -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 2,713,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,139,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,133,185
Other 96,478

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 1,508,803 1,204,835 -303,968
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 682,399 457,428 -224,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 626,171 507,014 -119,157
Other 58,368 38,110 -20,258

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 1,748,711
Immingham Docks 1,274,513
London Heathrow Airport 784,703
Dover / Eurotunnel 426,505
Liverpool Docks 233,950

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 1,018,312 730,399 -287,913
Immingham Docks 697,343 577,170 -120,173
London Heathrow Airport 399,626 385,077 -14,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 242,603 183,902 -58,701
Liverpool Docks 166,289 67,661 -98,628
London Gateway Port 112,029 33,751 -78,278
000 58,368 38,110 -20,258
Belfast Airport 0 77,569 +77,569
Birmingham Airport 69,869 0 -69,869
London 39,012 16,073 -22,939

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