Import/export HS code 27121090: Various petroleum jelly

Refined petroleum jelly used in cosmetics, medicines, and industrial products

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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 £
Netherlands 3,407,164
India 2,002,025
Ireland 1,475,242
France 1,430,211
Singapore 665,209

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 £
Netherlands 1,861,808 1,545,356 -316,452
India 1,146,747 855,278 -291,469
Ireland 1,364,801 110,441 -1,254,360
France 1,382,549 47,662 -1,334,887
Singapore 602,728 62,481 -540,247
Germany 279,927 226,157 -53,770
Belgium 123,981 334,683 +210,702
United States 131,388 90,145 -41,243
Denmark 58,304 119,790 +61,486
United Arab Emirates 109,962 63,173 -46,789

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 £
India 3,608,994
Netherlands 1,936,609
United States 515,349
Germany 499,178
Poland 480,977

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 £
India 2,050,375 1,558,619 -491,756
Netherlands 1,134,668 801,941 -332,727
United States 309,314 206,035 -103,279
Germany 284,944 214,234 -70,710
Poland 204,390 276,587 +72,197
South Africa 68,135 207,202 +139,067
Singapore 210,812 0 -210,812
Belgium 107,710 54,456 -53,254
United Arab Emirates 57,340 11,935 -45,405
United Kingdom 29,269 33,902 +4,633

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 8
Cheshire 4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2
Cheshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
South Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,345,426
Other 3,205,835
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,243,952
Air transport 101,378

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,127,040 2,218,386 -908,654
Other 2,911,720 294,115 -2,617,605
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,150,762 1,093,190 -57,572
Air transport 34,032 67,346 +33,314

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,205,835
Felixstowe 1,425,616
Immingham Docks 1,403,438
London 985,510
Killingholme 771,273

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 £
000 2,911,720 294,115 -2,617,605
Felixstowe 925,064 500,552 -424,512
Immingham Docks 475,078 928,360 +453,282
London 420,515 564,995 +144,480
Killingholme 771,273 0 -771,273
Southampton 291,513 244,028 -47,485
London Gateway Port 385,787 148,268 -237,519
Liverpool Docks 282,678 151,289 -131,389
Dover 170,408 172,560 +2,152
Harwich 210,276 72,137 -138,139

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 23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 13
2026-02 11
2026-01 8
2025-12 11

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+ 20
15m-54m 10
1m-15m 9
Other 3
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 £
United States 1,583,200
China 1,420,204
Poland 1,405,398
Australia 613,560
Germany 597,828

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 £
United States 822,907 760,293 -62,614
China 580,144 840,060 +259,916
Poland 719,297 686,101 -33,196
Australia 363,090 250,470 -112,620
Germany 270,965 326,863 +55,898
Ireland 230,685 286,119 +55,434
Belgium 174,013 292,486 +118,473
France 202,713 218,935 +16,222
Norway 312,091 70,558 -241,533
Senegal 360,727 0 -360,727

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 £
Denmark 59,898
XI 18,359
Germany 16,151
India 9,550
South Africa 2,340

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 £
Denmark 14,294 45,604 +31,310
XI 11,436 6,923 -4,513
Germany 9,850 6,301 -3,549
India 5,584 3,966 -1,618
South Africa 1,062 1,278 +216
Indonesia 545 0 -545
China 415 0 -415
Poland 204 0 -204
Nicaragua 46 0 -46

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) 4,172,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,091,143
Air transport 2,768,574
Other 123,320

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) 2,221,333 1,951,383 -269,950
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,209,118 1,882,025 -327,093
Air transport 1,409,684 1,358,890 -50,794
Other 52,079 71,241 +19,162

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,635,488
London Gateway Port 2,204,092
Felixstowe 887,053
London Stansted Airport 710,304
Immingham Docks 680,172

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,280,740 1,354,748 +74,008
London Gateway Port 1,156,827 1,047,265 -109,562
Felixstowe 408,785 478,268 +69,483
London Stansted Airport 354,013 356,291 +2,278
Immingham Docks 481,204 198,968 -282,236
East Midlands Airport 253,568 400,370 +146,802
Southampton 484,920 105,212 -379,708
Manchester Airport 404,487 100,867 -303,620
ZLC 85,969 408,575 +322,606
Liverpool Docks 124,906 114,502 -10,404

Quick facts

HS code: 27121090

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

Description: Refined petroleum jelly used in cosmetics, medicines, and industrial products