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 2,989,740
India 1,751,305
France 1,628,858
Ireland 1,541,988
Singapore 729,962

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 1,820,407 1,169,333 -651,074
India 1,137,623 613,682 -523,941
France 1,617,843 11,015 -1,606,828
Ireland 1,439,258 102,730 -1,336,528
Singapore 729,962 0 -729,962
Belgium 131,626 327,290 +195,664
Germany 286,150 119,560 -166,590
United States 139,059 41,498 -97,561
United Arab Emirates 94,766 74,949 -19,817
Malaysia 97,562 0 -97,562

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 3,092,217
Netherlands 1,870,468
Poland 529,341
United States 443,475
Germany 421,138

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 2,116,044 976,173 -1,139,871
Netherlands 1,155,315 715,153 -440,162
Poland 252,754 276,587 +23,833
United States 309,033 134,442 -174,591
Germany 290,716 130,422 -160,294
South Africa 52,939 174,277 +121,338
Singapore 210,812 0 -210,812
Belgium 110,817 19,387 -91,430
United Arab Emirates 57,340 8,515 -48,825
Italy 19,438 39,197 +19,759

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 3
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 4 -3
Cheshire 3 3 +0
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 0 2 +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) 4,876,209
Other 3,432,493
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,854,908
Air transport 90,975

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) 3,223,992 1,652,217 -1,571,775
Other 3,232,382 200,111 -3,032,271
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,131,005 723,903 -407,102
Air transport 40,250 50,725 +10,475

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 3,432,493
Felixstowe 1,411,812
Immingham Docks 1,131,299
London 813,354
Killingholme 811,698

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 3,232,382 200,111 -3,032,271
Felixstowe 1,011,883 399,929 -611,954
Immingham Docks 429,812 701,487 +271,675
London 476,259 337,095 -139,164
Killingholme 783,489 28,209 -755,280
London Gateway Port 403,346 117,523 -285,823
Liverpool Docks 236,781 143,213 -93,568
Southampton 280,254 78,970 -201,284
Hull 246,698 57,242 -189,456
Harwich 177,675 105,069 -72,606

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 21
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 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
2026-01 8
2025-11 6
2025-10 12
2025-09 11
2025-08 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+ 19
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 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 1,375,374
Poland 1,205,147
China 1,138,884
Germany 486,662
Australia 452,057

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 763,470 611,904 -151,566
Poland 693,550 511,597 -181,953
China 543,000 595,884 +52,884
Germany 261,849 224,813 -37,036
Australia 362,097 89,960 -272,137
Ireland 227,757 211,558 -16,199
Norway 319,836 93,264 -226,572
Belgium 163,947 235,264 +71,317
France 205,142 171,263 -33,879
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 18,915
XI 16,618
Germany 14,387
India 7,261
South Africa 1,587

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 4,621 -9,673
XI 11,443 5,175 -6,268
Germany 9,850 4,537 -5,313
India 5,937 1,324 -4,613
South Africa 1,062 525 -537
Indonesia 629 0 -629
China 531 0 -531
Poland 332 0 -332
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) 3,713,382
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,579,321
Air transport 2,413,976
Other 76,240

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) 2,141,535 1,571,847 -569,688
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,137,084 1,442,237 -694,847
Air transport 1,415,958 998,018 -417,940
Other 52,889 23,351 -29,538

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,328,952
London Gateway Port 1,860,236
Felixstowe 802,639
Immingham Docks 643,263
London Stansted Airport 631,763

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 1,257,145 1,071,807 -185,338
London Gateway Port 1,084,604 775,632 -308,972
Felixstowe 409,925 392,714 -17,211
Immingham Docks 469,429 173,834 -295,595
London Stansted Airport 351,388 280,375 -71,013
Southampton 432,021 119,598 -312,423
East Midlands Airport 255,861 284,260 +28,399
Manchester Airport 391,567 76,421 -315,146
ZLC 106,488 280,052 +173,564
Belfast Airport 223,630 0 -223,630

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