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 3,226,719
India 1,873,538
Ireland 1,272,845
France 1,157,171
Singapore 568,438

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 1,905,955 1,320,764 -585,191
India 1,031,613 841,925 -189,688
Ireland 1,173,428 99,417 -1,074,011
France 1,111,177 45,994 -1,065,183
Singapore 505,957 62,481 -443,476
Germany 293,386 213,406 -79,980
Belgium 104,316 335,260 +230,944
United States 143,523 68,436 -75,087
Denmark 53,388 148,806 +95,418
United Arab Emirates 78,227 61,304 -16,923

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 3,503,523
Netherlands 1,740,005
United States 510,727
Germany 486,942
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 1,980,725 1,522,798 -457,927
Netherlands 1,132,636 607,369 -525,267
United States 317,822 192,905 -124,917
Germany 279,317 207,625 -71,692
Poland 205,342 275,635 +70,293
South Africa 164,841 110,496 -54,345
Singapore 114,041 0 -114,041
Belgium 49,569 52,788 +3,219
United Kingdom 34,278 21,731 -12,547
Italy 11,092 41,923 +30,831

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 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
South Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,891,527
Other 2,691,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,250,581
Air transport 98,918

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) 2,892,846 1,998,681 -894,165
Other 2,429,927 261,467 -2,168,460
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,240,337 1,010,244 -230,093
Air transport 47,154 51,764 +4,610

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,691,394
Immingham Docks 1,424,187
Felixstowe 1,301,116
London 988,452
Killingholme 552,525

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 2,429,927 261,467 -2,168,460
Immingham Docks 583,626 840,561 +256,935
Felixstowe 822,712 478,404 -344,308
London 409,112 579,340 +170,228
Killingholme 552,525 0 -552,525
London Gateway Port 410,906 53,564 -357,342
Liverpool Docks 251,690 199,411 -52,279
Southampton 215,381 234,509 +19,128
Dover 189,849 160,015 -29,834
Harwich 278,102 5,999 -272,103

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
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 5
2026-03 13
2026-02 11
2026-01 8

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 2
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 1,565,379
China 1,458,009
Poland 1,399,945
France 578,387
Germany 563,294

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 931,346 634,033 -297,313
China 582,271 875,738 +293,467
Poland 693,096 706,849 +13,753
France 176,059 402,328 +226,269
Germany 282,503 280,791 -1,712
Ireland 211,206 290,953 +79,747
Belgium 218,240 260,338 +42,098
Australia 121,720 277,819 +156,099
Senegal 360,727 0 -360,727
Norway 269,118 66,308 -202,810

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 60,362
XI 18,451
Germany 13,680
India 8,547
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 46,068 +31,774
XI 11,736 6,715 -5,021
Germany 10,012 3,668 -6,344
India 5,125 3,422 -1,703
South Africa 1,062 1,278 +216
Indonesia 307 0 -307
China 278 0 -278
Poland 90 0 -90
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,257,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,845,580
Air transport 2,672,304
Other 119,511

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,083,792 2,173,241 +89,449
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,903,199 1,942,381 +39,182
Air transport 1,455,228 1,217,076 -238,152
Other 54,120 65,391 +11,271

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,619,437
London Gateway Port 2,056,991
Felixstowe 770,048
London Stansted Airport 687,794
Immingham Docks 670,343

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 1,253,343 1,366,094 +112,751
London Gateway Port 945,185 1,111,806 +166,621
Felixstowe 366,108 403,940 +37,832
London Stansted Airport 350,534 337,260 -13,274
Immingham Docks 413,772 256,571 -157,201
East Midlands Airport 327,664 322,896 -4,768
Southampton 490,627 78,044 -412,583
ZLC 98,269 397,226 +298,957
Manchester Airport 400,682 60,615 -340,067
Newhaven 70,656 191,035 +120,379

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