Import/export HS code 27122090: Various paraffin wax

Paraffin wax used in various applications, such as candles and coatings

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Germany 15,204,048
Netherlands 4,115,155
China 3,847,288
Spain 2,990,767
France 2,363,080

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 £
Germany 7,409,167 7,794,881 +385,714
Netherlands 1,945,233 2,169,922 +224,689
China 2,327,859 1,519,429 -808,430
Spain 1,778,963 1,211,804 -567,159
France 1,634,743 728,337 -906,406
Hungary 875,380 688,418 -186,962
India 354,919 537,973 +183,054
Belgium 244,994 412,234 +167,240
United States 200,301 105,338 -94,963
Brazil 58,208 247,388 +189,180

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 £
Germany 18,659,607
China 4,921,229
Netherlands 2,068,699
Hungary 1,763,915
France 1,474,590

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 £
Germany 9,240,767 9,418,840 +178,073
China 3,096,102 1,825,127 -1,270,975
Netherlands 823,552 1,245,147 +421,595
Hungary 1,039,492 724,423 -315,069
France 1,107,333 367,257 -740,076
Spain 400,205 467,132 +66,927
India 354,919 491,321 +136,402
Belgium 152,668 351,089 +198,421
United States 215,758 103,063 -112,695
Brazil 58,208 247,388 +189,180

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
West Yorkshire 4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Merseyside 3

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 4 1 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -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) 17,862,231
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,008,511
Air transport 224,119
Road transport 7,728
Other 1,079

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) 8,848,512 9,013,719 +165,207
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,130,471 6,878,040 -1,252,431
Air transport 129,120 94,999 -34,121
Road transport 980 6,748 +5,768
Other 1,056 23 -1,033

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,431,936
Felixstowe 5,846,248
Dover 5,023,711
Hull 3,222,001
Eurotunnel 2,000,372

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 7,157,904 6,274,032 -883,872
Felixstowe 3,147,547 2,698,701 -448,846
Dover 1,927,601 3,096,110 +1,168,509
Hull 1,621,899 1,600,102 -21,797
Eurotunnel 1,357,053 643,319 -713,734
Middlesbrough 518,979 530,979 +12,000
Liverpool Docks 578,664 53,711 -524,953
London 232,551 356,394 +123,843
London Gateway Port 97,490 188,742 +91,252
Killingholme 131,022 136,283 +5,261

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 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 2
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 10
2026-03 9
2026-02 10
2026-01 11
2025-12 6

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+ 28
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 5
Other 4
0-1m 2

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 £
Netherlands 15,313,331
Germany 6,382,587
Poland 4,237,424
Belgium 3,829,363
France 3,631,732

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 £
Netherlands 14,911,674 401,657 -14,510,017
Germany 6,317,084 65,503 -6,251,581
Poland 4,169,031 68,393 -4,100,638
Belgium 3,705,649 123,714 -3,581,935
France 3,546,616 85,116 -3,461,500
United States 1,215,885 208,630 -1,007,255
Denmark 111,505 72,448 -39,057
Sweden 73,969 90,905 +16,936
Czechia 27,534 64,939 +37,405
United Arab Emirates 51,266 19,997 -31,269

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) 33,664,050
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,028,271
Air transport 102,759
Other 1,364

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) 33,351,125 312,925 -33,038,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,007,168 1,021,103 +13,935
Air transport 29,765 72,994 +43,229
Other 1,088 276 -812

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 33,282,129
Dover / Eurotunnel 793,687
Felixstowe 682,035
London Gateway Port 298,267
Immingham Docks 256,699

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 £
Southampton 33,128,807 153,322 -32,975,485
Dover / Eurotunnel 408,987 384,700 -24,287
Felixstowe 311,027 371,008 +59,981
London Gateway Port 166,593 131,674 -34,919
Immingham Docks 122,755 133,944 +11,189
Dover 125,845 109,001 -16,844
Newhaven 45,720 25,196 -20,524
London Heathrow Airport 24,282 46,317 +22,035
Killingholme 31,733 0 -31,733
Holyhead 10,621 9,300 -1,321

Quick facts

HS code: 27122090

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

Description: Paraffin wax used in various applications, such as candles and coatings