Import/export HS code 34031920: Bio-based lubricants

Eco-friendly lubricants made from at least 25% bio-based materials and biodegradable

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
France 1,028,421
Belgium 571,523
Germany 515,649
Netherlands 471,462
Spain 213,353

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 £
France 687,573 340,848 -346,725
Belgium 231,625 339,898 +108,273
Germany 243,426 272,223 +28,797
Netherlands 265,265 206,197 -59,068
Spain 205,235 8,118 -197,117
South Korea 53,441 0 -53,441
Malta 0 52,455 +52,455
Italy 35,000 12,913 -22,087
Singapore 7,345 26,198 +18,853
Panama 33,367 0 -33,367

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 1,034,039
France 958,724
United Kingdom 775,580
Belgium 107,273
South Korea 53,441

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 510,946 523,093 +12,147
France 666,420 292,304 -374,116
United Kingdom 380,072 395,508 +15,436
Belgium 55,538 51,735 -3,803
South Korea 53,441 0 -53,441
Italy 43,090 1,774 -41,316
United States 14,665 22,822 +8,157
Panama 33,367 0 -33,367
Egypt 31,966 0 -31,966
China 24,564 1,471 -23,093

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Yorkshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Cheshire 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
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,176,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 686,625
Air transport 314,962
Other 11,697

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) 1,254,873 922,116 -332,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 337,772 348,853 +11,081
Air transport 273,041 41,921 -231,120
Other 4,783 6,914 +2,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,238,542
London 357,388
Purfleet 336,285
Eurotunnel 313,806
Immingham Docks 209,049

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 £
Dover 827,787 410,755 -417,032
London 96,359 261,029 +164,670
Purfleet 199,694 136,591 -63,103
Eurotunnel 156,789 157,017 +228
Immingham Docks 68,237 140,812 +72,575
Leeds Bradford Airport 188,469 12,913 -175,556
Felixstowe 67,316 100,914 +33,598
Southampton 71,797 26,198 -45,599
Birmingham Airport 51,863 2,619 -49,244
London Gateway Port 39,396 0 -39,396

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 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 4
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 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 9
2026-03 8
2026-02 7
2026-01 2
2025-12 5

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+ 17
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 5
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 £
Belgium 15,054,832
Singapore 14,226,924
Netherlands 4,267,851
Canada 3,159,074
China 2,026,560

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 £
Belgium 7,469,167 7,585,665 +116,498
Singapore 9,401,752 4,825,172 -4,576,580
Netherlands 837,511 3,430,340 +2,592,829
Canada 1,940,022 1,219,052 -720,970
China 1,021,149 1,005,411 -15,738
Greece 1,038,148 943,406 -94,742
United States 1,023,176 908,462 -114,714
Italy 637,036 752,284 +115,248
United Arab Emirates 716,389 531,037 -185,352
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 587,823 363,137 -224,686

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 £
XI 15,840
Ireland 2,115
Germany 1,444
China 876
Turkey 44

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 £
XI 6,740 9,100 +2,360
Ireland 466 1,649 +1,183
Germany 805 639 -166
China 813 63 -750
Turkey 0 44 +44

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) 26,192,238
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,172,415
Air transport 1,081,628
Other 23,428
Road transport 5,043

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) 16,167,611 10,024,627 -6,142,984
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,411,999 13,760,416 +2,348,417
Air transport 621,163 460,465 -160,698
Other 10,387 13,041 +2,654
Road transport 5,043 0 -5,043

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 16,650,265
London Gateway Port 10,247,038
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,230,314
Southampton 6,532,328
Felixstowe 5,353,750

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,124,279 9,525,986 +2,401,707
London Gateway Port 4,284,752 5,962,286 +1,677,534
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,889,472 3,340,842 -548,630
Southampton 4,582,746 1,949,582 -2,633,164
Felixstowe 4,771,537 582,213 -4,189,324
Liverpool Docks 2,366,806 1,520,899 -845,907
London Heathrow Airport 577,545 401,373 -176,172
Killingholme 388,489 232,148 -156,341
Harwich 0 352,377 +352,377
Holyhead 84,279 81,115 -3,164

Quick facts

HS code: 34031920

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

Description: Eco-friendly lubricants made from at least 25% bio-based materials and biodegradable