Import/export HS code 38051010: Gum turpentine oil

A type of turpentine oil made from gum resin of pine trees

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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 £
Germany 170,492
Portugal 91,307
Brazil 86,555
France 78,599
Argentina 50,218

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 73,812 96,680 +22,868
Portugal 72,192 19,115 -53,077
Brazil 51,171 35,384 -15,787
France 51,518 27,081 -24,437
Argentina 0 50,218 +50,218
Netherlands 0 32,268 +32,268
Switzerland 20,609 7,181 -13,428
Spain 15,555 9,960 -5,595
Romania 0 2,233 +2,233
United States 0 1,216 +1,216

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 £
Portugal 121,330
Germany 115,522
Brazil 109,317
Spain 103,442
Argentina 50,218

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 £
Portugal 92,801 28,529 -64,272
Germany 63,629 51,893 -11,736
Brazil 58,751 50,566 -8,185
Spain 36,796 66,646 +29,850
Argentina 0 50,218 +50,218
United States 0 33,484 +33,484
France 32,880 0 -32,880

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1

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
Essex 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 317,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 217,616
Air transport 30,715

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) 128,364 189,498 +61,134
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 131,689 85,927 -45,762
Air transport 24,804 5,911 -18,893

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 156,111
Thamesport 103,462
Dover 92,574
London 52,028
Immingham Docks 45,741

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 £
London Gateway Port 70,509 85,602 +15,093
Thamesport 2,678 100,784 +98,106
Dover 40,065 52,509 +12,444
London 52,028 0 -52,028
Immingham Docks 42,425 3,316 -39,109
Portsmouth 24,832 15,182 -9,650
London Stansted Airport 23,492 5,911 -17,581
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,455 0 -17,455
Newhaven 0 13,818 +13,818
Eurotunnel 6,912 1,102 -5,810

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 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Other manufacturing 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1
Manufacture of food products 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 2
2025-11 2
2025-09 4
2025-08 1
2025-06 1

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
1m-15m 6
54m+ 4
15m-54m 3
Other 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 £
France 78,151
Ireland 30,394
Saint Lucia 26,740
Spain 13,554
Germany 13,020

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 £
France 59,115 19,036 -40,079
Ireland 16,008 14,386 -1,622
Saint Lucia 15,080 11,660 -3,420
Spain 6,051 7,503 +1,452
Germany 11,610 1,410 -10,200
Portugal 11,156 0 -11,156
Barbados 4,313 4,313 +0
Indonesia 2,538 2,538 +0
United States 0 4,868 +4,868
United Arab Emirates 3,127 0 -3,127

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 163

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 0 163 +163

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) 146,694
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,548
Air transport 6,432
Other 1,058

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) 104,442 42,252 -62,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,610 24,938 -3,672
Air transport 0 6,432 +6,432
Other 672 386 -286

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 79,401
Portsmouth 35,366
Dover 20,106
Holyhead 15,592
London 14,482

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 69,627 9,774 -59,853
Portsmouth 19,393 15,973 -3,420
Dover 17,670 2,436 -15,234
Holyhead 6,753 8,839 +2,086
London 0 14,482 +14,482
Heysham 8,583 5,161 -3,422
London Gateway Port 5,665 1,844 -3,821
Southampton 0 6,113 +6,113
Middlesbrough 1,320 1,560 +240
Liverpool Docks 1,809 1,008 -801

Quick facts

HS code: 38051010

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

Description: A type of turpentine oil made from gum resin of pine trees