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 84,481
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 52,608 117,884 +65,276
Portugal 52,854 38,453 -14,401
Brazil 51,171 35,384 -15,787
France 57,400 27,081 -30,319
Argentina 0 50,218 +50,218
Netherlands 0 32,268 +32,268
Spain 18,471 9,960 -8,511
Switzerland 20,609 7,181 -13,428
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 106,358
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 73,463 47,867 -25,596
Germany 42,425 73,097 +30,672
Brazil 58,751 50,566 -8,185
Spain 39,712 66,646 +26,934
Argentina 0 50,218 +50,218
France 38,762 0 -38,762
United States 0 33,484 +33,484

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) 226,414
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) 109,026 208,836 +99,810
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 140,487 85,927 -54,560
Air transport 3,600 27,115 +23,515

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 95,490
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 51,171 104,940 +53,769
Thamesport 2,678 100,784 +98,106
Dover 42,981 52,509 +9,528
London 52,028 0 -52,028
Immingham Docks 42,425 3,316 -39,109
Portsmouth 28,928 15,182 -13,746
London Stansted Airport 2,288 27,115 +24,827
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,455 0 -17,455
Newhaven 0 13,818 +13,818
Eurotunnel 8,698 1,102 -7,596

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 87,740
Ireland 30,513
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 57,686 30,054 -27,632
Ireland 14,934 15,579 +645
Saint Lucia 8,499 18,241 +9,742
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) 156,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,548
Air transport 6,432
Other 1,177

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) 101,855 54,428 -47,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,029 31,519 +9,490
Air transport 0 6,432 +6,432
Other 756 421 -335

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 88,990
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 79,216 9,774 -69,442
Portsmouth 12,812 22,554 +9,742
Dover 6,652 13,454 +6,802
Holyhead 6,753 8,839 +2,086
London 0 14,482 +14,482
Heysham 7,425 6,319 -1,106
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