Import/export HS code 381121: Oil additives with petroleum

Additives for oils and fuels that contain petroleum or bituminous minerals

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 89,327,525
Belgium 38,288,234
Italy 31,158,180
Netherlands 18,203,108
Germany 17,432,469

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 45,540,275 43,787,250 -1,753,025
Belgium 18,400,169 19,888,065 +1,487,896
Italy 14,084,888 17,073,292 +2,988,404
Netherlands 7,534,771 10,668,337 +3,133,566
Germany 8,748,742 8,683,727 -65,015
United States 5,552,544 6,308,317 +755,773
China 987,702 739,508 -248,194
Japan 777,391 432,484 -344,907
Singapore 483,146 657,813 +174,667
South Korea 522,606 615,094 +92,488

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 £
France 83,578,935
Italy 40,736,600
Belgium 26,785,842
United States 24,145,414
Germany 19,149,724

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 £
France 41,266,377 42,312,558 +1,046,181
Italy 20,103,815 20,632,785 +528,970
Belgium 13,376,106 13,409,736 +33,630
United States 11,611,576 12,533,838 +922,262
Germany 8,424,152 10,725,572 +2,301,420
Netherlands 3,656,506 5,088,798 +1,432,292
China 1,108,558 1,165,518 +56,960
Japan 1,118,113 816,531 -301,582
Singapore 815,097 945,095 +129,998
South Korea 828,797 478,174 -350,623

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 8
Greater Manchester 6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Essex 5

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 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 6 4 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Essex 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Cheshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 4 4 +0

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) 155,276,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,714,796
Air transport 993,954
Other 610,693
Road transport 115,175

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) 73,704,549 81,572,077 +7,867,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,942,287 28,772,509 -1,169,778
Air transport 435,030 558,924 +123,894
Other 408,289 202,404 -205,885
Road transport 77,586 37,589 -39,997

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 37,375,970
Immingham Docks 33,543,766
Portsmouth 25,166,085
Hull 22,232,360
London 21,433,921

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 16,604,993 20,770,977 +4,165,984
Immingham Docks 16,406,324 17,137,442 +731,118
Portsmouth 15,175,428 9,990,657 -5,184,771
Hull 11,491,838 10,740,522 -751,316
London 8,946,090 12,487,831 +3,541,741
Eurotunnel 10,688,525 10,672,837 -15,688
Newhaven 6,136,817 5,818,235 -318,582
Killingholme 5,156,459 4,455,209 -701,250
Felixstowe 2,552,587 5,878,692 +3,326,105
London Gateway Port 4,785,373 2,178,267 -2,607,106

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 27
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 19
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 15
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 34
2026-03 30
2026-02 36
2026-01 35
2025-12 28

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+ 37
1m-15m 25
0-1m 13
15m-54m 13
Other 5

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 £
Italy 18,676,097
Belgium 10,724,737
Netherlands 10,119,274
Germany 7,909,780
Algeria 6,051,959

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 £
Italy 10,260,780 8,415,317 -1,845,463
Belgium 6,360,838 4,363,899 -1,996,939
Netherlands 4,722,542 5,396,732 +674,190
Germany 4,120,421 3,789,359 -331,062
Algeria 3,292,313 2,759,646 -532,667
Singapore 155,341 2,314,408 +2,159,067
Turkey 1,011,467 1,410,703 +399,236
Poland 1,256,923 1,114,108 -142,815
France 1,213,271 1,045,221 -168,050
China 64,110 1,668,814 +1,604,704

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 116,758
Germany 12,020
Belgium 8,170
Netherlands 4,219
United States 2,031

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 116,160 598 -115,562
Germany 6,453 5,567 -886
Belgium 2,548 5,622 +3,074
Netherlands 2,319 1,900 -419
United States 791 1,240 +449
Ireland 529 795 +266
Italy 28 358 +330
Hungary 0 301 +301
Turkey 42 90 +48
China 10 37 +27

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) 37,043,468
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,853,298
Air transport 423,377
Other 158,419

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) 18,252,945 18,790,523 +537,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,043,573 16,809,725 -2,233,848
Air transport 187,880 235,497 +47,617
Other 130,875 27,544 -103,331

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 18,335,711
London Gateway Port 13,643,625
Immingham Docks 11,331,003
Harwich 10,467,319
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,544,208

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 £
Middlesbrough 9,986,912 8,348,799 -1,638,113
London Gateway Port 5,292,657 8,350,968 +3,058,311
Immingham Docks 6,614,261 4,716,742 -1,897,519
Harwich 4,873,891 5,593,428 +719,537
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,534,075 3,010,133 -1,523,942
London 3,553,822 3,591,605 +37,783
Felixstowe 906,678 740,097 -166,581
Dover 591,904 627,071 +35,167
Southampton 207,494 366,126 +158,632
Avonmouth Docks 271,855 0 -271,855

Quick facts

HS code: 381121

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

Description: Additives for oils and fuels that contain petroleum or bituminous minerals