Import/export HS code 381190: Various fuel and oil additives

Miscellaneous additives for fuels and oils not listed in other categories

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 £
Germany 30,786,203
Belgium 24,960,170
France 7,868,354
Netherlands 4,408,718
India 3,839,921

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 14,952,595 15,833,608 +881,013
Belgium 12,530,582 12,429,588 -100,994
France 4,653,328 3,215,026 -1,438,302
Netherlands 2,160,268 2,248,450 +88,182
India 5,940 3,833,981 +3,828,041
United States 1,785,393 1,582,730 -202,663
Spain 291,635 837,189 +545,554
Switzerland 359,798 641,182 +281,384
Italy 421,394 518,133 +96,739
Singapore 348,615 509,562 +160,947

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 33,228,780
Belgium 24,910,676
United States 6,138,651
India 4,290,636
France 2,907,978

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 15,787,921 17,440,859 +1,652,938
Belgium 12,993,036 11,917,640 -1,075,396
United States 3,027,403 3,111,248 +83,845
India 210,045 4,080,591 +3,870,546
France 1,542,803 1,365,175 -177,628
Netherlands 1,236,457 665,657 -570,800
Singapore 649,556 894,206 +244,650
Spain 282,953 822,309 +539,356
Italy 422,533 650,832 +228,299
United Kingdom 435,668 349,763 -85,905

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 10
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8

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
Cheshire 7 10 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 4 -4
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Essex 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0

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) 47,175,051
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,934,092
Air transport 2,735,801
Other 542,932
Road transport 82,156

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) 22,274,067 24,900,984 +2,626,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,195,795 15,738,297 +542,502
Air transport 790,035 1,945,766 +1,155,731
Other 307,229 235,703 -71,526
Road transport 9,635 72,521 +62,886

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 25,518,864
Immingham Docks 19,123,955
Dover 8,964,040
Hull 5,617,343
Eurotunnel 3,200,490

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 11,582,850 13,936,014 +2,353,164
Immingham Docks 10,003,250 9,120,705 -882,545
Dover 4,301,719 4,662,321 +360,602
Hull 3,149,829 2,467,514 -682,315
Eurotunnel 1,604,352 1,596,138 -8,214
Southampton 396,844 2,603,229 +2,206,385
Harwich 1,256,947 796,537 -460,410
Middlesbrough 1,059,614 677,762 -381,852
Felixstowe 773,280 859,649 +86,369
London Gateway Port 450,496 798,347 +347,851

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
38
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
24
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
11
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
2026-05 40
2026-04 47
2026-03 45
2026-02 43
2026-01 45

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+ 64
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 13
Other 12
0-1m 10

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 £
United States 25,774,273
Belgium 8,949,679
Germany 8,909,162
Australia 7,947,444
Peru 6,818,632

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 £
United States 7,585,197 18,189,076 +10,603,879
Belgium 4,684,080 4,265,599 -418,481
Germany 6,428,539 2,480,623 -3,947,916
Australia 3,480,802 4,466,642 +985,840
Peru 4,279,541 2,539,091 -1,740,450
India 3,164,974 3,486,556 +321,582
Netherlands 3,391,994 2,875,845 -516,149
Turkey 1,842,902 3,878,089 +2,035,187
China 2,628,957 2,896,798 +267,841
Poland 2,823,016 2,575,895 -247,121

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 £
Germany 22,968
France 322
United States 267
Ireland 177
China 126

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 £
Germany 11,637 11,331 -306
France 80 242 +162
United States 119 148 +29
Ireland 90 87 -3
China 0 126 +126
Japan 0 126 +126
Indonesia 0 109 +109
Netherlands 87 0 -87
Turkey 0 63 +63
Poland 0 25 +25

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) 96,118,603
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,772,510
Air transport 1,647,169
Other 121,717

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) 44,473,347 51,645,256 +7,171,909
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,157,197 22,615,313 -2,541,884
Air transport 1,035,144 612,025 -423,119
Other 12,667 109,050 +96,383

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 50,085,966
Southampton 21,065,291
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,597,969
Felixstowe 17,829,151
Immingham Docks 10,687,923

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 £
London Gateway Port 27,117,931 22,968,035 -4,149,896
Southampton 6,140,703 14,924,588 +8,783,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,265,815 8,332,154 -1,933,661
Felixstowe 5,857,635 11,971,516 +6,113,881
Immingham Docks 5,998,083 4,689,840 -1,308,243
Liverpool Docks 3,614,231 3,333,452 -280,779
Harwich 2,602,856 2,166,349 -436,507
Middlesbrough 2,633,093 2,030,998 -602,095
Hull 2,011,889 960,006 -1,051,883
London 1,298,984 1,012,046 -286,938

Quick facts

HS code: 381190

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

Description: Miscellaneous additives for fuels and oils not listed in other categories