Import/export HS code 270111: Anthracite coal

A high-quality, hard coal used for heating and industrial purposes

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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 £
Belgium 15,077,162
United States 6,669,617
Netherlands 4,814,061
Colombia 4,032,081
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,241,859

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 £
Belgium 10,607,806 4,469,356 -6,138,450
United States 23,691 6,645,926 +6,622,235
Netherlands 1,581,440 3,232,621 +1,651,181
Colombia 0 4,032,081 +4,032,081
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 3,241,859 +3,241,859
Germany 1,253,380 1,032,332 -221,048
Ireland 498,518 315,633 -182,885
Spain 7,498 436,137 +428,639
Viet Nam 0 360,396 +360,396
China 19,165 128,786 +109,621

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 £
Peru 7,127,483
Colombia 5,162,666
Netherlands 4,464,641
Germany 4,083,034
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 3,241,859

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 £
Peru 6,165,355 962,128 -5,203,227
Colombia 1,130,585 4,032,081 +2,901,496
Netherlands 1,512,659 2,951,982 +1,439,323
Germany 0 4,083,034 +4,083,034
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 3,241,859 +3,241,859
United States 23,691 2,562,892 +2,539,201
Belgium 705,158 986,741 +281,583
Spain 7,498 436,137 +428,639
Viet Nam 49,548 360,396 +310,848
China 19,165 128,786 +109,621

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Inner London - West 1
Mid and South West Wales 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
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Mid and South West Wales 1 0 -1
North Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -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) 27,511,414
Other 8,660,669
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,043,999
Road transport 24,341
Air transport 5,694

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) 8,725,521 18,785,893 +10,060,372
Other 4,378,954 4,281,715 -97,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,034,192 1,009,807 -24,385
Road transport 24,341 0 -24,341
Air transport 3,572 2,122 -1,450

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,205,033
000 8,660,669
Belfast Port 7,273,940
Swansea 1,130,585
Eurotunnel 803,565

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,613,086 11,591,947 +3,978,861
000 4,378,954 4,281,715 -97,239
Belfast Port 0 7,273,940 +7,273,940
Swansea 1,130,585 0 -1,130,585
Eurotunnel 423,051 380,514 -42,537
Killingholme 271,189 265,345 -5,844
Dover 204,651 12,499 -192,152
Felixstowe 28,524 133,092 +104,568
Hull 0 71,735 +71,735
Southampton 23,691 39,087 +15,396

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 3
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 1
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 1
2025-08 1
2025-05 2
2025-03 3
2025-02 2

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+ 9
1m-15m 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 £
Ireland 10,930,605
United States 9,281,989
Belgium 8,045,805
Poland 7,034,411
South Africa 5,589,583

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 £
Ireland 6,929,006 4,001,599 -2,927,407
United States 3,245,796 6,036,193 +2,790,397
Belgium 3,887,206 4,158,599 +271,393
Poland 4,312,590 2,721,821 -1,590,769
South Africa 7,350 5,582,233 +5,574,883
Netherlands 1,584,657 846,908 -737,749
France 503,564 970,715 +467,151
Switzerland 2,627 1,067,688 +1,065,061
Norway 26,585 902,345 +875,760
Canada 389,774 367,451 -22,323

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 9,329,616
XU 2,011,098
Ireland 790,676
Colombia 78,943
Netherlands 72,133

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 5,633,688 3,695,928 -1,937,760
XU 643,381 1,367,717 +724,336
Ireland 787,759 2,917 -784,842
Colombia 78,943 0 -78,943
Netherlands 13,204 58,929 +45,725
Kazakhstan 23,908 0 -23,908

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) 27,817,722
Other 12,306,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,421,627
Air transport 36,945
Rail transport 12,490

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) 10,849,225 16,968,497 +6,119,272
Other 7,180,883 5,125,491 -2,055,392
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,081,129 5,340,498 +1,259,369
Air transport 14,679 22,266 +7,587
Rail transport 0 12,490 +12,490

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Swansea 25,884,104
000 12,306,374
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,415,964
London 1,508,878
Liverpool Docks 490,828

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 £
Swansea 9,611,407 16,272,697 +6,661,290
000 7,180,883 5,125,491 -2,055,392
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,215,520 4,200,444 +984,924
London 653,557 855,321 +201,764
Liverpool Docks 369,604 121,224 -248,380
Southampton 136,278 345,513 +209,235
London Gateway Port 197,704 132,021 -65,683
Dover 175,332 5,586 -169,746
Milford 121,951 57,024 -64,927
Avonmouth Docks 108,850 37,646 -71,204

Quick facts

HS code: 270111

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

Description: A high-quality, hard coal used for heating and industrial purposes