Import/export HS code 27011290: Various bituminous coal

Bituminous coal not used for coking, suitable for energy and heat

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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 £
Colombia 116,748,687
South Africa 34,064,716
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 29,088,783
Spain 19,854,943
Belgium 8,856,766

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 £
Colombia 73,008,156 43,740,531 -29,267,625
South Africa 29,948,850 4,115,866 -25,832,984
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 15,169,495 13,919,288 -1,250,207
Spain 15,217,468 4,637,475 -10,579,993
Belgium 2,230,980 6,625,786 +4,394,806
United States 8,590,009 0 -8,590,009
Ireland 5,019,387 1,743,684 -3,275,703
Netherlands 1,144,820 2,771,646 +1,626,826
Turkey 2,717,199 0 -2,717,199
Cyprus 0 2,377,971 +2,377,971

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 £
Colombia 114,695,385
South Africa 39,626,307
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 33,653,885
Spain 8,699,353
United States 6,125,880

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 £
Colombia 69,263,478 45,431,907 -23,831,571
South Africa 33,722,051 5,904,256 -27,817,795
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 19,734,597 13,919,288 -5,815,309
Spain 8,699,353 0 -8,699,353
United States 6,003,140 122,740 -5,880,400
Norway 3,288,671 1,102,944 -2,185,727
Turkey 2,717,199 0 -2,717,199
Kazakhstan 0 1,566,955 +1,566,955
Germany 0 1,084,924 +1,084,924
Iceland 991,477 0 -991,477

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1
Northern Ireland 1
South Yorkshire 1
West Midlands 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 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 0 -1
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
South Yorkshire 1 1 +0
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 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) 202,705,868
Other 23,701,297
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,837,712

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) 135,110,752 67,595,116 -67,515,636
Other 10,302,851 13,398,446 +3,095,595
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,480,103 2,357,609 -7,122,494

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 149,722,209
Immingham Docks 35,396,828
000 23,701,297
Middlesbrough 13,086,271
Londonderry 12,291,314

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 £
Belfast Port 94,680,808 55,041,401 -39,639,407
Immingham Docks 31,093,245 4,303,583 -26,789,662
000 10,302,851 13,398,446 +3,095,595
Middlesbrough 8,247,617 4,838,654 -3,408,963
Londonderry 8,175,448 4,115,866 -4,059,582
Hull 2,205,445 1,169,158 -1,036,287
Sunderland 0 368,220 +368,220
Eurotunnel 118,157 88,498 -29,659
Dover 43,106 27,345 -15,761
Felixstowe 17,403 0 -17,403

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 3
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Civil engineering 1
Construction of buildings 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-09 1
2024-12 1
2024-08 2
2024-05 4

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+ 5
0-1m 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 £
Norway 50,457,295
Iceland 35,468,596
United States 24,761,418
Ireland 23,919,648
Canada 9,478,378

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 £
Norway 38,358,813 12,098,482 -26,260,331
Iceland 13,752,692 21,715,904 +7,963,212
United States 18,722,023 6,039,395 -12,682,628
Ireland 14,460,841 9,458,807 -5,002,034
Canada 6,656,067 2,822,311 -3,833,756
Spain 6,036,144 1,358,500 -4,677,644
Saudi Arabia 6,238,998 0 -6,238,998
Australia 6,045,204 0 -6,045,204
Poland 5,361,285 37,127 -5,324,158
Morocco 4,536,769 837,371 -3,699,398

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 £
Colombia 30,742,003
XI 5,516,402
Kazakhstan 1,010,232
Ireland 979,296
Netherlands 371,952

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 £
Colombia 20,073,777 10,668,226 -9,405,551
XI 3,235,882 2,280,520 -955,362
Kazakhstan 657,910 352,322 -305,588
Ireland 692,977 286,319 -406,658
Netherlands 371,952 0 -371,952
XU 142,960 134,727 -8,233
South Africa 43,765 16,226 -27,539
Germany 59,760 0 -59,760
Nicaragua 5,216 2,735 -2,481
Russia 7,853 0 -7,853

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) 136,097,512
Other 39,034,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,504,745
Air transport 1,044

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) 97,631,865 38,465,647 -59,166,218
Other 25,293,818 13,741,075 -11,552,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,237,815 7,266,930 -7,970,885
Air transport 0 1,044 +1,044

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 83,555,976
000 39,034,893
Londonderry 36,400,236
Middlesbrough 31,008,070
Immingham Docks 3,956,396

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 £
Belfast Port 60,508,551 23,047,425 -37,461,126
000 25,293,818 13,741,075 -11,552,743
Londonderry 20,845,515 15,554,721 -5,290,794
Middlesbrough 24,969,719 6,038,351 -18,931,368
Immingham Docks 3,909,414 46,982 -3,862,432
Felixstowe 800,960 667,111 -133,849
499 819,343 0 -819,343
London Gateway Port 324,080 224,640 -99,440
Dover / Eurotunnel 278,327 152,467 -125,860
Heysham 177,399 0 -177,399

Quick facts

HS code: 27011290

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

Description: Bituminous coal not used for coking, suitable for energy and heat