Import/export HS code 2702: Lignite, not agglomerated or jet

Lignite, a type of coal, in its natural form, not pressed into blocks or mixed with jet

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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 1,058,309
United States 44,949
Ireland 11,288
Netherlands 4,042

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 954,816 103,493 -851,323
United States 27,720 17,229 -10,491
Ireland 11,288 0 -11,288
Netherlands 4,042 0 -4,042

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 1,062,351
United States 44,949

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 958,858 103,493 -855,365
United States 27,720 17,229 -10,491

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) 870,840
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 236,460
Other 11,288

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) 831,947 38,893 -793,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 154,631 81,829 -72,802
Other 11,288 0 -11,288

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Sharpness Docks 793,800
Dover 168,805
Immingham Docks 46,810
Southampton 32,169
Killingholme 28,667

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 £
Sharpness Docks 793,800 0 -793,800
Dover 119,251 49,554 -69,697
Immingham Docks 11,011 35,799 +24,788
Southampton 14,940 17,229 +2,289
Killingholme 20,958 7,709 -13,249
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,796 6,572 -3,224
Felixstowe 12,780 0 -12,780
000 11,288 0 -11,288
Harwich 4,042 0 -4,042
499 0 3,859 +3,859

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 178,981
Lebanon 8,853
Jordan 8,583
Viet Nam 6,012
Germany 5,633

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 118,785 60,196 -58,589
Lebanon 0 8,853 +8,853
Jordan 8,583 0 -8,583
Viet Nam 0 6,012 +6,012
Germany 0 5,633 +5,633
United States 1,305 3,411 +2,106
Switzerland 0 3,579 +3,579
Canada 2,230 0 -2,230
Belgium 1,557 0 -1,557
Hungary 1,488 0 -1,488

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 85,728
Germany 70,065

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 58,814 26,914 -31,900
Germany 48,233 21,832 -26,401

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 155,793
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,448
Air transport 8,503

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 £
Other 107,047 48,746 -58,301
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,226 21,835 +8,609
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,583 14,865 +6,282
Air transport 5,092 3,411 -1,681

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 155,793
London Gateway Port 17,436
Holyhead 12,898
Liverpool Docks 10,290
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,240

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 £
000 107,047 48,746 -58,301
London Gateway Port 8,583 8,853 +270
Holyhead 6,698 6,200 -498
Liverpool Docks 5,040 5,250 +210
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,488 4,752 +3,264
Southampton 0 6,012 +6,012
Hull 0 5,633 +5,633
London Heathrow Airport 3,787 0 -3,787
East Midlands Airport 1,305 1,396 +91
London Stansted Airport 0 2,015 +2,015

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2702

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

Description: Lignite, a type of coal, in its natural form, not pressed into blocks or mixed with jet