Import/export HS code 2707: High-temperature coal tar oils and products

Oils and other products made from high-temperature coal tar, mainly used in chemical and industrial processes

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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 £
Netherlands 659,581,389
Belgium 137,829,151
Germany 123,588,607
Sweden 72,844,572
South Korea 67,374,749

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 £
Netherlands 438,433,558 221,147,831 -217,285,727
Belgium 88,922,643 48,906,508 -40,016,135
Germany 85,927,758 37,660,849 -48,266,909
Sweden 31,890,038 40,954,534 +9,064,496
South Korea 42,489,043 24,885,706 -17,603,337
France 25,297,159 18,449,137 -6,848,022
Malaysia 11,959,269 9,471,000 -2,488,269
Spain 6,965,942 9,007,181 +2,041,239
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352
Poland 6,928,499 6,034,893 -893,606

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 £
Netherlands 326,983,987
Saudi Arabia 200,104,653
Germany 172,878,333
Belgium 129,904,068
Sweden 81,394,855

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 £
Netherlands 254,252,274 72,731,713 -181,520,561
Saudi Arabia 129,626,941 70,477,712 -59,149,229
Germany 96,455,681 76,422,652 -20,033,029
Belgium 74,753,572 55,150,496 -19,603,076
Sweden 33,180,556 48,214,299 +15,033,743
South Korea 42,489,043 27,448,545 -15,040,498
France 27,929,061 18,392,898 -9,536,163
United Kingdom 30,143,881 112,934 -30,030,947
Malaysia 12,206,224 10,217,317 -1,988,907
Spain 10,231,904 11,211,110 +979,206

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
West Yorkshire 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - East 3
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3

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
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 2 -1
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Essex 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 1 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 1 2 +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) 1,201,958,725
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,787,724
Air transport 455,606
Other 35,614
Rail transport 4,381

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) 763,914,481 438,044,244 -325,870,237
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,250,396 8,537,328 -1,713,068
Air transport 434,666 20,940 -413,726
Other 34,091 1,523 -32,568
Rail transport 4,381 0 -4,381
Road transport 0 3,087 +3,087

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester 466,201,007
Immingham Docks 206,056,789
Liverpool Docks 145,512,310
Harwich 103,599,756
Southampton 93,967,788

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 £
Manchester 318,412,710 147,788,297 -170,624,413
Immingham Docks 106,187,895 99,868,894 -6,319,001
Liverpool Docks 111,454,264 34,058,046 -77,396,218
Harwich 56,759,332 46,840,424 -9,918,908
Southampton 53,058,893 40,908,895 -12,149,998
WEY 36,269,142 19,004,448 -17,264,694
London 36,091,914 16,762,942 -19,328,972
Middlesbrough 24,308,998 22,988,750 -1,320,248
Falmouth 17,477,082 2,774,588 -14,702,494
Hull 10,139,655 2,318,839 -7,820,816

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 10
2025-07 9

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+ 30
15m-54m 6
1m-15m 3
Other 3
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 £
Netherlands 1,268,911,822
Belgium 649,685,415
Spain 60,013,257
United States 43,169,396
Denmark 32,616,629

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 £
Netherlands 746,622,577 522,289,245 -224,333,332
Belgium 367,293,270 282,392,145 -84,901,125
Spain 20,449,235 39,564,022 +19,114,787
United States 3,512,511 39,656,885 +36,144,374
Denmark 18,820,335 13,796,294 -5,024,041
QS 18,357,311 4,465,604 -13,891,707
Germany 11,948,929 10,617,880 -1,331,049
Norway 18,104,059 199,278 -17,904,781
France 4,744,721 10,560,184 +5,815,463
Malta 0 9,364,515 +9,364,515

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 47,229
XU 852
Nicaragua 70

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 7,253 39,976 +32,723
XU 586 266 -320
Nicaragua 0 70 +70

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) 2,109,933,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,598,962
Air transport 85,795
Other 48,151

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) 1,197,449,682 912,483,995 -284,965,687
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,678,298 43,920,664 +6,242,366
Air transport 47,199 38,596 -8,603
Other 7,839 40,312 +32,473

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,056,497,158
Grangemouth Docks 531,125,222
Southampton 264,168,566
Milford 130,520,016
London 78,839,160

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 £
Immingham Docks 548,791,647 507,705,511 -41,086,136
Grangemouth Docks 339,424,133 191,701,089 -147,723,044
Southampton 164,748,484 99,420,082 -65,328,402
Milford 53,379,655 77,140,361 +23,760,706
London 38,969,071 39,870,089 +901,018
Ellesmere Port 20,838,186 14,099,397 -6,738,789
Greenock 19,633,799 0 -19,633,799
London Gateway Port 11,262,832 8,085,098 -3,177,734
Falmouth 14,490,502 4,227,643 -10,262,859
Harwich 5,429,008 7,190,004 +1,760,996

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2707

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

Description: Oils and other products made from high-temperature coal tar, mainly used in chemical and industrial processes