Import/export HS code 27079999: Various unspecified coal tar products

Other coal tar products not listed elsewhere, used in various industries

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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 573,734,803
Germany 105,149,395
Sweden 68,487,349
South Korea 48,373,534
France 36,888,121

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 393,842,351 179,892,452 -213,949,899
Germany 78,702,658 26,446,737 -52,255,921
Sweden 25,821,806 42,665,543 +16,843,737
South Korea 25,699,611 22,673,923 -3,025,688
France 23,131,224 13,756,897 -9,374,327
Belgium 21,495,941 13,931,122 -7,564,819
Malaysia 8,489,196 9,213,866 +724,670
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352
China 235,159 4,638,100 +4,402,941
India 2,186,305 0 -2,186,305

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 280,691,697
Saudi Arabia 194,268,779
Germany 151,722,074
Sweden 77,037,632
South Korea 50,936,373

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 221,884,433 58,807,264 -163,077,169
Saudi Arabia 123,791,067 70,477,712 -53,313,355
Germany 88,534,723 63,187,351 -25,347,372
Sweden 27,112,324 49,925,308 +22,812,984
South Korea 25,699,611 25,236,762 -462,849
Belgium 26,023,288 16,460,858 -9,562,430
France 22,894,546 13,666,037 -9,228,509
United Kingdom 23,283,888 82,635 -23,201,253
Malaysia 8,489,196 9,213,866 +724,670
Algeria 14,176,352 0 -14,176,352

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 3
Essex 2
Inner London - West 2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - East 3 1 -2
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 906,302,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,691,866
Air transport 376,963
Other 34,091

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) 593,873,589 312,428,979 -281,444,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,519,156 1,172,710 -346,446
Air transport 361,319 15,644 -345,675
Other 34,091 0 -34,091

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester 472,095,160
Liverpool Docks 144,422,255
Immingham Docks 126,846,745
Harwich 72,980,405
WEY 58,744,689

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 316,586,305 155,508,855 -161,077,450
Liverpool Docks 109,077,047 35,345,208 -73,731,839
Immingham Docks 68,629,738 58,217,007 -10,412,731
Harwich 36,457,861 36,522,544 +64,683
WEY 34,758,146 23,986,543 -10,771,603
Falmouth 14,007,028 2,774,588 -11,232,440
Hull 8,282,733 553,656 -7,729,077
Southampton 6,027,450 0 -6,027,450
Eurotunnel 351,233 373,949 +22,716
Felixstowe 347,123 55,254 -291,869

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 6
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 6
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 2
Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 6
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 5

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+ 16
15m-54m 3
Other 2
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 £
Netherlands 902,005,663
Belgium 491,933,962
Spain 59,329,664
United States 41,403,860
Denmark 32,096,201

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 579,841,852 322,163,811 -257,678,041
Belgium 276,976,580 214,957,382 -62,019,198
Spain 19,881,952 39,447,712 +19,565,760
United States 3,308,860 38,095,000 +34,786,140
Denmark 18,307,793 13,788,408 -4,519,385
QS 18,530,688 3,547,135 -14,983,553
France 3,228,347 12,605,150 +9,376,803
Germany 5,401,566 5,584,822 +183,256
Malta 0 9,364,515 +9,364,515
Israel 3,618,175 2,600,891 -1,017,284

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 2,202

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 0 2,202 +2,202

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) 1,564,210,738
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,154,050
Air transport 15,698
Other 2,202

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) 912,425,244 651,785,494 -260,639,750
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,920,211 21,233,839 -6,686,372
Air transport 15,698 0 -15,698
Other 0 2,202 +2,202

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 993,376,463
Grangemouth Docks 228,877,874
Southampton 154,314,236
Milford 138,278,847
London 38,700,650

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 539,732,137 453,644,326 -86,087,811
Grangemouth Docks 183,796,716 45,081,158 -138,715,558
Southampton 94,256,074 60,058,162 -34,197,912
Milford 59,397,005 78,881,842 +19,484,837
London 19,982,072 18,718,578 -1,263,494
Falmouth 14,663,879 3,309,174 -11,354,705
London Gateway Port 7,442,184 4,483,958 -2,958,226
Harwich 2,708,047 3,395,202 +687,155
Manchester 3,341,356 1,300,779 -2,040,577
Felixstowe 1,791,485 2,566,023 +774,538

Quick facts

HS code: 27079999

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

Description: Other coal tar products not listed elsewhere, used in various industries