Import/export HS code 27101983: Hydraulic oils

Oils used in hydraulic systems for power transmission

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 26,644,952
United Arab Emirates 11,210,187
France 10,924,199
Germany 9,825,209
Netherlands 8,085,259

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 14,184,902 12,460,050 -1,724,852
United Arab Emirates 8,292,023 2,918,164 -5,373,859
France 6,253,567 4,670,632 -1,582,935
Germany 5,088,160 4,737,049 -351,111
Netherlands 4,288,498 3,796,761 -491,737
Italy 800,234 661,965 -138,269
United States 723,321 678,904 -44,417
Hungary 433,603 598,956 +165,353
Ireland 218,533 206,815 -11,718
Spain 215,399 91,075 -124,324

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 £
Belgium 22,033,399
United Arab Emirates 11,456,822
France 11,222,639
Germany 8,782,099
Netherlands 8,367,636

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 £
Belgium 11,744,712 10,288,687 -1,456,025
United Arab Emirates 8,535,863 2,920,959 -5,614,904
France 5,665,949 5,556,690 -109,259
Germany 4,915,777 3,866,322 -1,049,455
Netherlands 4,418,275 3,949,361 -468,914
Italy 1,319,655 1,054,147 -265,508
United States 865,898 826,896 -39,002
Sweden 1,182,050 374,043 -808,007
Canada 473,879 471,106 -2,773
Spain 377,309 228,275 -149,034

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
Greater Manchester 6
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5
Inner London - West 5

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
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Northern Ireland 2 4 +2
West Midlands 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 2 -2

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) 44,989,367
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,687,787
Other 2,076,185
Air transport 647,563
Rail transport 42,825

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) 26,125,289 18,864,078 -7,261,211
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,785,650 10,902,137 -2,883,513
Other 976,031 1,100,154 +124,123
Air transport 334,076 313,487 -20,589
Rail transport 25,920 16,905 -9,015
Road transport 18,738 0 -18,738

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 14,003,895
Dover 11,910,777
London Gateway Port 11,691,882
Immingham Docks 10,916,397
London 6,680,902

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 £
Hull 7,603,142 6,400,753 -1,202,389
Dover 7,411,230 4,499,547 -2,911,683
London Gateway Port 9,041,759 2,650,123 -6,391,636
Immingham Docks 5,773,748 5,142,649 -631,099
London 3,355,449 3,325,453 -29,996
Eurotunnel 1,538,461 1,386,265 -152,196
Felixstowe 923,977 1,723,085 +799,108
Harwich 1,215,225 933,742 -281,483
000 976,031 1,100,154 +124,123
Middlesbrough 754,953 1,278,518 +523,565

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 31
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 32
2025-10 26
2025-09 25
2025-08 31
2025-07 35

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+ 49
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 10
Other 10
0-1m 6

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 5,935,878
France 2,689,009
Iraq 1,294,477
Sweden 1,155,746
Ukraine 906,518

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 3,489,560 2,446,318 -1,043,242
France 1,196,593 1,492,416 +295,823
Iraq 654,079 640,398 -13,681
Sweden 757,013 398,733 -358,280
Ukraine 361,319 545,199 +183,880
Norway 394,206 212,521 -181,685
Finland 314,848 263,198 -51,650
Libya 366,436 186,951 -179,485
Spain 249,714 228,364 -21,350
Belgium 276,769 187,977 -88,792

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 £
Italy 336,544
XI 239,984
XU 105,375
Hungary 29,927
Ireland 4,944

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 £
Italy 184,661 151,883 -32,778
XI 171,008 68,976 -102,032
XU 58,472 46,903 -11,569
Hungary 4,740 25,187 +20,447
Ireland 444 4,500 +4,056
China 0 943 +943
Germany 348 0 -348
Nicaragua 36 0 -36

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,996,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,003,983
Air transport 828,571
Other 718,101
Road transport 8,355

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,858,187 6,137,876 -720,311
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,935,767 3,068,216 -867,551
Air transport 416,912 411,659 -5,253
Other 419,709 298,392 -121,317
Road transport 8,355 0 -8,355

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,781,975
Holyhead 2,738,376
London Gateway Port 2,546,598
Liverpool Docks 2,498,317
Immingham Docks 1,912,626

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,931,472 2,850,503 -80,969
Holyhead 1,665,250 1,073,126 -592,124
London Gateway Port 1,445,225 1,101,373 -343,852
Liverpool Docks 1,442,235 1,056,082 -386,153
Immingham Docks 1,168,687 743,939 -424,748
Felixstowe 568,634 646,362 +77,728
London 507,200 416,678 -90,522
Southampton 247,545 542,058 +294,513
000 419,709 298,392 -121,317
Dover 140,222 435,794 +295,572

Quick facts

HS code: 27101983

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

Description: Oils used in hydraulic systems for power transmission