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 26,615,008
France 10,793,699
United Arab Emirates 10,140,564
Germany 9,836,760
Netherlands 8,166,800

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 14,245,018 12,369,990 -1,875,028
France 6,029,280 4,764,419 -1,264,861
United Arab Emirates 7,805,800 2,334,764 -5,471,036
Germany 5,044,791 4,791,969 -252,822
Netherlands 4,175,431 3,991,369 -184,062
Italy 797,892 659,809 -138,083
United States 611,674 651,266 +39,592
Hungary 525,400 485,963 -39,437
Ireland 207,700 201,713 -5,987
Spain 217,698 88,289 -129,409

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 22,132,243
France 11,134,650
United Arab Emirates 10,387,199
Germany 8,804,842
Netherlands 8,256,676

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 11,547,232 10,585,011 -962,221
France 5,610,906 5,523,744 -87,162
United Arab Emirates 8,049,640 2,337,559 -5,712,081
Germany 4,938,144 3,866,698 -1,071,446
Netherlands 4,271,982 3,984,694 -287,288
Italy 1,293,040 1,101,087 -191,953
Sweden 1,158,631 404,548 -754,083
United States 755,265 791,227 +35,962
Canada 459,420 496,210 +36,790
Spain 393,037 211,611 -181,426

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
Greater Manchester 7
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7
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 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 7 3 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Northern Ireland 2 4 +2
West Midlands 4 4 +0

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) 43,655,902
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,805,805
Other 2,038,276
Air transport 614,929
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) 25,196,296 18,459,606 -6,736,690
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,790,568 11,015,237 -2,775,331
Other 1,112,712 925,564 -187,148
Air transport 286,550 328,379 +41,829
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 13,935,855
Dover 11,683,423
Immingham Docks 10,991,023
London Gateway Port 10,527,879
London 6,746,519

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 7,347,343 6,588,512 -758,831
Dover 7,073,150 4,610,273 -2,462,877
Immingham Docks 5,602,565 5,388,458 -214,107
London Gateway Port 8,053,228 2,474,651 -5,578,577
London 3,406,133 3,340,386 -65,747
Eurotunnel 1,513,883 1,501,018 -12,865
Felixstowe 1,391,329 1,261,792 -129,537
Harwich 1,344,091 796,142 -547,949
Middlesbrough 911,931 1,130,826 +218,895
000 1,112,712 925,564 -187,148

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 30
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
2026-01 30
2025-11 32
2025-10 26
2025-09 25
2025-08 31

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+ 48
1m-15m 17
Other 11
15m-54m 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 5,740,838
France 2,739,424
Iraq 1,307,111
Sweden 1,110,211
Ukraine 898,661

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 3,439,868 2,300,970 -1,138,898
France 1,200,116 1,539,308 +339,192
Iraq 658,035 649,076 -8,959
Sweden 718,695 391,516 -327,179
Ukraine 383,290 515,371 +132,081
Norway 365,051 232,967 -132,084
Libya 374,021 172,057 -201,964
Finland 279,279 233,120 -46,159
Spain 261,741 221,011 -40,730
Belgium 262,031 191,278 -70,753

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 242,473
XI 234,742
Hungary 29,811
Ireland 4,877
China 943

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 155,607 86,866 -68,741
XI 165,847 68,895 -96,952
Hungary 7,011 22,800 +15,789
Ireland 377 4,500 +4,123
China 848 95 -753
Germany 233 0 -233
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) 13,062,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,745,543
Air transport 810,335
Other 622,245
Road transport 6,921

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) 7,011,351 6,050,679 -960,672
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,840,863 2,904,680 -936,183
Air transport 409,380 400,955 -8,425
Other 390,913 231,332 -159,581
Road transport 6,921 0 -6,921

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,806,419
Holyhead 2,646,232
London Gateway Port 2,599,641
Liverpool Docks 2,478,764
Immingham Docks 1,887,840

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 3,016,528 2,789,891 -226,637
Holyhead 1,545,074 1,101,158 -443,916
London Gateway Port 1,492,516 1,107,125 -385,391
Liverpool Docks 1,503,779 974,985 -528,794
Immingham Docks 1,115,695 772,145 -343,550
Felixstowe 554,998 615,996 +60,998
London 476,762 392,263 -84,499
Southampton 373,137 412,165 +39,028
Dover 138,476 497,376 +358,900
000 390,913 231,332 -159,581

Quick facts

HS code: 27101983

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

Description: Oils used in hydraulic systems for power transmission