Import/export HS code 27101987: Gear and reductor oils

Oils used in gearboxes and reduction systems for lubrication

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 £
Germany 34,138,816
Belgium 23,544,007
Netherlands 13,268,965
Italy 6,694,236
France 6,197,245

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 16,663,587 17,475,229 +811,642
Belgium 12,744,717 10,799,290 -1,945,427
Netherlands 7,150,434 6,118,531 -1,031,903
Italy 4,071,674 2,622,562 -1,449,112
France 3,508,213 2,689,032 -819,181
United Arab Emirates 4,184,032 428,490 -3,755,542
Sweden 1,067,343 618,860 -448,483
South Korea 455,836 504,791 +48,955
Lithuania 815,544 65,323 -750,221
Denmark 272,823 174,039 -98,784

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 32,588,652
Belgium 16,679,026
Netherlands 14,614,781
Italy 7,813,296
France 7,738,778

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 16,028,421 16,560,231 +531,810
Belgium 8,242,078 8,436,948 +194,870
Netherlands 8,660,509 5,954,272 -2,706,237
Italy 4,445,244 3,368,052 -1,077,192
France 4,511,624 3,227,154 -1,284,470
United Arab Emirates 4,184,032 431,895 -3,752,137
Sweden 1,712,967 971,551 -741,416
South Korea 455,836 512,988 +57,152
Lithuania 820,743 68,582 -752,161
Japan 513,028 375,488 -137,540

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
West Midlands 8
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - West 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Cheshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 66,030,530
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,871,312
Air transport 1,437,449
Other 754,432
Rail transport 48,933

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,623,116 30,407,414 -5,215,702
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,092,871 10,778,441 -4,314,430
Air transport 772,184 665,265 -106,919
Other 351,666 402,766 +51,100
Rail transport 31,744 17,189 -14,555
Road transport 1,119 0 -1,119

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,668,899
London 15,342,716
Immingham Docks 12,273,849
Dover 11,494,931
Harwich 8,405,993

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,194,861 8,474,038 +1,279,177
London 8,572,276 6,770,440 -1,801,836
Immingham Docks 6,266,833 6,007,016 -259,817
Dover 6,984,325 4,510,606 -2,473,719
Harwich 3,597,108 4,808,885 +1,211,777
Hull 2,825,793 2,551,209 -274,584
Felixstowe 3,394,601 1,416,251 -1,978,350
London Gateway Port 4,199,927 359,226 -3,840,701
Middlesbrough 2,611,596 1,692,973 -918,623
Eurotunnel 2,129,050 1,964,466 -164,584

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 38
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 8
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 50
2025-10 49
2025-09 44
2025-08 47
2025-07 52

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+ 61
1m-15m 24
0-1m 12
15m-54m 12
Other 9

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 6,155,575
France 3,753,201
Belgium 2,278,714
Turkey 2,163,522
United States 2,083,207

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 3,145,256 3,010,319 -134,937
France 2,261,729 1,491,472 -770,257
Belgium 734,177 1,544,537 +810,360
Turkey 1,030,962 1,132,560 +101,598
United States 637,557 1,445,650 +808,093
Ukraine 866,602 982,164 +115,562
Finland 819,334 785,219 -34,115
Poland 632,285 524,979 -107,306
Netherlands 656,794 350,622 -306,172
China 520,808 324,156 -196,652

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 £
XU 118,751
XI 110,529
Germany 57,271
Italy 33,066
Belgium 7,083

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 £
XU 60,994 57,757 -3,237
XI 62,923 47,606 -15,317
Germany 30,080 27,191 -2,889
Italy 15,360 17,706 +2,346
Belgium 6,908 175 -6,733
Switzerland 1,179 1,189 +10
France 736 663 -73
Netherlands 426 876 +450
Ireland 643 0 -643
China 231 393 +162

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) 21,610,193
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,781,774
Air transport 1,001,033
Other 334,595
Road transport 10,583

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) 11,506,790 10,103,403 -1,403,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,767,434 7,014,340 +1,246,906
Air transport 501,772 499,261 -2,511
Other 180,153 154,442 -25,711
Road transport 10,583 0 -10,583

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,509,638
Felixstowe 4,785,514
Liverpool Docks 4,462,004
London Gateway Port 2,605,782
Holyhead 2,382,530

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 7,042,363 6,467,275 -575,088
Felixstowe 2,353,679 2,431,835 +78,156
Liverpool Docks 1,581,942 2,880,062 +1,298,120
London Gateway Port 1,158,733 1,447,049 +288,316
Holyhead 1,173,897 1,208,633 +34,736
Southampton 1,034,787 818,872 -215,915
London 920,162 811,336 -108,826
Dover 731,858 114,291 -617,567
Harwich 428,613 360,366 -68,247
London Heathrow Airport 392,920 387,158 -5,762

Quick facts

HS code: 27101987

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

Description: Oils used in gearboxes and reduction systems for lubrication