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 33,756,022
Belgium 23,126,294
Netherlands 13,005,579
Italy 6,621,506
France 6,033,860

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 16,229,291 17,526,731 +1,297,440
Belgium 12,222,354 10,903,940 -1,318,414
Netherlands 6,936,729 6,068,850 -867,879
Italy 4,051,414 2,570,092 -1,481,322
France 3,331,719 2,702,141 -629,578
United Arab Emirates 4,177,785 386,209 -3,791,576
Sweden 1,076,115 636,580 -439,535
South Korea 469,249 554,682 +85,433
Lithuania 525,842 65,323 -460,519
Denmark 267,231 206,520 -60,711

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 32,159,965
Belgium 16,673,091
Netherlands 14,265,250
Italy 7,747,374
France 7,375,017

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 15,362,637 16,797,328 +1,434,691
Belgium 8,123,888 8,549,203 +425,315
Netherlands 8,388,986 5,876,264 -2,512,722
Italy 4,344,047 3,403,327 -940,720
France 4,281,034 3,093,983 -1,187,051
United Arab Emirates 4,177,785 389,614 -3,788,171
Sweden 1,727,598 892,839 -834,759
South Korea 469,249 562,879 +93,630
Japan 515,248 360,930 -154,318
United States 356,327 421,804 +65,477

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 12
West Midlands 9
Inner London - West 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Greater Manchester 6

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 9 10 +1
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 4 -2
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1

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) 64,773,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,640,303
Air transport 1,363,419
Other 749,977
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) 34,270,301 30,503,486 -3,766,815
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,841,500 10,798,803 -4,042,697
Air transport 690,122 673,297 -16,825
Other 352,158 397,819 +45,661
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 15,503,888
London 15,072,859
Immingham Docks 12,430,117
Dover 10,861,076
Harwich 8,346,766

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 6,830,274 8,673,614 +1,843,340
London 8,176,468 6,896,391 -1,280,077
Immingham Docks 6,358,071 6,072,046 -286,025
Dover 6,521,176 4,339,900 -2,181,276
Harwich 3,499,760 4,847,006 +1,347,246
Hull 2,738,258 2,551,076 -187,182
Felixstowe 3,334,289 1,315,307 -2,018,982
London Gateway Port 4,164,550 342,635 -3,821,915
Middlesbrough 2,585,603 1,595,758 -989,845
Eurotunnel 2,105,781 2,005,116 -100,665

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 37
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 9
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
2026-01 43
2025-11 51
2025-10 50
2025-09 45
2025-08 48

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+ 59
1m-15m 23
0-1m 12
15m-54m 11
Other 10

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 6,282,791
France 3,659,328
Belgium 2,382,496
Turkey 2,177,597
United States 2,082,315

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 3,141,574 3,141,217 -357
France 2,206,365 1,452,963 -753,402
Belgium 837,108 1,545,388 +708,280
Turkey 1,097,036 1,080,561 -16,475
United States 874,287 1,208,028 +333,741
Ukraine 902,962 977,356 +74,394
Finland 762,287 732,646 -29,641
Poland 614,014 518,837 -95,177
Netherlands 616,140 353,816 -262,324
China 527,729 427,469 -100,260

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 107,513
Germany 50,852
Italy 30,956
Belgium 7,083
Switzerland 2,368

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 62,069 45,444 -16,625
Germany 26,747 24,105 -2,642
Italy 17,723 13,233 -4,490
Belgium 7,083 0 -7,083
Switzerland 1,322 1,046 -276
France 952 447 -505
Netherlands 426 876 +450
China 231 393 +162
Ireland 586 0 -586
Hungary 0 455 +455

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) 21,827,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,866,296
Air transport 1,014,628
Other 323,400
Road transport 9,135

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) 11,617,278 10,210,087 -1,407,191
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,187,479 6,678,817 +491,338
Air transport 523,886 490,742 -33,144
Other 177,909 145,491 -32,418
Road transport 9,135 0 -9,135

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,481,039
Felixstowe 4,856,676
Liverpool Docks 4,490,709
London Gateway Port 2,733,258
Holyhead 2,474,552

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 7,083,438 6,397,601 -685,837
Felixstowe 2,400,098 2,456,578 +56,480
Liverpool Docks 1,934,705 2,556,004 +621,299
London Gateway Port 1,251,138 1,482,120 +230,982
Holyhead 1,176,809 1,297,743 +120,934
Southampton 1,083,525 817,244 -266,281
London 861,827 757,312 -104,515
Dover 726,085 100,583 -625,502
Harwich 428,557 381,638 -46,919
London Heathrow Airport 406,249 379,181 -27,068

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