Import/export HS code 27111397: Various butane products

Butanes used in various other applications not listed above

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 £
Norway 21,044,922
Belgium 16,747,306
France 12,899,526
Sweden 7,468,535
Algeria 6,159,596

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 £
Norway 11,443,971 9,600,951 -1,843,020
Belgium 13,284,587 3,462,719 -9,821,868
France 7,633,867 5,265,659 -2,368,208
Sweden 5,149,514 2,319,021 -2,830,493
Algeria 0 6,159,596 +6,159,596
United States 3,370 5,514,518 +5,511,148
South Korea 2,814,088 2,650,569 -163,519
Netherlands 3,509,417 1,581,187 -1,928,230
Ireland 847,963 1,577,790 +729,827
China 808,845 1,027,144 +218,299

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 £
Norway 26,497,627
France 14,076,713
Belgium 13,401,595
Algeria 6,159,596
South Korea 6,093,580

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 £
Norway 19,256,368 7,241,259 -12,015,109
France 6,334,272 7,742,441 +1,408,169
Belgium 9,978,785 3,422,810 -6,555,975
Algeria 0 6,159,596 +6,159,596
South Korea 3,077,593 3,015,987 -61,606
United States 3,370 5,514,518 +5,511,148
Sweden 960,652 2,136,060 +1,175,408
Netherlands 1,633,182 878,077 -755,105
United Kingdom 2,106,302 3,496 -2,102,806
China 748,239 1,110,301 +362,062

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 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Outer London - South 3
Cheshire 2
Inner London - West 2

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 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +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) 75,766,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,560,534
Other 3,408,609
Air transport 105,671

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) 40,811,688 34,954,866 -5,856,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,906,959 2,653,575 -1,253,384
Other 1,312,202 2,096,407 +784,205
Air transport 60,013 45,658 -14,355

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 35,352,215
London 18,970,679
Ellesmere Port 13,684,690
Southampton 3,711,579
Liverpool Docks 3,426,508

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 £
Immingham Docks 14,892,807 20,459,408 +5,566,601
London 13,369,465 5,601,214 -7,768,251
Ellesmere Port 10,818,213 2,866,477 -7,951,736
Southampton 2,093,523 1,618,056 -475,467
Liverpool Docks 511,361 2,915,147 +2,403,786
000 1,312,202 2,096,407 +784,205
Felixstowe 1,212,629 1,621,629 +409,000
Dover 895,826 1,158,396 +262,570
Harwich 255,261 310,660 +55,399
Killingholme 215,658 209,478 -6,180

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 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 6
2025-09 2
2025-08 4
2025-07 4

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+ 11
1m-15m 7
Other 3
0-1m 2
15m-54m 2

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 259,260,817
Belgium 148,735,125
France 117,269,857
Morocco 63,308,145
Sweden 18,424,174

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 123,009,443 136,251,374 +13,241,931
Belgium 84,511,070 64,224,055 -20,287,015
France 63,918,856 53,351,001 -10,567,855
Morocco 42,998,884 20,309,261 -22,689,623
Sweden 15,759,401 2,664,773 -13,094,628
Tunisia 0 13,929,613 +13,929,613
Finland 7,974,445 5,814,374 -2,160,071
Portugal 5,739,351 6,673,593 +934,242
Senegal 6,013,519 5,258,297 -755,222
Poland 3,187,214 2,736,725 -450,489

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 3,198,403
South Korea 40,474
Poland 10,695
France 10,507
Ireland 10,367

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 1,635,609 1,562,794 -72,815
South Korea 11,825 28,649 +16,824
Poland 4,181 6,514 +2,333
France 4,618 5,889 +1,271
Ireland 7,913 2,454 -5,459
China 146 363 +217
Italy 376 107 -269
XU 195 78 -117

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) 677,231,365
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,974,046
Other 3,271,711
Air transport 6,148

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) 352,410,593 324,820,772 -27,589,821
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,383,936 590,110 -2,793,826
Other 1,664,863 1,606,848 -58,015
Air transport 0 6,148 +6,148

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 277,915,925
Middlesbrough 181,692,716
Southampton 164,109,916
Ellesmere Port 30,870,260
Immingham Docks 23,892,084

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 147,324,780 130,591,145 -16,733,635
Middlesbrough 92,234,080 89,458,636 -2,775,444
Southampton 89,337,057 74,772,859 -14,564,198
Ellesmere Port 6,037,654 24,832,606 +18,794,952
Immingham Docks 18,669,725 5,222,359 -13,447,366
000 1,664,863 1,606,848 -58,015
Aberdeen Docks 1,049,930 0 -1,049,930
Dover / Eurotunnel 718,375 45,544 -672,831
Holyhead 251,027 240,688 -10,339
Liverpool Docks 25,075 115,386 +90,311

Quick facts

HS code: 27111397

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

Description: Butanes used in various other applications not listed above