Import/export HS code 271119: Various petroleum gases

Gases from petroleum not listed above, used in various industries

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 2,108,053
Poland 1,548,550
United States 805,057
Austria 526,826
South Korea 471,517

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 1,156,570 951,483 -205,087
Poland 718,087 830,463 +112,376
United States 599,424 205,633 -393,791
Austria 335,741 191,085 -144,656
South Korea 197,437 274,080 +76,643
France 237,064 209,057 -28,007
China 203,545 163,135 -40,410
Belgium 48,159 156,803 +108,644
Netherlands 110,113 71,650 -38,463
Ireland 57,308 86,872 +29,564

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 2,612,563
Poland 1,723,442
United States 807,859
South Korea 567,180
China 324,900

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 1,467,129 1,145,434 -321,695
Poland 813,466 909,976 +96,510
United States 599,424 208,435 -390,989
South Korea 293,100 274,080 -19,020
China 120,819 204,081 +83,262
Belgium 106,710 128,952 +22,242
Italy 105,322 118,395 +13,073
Taiwan 82,982 137,911 +54,929
Czechia 52,890 78,545 +25,655
Netherlands 51,804 50,758 -1,046

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 3
Greater Manchester 2
Kent 2
West Midlands 2
West Yorkshire 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
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Kent 1 1 +0
West Midlands 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
South East Wales 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,433,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,894,254
Air transport 702,654
Other 132,247

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) 1,812,802 1,620,206 -192,596
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,464,292 1,429,962 -34,330
Air transport 474,579 228,075 -246,504
Other 47,549 84,698 +37,149

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,950,953
Thamesport 1,053,786
Southampton 680,572
London 654,369
London Gateway Port 559,610

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 909,370 1,041,583 +132,213
Thamesport 479,429 574,357 +94,928
Southampton 340,335 340,237 -98
London 366,379 287,990 -78,389
London Gateway Port 363,048 196,562 -166,486
Manchester Airport 344,362 187,312 -157,050
Felixstowe 241,262 243,116 +1,854
Harwich 263,236 91,413 -171,823
Dover 133,641 108,419 -25,222
000 47,549 84,698 +37,149

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 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-09 2
2025-08 3
2025-07 2
2025-06 2

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 5
0-1m 1

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 £
Germany 25,186,625
Norway 15,189,772
Netherlands 6,414,829
Belgium 6,175,405
Ireland 108,695

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 £
Germany 14,765,883 10,420,742 -4,345,141
Norway 8,398,592 6,791,180 -1,607,412
Netherlands 3,753,069 2,661,760 -1,091,309
Belgium 3,150,130 3,025,275 -124,855
Ireland 78,473 30,222 -48,251
France 18,158 7,939 -10,219
Chile 17,082 0 -17,082
Turkey 7,220 0 -7,220
Malaysia 6,996 0 -6,996
Austria 2,321 2,576 +255

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 £
Ireland 22,122
France 7,873
Italy 2,230
XI 1,545
China 1,522

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 £
Ireland 22,122 0 -22,122
France 212 7,661 +7,449
Italy 1,464 766 -698
XI 380 1,165 +785
China 837 685 -152
Spain 255 119 -136
Switzerland 102 0 -102

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) 52,917,568
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,340
Air transport 48,397
Other 35,768
Road transport 5,460

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) 30,051,583 22,865,985 -7,185,598
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 104,284 57,056 -47,228
Air transport 36,297 12,100 -24,197
Other 25,372 10,396 -14,976
Road transport 1,092 4,368 +3,276

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 31,847,672
Middlesbrough 21,036,183
Dover / Eurotunnel 77,307
Liverpool Docks 49,395
000 35,768

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 18,796,316 13,051,356 -5,744,960
Middlesbrough 11,229,951 9,806,232 -1,423,719
Dover / Eurotunnel 45,357 31,950 -13,407
Liverpool Docks 34,546 14,849 -19,697
000 25,372 10,396 -14,976
ZLC 18,995 13,076 -5,919
London Gateway Port 23,373 2,766 -20,607
Harwich 18,593 0 -18,593
London Heathrow Airport 11,279 0 -11,279
East Midlands Airport 7,115 3,392 -3,723

Quick facts

HS code: 271119

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

Description: Gases from petroleum not listed above, used in various industries