Import/export HS code 271121: Natural gas

A clean-burning fossil fuel used for heating, cooking, and generating electricity

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  • 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 18,815,990,688
Belgium 202,325,207
Netherlands 93,045,506

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 9,716,648,640 9,099,342,048 -617,306,592
Belgium 34,662,372 167,662,835 +133,000,463
Netherlands 12,105,453 80,940,053 +68,834,600

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 18,815,990,688
Belgium 202,325,207
Netherlands 93,045,506

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 9,716,648,640 9,099,342,048 -617,306,592
Belgium 34,662,372 167,662,835 +133,000,463
Netherlands 12,105,453 80,940,053 +68,834,600

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 18,815,990,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 295,370,713

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 £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 9,716,648,640 9,099,342,048 -617,306,592
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 46,767,825 248,602,888 +201,835,063

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 13,006,515,577
Peterhead 5,808,246,123
499 295,370,713
Middlesbrough 1,228,988

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 6,616,004,732 6,390,510,845 -225,493,887
Peterhead 3,100,643,908 2,707,602,215 -393,041,693
499 46,767,825 248,602,888 +201,835,063
Middlesbrough 0 1,228,988 +1,228,988

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 £
Belgium 2,900,515,403
Ireland 2,543,948,081
Netherlands 1,486,868,892

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 £
Belgium 1,301,617,167 1,598,898,236 +297,281,069
Ireland 1,240,470,679 1,303,477,402 +63,006,723
Netherlands 702,843,908 784,024,984 +81,181,076

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 6,931,332,376

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 £
Fixed installations (e.g. pipeline, Channel Tunnel) 3,244,931,754 3,686,400,622 +441,468,868

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
499 6,931,332,376

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 £
499 3,244,931,754 3,686,400,622 +441,468,868

Quick facts

HS code: 271121

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

Description: A clean-burning fossil fuel used for heating, cooking, and generating electricity