Import/export HS code 271129: Various petroleum gases

Gases from petroleum not listed above, used in various industries

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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 £
Denmark 3,919,819
China 2,746,024
South Korea 573,345
Ireland 503,101
Spain 130,332

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 £
Denmark 1,281,017 2,638,802 +1,357,785
China 1,186,737 1,559,287 +372,550
South Korea 251,840 321,505 +69,665
Ireland 487,063 16,038 -471,025
Spain 7,705 122,627 +114,922
Germany 17,077 98,759 +81,682
United States 80,183 8,413 -71,770
Netherlands 20,030 33,767 +13,737
India 37,009 0 -37,009
Malaysia 31,874 0 -31,874

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 £
Denmark 4,031,224
China 2,815,577
South Korea 580,854
United States 91,515
Germany 88,598

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 £
Denmark 1,281,017 2,750,207 +1,469,190
China 1,232,137 1,583,440 +351,303
South Korea 257,024 323,830 +66,806
United States 84,755 6,760 -77,995
Germany 2,658 85,940 +83,282
Ireland 23,397 14,410 -8,987
United Kingdom 9,402 27,737 +18,335
Malaysia 31,874 0 -31,874
Taiwan 1,057 24,724 +23,667
Belgium 0 23,875 +23,875

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Greater Manchester 1

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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Inner London - West 0 1 +1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 0 1 +1
Outer London - West and North West 1 0 -1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 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) 4,195,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,485,736
Other 481,843
Air transport 118,714
Road transport 1,647

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) 1,330,611 2,864,604 +1,533,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,529,423 1,956,313 +426,890
Other 470,601 11,242 -459,359
Air transport 92,178 26,536 -65,642
Road transport 0 1,647 +1,647

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,154,104
Felixstowe 2,540,258
Southampton 707,947
000 481,843
London Gateway Port 166,537

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 1,293,343 2,860,761 +1,567,418
Felixstowe 1,140,919 1,399,339 +258,420
Southampton 367,812 340,135 -27,677
000 470,601 11,242 -459,359
London Gateway Port 0 166,537 +166,537
London Heathrow Airport 77,331 0 -77,331
Dover 11,600 14,714 +3,114
Holyhead 21,181 4,003 -17,178
Belfast Port 0 20,958 +20,958
London Stansted Airport 7,693 11,993 +4,300

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 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Mining support service activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 2
2025-10 2
2025-08 1
2025-07 2
2025-06 3

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+ 7
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 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 £
Australia 807,303
Netherlands 686,024
Ireland 439,516
Nigeria 415,513
Belgium 305,434

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 £
Australia 375,429 431,874 +56,445
Netherlands 344,594 341,430 -3,164
Ireland 244,622 194,894 -49,728
Nigeria 158,312 257,201 +98,889
Belgium 182,588 122,846 -59,742
Spain 119,069 83,746 -35,323
Denmark 73,125 122,563 +49,438
Singapore 79,396 80,412 +1,016
Norway 60,952 67,735 +6,783
Lithuania 54,897 55,048 +151

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 £
China 95,866
France 5,776
XU 2,542
Ireland 10

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 £
China 49,485 46,381 -3,104
France 2,642 3,134 +492
XU 1,792 750 -1,042
Ireland 4 6 +2

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 2,780,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,284,440
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,136,823
Other 104,194

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 £
Air transport 1,351,583 1,429,005 +77,422
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 691,001 593,439 -97,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 631,726 505,097 -126,629
Other 53,923 50,271 -3,652

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Manchester Airport 1,787,719
Immingham Docks 1,359,345
London Heathrow Airport 811,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 430,678
Liverpool Docks 261,178

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 £
Manchester Airport 945,335 842,384 -102,951
Immingham Docks 708,587 650,758 -57,829
London Heathrow Airport 347,126 463,932 +116,806
Dover / Eurotunnel 239,344 191,334 -48,010
Liverpool Docks 167,151 94,027 -73,124
London Gateway Port 90,194 57,268 -32,926
000 53,923 50,271 -3,652
Belfast Airport 0 77,569 +77,569
Birmingham Airport 36,539 33,330 -3,209
London 35,821 19,264 -16,557

Quick facts

HS code: 271129

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

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