Import/export HS code 340319: Various lubricating preparations

Other lubricants not specified in other categories

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* 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 £
Belgium 52,286,146
Germany 52,103,273
Netherlands 40,936,808
France 22,871,866
United States 7,090,215

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 £
Belgium 24,667,077 27,619,069 +2,951,992
Germany 26,526,260 25,577,013 -949,247
Netherlands 22,989,388 17,947,420 -5,041,968
France 13,889,362 8,982,504 -4,906,858
United States 3,502,150 3,588,065 +85,915
Switzerland 2,968,494 2,590,484 -378,010
Spain 2,158,006 2,037,594 -120,412
Italy 1,881,984 1,840,366 -41,618
Denmark 974,880 1,105,124 +130,244
Poland 236,965 695,486 +458,521

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 49,707,803
France 43,078,228
Netherlands 35,011,145
Belgium 31,020,593
United States 10,936,543

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 24,838,179 24,869,624 +31,445
France 21,352,019 21,726,209 +374,190
Netherlands 20,351,520 14,659,625 -5,691,895
Belgium 16,567,278 14,453,315 -2,113,963
United States 5,588,373 5,348,170 -240,203
Spain 3,426,292 2,852,216 -574,076
Italy 2,722,964 2,422,631 -300,333
Switzerland 2,186,069 2,266,260 +80,191
Denmark 897,143 907,849 +10,706
United Kingdom 652,053 738,074 +86,021

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 40
Inner London - West 27
West Midlands 25
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 20

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 31 28 -3
Inner London - West 20 21 +1
West Midlands 16 22 +6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 18 18 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 17 13 -4
Greater Manchester 16 15 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 11 -4
Shropshire and Staffordshire 11 13 +2
West Yorkshire 11 12 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 14 10 -4

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) 143,414,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,412,195
Air transport 4,910,353
Road transport 2,431,061
Other 1,857,392

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) 74,559,515 68,854,825 -5,704,690
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,300,257 20,111,938 -2,188,319
Air transport 2,651,190 2,259,163 -392,027
Road transport 1,097,476 1,333,585 +236,109
Other 919,345 938,047 +18,702
Rail transport 210,392 113,530 -96,862

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,073,818
Immingham Docks 39,516,538
Felixstowe 18,380,729
Eurotunnel 18,318,650
London 13,594,448

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 25,336,018 21,737,800 -3,598,218
Immingham Docks 20,302,394 19,214,144 -1,088,250
Felixstowe 11,771,102 6,609,627 -5,161,475
Eurotunnel 8,884,140 9,434,510 +550,370
London 7,038,613 6,555,835 -482,778
Portsmouth 5,544,521 6,403,962 +859,441
Harwich 3,902,524 5,876,607 +1,974,083
Newhaven 2,407,149 3,352,668 +945,519
London Gateway Port 2,119,682 2,094,601 -25,081
Purfleet 1,752,088 1,441,716 -310,372

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 132
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 50
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 31
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 27
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 23

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 137
2025-10 133
2025-09 126
2025-08 125
2025-07 147

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+ 191
1m-15m 123
15m-54m 41
Other 41
0-1m 28

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 21,653,613
Turkey 18,728,303
India 18,403,117
Singapore 15,135,490
Saudi Arabia 12,233,845

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 10,426,297 11,227,316 +801,019
Turkey 10,813,577 7,914,726 -2,898,851
India 9,599,649 8,803,468 -796,181
Singapore 9,322,495 5,812,995 -3,509,500
Saudi Arabia 7,924,275 4,309,570 -3,614,705
Ireland 4,828,657 5,442,814 +614,157
Czechia 5,153,007 5,054,999 -98,008
United States 5,306,630 4,626,599 -680,031
United Arab Emirates 6,398,530 2,858,696 -3,539,834
Germany 3,949,295 4,029,669 +80,374

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 £
XU 379,315
Germany 212,162
XI 139,107
Denmark 126,410
Belgium 25,718

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 £
XU 203,647 175,668 -27,979
Germany 87,177 124,985 +37,808
XI 69,095 70,012 +917
Denmark 62,693 63,717 +1,024
Belgium 9,113 16,605 +7,492
Netherlands 5,871 6,433 +562
France 209 10,786 +10,577
Ireland 4,726 4,670 -56
Italy 7,027 511 -6,516
United States 5,177 1,268 -3,909

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) 124,128,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 116,682,745
Air transport 7,135,627
Other 942,732
Road transport 40,855

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) 73,020,357 51,108,320 -21,912,037
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,980,254 57,702,491 -1,277,763
Air transport 3,867,826 3,267,801 -600,025
Other 463,770 478,962 +15,192
Road transport 40,855 0 -40,855

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 82,859,411
London Gateway Port 64,976,368
Immingham Docks 24,609,596
Felixstowe 21,523,504
Southampton 17,390,330

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 45,199,382 37,660,029 -7,539,353
London Gateway Port 38,023,964 26,952,404 -11,071,560
Immingham Docks 10,605,807 14,003,789 +3,397,982
Felixstowe 16,450,975 5,072,529 -11,378,446
Southampton 8,058,079 9,332,251 +1,274,172
Liverpool Docks 4,868,269 7,771,584 +2,903,315
Holyhead 3,156,305 3,198,810 +42,505
London Heathrow Airport 2,494,794 1,536,270 -958,524
London 1,292,241 1,064,896 -227,345
Dover 930,717 875,676 -55,041

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 340319

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

Description: Other lubricants not specified in other categories