Import/export HS code 34031920: Bio-based lubricants

Eco-friendly lubricants made from at least 25% bio-based materials and biodegradable

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 £
France 1,149,966
Netherlands 546,448
Belgium 536,251
Germany 377,028
Spain 222,657

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 £
France 760,615 389,351 -371,264
Netherlands 312,637 233,811 -78,826
Belgium 103,497 432,754 +329,257
Germany 272,034 104,994 -167,040
Spain 206,582 16,075 -190,507
United States 91,255 19,531 -71,724
South Korea 53,441 0 -53,441
Italy 35,931 12,913 -23,018
Singapore 19,373 26,198 +6,825
Panama 33,367 0 -33,367

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 £
France 1,092,613
Germany 965,702
United Kingdom 778,606
Belgium 88,004
South Korea 53,441

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 £
France 739,995 352,618 -387,377
Germany 580,389 385,313 -195,076
United Kingdom 321,299 457,307 +136,008
Belgium 57,499 30,505 -26,994
South Korea 53,441 0 -53,441
United States 27,897 25,081 -2,816
Italy 45,100 1,774 -43,326
Spain 19,044 16,075 -2,969
Panama 33,367 0 -33,367
Egypt 31,966 0 -31,966

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
West Yorkshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Cheshire 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3

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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 2 -3
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 4 1 -3
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 0 2 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Cumbria 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 0 1 +1

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) 2,152,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 798,023
Air transport 312,958
Other 11,964

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) 1,332,674 820,178 -512,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 411,044 386,979 -24,065
Air transport 227,397 85,561 -141,836
Other 6,375 5,589 -786

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 1,334,000
London 397,704
Purfleet 326,002
Eurotunnel 284,957
Leeds Bradford Airport 201,382

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 943,367 390,633 -552,734
London 92,646 305,058 +212,412
Purfleet 226,722 99,280 -127,442
Eurotunnel 137,700 147,257 +9,557
Leeds Bradford Airport 188,469 12,913 -175,556
Felixstowe 104,651 93,154 -11,497
Immingham Docks 68,229 90,282 +22,053
Southampton 71,797 26,198 -45,599
Birmingham Airport 10,388 42,656 +32,268
London Gateway Port 46,915 2,723 -44,192

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 15
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 7
2025-08 6
2025-07 9

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+ 19
1m-15m 12
15m-54m 4
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Singapore 13,762,085
Belgium 13,222,245
Netherlands 3,619,826
Canada 3,403,565
United States 2,060,376

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 £
Singapore 8,517,157 5,244,928 -3,272,229
Belgium 5,128,993 8,093,252 +2,964,259
Netherlands 928,965 2,690,861 +1,761,896
Canada 1,427,481 1,976,084 +548,603
United States 1,093,844 966,532 -127,312
Greece 1,353,398 633,080 -720,318
Italy 680,497 698,370 +17,873
China 984,491 313,305 -671,186
United Arab Emirates 949,546 282,959 -666,587
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 460,708 607,563 +146,855

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 19,661
XU 2,710
Ireland 2,107
Germany 1,347
China 876

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 11,258 8,403 -2,855
XU 1,054 1,656 +602
Ireland 466 1,641 +1,175
Germany 726 621 -105
China 0 876 +876
Turkey 0 44 +44

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) 26,015,973
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,326,603
Air transport 989,206
Other 26,745
Road transport 6,427

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) 15,559,840 10,456,133 -5,103,707
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,983,705 13,342,898 +4,359,193
Air transport 552,609 436,597 -116,012
Other 13,504 13,241 -263
Road transport 6,427 0 -6,427

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,706,153
Southampton 7,529,709
London Gateway Port 7,501,028
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,025,558
Felixstowe 6,229,973

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 £
Immingham Docks 4,868,263 9,837,890 +4,969,627
Southampton 4,672,163 2,857,546 -1,814,617
London Gateway Port 3,354,490 4,146,538 +792,048
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,113,738 2,911,820 -1,201,918
Felixstowe 5,131,438 1,098,535 -4,032,903
Liverpool Docks 1,858,025 2,341,661 +483,636
London Heathrow Airport 507,579 385,672 -121,907
Killingholme 388,489 0 -388,489
Harwich 0 352,377 +352,377
Holyhead 74,186 63,356 -10,830

Quick facts

HS code: 34031920

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

Description: Eco-friendly lubricants made from at least 25% bio-based materials and biodegradable