Import/export HS code 3803: Tall oil, refined or not

A byproduct from paper manufacturing, used in soaps, adhesives, and more

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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 £
New Zealand 842,738
Netherlands 457,247
Sweden 181,116
Belgium 108,842
France 57,048

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 £
New Zealand 474,389 368,349 -106,040
Netherlands 299,944 157,303 -142,641
Sweden 93,091 88,025 -5,066
Belgium 0 108,842 +108,842
France 19,594 37,454 +17,860
Italy 50,333 0 -50,333
United States 3,972 38,076 +34,104
Poland 4,801 36,829 +32,028
Finland 0 37,148 +37,148
Germany 15,085 9,127 -5,958

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 £
New Zealand 808,609
Italy 297,681
Sweden 213,140
Netherlands 203,236
United States 53,181

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 £
New Zealand 440,260 368,349 -71,911
Italy 238,979 58,702 -180,277
Sweden 75,485 137,655 +62,170
Netherlands 155,280 47,956 -107,324
United States 3,972 49,209 +45,237
France 14,095 37,454 +23,359
Belgium 0 49,686 +49,686
Estonia 0 43,866 +43,866
Finland 5,499 37,148 +31,649
Poland 4,801 36,829 +32,028

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 2
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 1
Inner London - West 1
Lancashire 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 1 2 +1
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Merseyside 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,090,834
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 677,256
Air transport 103,783

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 570,166 520,668 -49,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 316,771 360,485 +43,714
Air transport 102,194 1,589 -100,605

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 574,008
Immingham Docks 467,199
Felixstowe 270,826
Middlesbrough 126,666
Aberdeen Airport 102,194

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 £
London Gateway Port 474,389 99,619 -374,770
Immingham Docks 256,897 210,302 -46,595
Felixstowe 17,795 253,031 +235,236
Middlesbrough 15,085 111,581 +96,496
Aberdeen Airport 102,194 0 -102,194
Tyne 59,558 28,098 -31,460
Hull 0 74,602 +74,602
Aberdeen Docks 34,846 30,604 -4,242
Southampton 0 34,797 +34,797
Thamesport 4,801 21,271 +16,470

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 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Mining support service activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-07 3
2025-06 2
2025-05 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+ 5
1m-15m 2
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 £
Ireland 18,291
Germany 17,316
Israel 16,703
Italy 16,333
Norway 6,829

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 £
Ireland 11,804 6,487 -5,317
Germany 6,809 10,507 +3,698
Israel 16,703 0 -16,703
Italy 5,614 10,719 +5,105
Norway 0 6,829 +6,829
Viet Nam 5,377 0 -5,377
Spain 2,275 0 -2,275

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,169
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,680
Air transport 2,275

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,227 28,942 +4,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,080 5,600 -16,480
Air transport 2,275 0 -2,275

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,299
London Gateway Port 22,080
Holyhead 6,487
Heysham 6,188
Liverpool Docks 5,616

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 12,423 18,876 +6,453
London Gateway Port 22,080 0 -22,080
Holyhead 0 6,487 +6,487
Heysham 6,188 0 -6,188
Liverpool Docks 5,616 0 -5,616
Aberdeen Docks 0 5,600 +5,600
Felixstowe 0 2,350 +2,350
ZLC 2,275 0 -2,275
Immingham Docks 0 1,229 +1,229

Quick facts

HS code: 3803

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

Description: A byproduct from paper manufacturing, used in soaps, adhesives, and more