Import/export HS code 381119: Various oil additives

Additional oil additives not based on lead compounds

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 £
United States 3,287,610
France 163,082
Germany 122,038
Netherlands 13,043
South Africa 9,525

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 £
United States 1,662,173 1,625,437 -36,736
France 159,451 3,631 -155,820
Germany 63,156 58,882 -4,274
Netherlands 5,777 7,266 +1,489
South Africa 0 9,525 +9,525
Canada 0 8,566 +8,566
China 0 896 +896
Ireland 58 58 +0

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 £
United States 3,296,272
France 161,101
Germany 126,228
Netherlands 10,738
South Africa 9,525

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 £
United States 1,662,173 1,634,099 -28,074
France 158,117 2,984 -155,133
Germany 63,715 62,513 -1,202
Netherlands 6,552 4,186 -2,366
South Africa 0 9,525 +9,525
China 0 896 +896

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 1
Greater Manchester 1
Outer London - East and North East 1
Outer London - South 1
Suffolk 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
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Outer London - East and North East 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 0 1 +1
Suffolk 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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) 3,482,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,052
Air transport 35,189
Other 116

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) 1,854,673 1,627,846 -226,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,846 67,206 +47,360
Air transport 16,038 19,151 +3,113
Other 58 58 +0

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,406,848
Liverpool Docks 1,264,412
Southampton 577,865
Immingham Docks 222,608
Killingholme 57,710

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 1,042,958 363,890 -679,068
Liverpool Docks 585,033 679,379 +94,346
Southampton 9,432 568,433 +559,001
Immingham Docks 218,422 4,186 -214,236
Killingholme 0 57,710 +57,710
Aberdeen Airport 11,723 8,566 -3,157
Harwich 11,351 4,693 -6,658
London 2,934 9,525 +6,591
London Stansted Airport 1,691 6,593 +4,902
Dover 2,474 4,803 +2,329

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Other personal service activities 1
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 1
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 3
2025-08 2
2025-02 1
2024-09 3
2024-08 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
15m-54m 2
54m+ 2
0-1m 1
1m-15m 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 586,816
Algeria 577,387
Spain 343,663
Poland 257,304
Greece 221,593

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 268,074 318,742 +50,668
Algeria 577,387 0 -577,387
Spain 267,496 76,167 -191,329
Poland 137,790 119,514 -18,276
Greece 92,792 128,801 +36,009
France 109,641 84,615 -25,026
Czechia 101,415 92,776 -8,639
Germany 3,945 144,889 +140,944
Denmark 70,649 26,367 -44,282
United Arab Emirates 61,168 32,433 -28,735

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 £
Belgium 18,024
Spain 4,009
Germany 925
Turkey 134
China 31

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 £
Belgium 9,471 8,553 -918
Spain 2,262 1,747 -515
Germany 925 0 -925
Turkey 0 134 +134
China 31 0 -31
XI 5 0 -5

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) 2,140,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,140,790
Other 66,831
Air transport 24,559

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) 1,071,145 1,069,282 -1,863
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 947,397 193,393 -754,004
Other 33,957 32,874 -1,083
Air transport 8,624 15,935 +7,311

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,227,635
London Gateway Port 817,297
Holyhead 413,694
Immingham Docks 243,262
Dover 123,512

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 711,464 516,171 -195,293
London Gateway Port 711,205 106,092 -605,113
Holyhead 169,765 243,929 +74,164
Immingham Docks 165,684 77,578 -88,106
Dover 55,698 67,814 +12,116
Felixstowe 74,337 27,424 -46,913
Eurotunnel 0 98,797 +98,797
Southampton 56,770 29,176 -27,594
000 33,957 32,874 -1,083
Heysham 29,824 20,745 -9,079

Quick facts

HS code: 381119

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

Description: Additional oil additives not based on lead compounds