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 3,409,049
France 163,082
Germany 123,458
Netherlands 16,164
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 1,783,612 1,625,437 -158,175
France 156,977 6,105 -150,872
Germany 4,977 118,481 +113,504
Netherlands 8,898 7,266 -1,632
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 3,417,711
France 161,101
Germany 127,648
Netherlands 13,859
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 1,783,612 1,634,099 -149,513
France 158,117 2,984 -155,133
Germany 3,062 124,586 +121,524
Netherlands 9,673 4,186 -5,487
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 2
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 2 1 -1
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) 3,603,948
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 90,303
Air transport 36,489
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) 1,916,503 1,687,445 -229,058
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,623 69,680 +49,057
Air transport 17,338 19,151 +1,813
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 1,382,720
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 703,341 679,379 -23,962
Southampton 9,432 568,433 +559,001
Immingham Docks 158,823 63,785 -95,038
Killingholme 0 57,710 +57,710
Aberdeen Airport 11,723 8,566 -3,157
Harwich 13,182 4,693 -8,489
London 2,934 9,525 +6,591
London Stansted Airport 2,991 6,593 +3,602
Dover 1,420 7,277 +5,857

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 2
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

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
54m+ 3
15m-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 £
Algeria 577,387
Ireland 567,440
Spain 343,663
Poland 262,005
Czechia 201,911

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 £
Algeria 577,387 0 -577,387
Ireland 260,602 306,838 +46,236
Spain 230,914 112,749 -118,165
Poland 142,491 119,514 -22,977
Czechia 106,301 95,610 -10,691
Greece 92,792 99,704 +6,912
France 109,641 80,103 -29,538
Germany 3,945 142,121 +138,176
Denmark 72,738 26,367 -46,371
United Arab Emirates 34,591 59,010 +24,419

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 44,599
Belgium 18,466
Spain 4,122
Germany 925
Turkey 134

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 20,308 24,291 +3,983
Belgium 9,183 9,283 +100
Spain 2,212 1,910 -302
Germany 925 0 -925
Turkey 0 134 +134
China 31 0 -31
XI 0 5 +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) 2,107,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,126,010
Other 68,282
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) 1,045,360 1,061,678 +16,318
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 925,998 200,012 -725,986
Other 32,659 35,623 +2,964
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 1,215,073
London Gateway Port 816,148
Holyhead 391,694
Immingham Docks 245,351
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 700,545 514,528 -186,017
London Gateway Port 681,149 134,999 -546,150
Holyhead 175,752 215,942 +40,190
Immingham Docks 167,773 77,578 -90,195
Dover 47,006 76,506 +29,500
Felixstowe 75,462 27,424 -48,038
Eurotunnel 0 98,797 +98,797
Southampton 62,213 29,176 -33,037
000 32,659 35,623 +2,964
Heysham 30,997 20,745 -10,252

Quick facts

HS code: 381119

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

Description: Additional oil additives not based on lead compounds