Import/export HS code 381190: Various fuel and oil additives

Miscellaneous additives for fuels and oils not listed in other categories

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 £
Germany 27,388,033
Belgium 26,172,740
France 7,919,197
Netherlands 4,453,225
United States 3,213,728

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 £
Germany 14,571,042 12,816,991 -1,754,051
Belgium 13,362,473 12,810,267 -552,206
France 4,226,706 3,692,491 -534,215
Netherlands 2,763,400 1,689,825 -1,073,575
United States 1,426,186 1,787,542 +361,356
Spain 782,781 562,459 -220,322
Italy 411,808 465,799 +53,991
Singapore 305,096 522,988 +217,892
Switzerland 234,492 449,406 +214,914
Australia 195,093 287,558 +92,465

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 29,454,496
Belgium 25,712,259
United States 5,858,927
France 2,738,957
Netherlands 2,500,868

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 15,404,815 14,049,681 -1,355,134
Belgium 12,764,739 12,947,520 +182,781
United States 2,980,484 2,878,443 -102,041
France 1,469,910 1,269,047 -200,863
Netherlands 1,933,726 567,142 -1,366,584
Singapore 623,994 901,258 +277,264
Spain 735,520 562,431 -173,089
Denmark 903,613 83,669 -819,944
Italy 383,344 532,496 +149,152
India 297,584 450,012 +152,428

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 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Cheshire 9
Greater Manchester 9
West Midlands 9

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 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3
Cheshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
West Midlands 7 7 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 6 5 -1
Essex 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +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) 44,217,646
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,344,011
Air transport 2,057,386
Other 583,274
Road transport 87,633

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) 21,623,199 22,594,447 +971,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,219,363 12,124,648 -4,094,715
Air transport 910,707 1,146,679 +235,972
Other 240,454 342,820 +102,366
Road transport 61,143 26,490 -34,653

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 23,574,899
Immingham Docks 19,295,385
Dover 8,081,027
Hull 5,861,175
Eurotunnel 3,142,150

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 11,122,644 12,452,255 +1,329,611
Immingham Docks 11,446,651 7,848,734 -3,597,917
Dover 3,790,953 4,290,074 +499,121
Hull 3,238,271 2,622,904 -615,367
Eurotunnel 1,649,598 1,492,552 -157,046
Harwich 1,025,263 880,484 -144,779
Middlesbrough 968,438 780,418 -188,020
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,041,483 429,087 -612,396
Grangemouth Docks 1,068,312 396,261 -672,051
Felixstowe 612,438 821,039 +208,601

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 38
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 23
Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 49
2025-10 46
2025-09 43
2025-08 39
2025-07 46

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+ 65
1m-15m 36
15m-54m 12
Other 12
0-1m 11

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 £
United States 16,282,508
Germany 10,262,456
Belgium 9,253,686
India 6,885,919
Australia 6,720,695

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 £
United States 7,586,131 8,696,377 +1,110,246
Germany 6,263,243 3,999,213 -2,264,030
Belgium 4,635,086 4,618,600 -16,486
India 4,112,262 2,773,657 -1,338,605
Australia 1,972,083 4,748,612 +2,776,529
Netherlands 3,088,624 3,101,362 +12,738
Peru 2,944,703 3,126,926 +182,223
Poland 2,910,512 2,765,962 -144,550
Turkey 1,890,646 3,427,109 +1,536,463
Spain 2,434,333 2,685,649 +251,316

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 98,065
Germany 20,193
France 405
China 216
United States 209

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 1,286 96,779 +95,493
Germany 11,101 9,092 -2,009
France 252 153 -99
China 90 126 +36
United States 34 175 +141
Ireland 76 83 +7
Spain 158 0 -158
Netherlands 141 0 -141
Japan 0 126 +126
Indonesia 0 109 +109

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) 86,273,799
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,477,256
Air transport 1,944,359
Other 119,980
Road transport 3,796

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) 45,679,356 40,594,443 -5,084,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,869,462 24,607,794 +4,738,332
Air transport 1,243,821 700,538 -543,283
Other 13,242 106,738 +93,496
Road transport 3,796 0 -3,796

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 48,851,327
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,715,280
Felixstowe 14,888,278
Southampton 12,659,121
Immingham Docks 10,376,927

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 £
London Gateway Port 25,316,057 23,535,270 -1,780,787
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,711,141 8,004,139 -2,707,002
Felixstowe 6,603,739 8,284,539 +1,680,800
Southampton 5,583,096 7,076,025 +1,492,929
Immingham Docks 4,707,187 5,669,740 +962,553
Liverpool Docks 2,401,632 3,632,941 +1,231,309
Middlesbrough 2,946,408 1,635,662 -1,310,746
Harwich 2,191,426 2,252,982 +61,556
Hull 1,772,788 1,677,171 -95,617
London 709,060 1,483,772 +774,712

Quick facts

HS code: 381190

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

Description: Miscellaneous additives for fuels and oils not listed in other categories