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38119000 — Oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corros

Commodity code 38119000 covers oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives for, within HMRC chapter 38 (miscellaneous chemical products). 72 UK businesses filed customs declarations against this code in the last six months, across 35 counties and 60 towns.

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72Businesses trading
35Counties
60Towns
1,313Import declarations

Counties trading under 38119000

Where the businesses using this commodity code are based.

Greater London

6 towns
8 businessesView →

Cheshire

5 towns
7 businessesView →

Oxfordshire

3 towns
5 businessesView →

Aberdeen City

1 town
4 businessesView →

Surrey

3 towns
4 businessesView →

East Sussex

3 towns
3 businessesView →

East Riding of Yorkshire

2 towns
3 businessesView →

Northamptonshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Hertfordshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Kent

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Somerset

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Worcestershire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Hampshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Shropshire

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Buckinghamshire

1 town
2 businessesView →

Greater Manchester

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Essex

2 towns
2 businessesView →

Gloucestershire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Suffolk

1 town
1 businessesView →

Cumbria

1 town
1 businessesView →

Berkshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

Cambridgeshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

West Yorkshire

1 town
1 businessesView →

West Sussex

1 town
1 businessesView →

Businesses importing under 38119000

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Most active business

INNOSPEC LTD

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire 166 import declarations 105 export declarations CH65 *Ch. 12Ch. 13Ch. 27Ch. 28 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include anionic organic surface-active agents, whether or not put up for retail sale (excl. linear alkylbenzene sulphonic acids and their salts), oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives for mineral oils, incl. gasoline, or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oils (excl. anti-knock preparations and o.

▲ Expected to increase by 5.3% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity166 in the last 6 months
INNOSPEC LTD — Jul 24: 27 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Aug 24: 28 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Sep 24: 22 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Oct 24: 25 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Nov 24: 27 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Dec 24: 21 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Jan 25: 25 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Feb 25: 25 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Mar 25: 25 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Apr 25: 23 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — May 25: 26 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Jun 25: 23 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Jul 25: 27 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Aug 25: 28 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Sep 25: 21 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Oct 25: 24 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Nov 25: 23 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Dec 25: 24 import declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Jan 26: 24 import declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Feb 26: 21 import declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Mar 26: 31 import declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Apr 26: 31 import declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — May 26: 30 import declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Jun 26: 29 import declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Jul 26: 28 import declarations (modelled forecast)INNOSPEC LTD — Aug 26: 30 import declarations (modelled forecast)INNOSPEC LTD — Sep 26: 22 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity105 in the last 6 months
INNOSPEC LTD — Jul 24: 15 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Aug 24: 16 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Sep 24: 19 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Oct 24: 15 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Nov 24: 16 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Dec 24: 21 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Jan 25: 18 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Feb 25: 18 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Mar 25: 18 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Apr 25: 17 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — May 25: 13 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Jun 25: 14 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Jul 25: 18 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Aug 25: 21 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Sep 25: 15 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Oct 25: 18 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Nov 25: 19 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Dec 25: 15 export declarations (historic)INNOSPEC LTD — Jan 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Feb 26: 21 export declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Mar 26: 18 export declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Apr 26: 15 export declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — May 26: 17 export declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Jun 26: 19 export declarations (current 6-month window)INNOSPEC LTD — Jul 26: 19 export declarations (modelled forecast)INNOSPEC LTD — Aug 26: 22 export declarations (modelled forecast)INNOSPEC LTD — Sep 26: 16 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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Among the most active

LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED

Towcester, Northamptonshire 242 import declarations 9 export declarations NN12 *Ch. 28Ch. 29Ch. 35Ch. 37 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include chemical elements and compounds doped for use in electronics, in the form of discs, wafers, cylinders, rods or similar forms, or cut into discs, wafers or similar forms, whether or not polished or with a uniform epitaxial coating (excl. elements that, articles of glass, n.e.s..

▲ Expected to increase by 39.0% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity242 in the last 6 months
LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jul 24: 29 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Aug 24: 21 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Sep 24: 27 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Oct 24: 26 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Nov 24: 26 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Dec 24: 19 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jan 25: 20 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Feb 25: 28 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Mar 25: 26 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Apr 25: 23 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — May 25: 31 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jun 25: 33 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jul 25: 28 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Aug 25: 29 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Sep 25: 20 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Oct 25: 41 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Nov 25: 27 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Dec 25: 39 import declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jan 26: 34 import declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Feb 26: 43 import declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Mar 26: 43 import declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Apr 26: 50 import declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — May 26: 36 import declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jun 26: 36 import declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jul 26: 39 import declarations (modelled forecast)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Aug 26: 40 import declarations (modelled forecast)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Sep 26: 28 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity9 in the last 6 months
LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jul 24: 15 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Aug 24: 11 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Sep 24: 10 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Oct 24: 9 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Nov 24: 8 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Dec 24: 10 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jan 25: 9 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Feb 25: 5 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Mar 25: 6 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Apr 25: 7 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — May 25: 11 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jun 25: 9 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jul 25: 8 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Aug 25: 4 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Sep 25: 6 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Oct 25: 8 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Nov 25: 2 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Dec 25: 3 export declarations (historic)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jan 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Feb 26: 1 export declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Mar 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Apr 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — May 26: 2 export declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jun 26: 0 export declarations (current 6-month window)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Jul 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Aug 26: 2 export declarations (modelled forecast)LUMENTUM TECHNOLOGY UK LIMITED — Sep 26: 2 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD

Ellesmere Port, Cheshire 90 import declarations 34 export declarations CH65 *Ch. 22Ch. 25Ch. 27Ch. 28 Active in 6 of the last 6 months

Recent shipments include light oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals which >= 90% by volume "incl. losses" distil at 210 c "astm d 86 method" (excl. containing biodiesel), medium oils and preparations, of petroleum or bituminous minerals, not containing biodiesel, n.e.s..

▼ Expected to slow by 10.6% over the next 3 months, based on their last 2 years
Imports — 2 years of monthly activity90 in the last 6 months
ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jul 24: 16 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Aug 24: 16 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Sep 24: 15 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Oct 24: 16 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Nov 24: 20 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Dec 24: 19 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jan 25: 17 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Feb 25: 17 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Mar 25: 15 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Apr 25: 18 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — May 25: 16 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jun 25: 12 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jul 25: 16 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Aug 25: 14 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Sep 25: 17 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Oct 25: 14 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Nov 25: 13 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Dec 25: 13 import declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jan 26: 14 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Feb 26: 16 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Mar 26: 19 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Apr 26: 16 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — May 26: 16 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jun 26: 9 import declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jul 26: 14 import declarations (modelled forecast)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Aug 26: 13 import declarations (modelled forecast)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Sep 26: 15 import declarations (modelled forecast)
Exports — 2 years of monthly activity34 in the last 6 months
ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jul 24: 5 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Aug 24: 8 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Sep 24: 5 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Oct 24: 11 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Nov 24: 6 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Dec 24: 5 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jan 25: 4 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Feb 25: 1 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Mar 25: 1 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Apr 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — May 25: 5 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jun 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jul 25: 9 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Aug 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Sep 25: 3 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Oct 25: 7 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Nov 25: 6 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Dec 25: 8 export declarations (historic)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jan 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Feb 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Mar 26: 3 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Apr 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — May 26: 7 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jun 26: 6 export declarations (current 6-month window)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Jul 26: 10 export declarations (modelled forecast)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Aug 26: 8 export declarations (modelled forecast)ESSAR OIL (UK) LTD — Sep 26: 3 export declarations (modelled forecast)
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About commodity code 38119000

What goods does commodity code 38119000 cover?

Oxidation inhibitors, gum inhibitors, viscosity improvers, anti-corrosive preparations and other prepared additives for. It sits in HMRC chapter 38, miscellaneous chemical products. Every UK customs declaration carries a code like this one to classify the goods being moved.

How many UK businesses import under 38119000?

72 businesses filed customs declarations against code 38119000 in the last six months, spread across 35 counties and 60 towns, totalling 1,313 import declarations.

Which parts of the UK trade the most under 38119000?

The busiest counties are Greater London (8 businesses), Cheshire (7 businesses), Oxfordshire (5 businesses). Open any county to see the towns and the businesses behind it.