Import/export HS code 150190: Various Animal Fats

Fats from animals not listed above, used in food, cooking, or industrial products

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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 £
Poland 9,660,619
Germany 6,060,808
Netherlands 3,844,443
France 1,897,313
Sweden 514,114

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 £
Poland 4,844,634 4,815,985 -28,649
Germany 3,714,984 2,345,824 -1,369,160
Netherlands 981,834 2,862,609 +1,880,775
France 932,033 965,280 +33,247
Sweden 265,758 248,356 -17,402
Ireland 248,236 88,030 -160,206
Belgium 21,575 22,104 +529
Italy 1,072 26,678 +25,606
United States 18,666 0 -18,666
Spain 10,867 1,225 -9,642

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 £
Poland 9,663,089
Germany 6,089,041
Netherlands 3,722,073
France 1,879,501
Sweden 514,114

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 £
Poland 4,847,104 4,815,985 -31,119
Germany 3,576,154 2,512,887 -1,063,267
Netherlands 1,058,899 2,663,174 +1,604,275
France 923,946 955,555 +31,609
Sweden 265,758 248,356 -17,402
Ireland 177,222 0 -177,222
Belgium 45,853 50,863 +5,010
Spain 10,867 27,903 +17,036
Bulgaria 19,213 12,374 -6,839
United Kingdom 22,154 0 -22,154

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7
Outer London - West and North West 5
East Central Scotland 3
Kent 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
East Central Scotland 3 3 +0
Kent 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Cheshire 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) 12,732,507
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,505,485
Other 175,174
Air transport 4,033

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) 6,890,021 5,842,486 -1,047,535
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,059,910 5,445,575 +1,385,665
Other 87,144 88,030 +886
Air transport 4,033 0 -4,033

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,387,748
Hull 4,190,085
Middlesbrough 4,122,607
Immingham Docks 3,289,717
London 1,716,141

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 £
Dover 3,106,122 3,281,626 +175,504
Hull 2,573,304 1,616,781 -956,523
Middlesbrough 2,163,934 1,958,673 -205,261
Immingham Docks 1,236,217 2,053,500 +817,283
London 443,452 1,272,689 +829,237
Eurotunnel 523,790 640,416 +116,626
Dover / Eurotunnel 187,784 216,069 +28,285
Portsmouth 225,289 113,515 -111,774
Killingholme 87,398 96,147 +8,749
000 87,144 88,030 +886

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 16
Manufacture of food products 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 10
2025-08 9

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+ 20
1m-15m 10
Other 5
15m-54m 2

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 £
Netherlands 27,787,459
Spain 3,407,305
Ireland 1,212,091
Belgium 585,261
Switzerland 187,570

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 £
Netherlands 7,420,386 20,367,073 +12,946,687
Spain 3,407,253 52 -3,407,201
Ireland 1,040,082 172,009 -868,073
Belgium 387,562 197,699 -189,863
Switzerland 0 187,570 +187,570
Germany 0 148,745 +148,745
Poland 105,951 21,293 -84,658
France 1,229 29,317 +28,088
Australia 0 1,730 +1,730
Malta 0 1,488 +1,488

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 £
France 7,504
Ireland 3,967
Poland 1,783
XI 79

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 £
France 4,263 3,241 -1,022
Ireland 538 3,429 +2,891
Poland 1,783 0 -1,783
XI 39 40 +1

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) 24,631,961
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,836,737
Other 20,156
Air transport 1,730

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) 4,111,897 20,520,064 +16,408,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,240,577 596,160 -7,644,417
Other 9,989 10,167 +178
Air transport 0 1,730 +1,730

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Sunderland 23,702,203
Immingham Docks 7,362,424
Liverpool Docks 916,735
Middlesbrough 781,706
Heysham 251,225

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 £
Sunderland 3,407,013 20,295,190 +16,888,177
Immingham Docks 6,884,282 478,142 -6,406,140
Liverpool Docks 779,383 137,352 -642,031
Middlesbrough 781,706 0 -781,706
Heysham 251,225 0 -251,225
Hull 105,951 39,780 -66,171
Dover 44,396 71,883 +27,487
London 52,906 19,085 -33,821
Ayr Harbour 14,199 24,757 +10,558
Portsmouth 0 29,317 +29,317

Quick facts

HS code: 150190

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

Description: Fats from animals not listed above, used in food, cooking, or industrial products