Import/export HS code 150190: Various Animal Fats

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

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 £
Poland 10,293,648
Germany 6,063,030
Netherlands 4,742,256
France 2,075,939
Sweden 612,754

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 4,902,821 5,390,827 +488,006
Germany 3,714,000 2,349,030 -1,364,970
Netherlands 865,635 3,876,621 +3,010,986
France 1,091,167 984,772 -106,395
Sweden 279,697 333,057 +53,360
Ireland 234,302 100,525 -133,777
Belgium 38,058 5,697 -32,361
Italy 1,072 26,678 +25,606
United States 18,666 0 -18,666
Spain 12,092 0 -12,092

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 10,296,118
Germany 6,839,000
Netherlands 3,858,374
France 2,051,587
Sweden 612,754

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 4,905,291 5,390,827 +485,536
Germany 3,656,967 3,182,033 -474,934
Netherlands 921,025 2,937,349 +2,016,324
France 1,077,896 973,691 -104,205
Sweden 279,697 333,057 +53,360
Ireland 160,437 0 -160,437
Belgium 24,368 108,353 +83,985
Spain 12,092 26,678 +14,586
Bulgaria 24,397 11,348 -13,049
United States 18,666 0 -18,666

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 3 3 +0
East Central Scotland 3 3 +0
Kent 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 0 -2
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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) 13,297,008
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,732,141
Other 192,902
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) 6,710,634 6,586,374 -124,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,352,848 6,379,293 +2,026,445
Other 89,995 102,907 +12,912
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 7,239,132
Hull 4,497,579
Middlesbrough 4,145,414
Immingham Docks 3,580,638
London 1,856,832

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 2,942,657 4,296,475 +1,353,818
Hull 2,534,374 1,963,205 -571,169
Middlesbrough 2,248,467 1,896,947 -351,520
Immingham Docks 1,062,692 2,517,946 +1,455,254
London 566,656 1,290,176 +723,520
Eurotunnel 707,047 586,437 -120,610
Dover / Eurotunnel 297,079 105,353 -191,726
Portsmouth 224,186 126,729 -97,457
000 89,995 102,907 +12,912
Killingholme 126,011 57,534 -68,477

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 15
Manufacture of food products 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 10
2026-03 11
2026-02 8
2026-01 10
2025-12 14

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+ 18
1m-15m 9
Other 6
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 38,386,647
Spain 3,407,356
Belgium 1,628,646
Ireland 1,100,089
Switzerland 646,941

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 8,684,901 29,701,746 +21,016,845
Spain 3,407,161 195 -3,406,966
Belgium 524,056 1,104,590 +580,534
Ireland 903,796 196,293 -707,503
Switzerland 0 646,941 +646,941
Germany 0 297,341 +297,341
Poland 127,244 0 -127,244
France 1,229 29,317 +28,088
United Arab Emirates 0 2,591 +2,591
Australia 0 1,730 +1,730

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 8,366
Ireland 5,141
Poland 1,322
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 3,774 4,592 +818
Ireland 538 4,603 +4,065
Poland 1,322 0 -1,322
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) 37,643,121
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,958,848
Other 28,065
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) 6,890,701 30,752,420 +23,861,719
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,748,616 1,210,232 -5,538,384
Other 9,070 18,995 +9,925
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 31,362,681
Immingham Docks 11,582,011
Liverpool Docks 813,916
Middlesbrough 739,515
London 391,791

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 6,281,807 25,080,874 +18,799,067
Immingham Docks 5,468,004 6,114,007 +646,003
Liverpool Docks 698,585 115,331 -583,254
Middlesbrough 717,771 21,744 -696,027
London 37,146 354,645 +317,499
Heysham 196,564 22,320 -174,244
Hull 127,244 77,366 -49,878
Dover 66,584 62,437 -4,147
Holyhead 28,792 15,300 -13,492
Ayr Harbour 14,199 24,757 +10,558

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