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 10,241,842
Germany 5,580,180
Netherlands 4,923,395
France 2,055,044
Sweden 598,148

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 4,985,846 5,255,996 +270,150
Germany 3,538,546 2,041,634 -1,496,912
Netherlands 1,305,269 3,618,126 +2,312,857
France 1,125,881 929,163 -196,718
Sweden 276,560 321,588 +45,028
Ireland 218,059 98,722 -119,337
Belgium 38,058 5,697 -32,361
Italy 1,072 26,678 +25,606
United States 18,666 0 -18,666
Hungary 0 1,367 +1,367

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 10,244,312
Germany 6,503,231
Netherlands 3,868,018
France 2,030,822
Sweden 598,148

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 4,988,316 5,255,996 +267,680
Germany 3,450,939 3,052,292 -398,647
Netherlands 1,391,233 2,476,785 +1,085,552
France 1,112,755 918,067 -194,688
Sweden 276,560 321,588 +45,028
Belgium 24,368 132,767 +108,399
Ireland 142,240 0 -142,240
Bulgaria 24,252 11,363 -12,889
Spain 1,225 26,678 +25,453
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 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 0 -2
Merseyside 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0
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) 12,928,633
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,681,431
Other 193,053
Air transport 5,036

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) 6,927,338 6,001,295 -926,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,485,862 6,195,569 +1,709,707
Other 91,949 101,104 +9,155
Air transport 4,033 1,003 -3,030

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 7,142,850
Middlesbrough 4,145,414
Hull 4,139,247
Immingham Docks 3,585,897
London 1,880,789

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 3,146,881 3,995,969 +849,088
Middlesbrough 2,248,467 1,896,947 -351,520
Hull 2,225,579 1,913,668 -311,911
Immingham Docks 1,400,055 2,185,842 +785,787
London 622,057 1,258,732 +636,675
Eurotunnel 767,148 541,033 -226,115
Dover / Eurotunnel 328,756 73,676 -255,080
Portsmouth 213,287 115,550 -97,737
000 91,949 101,104 +9,155
Harwich 61,899 128,146 +66,247

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
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 10
2026-03 11
2026-02 8
2026-01 10

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+ 16
1m-15m 9
Other 7
15m-54m 3
0-1m 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 £
Netherlands 38,168,339
Spain 3,407,356
Belgium 2,707,321
Ireland 813,082
Switzerland 732,636

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 9,761,248 28,407,091 +18,645,843
Spain 3,407,161 195 -3,406,966
Belgium 565,961 2,141,360 +1,575,399
Ireland 713,710 99,372 -614,338
Switzerland 0 732,636 +732,636
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 1,730 0 -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 8,177
Ireland 5,163
Poland 1,221
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 3,585 4,592 +1,007
Ireland 538 4,625 +4,087
Poland 1,221 0 -1,221
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) 40,101,786
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,159,389
Other 27,914
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) 9,722,491 30,379,295 +20,656,804
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,844,960 1,314,429 -3,530,531
Other 9,102 18,812 +9,710
Air transport 1,730 0 -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 12,691,532
Liverpool Docks 643,149
London 519,511
Middlesbrough 502,242

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 9,061,134 22,301,547 +13,240,413
Immingham Docks 4,088,283 8,603,249 +4,514,966
Liverpool Docks 599,799 43,350 -556,449
London 37,146 482,365 +445,219
Middlesbrough 480,498 21,744 -458,754
Hull 127,244 77,366 -49,878
Dover 65,769 52,612 -13,157
Heysham 51,408 22,320 -29,088
Holyhead 28,792 15,300 -13,492
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