Import/export HS code 150210: Tallow (animal fat)

A type of fat from cows, sheep, or goats, often used in 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 £
Ireland 10,520,535
Belgium 5,482,485
Poland 2,175,896
Germany 1,431,969
Netherlands 1,357,414

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 £
Ireland 4,809,710 5,710,825 +901,115
Belgium 2,628,480 2,854,005 +225,525
Poland 1,065,479 1,110,417 +44,938
Germany 682,266 749,703 +67,437
Netherlands 831,670 525,744 -305,926
Denmark 301,921 229,919 -72,002
France 150,596 107,994 -42,602
Lithuania 72,890 148,020 +75,130
Spain 102,476 7,634 -94,842
Greece 38,021 48,185 +10,164

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 £
Ireland 6,269,593
Belgium 4,060,976
Poland 2,177,518
Germany 1,431,969
Netherlands 1,111,470

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 £
Ireland 2,546,041 3,723,552 +1,177,511
Belgium 1,814,506 2,246,470 +431,964
Poland 1,067,101 1,110,417 +43,316
Germany 682,266 749,703 +67,437
Netherlands 585,726 525,744 -59,982
Denmark 374,811 377,939 +3,128
France 71,729 49,277 -22,452
Greece 43,303 48,185 +4,882
Italy 74,767 0 -74,767
Spain 0 55,415 +55,415

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 3
Inner London - East 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2
Outer London - East and North East 2
South Yorkshire 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 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 0 2 +2
South Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Mid and South West Wales 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,050,495
Other 6,029,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,132,272
Air transport 11,242

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,158,053 6,892,442 +1,734,389
Other 3,434,200 2,594,808 -839,392
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,105,240 2,027,032 -78,208
Air transport 11,242 0 -11,242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,029,008
Milford 3,612,324
Immingham Docks 2,329,647
Hull 2,129,708
Holyhead 1,584,167

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 £
000 3,434,200 2,594,808 -839,392
Milford 580,937 3,031,387 +2,450,450
Immingham Docks 1,179,713 1,149,934 -29,779
Hull 1,087,520 1,042,188 -45,332
Holyhead 1,024,129 560,038 -464,091
Grangemouth Docks 710,969 749,703 +38,734
Dover 711,144 599,537 -111,607
Middlesbrough 426,597 720,220 +293,623
Liverpool Docks 935,434 130,772 -804,662
London 204,831 544,887 +340,056

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
13
Food and beverage service activities
3
Manufacture of food products
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
1
Land transport and transport via pipelines
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 9
2026-03 11
2026-02 7
2026-01 5

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
1m-15m 12
54m+ 4
15m-54m 3
0-1m 1
Other 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 £
Ireland 22,747,534
Spain 20,173,212
Belgium 19,231,342
Netherlands 7,011,181
United States 93,360

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 £
Ireland 13,924,267 8,823,267 -5,101,000
Spain 0 20,173,212 +20,173,212
Belgium 9,294,152 9,937,190 +643,038
Netherlands 3,630,633 3,380,548 -250,085
United States 0 93,360 +93,360
Philippines 36,881 39,547 +2,666
France 13,893 34,913 +21,020
Slovakia 13,298 28,522 +15,224
Poland 0 40,789 +40,789
Greece 0 31,663 +31,663

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 £
XI 11,354,028
Ireland 8,414,909
Belgium 872,917
Nicaragua 593,504

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 £
XI 7,031,972 4,322,056 -2,709,916
Ireland 4,596,905 3,818,004 -778,901
Belgium 500,601 372,316 -128,285
Nicaragua 184,471 409,033 +224,562

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) 35,470,539
Other 21,235,358
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,806,678
Air transport 13,330

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) 8,186,413 27,284,126 +19,097,713
Other 12,313,949 8,921,409 -3,392,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,426,296 6,380,382 -45,914
Air transport 8,370 4,960 -3,410

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 23,674,990
000 21,235,358
London 6,933,119
Holyhead 5,882,311
Hull 5,620,742

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,103,857 21,571,133 +19,467,276
000 12,313,949 8,921,409 -3,392,540
London 3,308,052 3,625,067 +317,015
Holyhead 3,581,426 2,300,885 -1,280,541
Hull 2,886,515 2,734,227 -152,288
Immingham Docks 2,267,742 2,896,060 +628,318
Milford 328,750 1,515 -327,235
Grangemouth Docks 0 219,563 +219,563
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,148 82,227 +57,079
Southampton 0 93,360 +93,360

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 150210

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

Description: A type of fat from cows, sheep, or goats, often used in cooking or industrial products