Import/export HS code 15021090: Various tallow

Tallow used for purposes other than industrial or food production

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  • 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 £
Ireland 8,512,937
Belgium 4,932,131
Poland 1,767,420
Germany 1,199,014
Netherlands 1,182,033

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 4,482,309 4,030,628 -451,681
Belgium 2,308,639 2,623,492 +314,853
Poland 1,035,926 731,494 -304,432
Germany 713,797 485,217 -228,580
Netherlands 563,252 618,781 +55,529
Denmark 378,761 109,335 -269,426
France 204,674 104,930 -99,744
Lithuania 0 145,780 +145,780
Spain 0 110,110 +110,110
Greece 43,068 65,330 +22,262

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 4,793,563
Belgium 3,632,879
Poland 1,751,820
Germany 1,199,014
Netherlands 931,624

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 2,346,042 2,447,521 +101,479
Belgium 1,604,068 2,028,811 +424,743
Poland 1,020,326 731,494 -288,832
Germany 713,797 485,217 -228,580
Netherlands 557,165 374,459 -182,706
Denmark 378,761 255,115 -123,646
France 92,274 50,913 -41,361
Italy 124,340 16,808 -107,532
Greece 52,815 65,330 +12,515
Spain 0 46,025 +46,025

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 4
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 2
Outer London - East and North East 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 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
South Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
Kent 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,698,903
Other 5,375,183
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,713,763
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) 4,636,712 5,062,191 +425,479
Other 2,851,779 2,523,404 -328,375
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,257,719 1,456,044 -801,675
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 5,375,183
Hull 2,121,263
Milford 2,105,289
Immingham Docks 1,953,194
Liverpool Docks 1,379,050

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 2,851,779 2,523,404 -328,375
Hull 1,006,167 1,115,096 +108,929
Milford 51,765 2,053,524 +2,001,759
Immingham Docks 1,149,895 803,299 -346,596
Liverpool Docks 1,379,050 0 -1,379,050
Holyhead 915,227 392,642 -522,585
Grangemouth Docks 742,500 485,217 -257,283
Dover 752,985 374,593 -378,392
Middlesbrough 424,183 472,014 +47,831
London 69,981 485,364 +415,383

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 14
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 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
2026-01 5
2025-11 6
2025-10 10
2025-09 7
2025-08 6

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 13
54m+ 5
15m-54m 2
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 £
Belgium 13,725,759
Ireland 7,378,104
Netherlands 3,434,394
Philippines 76,428
France 37,932

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 £
Belgium 6,886,069 6,839,690 -46,379
Ireland 4,092,775 3,285,329 -807,446
Netherlands 1,841,815 1,592,579 -249,236
Philippines 0 76,428 +76,428
France 3,661 34,271 +30,610
Slovakia 0 29,516 +29,516
United Arab Emirates 8,370 4,960 -3,410
Italy 0 11,255 +11,255
Iceland 2,279 3,799 +1,520
Spain 0 1,805 +1,805

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 £
Ireland 7,257,650
XI 3,312,555
Belgium 783,122
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 £
Ireland 3,975,972 3,281,678 -694,294
XI 1,601,161 1,711,394 +110,233
Belgium 516,293 266,829 -249,464
Nicaragua 0 593,504 +593,504

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 11,946,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,862,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,892,352
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 £
Other 6,093,426 5,853,405 -240,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,121,981 3,740,107 -381,874
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,611,192 2,281,160 -330,032
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 £
000 11,946,831
London 5,556,613
Hull 3,808,989
Immingham Docks 3,125,844
Dover / Eurotunnel 98,176

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 £
000 6,093,426 5,853,405 -240,021
London 2,982,832 2,573,781 -409,051
Hull 2,058,593 1,750,396 -308,197
Immingham Docks 1,626,916 1,498,928 -127,988
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,661 94,515 +90,854
London Gateway Port 0 76,428 +76,428
Middlesbrough 22,343 26,141 +3,798
Milford 36,968 0 -36,968
Manchester Airport 8,370 1,014 -7,356
London Heathrow Airport 0 3,946 +3,946

Quick facts

HS code: 15021090

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

Description: Tallow used for purposes other than industrial or food production