Import/export HS code 15029090: Various animal fats

Fats from cows, sheep, or goats, used for purposes other than industrial or food production

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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 £
Belgium 1,344,739
Australia 687,663
Ireland 452,084
Italy 246,626
Poland 173,458

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 £
Belgium 781,323 563,416 -217,907
Australia 435,670 251,993 -183,677
Ireland 220,604 231,480 +10,876
Italy 80,316 166,310 +85,994
Poland 27,083 146,375 +119,292
France 76,516 61,202 -15,314
Spain 63,855 54,247 -9,608
Iceland 12,443 51,197 +38,754
Netherlands 48,642 14,113 -34,529
New Zealand 0 32,400 +32,400

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 £
Belgium 1,344,739
Australia 687,663
Ireland 449,023
Italy 310,056
Spain 225,387

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 £
Belgium 781,323 563,416 -217,907
Australia 435,670 251,993 -183,677
Ireland 219,137 229,886 +10,749
Italy 101,454 208,602 +107,148
Spain 137,058 88,329 -48,729
Poland 9,258 76,956 +67,698
Iceland 12,443 51,197 +38,754
Netherlands 48,642 14,113 -34,529
New Zealand 0 32,400 +32,400
United Kingdom 20,264 0 -20,264

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 1

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
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,771,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,526,824
Other 62,308
Air transport 4,602

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) 1,146,486 624,800 -521,686
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 613,956 912,868 +298,912
Other 6,467 55,841 +49,374
Air transport 1,242 3,360 +2,118

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 650,535
London Gateway Port 556,511
Hull 506,653
London 330,591
Dover 316,565

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 £
Eurotunnel 224,199 426,336 +202,137
London Gateway Port 341,379 215,132 -126,247
Hull 496,548 10,105 -486,443
London 142,307 188,284 +45,977
Dover 136,702 179,863 +43,161
Liverpool Docks 132,749 82,486 -50,263
Holyhead 70,398 137,122 +66,724
Southampton 61,607 67,658 +6,051
Harwich 5,945 75,195 +69,250
Middlesbrough 0 79,228 +79,228

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 11
Manufacture of food products 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 3

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 9
54m+ 9
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 £
Poland 3,041,689
Germany 2,095,888
France 1,605,844
Ireland 880,058
Spain 209,844

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 £
Poland 1,529,096 1,512,593 -16,503
Germany 818,913 1,276,975 +458,062
France 395,586 1,210,258 +814,672
Ireland 416,914 463,144 +46,230
Spain 177,317 32,527 -144,790
Philippines 110,485 0 -110,485
Sweden 40,984 57,990 +17,006
Hungary 0 87,212 +87,212
Portugal 30,957 35,804 +4,847
Cyprus 8,562 39,420 +30,858

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 1,693,188

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 506,175 1,187,013 +680,838

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,455,682
Other 1,695,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 319,509
Air transport 1,182

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,940,915 3,514,767 +573,852
Other 507,336 1,187,914 +680,578
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 265,931 53,578 -212,353
Air transport 0 1,182 +1,182

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,713,251
000 1,695,250
Dover 289,858
Holyhead 146,120
Felixstowe 135,780

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,437,462 3,275,789 +838,327
000 507,336 1,187,914 +680,578
Dover 289,858 0 -289,858
Holyhead 106,765 39,355 -67,410
Felixstowe 97,390 38,390 -59,000
Immingham Docks 40,984 57,990 +17,006
Liverpool Docks 41,442 46,077 +4,635
London Gateway Port 55,130 0 -55,130
Heysham 0 55,036 +55,036
Portsmouth 28,118 24,245 -3,873

Quick facts

HS code: 15029090

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

Description: Fats from cows, sheep, or goats, used for purposes other than industrial or food production