Import/export HS code 1504: Fish and marine mammal fats and oils

Includes all types of fats and oils from fish or marine mammals, whether refined or not, but not chemically altered

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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 £
Denmark 103,954,005
Iceland 52,745,886
Norway 39,525,217
Peru 21,763,116
Belgium 15,403,178

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 £
Denmark 46,228,921 57,725,084 +11,496,163
Iceland 43,058,333 9,687,553 -33,370,780
Norway 25,993,477 13,531,740 -12,461,737
Peru 19,445,003 2,318,113 -17,126,890
Belgium 7,413,032 7,990,146 +577,114
South Africa 11,867,967 1,889,240 -9,978,727
Ireland 7,798,714 5,823,779 -1,974,935
United States 7,429,890 5,300,495 -2,129,395
China 3,900,565 4,977,239 +1,076,674
Morocco 5,120,005 803,726 -4,316,279

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 £
Iceland 55,654,563
Peru 45,165,074
United States 38,729,084
Norway 38,681,681
Denmark 35,571,763

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 £
Iceland 43,103,017 12,551,546 -30,551,471
Peru 30,261,909 14,903,165 -15,358,744
United States 24,080,205 14,648,879 -9,431,326
Norway 22,461,696 16,219,985 -6,241,711
Denmark 19,937,765 15,633,998 -4,303,767
South Africa 11,867,967 5,542,137 -6,325,830
Ireland 10,203,601 5,966,169 -4,237,432
Mexico 3,249,875 10,152,692 +6,902,817
Belgium 3,332,686 7,900,833 +4,568,147
China 4,091,836 5,078,433 +986,597

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
North Yorkshire 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Lancashire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3

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
Inner London - West 5 2 -3
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Lincolnshire 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 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) 282,175,933
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,702,383
Air transport 3,314,133
Other 627,501

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) 175,279,946 106,895,987 -68,383,959
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,712,641 5,989,742 -6,722,899
Air transport 2,006,580 1,307,553 -699,027
Other 260,629 366,872 +106,243

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 117,652,382
Grangemouth Docks 83,321,612
Immingham Docks 22,656,227
Invergordon 19,154,390
Inverness 14,145,663

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 70,761,699 46,890,683 -23,871,016
Grangemouth Docks 46,626,656 36,694,956 -9,931,700
Immingham Docks 13,213,003 9,443,224 -3,769,779
Invergordon 13,036,632 6,117,758 -6,918,874
Inverness 14,145,663 0 -14,145,663
Liverpool Docks 11,986,544 1,176,204 -10,810,340
Felixstowe 4,355,638 4,679,667 +324,029
Ayr Harbour 4,694,581 987,060 -3,707,521
Hull 2,242,555 1,008,091 -1,234,464
London Gateway Port 964,219 1,926,571 +962,352

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Other manufacturing 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 12
2025-10 11
2025-09 11
2025-08 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
1m-15m 19
54m+ 18
15m-54m 10
0-1m 8
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 £
Netherlands 8,587,168
France 6,749,085
China 1,195,064
Nigeria 1,128,569
United States 1,121,801

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 4,591,869 3,995,299 -596,570
France 4,123,328 2,625,757 -1,497,571
China 199,496 995,568 +796,072
Nigeria 789,444 339,125 -450,319
United States 1,112,476 9,325 -1,103,151
Ireland 572,969 525,658 -47,311
Morocco 897,600 0 -897,600
Australia 348,725 212,103 -136,622
Indonesia 237,330 198,356 -38,974
Ukraine 411,661 0 -411,661

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 5,265
Norway 1,934
Ireland 423
Belgium 130
Switzerland 11

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 2,660 2,605 -55
Norway 809 1,125 +316
Ireland 423 0 -423
Belgium 130 0 -130
Switzerland 11 0 -11

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) 15,812,791
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,777,499
Air transport 2,673,449
Other 183,947
Rail transport 76,147

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) 8,507,125 7,305,666 -1,201,459
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,338,777 1,438,722 -2,900,055
Air transport 1,739,053 934,396 -804,657
Other 122,159 61,788 -60,371
Rail transport 0 76,147 +76,147

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,790,549
Middlesbrough 3,752,447
Aberdeen Docks 3,368,297
Newhaven 2,663,573
London Heathrow Airport 2,324,879

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,867,547 1,923,002 +55,455
Middlesbrough 2,006,791 1,745,656 -261,135
Aberdeen Docks 1,444,958 1,923,339 +478,381
Newhaven 2,663,573 0 -2,663,573
London Heathrow Airport 1,484,462 840,417 -644,045
London Gateway Port 1,724,534 536,067 -1,188,467
Dover / Eurotunnel 501,048 612,236 +111,188
London 595,047 145,749 -449,298
Grimsby 0 691,132 +691,132
Harwich 671,187 0 -671,187

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1504

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

Description: Includes all types of fats and oils from fish or marine mammals, whether refined or not, but not chemically altered