Import/export HS code 150420: Fish fats and oils (excluding liver oils)

Fats and oils extracted from fish, excluding those from fish livers

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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 96,800,885
Iceland 44,443,536
Norway 40,190,380
Peru 25,075,510
Belgium 19,175,671

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 42,884,930 53,915,955 +11,031,025
Iceland 33,898,343 10,545,193 -23,353,150
Norway 28,826,809 11,363,571 -17,463,238
Peru 20,031,913 5,043,597 -14,988,316
Belgium 9,835,280 9,340,391 -494,889
Ireland 10,407,075 3,200,085 -7,206,990
United States 7,149,931 5,836,072 -1,313,859
South Africa 9,983,378 0 -9,983,378
China 3,546,126 4,906,853 +1,360,727
France 2,244,433 1,444,331 -800,102

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 £
Peru 52,597,712
Iceland 47,289,061
Norway 38,359,396
United States 35,442,617
Denmark 30,779,471

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 £
Peru 39,409,160 13,188,552 -26,220,608
Iceland 35,972,869 11,316,192 -24,656,677
Norway 24,370,372 13,989,024 -10,381,348
United States 23,872,133 11,570,484 -12,301,649
Denmark 13,170,934 17,608,537 +4,437,603
Ireland 13,062,724 3,131,983 -9,930,741
South Africa 9,983,378 4,131,838 -5,851,540
Mexico 0 12,383,818 +12,383,818
Belgium 5,785,074 5,445,847 -339,227
China 3,737,397 5,161,536 +1,424,139

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Eastern Scotland 3
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
North Yorkshire 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
Eastern Scotland 1 3 +2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Mid and South West Wales 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) 275,852,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,157,556
Air transport 2,335,220
Other 119,147

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) 169,855,346 105,996,748 -63,858,598
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,259,959 3,897,597 -1,362,362
Air transport 1,795,951 539,269 -1,256,682
Other 51,045 68,102 +17,057

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 109,106,413
Grangemouth Docks 97,555,732
Invergordon 22,994,926
Immingham Docks 15,704,172
Inverness 8,582,983

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 68,695,545 40,410,868 -28,284,677
Grangemouth Docks 54,036,933 43,518,799 -10,518,134
Invergordon 15,751,175 7,243,751 -8,507,424
Immingham Docks 8,788,139 6,916,033 -1,872,106
Inverness 8,582,983 0 -8,582,983
Felixstowe 3,483,320 4,925,076 +1,441,756
Liverpool Docks 5,263,244 1,394,324 -3,868,920
Ayr Harbour 4,059,201 332,043 -3,727,158
London Gateway Port 1,918,566 1,138,496 -780,070
London 1,120,918 1,043,760 -77,158

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Other manufacturing
5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

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 14
2026-02 8
2026-01 8

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+ 15
15m-54m 6
0-1m 5
Other 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 £
France 7,967,811
Netherlands 7,525,417
China 1,186,584
Ireland 1,055,509
Morocco 897,600

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 £
France 4,808,311 3,159,500 -1,648,811
Netherlands 4,597,375 2,928,042 -1,669,333
China 737,980 448,604 -289,376
Ireland 568,121 487,388 -80,733
Morocco 897,600 0 -897,600
Nigeria 602,081 145,749 -456,332
Spain 0 637,205 +637,205
Indonesia 363,680 140,289 -223,391
Poland 162,676 216,608 +53,932
Denmark 5,931 184,167 +178,236

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) 15,232,416
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,726,404
Air transport 1,207,609
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) 8,101,145 7,131,271 -969,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,215,935 1,510,469 -2,705,466
Air transport 933,816 273,793 -660,023
Rail transport 76,147 0 -76,147

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 4,112,738
Aberdeen Docks 4,071,161
Middlesbrough 3,192,534
Newhaven 2,647,040
London Gateway Port 1,856,779

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 2,326,792 1,785,946 -540,846
Aberdeen Docks 2,129,941 1,941,220 -188,721
Middlesbrough 1,962,917 1,229,617 -733,300
Newhaven 2,647,040 0 -2,647,040
London Gateway Port 1,433,438 423,341 -1,010,097
Grimsby 0 1,218,280 +1,218,280
London Heathrow Airport 814,240 260,056 -554,184
Grangemouth Docks 144,699 602,874 +458,175
Holyhead 382,541 353,751 -28,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 374,447 333,571 -40,876

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 150420

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

Description: Fats and oils extracted from fish, excluding those from fish livers