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 103,620,075
Iceland 47,797,760
Norway 35,962,585
Peru 21,763,116
Belgium 15,292,148

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 46,030,128 57,589,947 +11,559,819
Iceland 39,356,452 8,441,308 -30,915,144
Norway 23,613,065 12,349,520 -11,263,545
Peru 19,445,003 2,318,113 -17,126,890
Belgium 7,378,402 7,913,746 +535,344
South Africa 11,867,967 1,889,240 -9,978,727
Ireland 7,746,338 5,805,950 -1,940,388
United States 6,893,665 5,249,646 -1,644,019
China 3,862,758 4,943,453 +1,080,695
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 50,686,846
Peru 45,165,074
United States 38,115,617
Denmark 35,557,608
Norway 34,108,091

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 39,400,013 11,286,833 -28,113,180
Peru 30,261,909 14,903,165 -15,358,744
United States 23,517,587 14,598,030 -8,919,557
Denmark 19,923,610 15,633,998 -4,289,612
Norway 19,281,269 14,826,822 -4,454,447
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 4,054,029 5,044,647 +990,618

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
North Yorkshire 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
West 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
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Mid and South West Wales 2 1 -1
Norfolk 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) 278,428,743
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,394,909
Air transport 2,644,305
Other 89,212

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) 173,186,872 105,241,871 -67,945,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,507,923 3,886,986 -3,620,937
Air transport 1,420,494 1,223,811 -196,683
Other 29,831 59,381 +29,550

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
Invergordon 19,154,390
Immingham Docks 16,278,912
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
Invergordon 13,036,632 6,117,758 -6,918,874
Immingham Docks 8,660,784 7,618,128 -1,042,656
Inverness 14,145,663 0 -14,145,663
Liverpool Docks 11,971,033 1,170,878 -10,800,155
Felixstowe 4,265,208 4,666,347 +401,139
Ayr Harbour 4,694,581 987,060 -3,707,521
London Gateway Port 964,219 1,926,571 +962,352
London 1,728,598 971,259 -757,339

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 12
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
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
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+ 14
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
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 7,906,521
France 6,737,799
China 1,185,798
Nigeria 1,089,032
Ireland 904,763

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 3,911,222 3,995,299 +84,077
France 4,123,328 2,614,471 -1,508,857
China 199,496 986,302 +786,806
Nigeria 789,444 299,588 -489,856
Ireland 440,893 463,870 +22,977
Morocco 897,600 0 -897,600
Indonesia 237,330 198,356 -38,974
Poland 163,612 214,984 +51,372
Spain 183,790 88,140 -95,650
Malaysia 51,004 108,717 +57,713

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) 14,162,017
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,400,974
Air transport 1,183,118
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) 7,176,383 6,985,634 -190,749
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,001,437 1,399,537 -2,601,900
Air transport 372,492 810,626 +438,134
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 3,786,729
Middlesbrough 3,731,309
Aberdeen Docks 3,368,297
Newhaven 2,647,040
London Gateway Port 1,801,810

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 1,863,727 1,923,002 +59,275
Middlesbrough 1,985,653 1,745,656 -239,997
Aberdeen Docks 1,444,958 1,923,339 +478,381
Newhaven 2,647,040 0 -2,647,040
London Gateway Port 1,382,352 419,458 -962,894
London Heathrow Airport 272,850 779,927 +507,077
Dover / Eurotunnel 177,868 573,051 +395,183
London 595,047 145,749 -449,298
Grimsby 0 691,132 +691,132
Holyhead 257,045 380,179 +123,134

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