Import/export HS code 15050090: Various wool grease products

Processed or refined wool grease and its derivatives, such as lanolin

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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 £
China 8,198,722
New Zealand 4,055,606
United States 3,420,045
Japan 1,129,230
France 1,062,319

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 £
China 4,851,076 3,347,646 -1,503,430
New Zealand 2,519,767 1,535,839 -983,928
United States 1,824,580 1,595,465 -229,115
Japan 713,879 415,351 -298,528
France 549,645 512,674 -36,971
Germany 195,309 123,738 -71,571
Italy 0 293,653 +293,653
Seychelles 242,876 0 -242,876
Bulgaria 206,811 0 -206,811
Belgium 124,368 82,210 -42,158

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 £
China 8,486,760
New Zealand 4,481,371
United States 1,871,741
United Kingdom 1,264,486
Japan 1,233,425

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 £
China 5,023,168 3,463,592 -1,559,576
New Zealand 2,653,583 1,827,788 -825,795
United States 845,348 1,026,393 +181,045
United Kingdom 987,363 277,123 -710,240
Japan 783,974 449,451 -334,523
Italy 339,948 778,795 +438,847
Belgium 149,584 101,457 -48,127
Bulgaria 206,811 0 -206,811
India 77,682 103,899 +26,217
Canada 134,811 41,764 -93,047

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 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Inner London - East 1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 0 1 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 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) 16,000,771
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,094,977
Other 1,440,985
Air transport 148,105

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) 9,127,086 6,873,685 -2,253,401
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,097,590 997,387 -100,203
Other 1,280,362 160,623 -1,119,739
Air transport 8,279 139,826 +131,547

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,187,660
London Gateway Port 2,920,824
Southampton 2,775,663
Dover 1,756,103
000 1,440,985

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 £
Felixstowe 7,251,803 2,935,857 -4,315,946
London Gateway Port 357,794 2,563,030 +2,205,236
Southampton 1,444,501 1,331,162 -113,339
Dover 877,076 879,027 +1,951
000 1,280,362 160,623 -1,119,739
499 0 159,998 +159,998
Immingham Docks 46,640 48,781 +2,141
Eurotunnel 36,043 55,372 +19,329
London 65,185 8,576 -56,609
ZLC 70,095 0 -70,095

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 3
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-08 5

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
54m+ 6
1m-15m 2
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 12,538,659
Germany 8,648,428
Japan 5,502,807
United States 5,295,579
Poland 2,637,437

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 7,330,057 5,208,602 -2,121,455
Germany 5,004,881 3,643,547 -1,361,334
Japan 3,925,617 1,577,190 -2,348,427
United States 3,521,429 1,774,150 -1,747,279
Poland 1,542,400 1,095,037 -447,363
France 1,151,646 575,280 -576,366
India 898,109 464,579 -433,530
Turkey 400,646 589,203 +188,557
Italy 438,600 382,483 -56,117
Spain 593,500 227,576 -365,924

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) 28,548,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,322,619
Air transport 1,982,564

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) 16,671,952 11,876,607 -4,795,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,081,390 5,241,229 -5,840,161
Air transport 975,062 1,007,502 +32,440

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,814,892
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,442,593
Dover 6,404,606
Liverpool Docks 5,700,277
London Gateway Port 4,918,494

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 7,510,540 5,304,352 -2,206,188
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,079,111 3,363,482 -2,715,629
Dover 3,162,967 3,241,639 +78,672
Liverpool Docks 3,911,884 1,788,393 -2,123,491
London Gateway Port 2,436,394 2,482,100 +45,706
Felixstowe 3,141,766 338,427 -2,803,339
Southampton 1,425,702 599,443 -826,259
London Heathrow Airport 828,446 607,110 -221,336
Manchester Airport 141,531 397,623 +256,092
London 84,028 0 -84,028

Quick facts

HS code: 15050090

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

Description: Processed or refined wool grease and its derivatives, such as lanolin