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 8,541,592
United States 3,795,261
New Zealand 3,683,330
France 1,233,585
Japan 1,212,130

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 4,803,237 3,738,355 -1,064,882
United States 2,112,950 1,682,311 -430,639
New Zealand 2,385,651 1,297,679 -1,087,972
France 874,725 358,860 -515,865
Japan 755,457 456,673 -298,784
Italy 6,304 351,053 +344,749
Germany 201,247 135,191 -66,056
India 32,119 226,305 +194,186
Israel 61,950 123,867 +61,917
Belgium 96,647 70,125 -26,522

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 8,737,140
New Zealand 4,181,230
United States 2,148,843
Italy 1,423,808
Japan 1,289,204

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 4,866,091 3,871,049 -995,042
New Zealand 2,811,416 1,369,814 -1,441,602
United States 949,786 1,199,057 +249,271
Italy 715,876 707,932 -7,944
Japan 787,576 501,628 -285,948
United Kingdom 851,785 416,818 -434,967
Belgium 141,110 70,125 -70,985
India 7,792 193,984 +186,192
Israel 61,950 123,867 +61,917
Canada 104,675 41,764 -62,911

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 1 0 -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) 16,504,455
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,071,918
Other 1,079,847
Air transport 408,451

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) 9,320,183 7,184,272 -2,135,911
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,160,957 910,961 -249,996
Other 1,079,847 0 -1,079,847
Air transport 5,149 403,302 +398,153

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 8,656,155
London Gateway Port 4,205,848
Southampton 3,558,387
Dover 1,882,077
000 1,079,847

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 6,187,627 2,468,528 -3,719,099
London Gateway Port 1,257,338 2,948,510 +1,691,172
Southampton 1,826,246 1,732,141 -94,105
Dover 1,044,815 837,262 -207,553
000 1,079,847 0 -1,079,847
499 0 411,119 +411,119
Eurotunnel 74,288 24,918 -49,370
Immingham Docks 0 48,781 +48,781
London 38,705 0 -38,705
Thamesport 2,464 14,921 +12,457

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
2026-05 3
2026-04 3
2026-03 4
2026-02 4
2026-01 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
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 13,950,519
Germany 9,308,314
Japan 5,165,613
United States 4,914,635
Poland 2,028,437

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 9,466,650 4,483,869 -4,982,781
Germany 4,614,473 4,693,841 +79,368
Japan 3,626,393 1,539,220 -2,087,173
United States 3,522,484 1,392,151 -2,130,333
Poland 1,379,883 648,554 -731,329
India 979,107 604,315 -374,792
Turkey 513,772 886,878 +373,106
France 1,128,987 263,134 -865,853
Israel 338,572 517,801 +179,229
Brazil 427,170 360,931 -66,239

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) 29,540,494
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,967,452
Air transport 2,333,888

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) 18,249,410 11,291,084 -6,958,326
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,661,829 5,305,623 -5,356,206
Air transport 1,187,738 1,146,150 -41,588

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 14,144,956
Dover 8,169,534
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,257,740
Liverpool Docks 5,246,425
London Gateway Port 4,846,372

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 9,590,422 4,554,534 -5,035,888
Dover 4,425,537 3,743,997 -681,540
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,203,312 3,054,428 -1,148,884
Liverpool Docks 3,748,114 1,498,311 -2,249,803
London Gateway Port 3,299,851 1,546,521 -1,753,330
Southampton 1,287,386 1,567,509 +280,123
Felixstowe 2,271,639 471,485 -1,800,154
London Heathrow Airport 979,814 587,071 -392,743
Manchester Airport 200,070 557,610 +357,540
London 84,028 73,387 -10,641

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