Import/export HS code 1509: Olive oil and its fractions, refined or not, but not chemically changed

Includes all types of olive oil, whether processed or unprocessed, used in cooking or other applications

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Spain 332,976,338
Italy 150,630,471
Germany 86,383,218
Belgium 53,712,998
Greece 36,496,793

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 £
Spain 210,909,541 122,066,797 -88,842,744
Italy 84,532,801 66,097,670 -18,435,131
Germany 57,862,949 28,520,269 -29,342,680
Belgium 32,704,061 21,008,937 -11,695,124
Greece 20,043,450 16,453,343 -3,590,107
France 8,725,187 3,056,713 -5,668,474
Tunisia 2,661,494 4,140,974 +1,479,480
Portugal 1,391,408 970,867 -420,541
Netherlands 1,178,216 1,087,158 -91,058
Turkey 1,108,563 519,873 -588,690

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 £
Spain 436,310,286
Italy 187,047,174
Greece 45,832,066
Tunisia 7,293,151
Portugal 2,935,869

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 £
Spain 280,995,480 155,314,806 -125,680,674
Italy 106,322,410 80,724,764 -25,597,646
Greece 25,887,182 19,944,884 -5,942,298
Tunisia 3,009,713 4,283,438 +1,273,725
Portugal 1,561,507 1,374,362 -187,145
State of Palestine 1,246,884 936,792 -310,092
Lebanon 1,037,842 423,723 -614,119
Turkey 818,798 535,330 -283,468
France 554,641 534,945 -19,696
Morocco 375,541 525,563 +150,022

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 60
Outer London - West and North West 59
Inner London - West 54
Outer London - East and North East 39
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 27

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 - East 44 50 +6
Outer London - West and North West 50 47 -3
Inner London - West 42 41 -1
Outer London - East and North East 30 35 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 19 -5
Outer London - South 17 19 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 14 -3
Greater Manchester 10 11 +1
West Midlands 9 10 +1
West Yorkshire 9 11 +2

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) 413,440,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 271,906,512
Other 4,899,239
Air transport 4,384,277
Road transport 99,343

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) 258,973,253 154,467,080 -104,506,173
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 162,275,065 109,631,447 -52,643,618
Other 2,927,148 1,972,091 -955,057
Air transport 2,434,094 1,950,183 -483,911
Road transport 33,617 65,726 +32,109
Rail transport 0 4,846 +4,846

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 250,451,504
London Gateway Port 132,742,409
Dover 79,440,903
Felixstowe 40,140,541
Eurotunnel 39,592,584

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 £
London 157,009,463 93,442,041 -63,567,422
London Gateway Port 70,179,914 62,562,495 -7,617,419
Dover 47,396,280 32,044,623 -15,351,657
Felixstowe 26,739,020 13,401,521 -13,337,499
Eurotunnel 27,861,046 11,731,538 -16,129,508
Immingham Docks 22,405,052 13,504,965 -8,900,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,598,693 13,134,305 -4,464,388
Liverpool Docks 20,095,025 8,231,053 -11,863,972
Middlesbrough 5,026,673 2,730,614 -2,296,059
Thamesport 5,960,409 1,559,207 -4,401,202

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 266
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 117
Food and beverage service activities 90
Manufacture of food products 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 107
2025-11 142
2025-10 151
2025-09 114
2025-08 109

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 202
0-1m 145
54m+ 82
15m-54m 48
Other 21

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 £
Ireland 13,478,736
United Arab Emirates 941,739
Iceland 525,402
Spain 519,734
United States 511,835

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 £
Ireland 8,631,044 4,847,692 -3,783,352
United Arab Emirates 495,079 446,660 -48,419
Iceland 356,531 168,871 -187,660
Spain 204,334 315,400 +111,066
United States 193,757 318,078 +124,321
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 104,533 125,409 +20,876
Germany 151,363 66,671 -84,692
South Korea 129,471 75,488 -53,983
Netherlands 92,866 109,863 +16,997
Finland 197,493 0 -197,493

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 £
Italy 1,040,033
Spain 347,898
XI 134,384
Ireland 27,950
Nicaragua 8,601

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 £
Italy 513,746 526,287 +12,541
Spain 215,724 132,174 -83,550
XI 72,573 61,811 -10,762
Ireland 18,121 9,829 -8,292
Nicaragua 8,601 0 -8,601
Netherlands 84 2,938 +2,854
Greece 720 753 +33
El Salvador 0 106 +106
Turkey 0 90 +90
China 74 0 -74

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) 11,147,778
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,097,536
Other 3,509,983
Air transport 296,104

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) 7,497,705 3,650,073 -3,847,632
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,956,110 2,141,426 +185,316
Other 1,914,248 1,595,735 -318,513
Air transport 95,583 200,521 +104,938

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 6,976,270
000 3,509,983
Holyhead 2,353,534
London Gateway Port 1,718,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 910,914

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 £
Liverpool Docks 4,753,337 2,222,933 -2,530,404
000 1,914,248 1,595,735 -318,513
Holyhead 1,477,872 875,662 -602,210
London Gateway Port 961,122 757,637 -203,485
Dover / Eurotunnel 470,874 440,040 -30,834
Immingham Docks 453,350 157,643 -295,707
Southampton 228,510 338,680 +110,170
Heysham 359,327 197,400 -161,927
Middlesbrough 312,913 198,451 -114,462
Felixstowe 188,295 183,289 -5,006

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1509

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

Description: Includes all types of olive oil, whether processed or unprocessed, used in cooking or other applications