Import/export HS code 150920: Extra virgin olive oil

The highest quality olive oil, made from pure, cold-pressed olives, ideal for salads and cooking

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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 £
Spain 214,672,400
Italy 134,542,397
Germany 59,793,674
Belgium 46,374,176
Greece 39,095,143

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 124,087,930 90,584,470 -33,503,460
Italy 67,812,456 66,729,941 -1,082,515
Germany 37,999,116 21,794,558 -16,204,558
Belgium 27,177,699 19,196,477 -7,981,222
Greece 17,575,541 21,519,602 +3,944,061
France 6,640,778 4,888,368 -1,752,410
Tunisia 2,895,525 8,496,697 +5,601,172
Netherlands 928,192 1,007,205 +79,013
Portugal 611,507 1,029,143 +417,636
State of Palestine 390,593 1,172,997 +782,404

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 279,882,339
Italy 174,877,591
Greece 48,523,326
Tunisia 11,932,756
Portugal 2,721,849

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 167,877,738 112,004,601 -55,873,137
Italy 88,624,613 86,252,978 -2,371,635
Greece 22,958,720 25,564,606 +2,605,886
Tunisia 3,321,907 8,610,849 +5,288,942
Portugal 1,308,102 1,413,747 +105,645
State of Palestine 709,655 1,396,189 +686,534
France 440,073 483,229 +43,156
Morocco 222,786 534,434 +311,648
Lebanon 481,510 244,422 -237,088
Turkey 282,125 353,518 +71,393

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 52
Inner London - East 51
Inner London - West 50
Outer London - East and North East 30
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22

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
Outer London - West and North West 44 39 -5
Inner London - East 39 39 +0
Inner London - West 41 36 -5
Outer London - East and North East 24 24 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 19 +2
Outer London - South 14 17 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 13 +1
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Kent 6 10 +4
West Yorkshire 10 8 -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) 301,558,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 219,016,910
Air transport 4,659,976
Other 3,444,155
Road transport 196,439

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) 167,933,980 133,624,056 -34,309,924
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,134,371 101,882,539 -15,251,832
Air transport 2,277,349 2,382,627 +105,278
Other 2,035,360 1,408,795 -626,565
Road transport 41,426 155,013 +113,587

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 158,707,067
London Gateway Port 122,857,046
Dover 65,558,000
Eurotunnel 37,273,250
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,080,006

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 95,076,366 63,630,701 -31,445,665
London Gateway Port 52,589,546 70,267,500 +17,677,954
Dover 34,961,593 30,596,407 -4,365,186
Eurotunnel 23,015,833 14,257,417 -8,758,416
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,768,893 15,311,113 -457,780
Felixstowe 17,006,329 13,121,998 -3,884,331
Immingham Docks 14,269,786 9,905,362 -4,364,424
Liverpool Docks 11,674,035 5,752,514 -5,921,521
Middlesbrough 3,197,234 2,777,927 -419,307
Thamesport 3,660,602 1,404,269 -2,256,333

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 230
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 97
Food and beverage service activities 78
Manufacture of food products 33
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 96
2026-03 100
2026-02 118
2026-01 88
2025-12 107

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 176
0-1m 119
54m+ 61
15m-54m 43
Other 18

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 9,205,599
Spain 814,601
United Arab Emirates 727,654
United States 489,076
Iceland 368,227

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 5,234,422 3,971,177 -1,263,245
Spain 203,233 611,368 +408,135
United Arab Emirates 330,965 396,689 +65,724
United States 202,362 286,714 +84,352
Iceland 188,035 180,192 -7,843
France 44,199 193,057 +148,858
Italy 14,842 217,112 +202,270
Netherlands 94,626 109,609 +14,983
Germany 82,308 79,779 -2,529
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 71,157 85,570 +14,413

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 924,531
Spain 143,173
XI 83,903
Ireland 26,961
Netherlands 26,701

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 403,678 520,853 +117,175
Spain 77,157 66,016 -11,141
XI 30,925 52,978 +22,053
Ireland 15,111 11,850 -3,261
Netherlands 0 26,701 +26,701
Greece 772 2,046 +1,274
El Salvador 0 106 +106
Turkey 0 90 +90
France 8 45 +37

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) 8,450,298
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,590,625
Other 2,464,981
Air transport 157,581

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) 4,627,482 3,822,816 -804,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,084,981 1,505,644 +420,663
Other 1,201,576 1,263,405 +61,829
Air transport 69,202 88,379 +19,177

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 4,645,743
000 2,464,981
Holyhead 1,504,326
London Gateway Port 1,152,161
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,039,362

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 2,863,879 1,781,864 -1,082,015
000 1,201,576 1,263,405 +61,829
Holyhead 846,992 657,334 -189,658
London Gateway Port 526,221 625,940 +99,719
Dover / Eurotunnel 360,832 678,530 +317,698
London 39,033 529,856 +490,823
Heysham 211,448 205,080 -6,368
Immingham Docks 222,114 173,941 -48,173
Felixstowe 144,092 191,960 +47,868
Southampton 179,242 154,978 -24,264

Quick facts

HS code: 150920

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

Description: The highest quality olive oil, made from pure, cold-pressed olives, ideal for salads and cooking