Import/export HS code 1511: Palm oil and its fractions

Palm oil and its parts, whether refined or not, but not chemically changed

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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 £
Papua New Guinea 306,859,051
Netherlands 191,034,859
Malaysia 146,390,598
Indonesia 48,204,620
Germany 36,444,039

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 £
Papua New Guinea 145,590,293 161,268,758 +15,678,465
Netherlands 94,394,504 96,640,355 +2,245,851
Malaysia 56,895,902 89,494,696 +32,598,794
Indonesia 36,442,283 11,762,337 -24,679,946
Germany 22,297,634 14,146,405 -8,151,229
Denmark 6,310,481 6,931,151 +620,670
Belgium 4,013,584 5,733,512 +1,719,928
Solomon Islands 1,738,382 5,771,485 +4,033,103
Spain 5,228,930 2,203,311 -3,025,619
Switzerland 0 3,824,110 +3,824,110

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 £
Papua New Guinea 307,248,204
Malaysia 223,018,425
Indonesia 75,900,346
Netherlands 64,508,317
Germany 52,516,508

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 £
Papua New Guinea 157,367,670 149,880,534 -7,487,136
Malaysia 79,944,869 143,073,556 +63,128,687
Indonesia 48,804,796 27,095,550 -21,709,246
Netherlands 31,619,294 32,889,023 +1,269,729
Germany 28,613,584 23,902,924 -4,710,660
Spain 5,426,461 2,518,805 -2,907,656
Colombia 2,108,753 5,627,215 +3,518,462
Solomon Islands 1,738,382 5,771,485 +4,033,103
Guatemala 7,310,258 72,540 -7,237,718
Belgium 1,985,661 2,949,433 +963,772

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 21
Outer London - East and North East 20
Greater Manchester 15
Essex 13
Outer London - West and North West 10

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 13 17 +4
Outer London - East and North East 18 17 -1
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Essex 11 7 -4
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 8 +3
Merseyside 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3

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) 614,536,326
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,522,297
Other 6,585,180
Air transport 95,022
Road transport 36,175

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) 251,226,629 363,309,697 +112,083,068
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,761,552 35,760,745 -90,000,807
Other 3,215,571 3,369,609 +154,038
Air transport 78,702 16,320 -62,382
Road transport 36,175 0 -36,175

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 347,130,030
Hull 185,515,071
London 132,200,927
Immingham Docks 51,262,278
Grangemouth Docks 15,162,506

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 £
Liverpool Docks 165,234,768 181,895,262 +16,660,494
Hull 98,669,193 86,845,878 -11,823,315
London 56,152,870 76,048,057 +19,895,187
Immingham Docks 24,288,936 26,973,342 +2,684,406
Grangemouth Docks 7,972,366 7,190,140 -782,226
Felixstowe 7,323,742 6,456,009 -867,733
000 3,215,571 3,369,609 +154,038
Dover 2,745,381 3,613,063 +867,682
Medway 5,863,401 0 -5,863,401
Eurotunnel 2,896,842 2,709,501 -187,341

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 74
Manufacture of food products 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Food and beverage service activities 22
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 41
2026-03 26
2026-02 34
2026-01 35
2025-12 41

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
0-1m 82
1m-15m 36
54m+ 33
Other 17
15m-54m 6

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 64,323,575
Sweden 14,367,880
Netherlands 2,323,251
Poland 1,650,240
Spain 1,256,388

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 32,114,741 32,208,834 +94,093
Sweden 41,090 14,326,790 +14,285,700
Netherlands 1,595,408 727,843 -867,565
Poland 87,897 1,562,343 +1,474,446
Spain 750,783 505,605 -245,178
Belgium 518,466 557,402 +38,936
France 460,850 453,323 -7,527
Germany 190,146 513,539 +323,393
Malta 14,984 86,138 +71,154
Denmark 14,961 74,201 +59,240

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 £
XI 785,901

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 £
XI 767,208 18,693 -748,515

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) 75,230,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,617,201
Other 1,566,337
Air transport 32,706

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) 34,182,786 41,047,632 +6,864,846
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 918,765 9,698,436 +8,779,671
Other 1,129,762 436,575 -693,187
Air transport 15,081 17,625 +2,544

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 61,579,606
Hull 15,579,933
Immingham Docks 3,888,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,387,469
000 1,566,337

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 30,440,117 31,139,489 +699,372
Hull 82,339 15,497,594 +15,415,255
Immingham Docks 2,258,693 1,630,243 -628,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,060,676 1,326,793 +266,117
000 1,129,762 436,575 -693,187
Holyhead 394,395 558,462 +164,067
Dover 222,244 263,603 +41,359
Eurotunnel 210,449 117,380 -93,069
Heysham 148,097 53,656 -94,441
London Gateway Port 114,930 55,459 -59,471

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1511

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

Description: Palm oil and its parts, whether refined or not, but not chemically changed