Import/export HS code 151110: Crude palm oil

Unrefined palm oil, often used in food and industrial applications

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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 211,470,838
Netherlands 55,202,900
Malaysia 13,239,910
Solomon Islands 4,600,316
Germany 3,424,354

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 115,883,379 95,587,459 -20,295,920
Netherlands 33,210,431 21,992,469 -11,217,962
Malaysia 1,347,487 11,892,423 +10,544,936
Solomon Islands 1,738,382 2,861,934 +1,123,552
Germany 677,540 2,746,814 +2,069,274
Ecuador 372,154 632,498 +260,344
Liberia 765,900 0 -765,900
Colombia 435,178 0 -435,178
Ireland 198,823 230,762 +31,939
Guatemala 401,376 0 -401,376

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 230,435,533
Malaysia 24,995,073
Guatemala 7,347,074
Colombia 5,327,189
Solomon Islands 4,600,316

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 128,004,969 102,430,564 -25,574,405
Malaysia 6,746,135 18,248,938 +11,502,803
Guatemala 6,741,616 605,458 -6,136,158
Colombia 410,544 4,916,645 +4,506,101
Solomon Islands 1,738,382 2,861,934 +1,123,552
Costa Rica 2,494,343 1,703,817 -790,526
Liberia 3,560,269 0 -3,560,269
Indonesia 1,544,818 1,979,364 +434,546
Netherlands 484,881 1,888,157 +1,403,276
Ecuador 819,833 686,009 -133,824

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 9
Inner London - East 8
Greater Manchester 4
West Midlands 3
Essex 2

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 - East and North East 9 6 -3
Inner London - East 7 4 -3
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Essex 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 1 +0

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) 249,680,571
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,363,045
Other 1,607,756
Air transport 4,102

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) 121,307,561 128,373,010 +7,065,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,675,286 7,687,759 -24,987,527
Other 1,376,994 230,762 -1,146,232
Air transport 4,102 0 -4,102

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 229,802,798
London 25,647,439
Hull 20,648,520
Medway 5,909,236
Belfast Port 4,010,643

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 117,621,761 112,181,037 -5,440,724
London 8,872,943 16,774,496 +7,901,553
Hull 17,431,642 3,216,878 -14,214,764
Medway 5,909,236 0 -5,909,236
Belfast Port 1,844,977 2,165,666 +320,689
000 1,376,994 230,762 -1,146,232
London Gateway Port 835,205 696,182 -139,023
Felixstowe 515,875 519,884 +4,009
Dover 502,005 359,468 -142,537
Immingham Docks 175,281 67,904 -107,377

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of food products 7
Food and beverage service activities 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 7
2025-11 4
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
0-1m 19
1m-15m 12
54m+ 5
15m-54m 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 £
Ireland 891,410
Spain 85,252
Turkey 48,240
Netherlands 6,714
Jordan 4,384

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 830,712 60,698 -770,014
Spain 67,879 17,373 -50,506
Turkey 48,240 0 -48,240
Netherlands 5,286 1,428 -3,858
Jordan 0 4,384 +4,384
Australia 4,286 0 -4,286
Chile 4,139 0 -4,139
United Arab Emirates 3,605 0 -3,605
Poland 1,926 1,018 -908
Belgium 0 2,110 +2,110

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 767,474

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 767,474 0 -767,474

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 783,711
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 225,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,561
Air transport 16,552

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 £
Other 775,564 8,147 -767,417
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 153,204 71,926 -81,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,561 0 -29,561
Air transport 8,690 7,862 -828

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 783,711
Dover / Eurotunnel 113,257
Holyhead 102,902
London 25,275
London Heathrow Airport 9,469

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 £
000 775,564 8,147 -767,417
Dover / Eurotunnel 94,866 18,391 -76,475
Holyhead 54,029 48,873 -5,156
London 25,275 0 -25,275
London Heathrow Airport 5,085 4,384 -701
Felixstowe 4,286 0 -4,286
East Midlands Airport 3,605 0 -3,605
ZLC 0 3,478 +3,478
Heysham 1,119 2,310 +1,191
Eurotunnel 3,190 0 -3,190

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 151110

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

Description: Unrefined palm oil, often used in food and industrial applications