Import/export HS code 151219: Various crude oils

Unrefined oils from sunflower, safflower, or cotton seeds, not specified elsewhere. Used in various industrial or technical 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 £
France 61,017,270
Belgium 46,704,015
Germany 23,443,011
Spain 23,080,493
Ukraine 21,032,849

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 £
France 28,433,594 32,583,676 +4,150,082
Belgium 26,416,146 20,287,869 -6,128,277
Germany 12,685,025 10,757,986 -1,927,039
Spain 14,441,695 8,638,798 -5,802,897
Ukraine 11,788,580 9,244,269 -2,544,311
Netherlands 2,132,951 5,774,781 +3,641,830
Turkey 2,789,844 3,367,221 +577,377
Hungary 652,269 3,524,229 +2,871,960
Ireland 1,309,251 1,842,172 +532,921
Italy 1,498,477 1,566,817 +68,340

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 £
France 71,038,660
Belgium 30,736,777
Spain 26,992,252
Ukraine 23,903,902
Germany 23,716,903

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 £
France 38,598,817 32,439,843 -6,158,974
Belgium 14,603,494 16,133,283 +1,529,789
Spain 16,012,017 10,980,235 -5,031,782
Ukraine 13,281,928 10,621,974 -2,659,954
Germany 12,917,076 10,799,827 -2,117,249
Netherlands 1,370,827 7,244,403 +5,873,576
Turkey 2,711,728 3,428,324 +716,596
Hungary 805,166 3,523,953 +2,718,787
Italy 1,379,584 1,508,613 +129,029
Romania 776,052 868,948 +92,896

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 21
Outer London - West and North West 16
Inner London - East 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
West Yorkshire 11

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 20 16 -4
Outer London - West and North West 12 14 +2
Inner London - East 13 9 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 9 5 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 9 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 3 6 +3
West Midlands 6 3 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 134,829,704
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,596,231
Other 4,068,803
Road transport 2,801,806
Air transport 49,498

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,349,719 67,479,985 +130,266
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,641,447 30,954,784 -3,686,663
Other 1,672,074 2,396,729 +724,655
Road transport 1,928,730 873,076 -1,055,654
Air transport 36,727 12,771 -23,956

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 58,708,071
London 33,825,055
Immingham Docks 33,309,110
Dover 24,025,360
Eurotunnel 8,854,871

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 31,222,955 27,485,116 -3,737,839
London 19,178,279 14,646,776 -4,531,503
Immingham Docks 14,008,410 19,300,700 +5,292,290
Dover 12,358,566 11,666,794 -691,772
Eurotunnel 4,804,914 4,049,957 -754,957
Felixstowe 3,822,896 4,942,555 +1,119,659
Hull 4,499,060 4,150,143 -348,917
ZLC 4,687,821 3,514,577 -1,173,244
Middlesbrough 2,861,771 3,018,801 +157,030
Harwich 1,576,875 2,713,477 +1,136,602

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 99
Manufacture of food products 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Food and beverage service activities 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 41
2025-11 52
2025-10 48
2025-09 49
2025-08 44

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 79
54m+ 42
15m-54m 23
0-1m 15
Other 4

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 7,897,561
Netherlands 4,982,147
Belgium 2,045,509
United States 715,106
France 656,362

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 4,533,820 3,363,741 -1,170,079
Netherlands 3,322,456 1,659,691 -1,662,765
Belgium 405,986 1,639,523 +1,233,537
United States 439,552 275,554 -163,998
France 221,804 434,558 +212,754
Thailand 524,897 44,640 -480,257
Germany 257,058 211,529 -45,529
Canada 289,413 128,765 -160,648
Nigeria 165,848 107,462 -58,386
South Korea 152,053 94,829 -57,224

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 £
France 356,924
XI 76,132
Romania 16,362
Spain 1,348
Germany 867

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 £
France 356,924 0 -356,924
XI 42,974 33,158 -9,816
Romania 8,615 7,747 -868
Spain 0 1,348 +1,348
Germany 862 5 -857

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) 14,918,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,644,239
Other 552,148
Air transport 78,342

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) 7,861,556 7,056,564 -804,992
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,521,226 1,123,013 -1,398,213
Other 469,331 82,817 -386,514
Air transport 46,387 31,955 -14,432

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 5,690,603
London 4,088,490
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,598,587
Holyhead 2,039,696
Immingham Docks 851,735

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 2,947,638 2,742,965 -204,673
London 2,228,884 1,859,606 -369,278
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,678,101 1,920,486 +242,385
Holyhead 1,292,737 746,959 -545,778
Immingham Docks 513,312 338,423 -174,889
London Gateway Port 725,227 65,289 -659,938
Southampton 385,953 211,254 -174,699
000 469,331 82,817 -386,514
Heysham 151,367 88,338 -63,029
Felixstowe 71,764 89,132 +17,368

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 151219

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

Description: Unrefined oils from sunflower, safflower, or cotton seeds, not specified elsewhere. Used in various industrial or technical applications