Import/export HS code 15149990: Various refined oil from other sources

Processed oil from other sources, not specified for industrial use

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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 2,083,467
India 1,492,757
Netherlands 967,545
Bangladesh 668,166
Australia 475,511

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 1,935,360 148,107 -1,787,253
India 961,374 531,383 -429,991
Netherlands 702,970 264,575 -438,395
Bangladesh 392,421 275,745 -116,676
Australia 192,577 282,934 +90,357
Poland 63,756 33,637 -30,119
Germany 69,249 4,992 -64,257
United States 22,878 14,560 -8,318
China 5,404 22,194 +16,790
Sweden 0 22,992 +22,992

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 2,083,467
India 1,468,803
Netherlands 808,909
Bangladesh 667,133
Australia 475,511

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 1,935,360 148,107 -1,787,253
India 941,978 526,825 -415,153
Netherlands 555,342 253,567 -301,775
Bangladesh 394,892 272,241 -122,651
Australia 192,577 282,934 +90,357
Germany 209,734 4,992 -204,742
Poland 63,756 33,637 -30,119
United States 30,021 22,456 -7,565
Pakistan 21,962 9,377 -12,585
China 5,404 24,449 +19,045

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 13
West Midlands 9
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - East 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 10 11 +1
West Midlands 5 9 +4
Outer London - West and North West 6 2 -4
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 0 3 +3
West Central Scotland 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1

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) 5,043,273
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 936,248
Air transport 15,086

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) 3,896,238 1,147,035 -2,749,203
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 469,580 466,668 -2,912
Air transport 6,212 8,874 +2,662

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,182,811
Immingham Docks 1,446,070
Hull 864,502
London 482,830
Southampton 316,528

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 £
Felixstowe 1,243,747 939,064 -304,683
Immingham Docks 1,188,867 257,203 -931,664
Hull 695,827 168,675 -527,152
London 467,810 15,020 -452,790
Southampton 198,875 117,653 -81,222
Dover 292,373 3,516 -288,857
London Gateway Port 128,334 63,572 -64,762
Harwich 58,684 32,899 -25,785
Eurotunnel 65,314 4,565 -60,749
Thamesport 10,916 6,825 -4,091

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 35
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of food products 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 12
2025-09 14
2025-08 8

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 22
0-1m 16
54m+ 13
15m-54m 6
Other 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 1,960,366
Germany 799,163
Norway 692,334
Netherlands 222,666
Belgium 93,951

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 1,206,575 753,791 -452,784
Germany 507,959 291,204 -216,755
Norway 421,884 270,450 -151,434
Netherlands 215,612 7,054 -208,558
Belgium 48,924 45,027 -3,897
Sweden 80,690 11,567 -69,123
South Africa 5,975 39,297 +33,322
Malta 23,098 17,829 -5,269
Morocco 0 35,720 +35,720
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 26,405 +26,405

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 41,883

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 17,684 24,199 +6,515

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) 3,273,491
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 738,665
Other 49,486
Air transport 29,703

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) 2,179,247 1,094,244 -1,085,003
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 336,073 402,592 +66,519
Other 23,261 26,225 +2,964
Air transport 3,298 26,405 +23,107

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 1,848,107
Liverpool Docks 1,841,144
London Gateway Port 118,237
Dover / Eurotunnel 91,457
Heysham 52,773

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,237,157 610,950 -626,207
Liverpool Docks 1,141,328 699,816 -441,512
London Gateway Port 19,151 99,086 +79,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 56,308 35,149 -21,159
Heysham 25,023 27,750 +2,727
000 23,261 26,225 +2,964
London Heathrow Airport 3,298 26,405 +23,107
Holyhead 24,744 0 -24,744
Felixstowe 0 13,770 +13,770
Southampton 0 9,375 +9,375

Quick facts

HS code: 15149990

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

Description: Processed oil from other sources, not specified for industrial use