Import/export HS code 151519: Various vegetable or microbial oils

Processed oils from plants or microbes, excluding crude oils

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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 £
Netherlands 1,721,910
Belgium 1,544,108
Ireland 1,530,959
China 1,012,345
Spain 334,679

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 £
Netherlands 895,013 826,897 -68,116
Belgium 722,766 821,342 +98,576
Ireland 807,620 723,339 -84,281
China 199,198 813,147 +613,949
Spain 302,302 32,377 -269,925
France 51,188 81,503 +30,315
India 81,643 41,373 -40,270
Germany 73,063 20,105 -52,958
Poland 3,635 47,059 +43,424
Ghana 3,603 27,680 +24,077

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 £
Belgium 3,244,498
China 1,113,191
Spain 334,676
France 86,376
India 85,982

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 £
Belgium 1,627,796 1,616,702 -11,094
China 223,299 889,892 +666,593
Spain 302,302 32,374 -269,928
France 57,156 29,220 -27,936
India 81,643 4,339 -77,304
Germany 28,822 24,336 -4,486
Poland 3,635 47,059 +43,424
Ghana 4,866 42,521 +37,655
Netherlands 4,155 23,968 +19,813
Turkey 0 14,922 +14,922

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
Outer London - West and North West 3
Cheshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2
Greater Manchester 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
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Cheshire 1 2 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 0 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) 3,892,759
Other 1,601,788
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,020,897
Air transport 118,647

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) 1,655,295 2,237,464 +582,169
Other 853,714 748,074 -105,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 636,405 384,492 -251,913
Air transport 9,238 109,409 +100,171

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,449,963
000 1,601,788
Felixstowe 973,216
Dover 479,167
Hull 435,000

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,211,936 1,238,027 +26,091
000 853,714 748,074 -105,640
Felixstowe 195,718 777,498 +581,780
Dover 291,680 187,487 -104,193
Hull 204,642 230,358 +25,716
Eurotunnel 115,407 66,504 -48,903
Killingholme 102,604 12,593 -90,011
Southampton 78,643 27,316 -51,327
London Heathrow Airport 4,830 46,707 +41,877
London Gateway Port 6,445 40,219 +33,774

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 10
Manufacture of food products 7
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 5
2026-03 6
2026-02 5
2026-01 5
2025-12 6

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
54m+ 10
1m-15m 8
0-1m 5
15m-54m 5

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 10,679,223
France 57,682
Netherlands 46,955
Sierra Leone 34,891
Bahrain 26,138

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 10,031,774 647,449 -9,384,325
France 22,419 35,263 +12,844
Netherlands 40,705 6,250 -34,455
Sierra Leone 34,891 0 -34,891
Bahrain 0 26,138 +26,138
United Arab Emirates 12,973 11,984 -989
Canada 24,335 0 -24,335
Kuwait 0 21,451 +21,451
United States 0 19,836 +19,836
Qatar 1,177 15,400 +14,223

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 11,323
Belgium 1,155
Switzerland 1,134
Ireland 310

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 8,515 2,808 -5,707
Belgium 1,155 0 -1,155
Switzerland 804 330 -474
Ireland 21 289 +268

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) 10,791,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 239,702
Air transport 33,449
Other 14,428

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) 10,093,524 697,756 -9,395,768
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,029 134,673 +29,644
Air transport 16,380 17,069 +689
Other 10,733 3,695 -7,038

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 10,433,125
Holyhead 204,697
London Gateway Port 127,984
Heysham 86,689
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,251

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 9,841,845 591,280 -9,250,565
Holyhead 189,591 15,106 -174,485
London Gateway Port 29,904 98,080 +68,176
Heysham 49,321 37,368 -11,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 30,125 38,126 +8,001
Immingham Docks 45,515 2,133 -43,382
London Heathrow Airport 16,380 17,069 +689
Southampton 0 29,371 +29,371
000 10,733 3,695 -7,038
Felixstowe 10,089 2,953 -7,136

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 151519

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

Description: Processed oils from plants or microbes, excluding crude oils