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 1,633,411
Belgium 1,414,417
Ireland 1,289,817
China 643,878
Spain 328,795

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 860,584 772,827 -87,757
Belgium 733,845 680,572 -53,273
Ireland 709,320 580,497 -128,823
China 94,669 549,209 +454,540
Spain 302,302 26,493 -275,809
India 85,375 42,309 -43,066
France 62,756 55,580 -7,176
Germany 64,373 26,802 -37,571
Ghana 3,603 27,680 +24,077
Italy 9,478 8,949 -529

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 3,046,786
China 722,507
Spain 328,795
India 90,650
France 90,071

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 1,610,657 1,436,129 -174,528
China 114,193 608,314 +494,121
Spain 302,302 26,493 -275,809
India 85,375 5,275 -80,100
France 62,673 27,398 -35,275
Ghana 3,603 43,784 +40,181
Germany 22,932 24,058 +1,126
Italy 9,478 8,949 -529
Netherlands 5,772 11,284 +5,512
Turkey 0 12,666 +12,666

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
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
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Kent 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) 3,356,718
Other 1,367,937
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 965,443
Air transport 56,146

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) 1,557,270 1,799,448 +242,178
Other 750,798 617,139 -133,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 619,475 345,968 -273,507
Air transport 13,273 42,873 +29,600

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,336,819
000 1,367,937
Felixstowe 627,439
Dover 441,366
Hull 365,983

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 1,205,160 1,131,659 -73,501
000 750,798 617,139 -133,659
Felixstowe 87,753 539,686 +451,933
Dover 300,851 140,515 -160,336
Hull 204,642 161,341 -43,301
Eurotunnel 120,224 49,977 -70,247
Killingholme 104,349 12,593 -91,756
Southampton 77,241 28,718 -48,523
London Gateway Port 8,163 36,629 +28,466
London 32,994 3,824 -29,170

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 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 1
2025-10 6
2025-09 7
2025-08 4

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+ 12
1m-15m 7
15m-54m 5
0-1m 3

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 14,160,054
Sierra Leone 130,946
Nigeria 102,625
France 60,834
Netherlands 46,955

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 13,471,667 688,387 -12,783,280
Sierra Leone 130,946 0 -130,946
Nigeria 102,625 0 -102,625
France 37,275 23,559 -13,716
Netherlands 40,705 6,250 -34,455
United Arab Emirates 12,973 11,984 -989
Canada 24,335 0 -24,335
United States 0 17,106 +17,106
Qatar 0 16,577 +16,577
Pakistan 3,800 10,800 +7,000

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 11,023
Belgium 1,516
Switzerland 926
Ireland 177

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 8,799 2,224 -6,575
Belgium 1,516 0 -1,516
Switzerland 589 337 -252
Ireland 68 109 +41

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) 14,262,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 367,048
Air transport 32,131
Other 14,100

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) 13,548,835 713,865 -12,834,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 299,410 67,638 -231,772
Air transport 5,212 26,919 +21,707
Other 11,230 2,870 -8,360

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 13,860,602
Holyhead 204,085
London Gateway Port 168,202
Heysham 140,983
London 96,055

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 13,230,218 630,384 -12,599,834
Holyhead 189,843 14,242 -175,601
London Gateway Port 126,567 41,635 -84,932
Heysham 100,092 40,891 -59,201
London 96,055 0 -96,055
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,040 19,129 -26,911
Immingham Docks 45,515 1,071 -44,444
London Heathrow Airport 5,212 26,919 +21,707
Southampton 1,663 20,518 +18,855
000 11,230 2,870 -8,360

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