Import/export HS code 15155099: Various sesame oil

Sesame oil and its fractions, not 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 £
Mexico 13,400,263
China 3,934,050
France 3,366,944
South Korea 2,212,247
Singapore 1,870,287

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 £
Mexico 7,518,424 5,881,839 -1,636,585
China 1,778,195 2,155,855 +377,660
France 1,584,233 1,782,711 +198,478
South Korea 1,774,448 437,799 -1,336,649
Singapore 1,127,489 742,798 -384,691
India 986,049 822,537 -163,512
Netherlands 609,945 320,907 -289,038
Germany 354,830 465,938 +111,108
Japan 285,952 490,501 +204,549
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 338,257 253,833 -84,424

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 £
Mexico 17,275,071
China 4,132,993
South Korea 2,214,518
Singapore 1,861,933
India 1,776,816

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 £
Mexico 9,408,309 7,866,762 -1,541,547
China 1,904,878 2,228,115 +323,237
South Korea 1,774,448 440,070 -1,334,378
Singapore 1,126,779 735,154 -391,625
India 1,004,147 772,669 -231,478
Japan 525,652 514,659 -10,993
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 263,271 317,523 +54,252
Egypt 206,090 208,691 +2,601
Spain 62,809 343,969 +281,160
Malaysia 189,103 204,227 +15,124

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 24
Outer London - East and North East 21
Outer London - South 14
Inner London - East 11
Inner London - West 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 - West and North West 15 21 +6
Outer London - East and North East 10 19 +9
Outer London - South 13 12 -1
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Merseyside 2 4 +2

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) 26,461,475
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,058,114
Other 247,467
Air transport 82,238
Road transport 9,853

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) 14,711,737 11,749,738 -2,961,999
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,360,942 2,697,172 +336,230
Other 203,539 43,928 -159,611
Air transport 19,732 62,506 +42,774
Road transport 1,503 8,350 +6,847

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,832,201
London Gateway Port 7,776,891
Felixstowe 5,215,033
Dover 3,553,143
Immingham Docks 753,375

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 £
Southampton 5,341,869 7,490,332 +2,148,463
London Gateway Port 6,134,053 1,642,838 -4,491,215
Felixstowe 2,854,025 2,361,008 -493,017
Dover 1,678,011 1,875,132 +197,121
Immingham Docks 321,274 432,101 +110,827
Harwich 261,643 97,933 -163,710
Eurotunnel 148,539 177,138 +28,599
000 203,539 43,928 -159,611
London 36,202 169,200 +132,998
Killingholme 147,058 46,218 -100,840

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
102
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
45
Manufacture of food products
16
Food and beverage service activities
13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 41
2026-04 29
2026-03 41
2026-02 39
2026-01 41

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 53
54m+ 40
0-1m 38
15m-54m 13
Other 9

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 £
United States 3,511,774
Germany 1,094,165
Netherlands 842,769
Ireland 601,439
Belgium 297,374

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 £
United States 2,070,097 1,441,677 -628,420
Germany 549,686 544,479 -5,207
Netherlands 361,755 481,014 +119,259
Ireland 326,875 274,564 -52,311
Belgium 146,946 150,428 +3,482
Brazil 94,446 169,640 +75,194
France 145,300 112,122 -33,178
Austria 116,369 109,536 -6,833
Italy 69,732 116,459 +46,727
Norway 84,651 100,723 +16,072

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 2,963
United States 73
China 40
Netherlands 15

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 2,963 0 -2,963
United States 73 0 -73
China 0 40 +40
Netherlands 15 0 -15

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,148,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,617,761
Air transport 295,330
Other 19,671

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,780,588 2,367,708 +587,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,299,253 1,318,508 -980,745
Air transport 258,790 36,540 -222,250
Other 8,447 11,224 +2,777

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,665,746
Immingham Docks 2,120,444
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,132,698
London Gateway Port 503,135
Southampton 438,739

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 1,762,971 902,775 -860,196
Immingham Docks 990,412 1,130,032 +139,620
Dover / Eurotunnel 584,163 548,535 -35,628
London Gateway Port 261,993 241,142 -20,851
Southampton 4,045 434,694 +430,649
Holyhead 152,334 152,102 -232
London Heathrow Airport 253,684 36,540 -217,144
Dover 108,052 101,277 -6,775
Felixstowe 80,518 106,367 +25,849
Heysham 30,353 34,387 +4,034

Quick facts

HS code: 15155099

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

Description: Sesame oil and its fractions, not for industrial use