Import/export HS code 15155099: Various sesame oil

Sesame oil and its fractions, not for industrial use

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  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 12,922,487
China 3,856,397
France 3,165,848
South Korea 2,150,436
Singapore 2,088,001

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 7,375,835 5,546,652 -1,829,183
China 2,071,304 1,785,093 -286,211
France 1,564,566 1,601,282 +36,716
South Korea 1,234,737 915,699 -319,038
Singapore 1,201,539 886,462 -315,077
India 798,321 1,002,626 +204,305
Netherlands 803,058 285,186 -517,872
Germany 327,192 406,678 +79,486
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 447,820 228,044 -219,776
Japan 175,717 434,230 +258,513

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 16,705,635
China 4,070,801
South Korea 2,150,436
Singapore 2,006,970
India 1,769,177

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 9,249,963 7,455,672 -1,794,291
China 2,158,591 1,912,210 -246,381
South Korea 1,234,737 915,699 -319,038
Singapore 1,133,683 873,287 -260,396
India 816,419 952,758 +136,339
Japan 509,643 457,342 -52,301
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 420,623 199,499 -221,124
Malaysia 370,761 182,312 -188,449
Egypt 323,925 155,128 -168,797
Taiwan 194,655 161,568 -33,087

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 21
Outer London - East and North East 15
Outer London - South 15
Inner London - West 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10

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 15 +0
Outer London - East and North East 10 14 +4
Outer London - South 13 12 -1
Inner London - West 7 8 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 10 +4
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
West Midlands 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 2 -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) 25,909,751
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,913,041
Other 291,179
Air transport 61,786
Road transport 10,377

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) 14,264,955 11,644,796 -2,620,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,664,081 2,248,960 -415,121
Other 201,063 90,116 -110,947
Air transport 21,212 40,574 +19,362
Road transport 3,819 6,558 +2,739

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 9,849,655
Southampton 9,428,623
Felixstowe 5,982,435
Dover 3,364,439
Immingham Docks 835,567

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 £
London Gateway Port 7,804,062 2,045,593 -5,758,469
Southampton 2,818,333 6,610,290 +3,791,957
Felixstowe 3,463,757 2,518,678 -945,079
Dover 1,629,020 1,735,419 +106,399
Immingham Docks 481,233 354,334 -126,899
Harwich 342,035 74,966 -267,069
Eurotunnel 116,106 211,521 +95,415
000 201,063 90,116 -110,947
Killingholme 100,055 93,221 -6,834
London 15,825 157,647 +141,822

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 88
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Food and beverage service activities 12
Manufacture of food products 12
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
2026-01 41
2025-11 43
2025-10 43
2025-09 33
2025-08 31

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 47
54m+ 38
0-1m 33
15m-54m 13
Other 7

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 3,233,213
Germany 989,644
Netherlands 724,510
Ireland 582,499
Brazil 257,657

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 1,737,665 1,495,548 -242,117
Germany 527,707 461,937 -65,770
Netherlands 315,421 409,089 +93,668
Ireland 325,111 257,388 -67,723
Brazil 75,459 182,198 +106,739
Belgium 139,302 112,608 -26,694
France 108,634 128,344 +19,710
Austria 120,794 105,818 -14,976
Norway 102,062 77,709 -24,353
Switzerland 101,122 75,332 -25,790

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 £
China 5,440
XI 3,573
Netherlands 138
United States 122

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 £
China 5,400 40 -5,360
XI 3,393 180 -3,213
Netherlands 138 0 -138
United States 122 0 -122

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) 3,830,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,341,615
Air transport 302,059
Other 20,515

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) 1,516,181 2,313,840 +797,659
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,105,918 1,235,697 -870,221
Air transport 232,560 69,499 -163,061
Other 15,009 5,506 -9,503

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,591,337
Immingham Docks 1,885,192
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,016,615
London Gateway Port 595,981
London Heathrow Airport 292,626

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 1,384,081 1,207,256 -176,825
Immingham Docks 943,272 941,920 -1,352
Dover / Eurotunnel 417,971 598,644 +180,673
London Gateway Port 328,720 267,261 -61,459
London Heathrow Airport 228,233 64,393 -163,840
Holyhead 161,606 115,321 -46,285
Dover 220,324 51,231 -169,093
Southampton 3,074 171,260 +168,186
Felixstowe 80,518 81,444 +926
Heysham 39,906 30,406 -9,500

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