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 13,488,879
China 4,210,424
France 3,598,973
South Korea 2,278,264
Singapore 2,011,050

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 7,369,741 6,119,138 -1,250,603
China 2,046,131 2,164,293 +118,162
France 1,691,725 1,907,248 +215,523
South Korea 1,839,308 438,956 -1,400,352
Singapore 1,157,258 853,792 -303,466
India 1,008,357 917,825 -90,532
Netherlands 718,880 350,380 -368,500
Germany 354,922 595,244 +240,322
Japan 292,634 464,741 +172,107
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 395,695 240,015 -155,680

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 17,788,567
China 4,427,609
South Korea 2,280,535
Singapore 2,002,696
India 1,894,412

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 9,431,871 8,356,696 -1,075,175
China 2,186,800 2,240,809 +54,009
South Korea 1,839,308 441,227 -1,398,081
Singapore 1,156,548 846,148 -310,400
India 1,026,455 867,957 -158,498
Japan 544,823 488,899 -55,924
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 313,321 312,095 -1,226
Egypt 249,108 262,419 +13,311
Malaysia 297,950 204,227 -93,723
Spain 42,360 348,180 +305,820

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 25
Outer London - East and North East 19
Outer London - South 14
Inner London - East 12
Inner London - West 12

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 16 21 +5
Outer London - East and North East 11 17 +6
Outer London - South 13 12 -1
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 9 +2
West Midlands 8 8 +0
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
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) 27,373,792
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,567,707
Other 277,526
Air transport 66,292
Road transport 13,672

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) 15,064,955 12,308,837 -2,756,118
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,683,992 2,883,715 +199,723
Other 204,802 72,724 -132,078
Air transport 15,251 51,041 +35,790
Road transport 3,819 9,853 +6,034

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 11,962,372
London Gateway Port 8,823,447
Felixstowe 5,973,832
Dover 3,811,029
Immingham Docks 964,711

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 4,480,858 7,481,514 +3,000,656
London Gateway Port 6,963,716 1,859,731 -5,103,985
Felixstowe 3,346,363 2,627,469 -718,894
Dover 1,769,670 2,041,359 +271,689
Immingham Docks 505,028 459,683 -45,345
Harwich 280,084 96,444 -183,640
Eurotunnel 131,580 201,693 +70,113
000 204,802 72,724 -132,078
Killingholme 100,055 93,221 -6,834
London 15,746 175,185 +159,439

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 101
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 47
Manufacture of food products 15
Food and beverage service activities 14
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
2026-04 29
2026-03 41
2026-02 39
2026-01 41
2025-12 37

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 54
54m+ 39
0-1m 38
15m-54m 13
Other 10

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 3,563,481
Germany 1,118,646
Netherlands 869,692
Ireland 641,528
Belgium 297,958

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 2,038,157 1,525,324 -512,833
Germany 536,240 582,406 +46,166
Netherlands 370,134 499,558 +129,424
Ireland 328,989 312,539 -16,450
Belgium 146,730 151,228 +4,498
France 113,278 152,827 +39,549
Brazil 80,990 178,825 +97,835
Norway 128,008 103,299 -24,709
Austria 105,876 122,544 +16,668
Italy 75,370 116,459 +41,089

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 3,561
United States 122
China 40
Netherlands 31

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 3,561 0 -3,561
United States 122 0 -122
China 0 40 +40
Netherlands 31 0 -31

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) 4,307,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,716,821
Air transport 295,330
Other 20,213

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) 1,776,982 2,530,537 +753,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,232,140 1,484,681 -747,459
Air transport 249,229 46,101 -203,128
Other 8,747 11,466 +2,719

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,750,864
Immingham Docks 2,247,262
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,107,784
London Gateway Port 582,891
Southampton 345,239

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 1,676,446 1,074,418 -602,028
Immingham Docks 1,054,539 1,192,723 +138,184
Dover / Eurotunnel 450,796 656,988 +206,192
London Gateway Port 333,791 249,100 -84,691
Southampton 4,045 341,194 +337,149
Holyhead 170,271 164,016 -6,255
London Heathrow Airport 247,854 42,370 -205,484
Dover 141,184 119,357 -21,827
Felixstowe 80,518 106,367 +25,849
Heysham 38,276 30,406 -7,870

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