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 13,911,857
China 4,106,937
France 3,499,461
South Korea 2,260,455
Singapore 1,943,937

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 7,953,052 5,958,805 -1,994,247
China 1,854,777 2,252,160 +397,383
France 1,463,810 2,035,651 +571,841
South Korea 1,813,200 447,255 -1,365,945
Singapore 1,086,131 857,806 -228,325
India 1,031,873 844,893 -186,980
Netherlands 694,328 330,914 -363,414
Germany 273,421 573,196 +299,775
Japan 297,284 490,501 +193,217
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 354,753 274,146 -80,607

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 17,992,567
China 4,320,081
South Korea 2,262,726
Singapore 1,935,583
India 1,844,996

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 9,692,089 8,300,478 -1,391,611
China 1,982,451 2,337,630 +355,179
South Korea 1,813,200 449,526 -1,363,674
Singapore 1,085,421 850,162 -235,259
India 1,049,971 795,025 -254,946
Japan 541,607 514,659 -26,948
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 279,406 326,940 +47,534
Egypt 296,908 209,196 -87,712
Malaysia 251,502 204,227 -47,275
Spain 62,809 343,969 +281,160

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 21
Outer London - South 14
Inner London - West 12
Inner London - East 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 18 21 +3
Outer London - East and North East 10 19 +9
Outer London - South 13 12 -1
Inner London - West 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 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) 27,411,525
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,447,650
Other 266,007
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) 15,228,716 12,182,809 -3,045,907
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,469,723 2,977,927 +508,204
Other 209,985 56,022 -153,963
Air transport 19,732 62,506 +42,774
Road transport 0 9,853 +9,853

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 12,947,754
London Gateway Port 8,301,583
Felixstowe 5,673,055
Dover 3,675,893
Immingham Docks 839,843

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 5,418,458 7,529,296 +2,110,838
London Gateway Port 6,522,179 1,779,404 -4,742,775
Felixstowe 3,144,390 2,528,665 -615,725
Dover 1,531,430 2,144,463 +613,033
Immingham Docks 339,010 500,833 +161,823
Harwich 268,074 100,038 -168,036
Eurotunnel 132,245 205,144 +72,899
000 209,985 56,022 -153,963
London 38,629 169,200 +130,571
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
103
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
47
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 54
54m+ 40
0-1m 39
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 3,628,989
Germany 1,122,527
Netherlands 862,641
Ireland 643,455
Belgium 303,587

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 2,036,643 1,592,346 -444,297
Germany 544,983 577,544 +32,561
Netherlands 343,237 519,404 +176,167
Ireland 314,323 329,132 +14,809
Belgium 140,815 162,772 +21,957
Brazil 94,446 169,640 +75,194
France 105,649 155,084 +49,435
Austria 116,369 109,536 -6,833
Italy 73,832 116,459 +42,627
Norway 81,139 104,235 +23,096

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 3,557
United States 122
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 3,557 0 -3,557
United States 122 0 -122
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) 4,237,488
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,766,754
Air transport 295,330
Other 20,622

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) 1,639,013 2,598,475 +959,462
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,282,113 1,484,641 -797,472
Air transport 253,442 41,888 -211,554
Other 8,650 11,972 +3,322

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,709,062
Immingham Docks 2,178,864
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,140,109
London Gateway Port 588,399
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 1,655,618 1,053,444 -602,174
Immingham Docks 969,834 1,209,030 +239,196
Dover / Eurotunnel 487,390 652,719 +165,329
London Gateway Port 347,257 241,142 -106,115
Southampton 4,045 434,694 +430,649
Holyhead 172,742 164,945 -7,797
London Heathrow Airport 252,067 38,157 -213,910
Dover 108,413 103,625 -4,788
Felixstowe 80,518 106,367 +25,849
Heysham 31,156 41,398 +10,242

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