Import/export HS code 15159059: Various solid or fluid oils

Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • 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 £
Bulgaria 1,113,915
Spain 990,982
Turkey 816,725
Germany 731,942
South Africa 626,387

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 £
Bulgaria 615,428 498,487 -116,941
Spain 371,057 619,925 +248,868
Turkey 220,703 596,022 +375,319
Germany 313,873 418,069 +104,196
South Africa 392,415 233,972 -158,443
Netherlands 208,564 364,432 +155,868
France 127,275 112,177 -15,098
Belgium 214,616 9,607 -205,009
Poland 99,992 47,615 -52,377
Lithuania 53,072 74,944 +21,872

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 £
Bulgaria 1,088,245
Morocco 954,083
Turkey 849,650
Germany 704,597
South Africa 608,608

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 £
Bulgaria 589,758 498,487 -91,271
Morocco 404,467 549,616 +145,149
Turkey 246,373 603,277 +356,904
Germany 229,364 475,233 +245,869
South Africa 392,497 216,111 -176,386
Kenya 162,550 48,467 -114,083
China 89,504 105,152 +15,648
Lithuania 91,409 89,928 -1,481
Brazil 63,763 28,081 -35,682
Spain 13,030 78,294 +65,264

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 5 2 -3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,089,121
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,254,675
Air transport 605,029
Other 66,338
Road transport 11,039

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,884,727 2,204,394 +319,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 710,280 544,395 -165,885
Air transport 197,821 407,208 +209,387
Other 66,338 0 -66,338
Road transport 5,736 5,303 -433

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,037,315
London Gateway Port 719,364
Eurotunnel 561,778
Felixstowe 549,071
ZLC 481,784

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 £
Dover 1,032,856 1,004,459 -28,397
London Gateway Port 471,969 247,395 -224,574
Eurotunnel 357,860 203,918 -153,942
Felixstowe 251,657 297,414 +45,757
ZLC 68,149 413,635 +345,486
Thamesport 154,784 204,882 +50,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 53,569 184,042 +130,473
Leeds Bradford Airport 98,404 132,434 +34,030
Birmingham Airport 83,689 119,994 +36,305
Immingham Docks 51,422 46,034 -5,388

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
5
Other manufacturing
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 9
2026-04 8
2026-03 6
2026-02 8
2026-01 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
1m-15m 17
54m+ 14
0-1m 8
15m-54m 2
Other 2

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 £
Netherlands 17,855,198
Canada 1,345,766
United States 837,043
Germany 453,236
Australia 278,647

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 £
Netherlands 11,209,994 6,645,204 -4,564,790
Canada 358,866 986,900 +628,034
United States 428,139 408,904 -19,235
Germany 249,316 203,920 -45,396
Australia 195,572 83,075 -112,497
Switzerland 80,631 56,173 -24,458
Israel 52,810 81,902 +29,092
Ireland 49,589 77,827 +28,238
Poland 87,166 30,398 -56,768
Denmark 42,899 41,599 -1,300

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) 18,407,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,255,071
Air transport 474,514

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) 11,686,567 6,720,955 -4,965,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,211,716 2,043,355 +831,639
Air transport 210,972 263,542 +52,570

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 17,695,321
Liverpool Docks 2,132,431
Dover / Eurotunnel 768,546
London Gateway Port 483,449
Hull 330,475

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 £
Immingham Docks 11,072,934 6,622,387 -4,450,547
Liverpool Docks 786,800 1,345,631 +558,831
Dover / Eurotunnel 465,658 302,888 -162,770
London Gateway Port 271,076 212,373 -58,703
Hull 218,700 111,775 -106,925
London Heathrow Airport 80,059 163,705 +83,646
East Midlands Airport 93,871 41,725 -52,146
Southampton 54,906 79,380 +24,474
London Stansted Airport 14,792 21,231 +6,439
Felixstowe 4,157 26,219 +22,062

Quick facts

HS code: 15159059

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

Description: Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs