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

Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 1,235,994
Spain 878,620
Turkey 838,102
Germany 766,730
Netherlands 698,269

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 687,754 548,240 -139,514
Spain 375,268 503,352 +128,084
Turkey 205,431 632,671 +427,240
Germany 295,699 471,031 +175,332
Netherlands 313,083 385,186 +72,103
South Africa 330,267 296,120 -34,147
France 97,180 124,766 +27,586
Belgium 209,125 10,564 -198,561
Poland 104,720 74,842 -29,878
Lithuania 9,166 102,307 +93,141

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 1,210,324
Turkey 871,027
Morocco 837,250
Germany 833,438
South Africa 610,846

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 662,084 548,240 -113,844
Turkey 231,101 639,926 +408,825
Morocco 415,785 421,465 +5,680
Germany 318,416 515,022 +196,606
South Africa 335,961 274,885 -61,076
Kenya 131,763 80,428 -51,335
China 94,264 109,751 +15,487
Lithuania 36,320 127,786 +91,466
Brazil 117,946 28,081 -89,865
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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 3 -2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
Merseyside 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -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) 4,231,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,372,359
Air transport 555,107
Other 109,463
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) 1,953,810 2,277,362 +323,552
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 718,185 654,174 -64,011
Air transport 205,069 350,038 +144,969
Other 109,463 0 -109,463
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 2,076,229
London Gateway Port 776,215
Eurotunnel 672,710
Felixstowe 569,658
ZLC 475,216

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 1,091,734 984,495 -107,239
London Gateway Port 466,672 309,543 -157,129
Eurotunnel 419,059 253,651 -165,408
Felixstowe 250,502 319,156 +68,654
ZLC 65,562 409,654 +344,092
Thamesport 140,919 245,890 +104,971
Dover / Eurotunnel 48,364 181,612 +133,248
Birmingham Airport 86,801 139,257 +52,456
Leeds Bradford Airport 98,404 116,282 +17,878
Immingham Docks 50,984 62,428 +11,444

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 14
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
2026-04 8
2026-03 6
2026-02 8
2026-01 4
2025-12 6

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 18
54m+ 13
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 18,455,819
Canada 1,190,907
United States 943,911
Germany 581,143
Australia 267,748

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 10,428,794 8,027,025 -2,401,769
Canada 193,396 997,511 +804,115
United States 518,796 425,115 -93,681
Germany 357,049 224,094 -132,955
Australia 201,789 65,959 -135,830
Poland 148,693 42,224 -106,469
Israel 16,364 118,348 +101,984
Switzerland 80,631 46,915 -33,716
Ireland 46,982 77,551 +30,569
Denmark 47,816 40,922 -6,894

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) 18,416,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,952,563
Air transport 501,507

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) 10,281,402 8,135,191 -2,146,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,861,603 2,090,960 +229,357
Air transport 220,173 281,334 +61,161

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 18,039,768
Liverpool Docks 2,084,550
Dover / Eurotunnel 956,722
London Gateway Port 443,422
Hull 348,249

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 10,040,903 7,998,865 -2,042,038
Liverpool Docks 691,862 1,392,688 +700,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 624,512 332,210 -292,302
London Gateway Port 258,599 184,823 -73,776
Hull 233,522 114,727 -118,795
Felixstowe 254,089 26,219 -227,870
London Heathrow Airport 81,230 176,494 +95,264
East Midlands Airport 95,659 46,728 -48,931
Southampton 21,530 104,971 +83,441
London Stansted Airport 14,792 21,231 +6,439

Quick facts

HS code: 15159059

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

Description: Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs