Import/export HS code 15159099: 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 £
Netherlands 10,913,222
Spain 10,847,542
France 5,335,739
Denmark 5,228,645
Mexico 4,492,721

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 £
Netherlands 6,616,872 4,296,350 -2,320,522
Spain 6,243,857 4,603,685 -1,640,172
France 2,541,523 2,794,216 +252,693
Denmark 2,032,055 3,196,590 +1,164,535
Mexico 2,226,974 2,265,747 +38,773
United States 3,112,681 533,306 -2,579,375
Germany 1,202,806 1,285,439 +82,633
Malaysia 1,146,720 1,009,055 -137,665
Belgium 830,758 1,126,429 +295,671
China 1,387,759 515,922 -871,837

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 £
Spain 13,041,373
Mexico 6,776,866
Denmark 5,335,789
Netherlands 4,756,288
China 4,464,496

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 £
Spain 7,422,593 5,618,780 -1,803,813
Mexico 4,579,034 2,197,832 -2,381,202
Denmark 2,095,823 3,239,966 +1,144,143
Netherlands 2,494,192 2,262,096 -232,096
China 2,996,644 1,467,852 -1,528,792
France 1,537,798 919,978 -617,820
Malaysia 1,278,398 1,011,371 -267,027
United States 1,018,883 1,047,605 +28,722
Italy 1,054,087 974,683 -79,404
Sweden 828,862 1,195,052 +366,190

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
Inner London - East 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Inner London - West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 13 17 +4
Inner London - East 16 13 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 5 7 +2
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Essex 4 5 +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) 29,566,832
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,490,151
Air transport 2,985,153
Other 705,103
Road transport 531,733

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) 15,079,386 14,487,446 -591,940
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,229,004 10,261,147 -5,967,857
Air transport 1,314,025 1,671,128 +357,103
Other 573,923 131,180 -442,743
Road transport 244,340 287,393 +43,053

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 10,264,017
Immingham Docks 9,057,512
Felixstowe 8,800,340
London Gateway Port 6,457,103
London 4,651,751

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 5,699,033 4,564,984 -1,134,049
Immingham Docks 3,831,160 5,226,352 +1,395,192
Felixstowe 4,951,804 3,848,536 -1,103,268
London Gateway Port 5,167,293 1,289,810 -3,877,483
London 2,764,819 1,886,932 -877,887
Southampton 2,004,035 2,581,689 +577,654
Eurotunnel 1,554,398 1,463,630 -90,768
Harwich 1,473,970 904,733 -569,237
Hull 1,004,523 820,418 -184,105
Killingholme 1,099,153 701,000 -398,153

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 102
Manufacture of food products 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 54
2025-11 58
2025-10 56
2025-09 57
2025-08 52

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 73
54m+ 50
0-1m 39
15m-54m 27
Other 11

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 £
Germany 10,843,129
Ireland 10,018,922
China 3,195,973
Netherlands 2,947,029
United States 2,451,169

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 £
Germany 6,334,438 4,508,691 -1,825,747
Ireland 4,307,581 5,711,341 +1,403,760
China 1,846,171 1,349,802 -496,369
Netherlands 1,712,405 1,234,624 -477,781
United States 1,763,626 687,543 -1,076,083
South Korea 1,016,053 733,558 -282,495
France 588,320 332,795 -255,525
Saudi Arabia 410,934 238,315 -172,619
Ghana 228,864 419,559 +190,695
Sweden 299,687 233,829 -65,858

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 672
Ireland 35

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 0 672 +672
Ireland 0 35 +35

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) 21,404,425
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,823,501
Air transport 1,014,697
Other 26,026

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) 10,049,897 11,354,528 +1,304,631
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,858,149 5,965,352 -4,892,797
Air transport 625,551 389,146 -236,405
Other 23,699 2,327 -21,372

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,073,602
Liverpool Docks 10,762,607
Southampton 4,767,231
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,689,914
London Gateway Port 2,450,500

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 6,796,081 5,277,521 -1,518,560
Liverpool Docks 4,868,522 5,894,085 +1,025,563
Southampton 2,623,887 2,143,344 -480,543
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,833,391 1,856,523 -976,868
London Gateway Port 1,570,894 879,606 -691,288
Felixstowe 716,232 342,492 -373,740
Holyhead 443,251 289,896 -153,355
Dover 385,043 127,452 -257,591
London Heathrow Airport 270,899 226,348 -44,551
Hull 226,243 144,364 -81,879

Quick facts

HS code: 15159099

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

Description: Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs