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 13,056,880
Spain 13,016,238
France 7,094,885
Denmark 7,018,628
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 6,649,794 6,407,086 -242,708
Spain 6,033,359 6,982,879 +949,520
France 2,639,383 4,455,502 +1,816,119
Denmark 2,034,792 4,983,836 +2,949,044
Mexico 2,757,728 1,734,993 -1,022,735
United States 2,653,571 513,296 -2,140,275
Germany 1,227,920 1,747,144 +519,224
Belgium 821,522 1,746,650 +925,128
China 1,238,205 934,695 -303,510
Malaysia 1,048,702 987,901 -60,801

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 16,539,263
Denmark 7,130,032
Mexico 6,266,297
Netherlands 6,167,854
China 4,944,699

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 7,291,956 9,247,307 +1,955,351
Denmark 2,102,156 5,027,876 +2,925,720
Mexico 4,599,219 1,667,078 -2,932,141
Netherlands 2,315,530 3,852,324 +1,536,794
China 2,925,215 2,019,484 -905,731
France 1,539,984 1,180,338 -359,646
Sweden 1,079,623 1,438,693 +359,070
United States 1,079,040 1,305,443 +226,403
Italy 1,187,954 1,011,153 -176,801
Malaysia 1,182,696 987,901 -194,795

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 22
Inner London - East 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 15 19 +4
Inner London - East 17 15 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Inner London - West 8 12 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Outer London - East and North East 5 10 +5
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 5 7 +2
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Essex 5 5 +0

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) 37,752,324
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,694,232
Air transport 3,518,560
Other 784,166
Road transport 536,313

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) 15,093,827 22,658,497 +7,564,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,454,712 11,239,520 -5,215,192
Air transport 1,324,074 2,194,486 +870,412
Other 521,667 262,499 -259,168
Road transport 266,456 269,857 +3,401

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 12,563,096
Immingham Docks 12,003,807
Felixstowe 9,445,512
London Gateway Port 6,265,581
London 5,076,867

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 5,723,199 6,839,897 +1,116,698
Immingham Docks 3,906,196 8,097,611 +4,191,415
Felixstowe 4,834,099 4,611,413 -222,686
London Gateway Port 4,734,180 1,531,401 -3,202,779
London 2,871,169 2,205,698 -665,471
Southampton 2,587,657 2,223,654 -364,003
Eurotunnel 1,556,613 2,753,455 +1,196,842
Harwich 1,416,850 1,353,058 -63,792
Hull 1,072,229 1,079,302 +7,073
Killingholme 1,099,797 842,218 -257,579

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 111
Manufacture of food products 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
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
2026-04 60
2026-03 47
2026-02 57
2026-01 54
2025-12 45

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 82
54m+ 52
0-1m 42
15m-54m 29
Other 12

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 £
Ireland 12,738,258
Germany 12,167,740
China 3,508,060
Netherlands 3,408,447
United States 2,834,153

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 £
Ireland 4,576,500 8,161,758 +3,585,258
Germany 6,523,825 5,643,915 -879,910
China 1,938,014 1,570,046 -367,968
Netherlands 1,696,894 1,711,553 +14,659
United States 1,827,444 1,006,709 -820,735
South Korea 882,619 989,106 +106,487
France 539,224 402,347 -136,877
Saudi Arabia 416,079 441,095 +25,016
Ghana 249,280 565,670 +316,390
Belgium 283,914 290,817 +6,903

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 £
Spain 2,796
XI 927
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 £
Spain 0 2,796 +2,796
XI 189 738 +549
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) 24,878,429
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,402,735
Air transport 1,100,500
Other 29,803

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) 10,391,591 14,486,838 +4,095,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,783,536 8,619,199 -2,164,337
Air transport 572,776 527,724 -45,052
Other 23,942 5,861 -18,081

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,825,901
Liverpool Docks 13,610,940
Southampton 5,471,971
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,875,468
London Gateway Port 2,810,309

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 6,912,820 6,913,081 +261
Liverpool Docks 5,199,673 8,411,267 +3,211,594
Southampton 2,722,270 2,749,701 +27,431
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,731,784 2,143,684 -588,100
London Gateway Port 1,517,983 1,292,326 -225,657
Felixstowe 636,694 491,082 -145,612
Holyhead 427,052 390,356 -36,696
London Heathrow Airport 254,675 324,926 +70,251
Dover 324,655 153,699 -170,956
Hull 230,856 136,884 -93,972

Quick facts

HS code: 15159099

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

Description: Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs