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 12,472,029
Spain 12,281,042
Denmark 6,865,958
France 6,633,851
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 6,094,784 6,377,245 +282,461
Spain 5,626,238 6,654,804 +1,028,566
Denmark 1,765,951 5,100,007 +3,334,056
France 2,738,291 3,895,560 +1,157,269
Mexico 3,105,011 1,387,710 -1,717,301
Germany 1,240,158 1,494,833 +254,675
United States 2,054,510 407,174 -1,647,336
Belgium 806,410 1,584,337 +777,927
China 1,046,163 820,054 -226,109
Malaysia 1,323,213 541,948 -781,265

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 15,877,494
Denmark 6,970,171
Netherlands 6,323,167
Mexico 5,713,188
China 3,999,738

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 7,045,516 8,831,978 +1,786,462
Denmark 1,838,858 5,131,313 +3,292,455
Netherlands 2,629,909 3,693,258 +1,063,349
Mexico 4,393,393 1,319,795 -3,073,598
China 2,265,339 1,734,399 -530,940
Sweden 1,121,602 1,455,019 +333,417
France 1,282,871 1,079,095 -203,776
United States 1,111,536 1,081,490 -30,046
Belgium 637,890 1,296,144 +658,254
Malaysia 1,370,879 541,948 -828,931

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 22
Outer London - West and North West 21
Inner London - West 17
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12

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 - East 16 17 +1
Outer London - West and North West 16 17 +1
Inner London - West 9 14 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 9 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 10 +5
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 6 +0
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 36,268,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,341,235
Air transport 3,386,537
Other 682,637
Road transport 482,015

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) 14,216,813 22,052,133 +7,835,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,914,048 9,427,187 -6,486,861
Air transport 1,381,733 2,004,804 +623,071
Other 454,524 228,113 -226,411
Road transport 289,480 192,535 -96,945

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,209,859
Dover 12,054,486
Felixstowe 8,493,673
London Gateway Port 5,684,167
London 4,845,145

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 £
Immingham Docks 3,728,581 8,481,278 +4,752,697
Dover 5,885,409 6,169,077 +283,668
Felixstowe 4,498,809 3,994,864 -503,945
London Gateway Port 4,335,536 1,348,631 -2,986,905
London 3,010,694 1,834,451 -1,176,243
Southampton 2,903,635 1,581,352 -1,322,283
Eurotunnel 1,333,911 2,533,786 +1,199,875
Harwich 1,066,190 1,357,218 +291,028
Hull 913,535 916,000 +2,465
Killingholme 713,088 842,218 +129,130

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
39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
37
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
15
Food and beverage service activities
10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 53
2026-04 60
2026-03 47
2026-02 57
2026-01 54

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+ 50
0-1m 44
15m-54m 32
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 12,729,891
Germany 11,404,926
China 3,488,863
Netherlands 3,228,687
United States 2,543,164

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 4,886,656 7,843,235 +2,956,579
Germany 6,399,440 5,005,486 -1,393,954
China 2,018,294 1,470,569 -547,725
Netherlands 1,713,526 1,515,161 -198,365
United States 1,600,104 943,060 -657,044
South Korea 932,711 892,560 -40,151
Saudi Arabia 333,295 538,986 +205,691
Ghana 287,896 531,579 +243,683
France 437,111 360,873 -76,238
Belgium 292,139 310,416 +18,277

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 4,682
XI 970
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 4,682 +4,682
XI 378 592 +214
Ireland 35 0 -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) 24,492,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,200,443
Air transport 1,035,301
Other 32,012

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) 10,931,144 13,560,867 +2,629,723
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,966,900 8,233,543 -1,733,357
Air transport 634,016 401,285 -232,731
Other 24,394 7,618 -16,776

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 13,434,562
Immingham Docks 12,986,249
Southampton 5,093,491
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,682,011
London Gateway Port 2,889,416

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 5,350,722 8,083,840 +2,733,118
Immingham Docks 6,820,446 6,165,803 -654,643
Southampton 2,729,711 2,363,780 -365,931
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,613,329 2,068,682 -544,647
London Gateway Port 1,450,443 1,438,973 -11,470
Felixstowe 591,541 708,849 +117,308
Holyhead 406,131 355,110 -51,021
London Heathrow Airport 324,961 253,602 -71,359
Dover 254,478 111,730 -142,748
Hull 228,931 124,125 -104,806

Quick facts

HS code: 15159099

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

Description: Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs