Import/export HS code 151620: Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions

Fats and oils extracted from plants, including their separated parts

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* 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 63,084,793
Germany 10,813,309
Belgium 9,156,562
France 4,440,039
Sweden 2,425,892

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 29,928,081 33,156,712 +3,228,631
Germany 5,265,878 5,547,431 +281,553
Belgium 4,520,399 4,636,163 +115,764
France 1,599,519 2,840,520 +1,241,001
Sweden 877,454 1,548,438 +670,984
Ireland 1,956,989 272,738 -1,684,251
Spain 911,144 1,012,513 +101,369
India 908,962 667,716 -241,246
Malaysia 597,703 637,089 +39,386
Turkey 195,593 602,858 +407,265

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 £
Malaysia 38,996,956
Netherlands 20,696,563
Germany 12,986,554
Belgium 6,806,066
Spain 3,071,641

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 £
Malaysia 17,598,125 21,398,831 +3,800,706
Netherlands 10,128,435 10,568,128 +439,693
Germany 5,853,220 7,133,334 +1,280,114
Belgium 3,363,020 3,443,046 +80,026
Spain 1,492,611 1,579,030 +86,419
Sweden 962,124 1,636,779 +674,655
India 1,328,497 1,232,796 -95,701
France 1,100,061 1,393,891 +293,830
United States 891,529 519,946 -371,583
Indonesia 517,254 514,942 -2,312

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Inner London - West 11
West Midlands 9
Outer London - East and North East 8
Greater Manchester 7

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 5 4 -1
Lancashire 3 6 +3
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 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 £
Road transport 37,938,315
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,930,338
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,228,416
Other 4,933,844
Air transport 1,145,714

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 £
Road transport 17,548,367 20,389,948 +2,841,581
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,404,261 16,526,077 +1,121,816
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,243,950 12,984,466 +1,740,516
Other 3,530,304 1,403,540 -2,126,764
Air transport 364,538 781,176 +416,638

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 37,884,699
Immingham Docks 27,362,214
Dover 5,820,566
Grangemouth Docks 5,147,561
000 4,933,844

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 £
Belfast Port 17,548,367 20,336,332 +2,787,965
Immingham Docks 12,572,602 14,789,612 +2,217,010
Dover 2,821,588 2,998,978 +177,390
Grangemouth Docks 2,309,277 2,838,284 +529,007
000 3,530,304 1,403,540 -2,126,764
Middlesbrough 1,314,603 1,684,984 +370,381
Felixstowe 1,627,784 1,110,944 -516,840
Eurotunnel 1,221,725 1,363,458 +141,733
Hull 787,913 1,181,894 +393,981
London 570,863 815,636 +244,773

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 62
Manufacture of food products 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 18
Food and beverage service activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 37
2026-03 41
2026-02 36
2026-01 46
2025-12 33

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
54m+ 62
1m-15m 47
0-1m 29
15m-54m 16
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 7,361,931
Ireland 7,254,636
France 6,986,987
Belgium 4,206,775
Bulgaria 1,574,810

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 4,311,835 3,050,096 -1,261,739
Ireland 3,249,508 4,005,128 +755,620
France 2,273,813 4,713,174 +2,439,361
Belgium 4,106,375 100,400 -4,005,975
Bulgaria 835,390 739,420 -95,970
Netherlands 595,041 499,972 -95,069
United Arab Emirates 287,918 127,224 -160,694
Poland 201,094 140,958 -60,136
Cyprus 114,892 223,447 +108,555
Saudi Arabia 171,129 58,336 -112,793

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 8,541,006
Ireland 168,012
Brazil 95,866
Canada 58,982
Germany 13,884

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 6,009,508 2,531,498 -3,478,010
Ireland 97 167,915 +167,818
Brazil 0 95,866 +95,866
Canada 0 58,982 +58,982
Germany 13,884 0 -13,884
Romania 0 7,476 +7,476
Netherlands 1,135 534 -601
Malaysia 0 139 +139

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) 14,726,928
Other 9,825,891
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,984,070
Air transport 263,089
Rail transport 977

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) 7,360,871 7,366,057 +5,186
Other 6,557,993 3,267,898 -3,290,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,212,100 3,771,970 +559,870
Air transport 161,882 101,207 -60,675
Rail transport 0 977 +977

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,825,891
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,768,188
Immingham Docks 7,360,105
Dover 1,187,936
London Gateway Port 1,173,954

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 £
000 6,557,993 3,267,898 -3,290,095
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,385,031 5,383,157 +1,998,126
Immingham Docks 4,028,457 3,331,648 -696,809
Dover 960,214 227,722 -732,492
London Gateway Port 724,995 448,959 -276,036
Heysham 243,926 350,292 +106,366
Liverpool Docks 210,638 254,709 +44,071
Felixstowe 299,034 92,569 -206,465
Holyhead 129,191 232,044 +102,853
Eurotunnel 10,609 288,291 +277,682

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 151620

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

Description: Fats and oils extracted from plants, including their separated parts