Import/export HS code 15171090: Various margarine

All other types of solid margarine

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 £
Poland 120,224,650
Belgium 67,108,745
Germany 29,538,342
Netherlands 27,591,251
Denmark 7,892,994

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 £
Poland 63,208,307 57,016,343 -6,191,964
Belgium 36,204,758 30,903,987 -5,300,771
Germany 15,733,207 13,805,135 -1,928,072
Netherlands 14,081,589 13,509,662 -571,927
Denmark 4,015,908 3,877,086 -138,822
Ireland 1,383,779 836,252 -547,527
Spain 206,870 200,251 -6,619
Romania 190,160 161,058 -29,102
France 206,150 114,247 -91,903
Portugal 70,018 70,100 +82

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 £
Poland 121,096,259
Belgium 62,518,511
Germany 32,625,534
Netherlands 27,966,181
Denmark 7,838,638

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 £
Poland 63,286,954 57,809,305 -5,477,649
Belgium 33,434,742 29,083,769 -4,350,973
Germany 18,360,552 14,264,982 -4,095,570
Netherlands 14,231,331 13,734,850 -496,481
Denmark 3,988,526 3,850,112 -138,414
Ireland 418,846 10,910 -407,936
Spain 206,870 187,625 -19,245
Romania 191,281 163,609 -27,672
Portugal 70,018 234,131 +164,113
Finland 0 151,954 +151,954

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 10
Outer London - West and North West 9
Inner London - West 5
Greater Manchester 4
West Yorkshire 4

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 - East and North East 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Kent 2 1 -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) 249,367,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,695,796
Other 1,960,488
Air transport 15,333

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) 131,314,822 118,052,443 -13,262,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,070,425 1,625,371 -1,445,054
Other 1,052,548 907,940 -144,608
Air transport 12,434 2,899 -9,535

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 162,167,896
London 26,135,510
Eurotunnel 20,771,769
Immingham Docks 18,900,076
Hull 8,989,266

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 87,166,220 75,001,676 -12,164,544
London 11,359,528 14,775,982 +3,416,454
Eurotunnel 10,852,164 9,919,605 -932,559
Immingham Docks 10,332,915 8,567,161 -1,765,754
Hull 4,490,952 4,498,314 +7,362
Killingholme 1,249,024 3,725,945 +2,476,921
Felixstowe 3,654,347 329,573 -3,324,774
Harwich 1,750,259 1,140,924 -609,335
Purfleet 1,918,651 362,433 -1,556,218
000 1,052,548 907,940 -144,608

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
33
Manufacture of food products
20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
11
Food and beverage service activities
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 20
2026-03 25
2026-02 18
2026-01 21

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 33
54m+ 15
0-1m 8
15m-54m 5
Other 3

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 22,890,423
Belgium 5,491,240
Malta 2,323,298
Cyprus 1,725,444
Netherlands 1,272,948

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 9,423,468 13,466,955 +4,043,487
Belgium 2,841,683 2,649,557 -192,126
Malta 1,177,521 1,145,777 -31,744
Cyprus 951,968 773,476 -178,492
Netherlands 78,367 1,194,581 +1,116,214
Spain 317,681 376,727 +59,046
France 128,200 370,162 +241,962
Poland 202,737 260,439 +57,702
Iceland 229,516 214,194 -15,322
China 168,000 88,000 -80,000

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 2,071,014
Poland 87,896
Portugal 53,631
Germany 43,454
Ireland 29,393

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 949,700 1,121,314 +171,614
Poland 41,844 46,052 +4,208
Portugal 24,210 29,421 +5,211
Germany 30,762 12,692 -18,070
Ireland 3,765 25,628 +21,863
Malaysia 12,585 8,330 -4,255
Denmark 9,778 8,464 -1,314
Sweden 5,132 7,112 +1,980
Netherlands 1,537 74 -1,463
Belgium 429 0 -429

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) 26,001,284
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,590,237
Other 3,714,374
Air transport 47,701

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) 11,737,818 14,263,466 +2,525,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,784,623 4,805,614 +2,020,991
Other 1,708,259 2,006,115 +297,856
Air transport 17,938 29,763 +11,825

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 12,383,240
Holyhead 6,253,322
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,299,914
000 3,714,374
Immingham Docks 3,178,268

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 5,351,181 7,032,059 +1,680,878
Holyhead 1,894,796 4,358,526 +2,463,730
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,410,131 2,889,783 +479,652
000 1,708,259 2,006,115 +297,856
Immingham Docks 1,719,809 1,458,459 -261,350
London Gateway Port 1,218,431 684,675 -533,756
Hull 382,869 1,101,755 +718,886
Felixstowe 331,660 565,459 +233,799
Dover 291,399 226,716 -64,683
Heysham 408,166 69,818 -338,348

Quick facts

HS code: 15171090

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

Description: All other types of solid margarine