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 115,779,817
Belgium 65,352,705
Germany 27,961,930
Netherlands 26,320,893
Denmark 7,441,328

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 63,773,389 52,006,428 -11,766,961
Belgium 36,157,789 29,194,916 -6,962,873
Germany 15,511,467 12,450,463 -3,061,004
Netherlands 14,390,330 11,930,563 -2,459,767
Denmark 3,887,102 3,554,226 -332,876
Ireland 1,526,707 695,832 -830,875
Romania 183,855 145,512 -38,343
France 245,850 44,382 -201,468
Spain 176,926 87,805 -89,121
Portugal 72,760 56,215 -16,545

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 115,613,974
Belgium 60,055,243
Germany 32,941,225
Netherlands 26,625,553
Denmark 7,397,066

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 63,493,150 52,120,824 -11,372,326
Belgium 32,709,996 27,345,247 -5,364,749
Germany 19,229,847 13,711,378 -5,518,469
Netherlands 14,499,347 12,126,206 -2,373,141
Denmark 3,853,454 3,543,612 -309,842
Ireland 495,141 39,268 -455,873
Romania 190,223 148,063 -42,160
Spain 176,926 75,179 -101,747
France 56,895 99,071 +42,176
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 11
Outer London - West and North West 9
Inner London - West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 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 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Kent 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +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) 238,966,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,479,795
Other 1,862,895
Air transport 12,434

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) 130,949,362 108,017,130 -22,932,232
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,973,400 1,506,395 -2,467,005
Other 1,141,982 720,913 -421,069
Air transport 11,166 1,268 -9,898

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 157,404,707
London 22,758,258
Eurotunnel 19,279,554
Immingham Docks 17,953,275
Hull 8,612,334

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 86,598,334 70,806,373 -15,791,961
London 10,402,561 12,355,697 +1,953,136
Eurotunnel 9,656,804 9,622,750 -34,054
Immingham Docks 9,802,850 8,150,425 -1,652,425
Hull 4,752,246 3,860,088 -892,158
Felixstowe 5,629,377 354,040 -5,275,337
Killingholme 1,417,137 2,734,839 +1,317,702
Purfleet 2,880,058 111,267 -2,768,791
Harwich 1,934,406 990,143 -944,263
000 1,141,982 720,913 -421,069

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 35
Manufacture of food products 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
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
2026-01 21
2025-11 25
2025-10 18
2025-09 18
2025-08 17

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 32
54m+ 16
0-1m 8
15m-54m 6
Other 4

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 18,746,764
Belgium 5,749,217
Malta 2,145,495
Cyprus 1,632,354
Spain 595,039

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 8,910,180 9,836,584 +926,404
Belgium 3,243,823 2,505,394 -738,429
Malta 1,175,949 969,546 -206,403
Cyprus 999,707 632,647 -367,060
Spain 295,447 299,592 +4,145
Netherlands 72,093 476,384 +404,291
Iceland 214,633 239,174 +24,541
France 258,622 193,800 -64,822
Poland 99,988 316,759 +216,771
China 168,000 128,000 -40,000

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 1,834,464
Poland 78,440
Germany 46,869
Portugal 40,292
Ireland 25,374

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 881,613 952,851 +71,238
Poland 45,863 32,577 -13,286
Germany 32,272 14,597 -17,675
Portugal 20,676 19,616 -1,060
Ireland 12,837 12,537 -300
Malaysia 9,700 10,935 +1,235
Denmark 4,458 7,567 +3,109
Sweden 5,694 4,347 -1,347
Netherlands 890 720 -170
Belgium 735 0 -735

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) 22,284,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,813,222
Other 3,360,066
Air transport 28,023

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) 11,413,291 10,870,727 -542,564
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,252,194 3,561,028 +308,834
Other 1,617,403 1,742,663 +125,260
Air transport 5,979 22,044 +16,065

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 10,538,981
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,634,925
Holyhead 4,278,373
000 3,360,066
Immingham Docks 3,253,218

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 5,302,846 5,236,135 -66,711
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,284,360 2,350,565 +66,205
Holyhead 1,508,779 2,769,594 +1,260,815
000 1,617,403 1,742,663 +125,260
Immingham Docks 1,992,801 1,260,417 -732,384
London Gateway Port 1,551,313 663,097 -888,216
Dover 738,175 209,020 -529,155
Hull 179,906 686,510 +506,604
Felixstowe 169,451 478,298 +308,847
Heysham 401,972 88,245 -313,727

Quick facts

HS code: 15171090

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

Description: All other types of solid margarine