Import/export HS code 15179091: Mixed vegetable oils in liquid form

Liquid vegetable oil blends used for cooking or industrial purposes

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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 £
Spain 17,775,132
Belgium 11,099,753
Italy 10,561,312
Germany 3,824,151
Ireland 1,242,460

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 £
Spain 9,635,570 8,139,562 -1,496,008
Belgium 5,707,023 5,392,730 -314,293
Italy 6,224,881 4,336,431 -1,888,450
Germany 2,035,096 1,789,055 -246,041
Ireland 585,816 656,644 +70,828
Netherlands 552,858 544,251 -8,607
United States 254,869 528,103 +273,234
Singapore 482,938 230,635 -252,303
Switzerland 308,733 277,872 -30,861
Canada 329,133 221,000 -108,133

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 19,381,872
Italy 13,014,704
Belgium 9,518,167
United States 1,945,882
Germany 1,715,911

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 10,309,343 9,072,529 -1,236,814
Italy 7,529,850 5,484,854 -2,044,996
Belgium 4,873,972 4,644,195 -229,777
United States 673,466 1,272,416 +598,950
Germany 975,084 740,827 -234,257
Singapore 482,938 230,635 -252,303
Canada 329,133 221,000 -108,133
Sweden 165,926 296,483 +130,557
Israel 159,269 165,634 +6,365
Portugal 178,026 144,724 -33,302

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 16
Outer London - East and North East 10
Inner London - East 9
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 12 14 +2
Outer London - East and North East 10 6 -4
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Essex 5 4 -1
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -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) 28,981,527
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,751,150
Other 1,839,766
Air transport 86,383

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) 14,746,337 14,235,190 -511,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,238,358 8,512,792 -2,725,566
Other 1,056,744 783,022 -273,722
Air transport 83,384 2,999 -80,385

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 11,429,126
London 10,148,574
London Gateway Port 8,555,195
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,002,818
Immingham Docks 3,462,719

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 £
Eurotunnel 6,269,924 5,159,202 -1,110,722
London 5,401,460 4,747,114 -654,346
London Gateway Port 4,501,544 4,053,651 -447,893
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,557,154 2,445,664 +888,510
Immingham Docks 1,887,349 1,575,370 -311,979
Felixstowe 2,282,052 1,065,910 -1,216,142
Dover 1,470,070 948,530 -521,540
Liverpool Docks 867,566 1,075,030 +207,464
000 1,056,744 783,022 -273,722
Southampton 538,487 646,330 +107,843

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 63
Manufacture of food products 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Food and beverage service activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 31
2025-10 35
2025-09 29
2025-08 35

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 44
54m+ 29
0-1m 17
15m-54m 13
Other 2

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 £
Belgium 22,640,938
Ireland 4,180,115
Netherlands 1,543,423
France 805,315
Spain 757,890

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 £
Belgium 13,371,835 9,269,103 -4,102,732
Ireland 2,161,549 2,018,566 -142,983
Netherlands 910,386 633,037 -277,349
France 568,398 236,917 -331,481
Spain 249,090 508,800 +259,710
Denmark 122,781 34,277 -88,504
Cyprus 87,977 8,514 -79,463
Poland 46,965 40,614 -6,351
Bahrain 66,096 16,480 -49,616
United States 50,519 20,814 -29,705

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 £
Italy 46,888
Spain 34,383
Belgium 3,162
France 354

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 £
Italy 22,104 24,784 +2,680
Spain 17,490 16,893 -597
Belgium 3,162 0 -3,162
France 333 21 -312

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) 17,981,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,383,614
Other 1,379,325
Air transport 13,983

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) 11,895,658 6,085,800 -5,809,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,279,321 6,104,293 +824,972
Other 649,063 730,262 +81,199
Air transport 10,684 3,299 -7,385

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,255,161
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,861,248
Hull 4,089,904
Dover 2,246,588
Liverpool Docks 1,645,399

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 8,768,071 4,487,090 -4,280,981
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,547,083 3,314,165 +767,082
Hull 1,643,438 2,446,466 +803,028
Dover 1,775,594 470,994 -1,304,600
Liverpool Docks 896,843 748,556 -148,287
000 649,063 730,262 +81,199
Holyhead 276,962 296,211 +19,249
Heysham 310,117 255,454 -54,663
London 494,248 47,596 -446,652
London Gateway Port 162,808 33,759 -129,049

Quick facts

HS code: 15179091

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

Description: Liquid vegetable oil blends used for cooking or industrial purposes