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 18,902,641
Italy 12,630,378
Belgium 11,868,096
Germany 3,955,267
Ireland 1,578,142

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 9,112,613 9,790,028 +677,415
Italy 5,270,083 7,360,295 +2,090,212
Belgium 6,261,609 5,606,487 -655,122
Germany 2,416,804 1,538,463 -878,341
Ireland 759,641 818,501 +58,860
Netherlands 544,233 928,670 +384,437
United States 345,921 530,975 +185,054
Singapore 370,398 435,694 +65,296
Switzerland 474,609 111,996 -362,613
Portugal 260,907 282,100 +21,193

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 20,366,788
Italy 15,155,053
Belgium 10,073,531
United States 2,238,524
Germany 2,055,516

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 9,616,998 10,749,790 +1,132,792
Italy 7,127,974 8,027,079 +899,105
Belgium 5,394,203 4,679,328 -714,875
United States 930,394 1,308,130 +377,736
Germany 874,526 1,180,990 +306,464
Singapore 370,398 435,694 +65,296
Canada 327,549 198,909 -128,640
Sweden 174,491 335,996 +161,505
Portugal 175,550 216,817 +41,267
Israel 166,445 179,821 +13,376

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 12
Inner London - East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
West Yorkshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 13 13 +0
Outer London - East and North East 9 9 +0
Inner London - East 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 2 6 +4
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Essex 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +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) 32,251,631
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,156,761
Other 2,188,033
Air transport 137,936

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) 15,531,507 16,720,124 +1,188,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,940,028 11,216,733 +1,276,705
Other 1,234,024 954,009 -280,015
Air transport 86,383 51,553 -34,830

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 11,441,951
London 10,944,359
London Gateway Port 10,129,595
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,305,470
Felixstowe 4,224,213

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 6,008,339 5,433,612 -574,727
London 5,484,088 5,460,271 -23,817
London Gateway Port 4,061,300 6,068,295 +2,006,995
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,282,239 3,023,231 +740,992
Felixstowe 1,915,590 2,308,623 +393,033
Immingham Docks 1,855,931 1,894,835 +38,904
Dover 1,157,906 1,072,941 -84,965
000 1,234,024 954,009 -280,015
Liverpool Docks 840,257 991,816 +151,559
Southampton 529,102 836,983 +307,881

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
67
Manufacture of food products
16
Food and beverage service activities
12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
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
2026-05 30
2026-04 23
2026-03 24
2026-02 25
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 45
54m+ 27
0-1m 20
15m-54m 15
Other 1

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 22,195,082
Ireland 4,819,805
Spain 2,529,513
Netherlands 1,792,852
France 1,101,113

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 13,451,208 8,743,874 -4,707,334
Ireland 2,506,756 2,313,049 -193,707
Spain 150,264 2,379,249 +2,228,985
Netherlands 1,014,325 778,527 -235,798
France 213,410 887,703 +674,293
United States 49,357 149,981 +100,624
Denmark 120,137 40,706 -79,431
Italy 41,728 58,194 +16,466
Cyprus 96,491 0 -96,491
Canada 10,361 82,068 +71,707

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 56,857
Spain 46,122
Belgium 3,162
France 275

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 32,073 24,784 -7,289
Spain 25,880 20,242 -5,638
Belgium 3,162 0 -3,162
France 254 21 -233

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) 21,432,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,298,440
Other 1,778,620
Air transport 21,779

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) 12,346,998 9,085,140 -3,261,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,632,158 5,666,282 +1,034,124
Other 869,503 909,117 +39,614
Air transport 9,522 12,257 +2,735

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,712,226
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,207,123
Hull 4,392,961
Liverpool Docks 1,840,624
000 1,778,620

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 8,286,445 4,425,781 -3,860,664
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,886,442 6,320,681 +3,434,239
Hull 2,593,054 1,799,907 -793,147
Liverpool Docks 972,552 868,072 -104,480
000 869,503 909,117 +39,614
Dover 884,023 376,620 -507,403
Heysham 321,348 306,347 -15,001
Holyhead 314,736 292,492 -22,244
London 405,509 46,265 -359,244
Southampton 107,311 174,373 +67,062

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