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 19,087,946
Italy 12,209,912
Belgium 11,860,357
Germany 3,854,179
Ireland 1,521,808

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 9,367,368 9,720,578 +353,210
Italy 5,358,955 6,850,957 +1,492,002
Belgium 5,952,364 5,907,993 -44,371
Germany 2,222,796 1,631,383 -591,413
Ireland 700,682 821,126 +120,444
Netherlands 531,498 940,974 +409,476
United States 303,997 535,716 +231,719
Singapore 443,212 300,036 -143,176
Switzerland 446,921 139,684 -307,237
Portugal 250,594 279,157 +28,563

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 20,545,666
Italy 14,747,880
Belgium 10,120,205
United States 2,201,341
Germany 1,897,968

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 9,840,352 10,705,314 +864,962
Italy 7,036,061 7,711,819 +675,758
Belgium 5,126,872 4,993,333 -133,539
United States 860,782 1,340,559 +479,777
Germany 827,621 1,070,347 +242,726
Singapore 443,212 300,036 -143,176
Canada 253,905 272,553 +18,648
Sweden 169,269 336,940 +167,671
Portugal 162,550 200,169 +37,619
Netherlands 79,546 249,133 +169,587

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 17
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
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 12 14 +2
Outer London - East and North East 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 6 9 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 6 6 +0
Essex 5 4 -1
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 4 +2

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) 31,873,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,115,490
Other 2,132,330
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) 14,918,205 16,955,175 +2,036,970
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,420,939 10,694,551 +273,612
Other 1,170,516 961,814 -208,702
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 11,738,335
London 11,033,738
London Gateway Port 9,640,075
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,905,873
Felixstowe 4,402,031

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 6,080,731 5,657,604 -423,127
London 5,341,280 5,692,458 +351,178
London Gateway Port 4,158,685 5,481,390 +1,322,705
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,053,410 2,852,463 +799,053
Felixstowe 2,225,353 2,176,678 -48,675
Immingham Docks 1,839,195 1,885,217 +46,022
Dover 1,137,381 1,058,682 -78,699
000 1,170,516 961,814 -208,702
Liverpool Docks 740,541 1,091,532 +350,991
Southampton 562,936 774,130 +211,194

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 65
Manufacture of food products 15
Food and beverage service activities 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 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
2026-04 23
2026-03 24
2026-02 25
2026-01 21
2025-12 31

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+ 28
0-1m 18
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 23,163,043
Ireland 4,700,163
Spain 2,195,910
Netherlands 1,792,505
France 1,131,711

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 13,957,970 9,205,073 -4,752,897
Ireland 2,362,824 2,337,339 -25,485
Spain 175,360 2,020,550 +1,845,190
Netherlands 1,025,737 766,768 -258,969
France 528,335 603,376 +75,041
United States 49,357 149,981 +100,624
Denmark 120,137 40,706 -79,431
Italy 37,944 63,870 +25,926
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 44,598
Belgium 3,162
France 290

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 23,951 20,647 -3,304
Belgium 3,162 0 -3,162
France 269 21 -248

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) 21,140,760
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,236,457
Other 1,679,460
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) 12,457,118 8,683,642 -3,773,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,324,015 5,912,442 +588,427
Other 793,627 885,833 +92,206
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 13,335,606
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,777,215
Hull 4,392,961
Liverpool Docks 1,816,135
Dover 1,729,858

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 8,782,481 4,553,125 -4,229,356
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,969,147 5,808,068 +2,838,921
Hull 2,445,079 1,947,882 -497,197
Liverpool Docks 912,734 903,401 -9,333
Dover 1,304,103 425,755 -878,348
000 793,627 885,833 +92,206
Holyhead 318,526 305,533 -12,993
Heysham 309,373 303,488 -5,885
London 402,853 48,921 -353,932
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