Import/export HS code 15180095: Inedible fat and oil mixtures

Mixtures of animal, plant, or microbial fats and oils, not for eating

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* 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 £
Netherlands 301,580,802
China 26,185,922
Belgium 12,892,711
Egypt 12,327,065
Canada 5,864,193

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 £
Netherlands 170,148,614 131,432,188 -38,716,426
China 4,027,182 22,158,740 +18,131,558
Belgium 4,235,053 8,657,658 +4,422,605
Egypt 3,725,977 8,601,088 +4,875,111
Canada 2,974,045 2,890,148 -83,897
Chile 2,978,349 2,720,549 -257,800
Australia 3,173,355 1,435,037 -1,738,318
Malaysia 3,584,154 0 -3,584,154
United States 2,340,065 180,875 -2,159,190
Saudi Arabia 2,266,031 81,845 -2,184,186

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 £
China 246,253,966
Malaysia 29,469,989
Netherlands 21,625,479
Belgium 17,803,873
Egypt 14,252,525

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 £
China 135,453,389 110,800,577 -24,652,812
Malaysia 17,625,508 11,844,481 -5,781,027
Netherlands 9,985,488 11,639,991 +1,654,503
Belgium 3,225,658 14,578,215 +11,352,557
Egypt 5,110,137 9,142,388 +4,032,251
Australia 6,536,625 1,435,037 -5,101,588
Chile 3,451,247 3,095,133 -356,114
Saudi Arabia 2,780,557 3,079,825 +299,268
Canada 2,974,045 2,861,670 -112,375
United States 5,118,698 209,353 -4,909,345

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1
Essex 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
Outer London - South 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 390,443,675
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,550,837
Air transport 131,527

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 210,703,134 179,740,541 -30,962,593
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,047,196 1,503,641 +456,445
Air transport 27,571 103,956 +76,385

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 220,750,966
Immingham Docks 112,654,315
London 32,793,679
London Gateway Port 15,775,603
Ellesmere Port 4,509,755

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 £
Middlesbrough 130,515,071 90,235,895 -40,279,176
Immingham Docks 62,383,177 50,271,138 -12,112,039
London 1,907,482 30,886,197 +28,978,715
London Gateway Port 12,687,792 3,087,811 -9,599,981
Ellesmere Port 0 4,509,755 +4,509,755
Liverpool Docks 3,081,452 568,662 -2,512,790
Felixstowe 544,757 1,311,170 +766,413
Holyhead 154,419 106,718 -47,701
Purfleet 171,814 0 -171,814
Killingholme 0 160,017 +160,017

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 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 2
Advertising and market research 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 7

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
54m+ 9
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 3
0-1m 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 £
Netherlands 95,533,425
Belgium 73,832,445
Sweden 60,033,782
Spain 56,703,766
Norway 9,462,161

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 £
Netherlands 54,636,845 40,896,580 -13,740,265
Belgium 48,529,561 25,302,884 -23,226,677
Sweden 25,835,164 34,198,618 +8,363,454
Spain 22,356,494 34,347,272 +11,990,778
Norway 6,325,892 3,136,269 -3,189,623
Germany 1,122,692 6,803,367 +5,680,675
Ireland 1,031,884 5,460,226 +4,428,342
Finland 2,508,585 3,188,429 +679,844
Switzerland 3,951,596 0 -3,951,596
United States 1,057,522 0 -1,057,522

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 £
China 44

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 £
China 44 0 -44

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 290,837,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,912,711
Air transport 69,734
Other 44

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 149,032,410 141,805,296 -7,227,114
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,384,362 11,528,349 -6,856,013
Air transport 48,125 21,609 -26,516
Other 44 0 -44

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 90,958,572
Hull 76,882,389
London 74,392,985
Sunderland 35,712,100
Middlesbrough 13,643,029

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 43,021,343 47,937,229 +4,915,886
Hull 39,430,327 37,452,062 -1,978,265
London 33,520,971 40,872,014 +7,351,043
Sunderland 18,835,915 16,876,185 -1,959,730
Middlesbrough 13,375,975 267,054 -13,108,921
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,706,889 4,452,535 -254,354
499 5,241,390 3,188,429 -2,052,961
Immingham Docks 4,534,228 1,071,553 -3,462,675
Dagenham 3,981,294 0 -3,981,294
Grangemouth Docks 602,770 923,863 +321,093

Quick facts

HS code: 15180095

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

Description: Mixtures of animal, plant, or microbial fats and oils, not for eating