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 348,127,765
China 26,219,758
Belgium 18,300,852
Egypt 13,958,877
Canada 4,982,910

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 176,598,689 171,529,076 -5,069,613
China 19,685,607 6,534,151 -13,151,456
Belgium 7,041,644 11,259,208 +4,217,564
Egypt 4,599,958 9,358,919 +4,758,961
Canada 4,261,755 721,155 -3,540,600
Chile 1,376,573 2,444,569 +1,067,996
Australia 2,995,666 670,902 -2,324,764
United States 2,381,823 108,233 -2,273,590
South Africa 1,096,406 804,591 -291,815
Sweden 1,887,034 0 -1,887,034

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 284,383,504
Malaysia 25,137,006
Netherlands 24,936,323
Belgium 23,236,938
Egypt 13,892,908

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 142,546,220 141,837,284 -708,936
Malaysia 13,816,354 11,320,652 -2,495,702
Netherlands 15,905,143 9,031,180 -6,873,963
Belgium 11,876,448 11,360,490 -515,958
Egypt 6,092,316 7,800,592 +1,708,276
Saudi Arabia 1,479,877 7,303,371 +5,823,494
United States 5,238,985 108,233 -5,130,752
United Arab Emirates 1,705,222 3,310,504 +1,605,282
Canada 4,233,277 721,155 -3,512,122
Chile 1,757,180 2,741,989 +984,809

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

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) 430,146,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,502,649
Air transport 134,919

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) 226,439,569 203,707,343 -22,732,226
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 854,272 2,648,377 +1,794,105
Air transport 86,801 48,118 -38,683

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 227,419,598
Immingham Docks 130,441,736
London 45,475,801
Ellesmere Port 17,295,511
London Gateway Port 6,607,312

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 107,999,471 119,420,127 +11,420,656
Immingham Docks 91,647,582 38,794,154 -52,853,428
London 21,378,515 24,097,286 +2,718,771
Ellesmere Port 0 17,295,511 +17,295,511
London Gateway Port 2,446,091 4,161,221 +1,715,130
Liverpool Docks 2,508,002 678,331 -1,829,671
Felixstowe 753,453 1,595,696 +842,243
Holyhead 162,494 85,256 -77,238
Killingholme 33,304 132,938 +99,634
Thamesport 96,851 33,445 -63,406

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
2026-05 6
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 5

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+ 10
1m-15m 3
15m-54m 2
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 97,710,783
Sweden 79,336,804
Spain 75,271,454
Belgium 73,371,055
Germany 15,325,762

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 45,548,677 52,162,106 +6,613,429
Sweden 28,789,456 50,547,348 +21,757,892
Spain 26,860,837 48,410,617 +21,549,780
Belgium 50,393,289 22,977,766 -27,415,523
Germany 2,178,757 13,147,005 +10,968,248
United States 0 11,282,823 +11,282,823
Ireland 3,734,040 3,022,758 -711,282
Finland 5,697,014 0 -5,697,014
Norway 5,569,874 0 -5,569,874
Switzerland 3,951,596 0 -3,951,596

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) 347,218,136
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,152,494
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) 162,813,521 184,404,615 +21,591,094
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,926,140 17,226,354 +7,300,214
Air transport 62,859 6,875 -55,984
Other 44 0 -44

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 101,465,323
London 99,423,979
Liverpool Docks 97,777,778
Sunderland 45,661,406
Immingham Docks 10,248,552

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 £
Hull 47,532,317 53,933,006 +6,400,689
London 42,210,355 57,213,624 +15,003,269
Liverpool Docks 46,077,082 51,700,696 +5,623,614
Sunderland 17,165,570 28,495,836 +11,330,266
Immingham Docks 4,463,637 5,784,915 +1,321,278
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,055,433 2,455,496 -3,599,937
Middlesbrough 4,415,335 257,621 -4,157,714
499 4,026,644 0 -4,026,644
Grangemouth Docks 672,925 1,061,870 +388,945
Southampton 0 345,519 +345,519

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