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 349,358,467
China 26,204,536
Belgium 18,362,344
Egypt 14,506,689
Canada 5,532,471

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 171,902,200 177,456,267 +5,554,067
China 19,685,607 6,518,929 -13,166,678
Belgium 7,081,060 11,281,284 +4,200,224
Egypt 4,931,926 9,574,763 +4,642,837
Canada 3,344,480 2,187,991 -1,156,489
Australia 3,093,507 1,365,429 -1,728,078
Chile 1,687,982 2,531,097 +843,115
United States 2,306,636 188,060 -2,118,576
South Africa 908,650 1,107,455 +198,805
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 290,589,340
Malaysia 25,672,774
Belgium 23,298,430
Netherlands 21,004,389
Egypt 14,440,720

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 145,717,460 144,871,880 -845,580
Malaysia 12,048,961 13,623,813 +1,574,852
Belgium 11,915,864 11,382,566 -533,298
Netherlands 12,062,912 8,941,477 -3,121,435
Egypt 6,424,284 8,016,436 +1,592,152
Saudi Arabia 1,117,172 7,192,169 +6,074,997
Australia 6,456,777 1,365,429 -5,091,348
Canada 3,344,480 2,159,513 -1,184,967
United States 5,135,320 216,538 -4,918,782
Chile 1,991,425 2,905,681 +914,256

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 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
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) 436,067,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,461,124
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) 223,548,009 212,519,697 -11,028,312
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 913,344 2,547,780 +1,634,436
Air transport 48,779 86,140 +37,361

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 239,784,862
Immingham Docks 125,749,573
London 45,496,249
Ellesmere Port 12,705,494
London Gateway Port 9,040,780

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 118,667,725 121,117,137 +2,449,412
Immingham Docks 88,413,766 37,335,807 -51,077,959
London 8,805,280 36,690,969 +27,885,689
Ellesmere Port 0 12,705,494 +12,705,494
London Gateway Port 4,755,737 4,285,043 -470,694
Liverpool Docks 2,956,010 484,253 -2,471,757
Felixstowe 240,693 2,093,234 +1,852,541
Holyhead 179,853 105,326 -74,527
Killingholme 11,228 155,014 +143,786
Purfleet 153,537 0 -153,537

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
2026-04 4
2026-03 4
2026-02 3
2026-01 5
2025-12 8

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 100,556,011
Sweden 82,694,025
Belgium 77,331,433
Spain 70,892,103
Germany 14,848,622

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 47,727,078 52,828,933 +5,101,855
Sweden 24,874,296 57,819,729 +32,945,433
Belgium 49,814,475 27,516,958 -22,297,517
Spain 22,313,469 48,578,634 +26,265,165
Germany 1,675,716 13,172,906 +11,497,190
United States 0 10,937,304 +10,937,304
Norway 9,462,161 0 -9,462,161
Ireland 2,038,970 4,639,618 +2,600,648
Finland 5,697,014 0 -5,697,014
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) 352,593,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,596,534
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) 156,146,952 196,446,454 +40,299,502
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,468,360 19,128,174 +7,659,814
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 £
London 104,048,034
Liverpool Docks 102,614,597
Hull 99,374,177
Sunderland 44,760,276
Immingham Docks 9,508,939

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 £
London 47,401,103 56,646,931 +9,245,828
Liverpool Docks 46,465,240 56,149,357 +9,684,117
Hull 38,212,890 61,161,287 +22,948,397
Sunderland 13,376,451 31,383,825 +18,007,374
Immingham Docks 4,517,391 4,991,548 +474,157
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,742,647 3,429,004 -2,313,643
Middlesbrough 7,018,169 354,096 -6,664,073
499 4,026,644 0 -4,026,644
Grangemouth Docks 657,333 1,114,193 +456,860
Heysham 27,241 221,710 +194,469

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