Import/export HS code 2304: Soybean oilcake and residues

Solid leftovers from soybean oil extraction, used as animal feed or fertilizer. Includes ground or pellet forms

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Argentina 783,281,489
Brazil 205,086,418
Netherlands 113,743,058
United States 91,154,405
Ireland 69,791,371

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 £
Argentina 482,748,861 300,532,628 -182,216,233
Brazil 99,604,014 105,482,404 +5,878,390
Netherlands 47,000,666 66,742,392 +19,741,726
United States 44,877,897 46,276,508 +1,398,611
Ireland 29,950,714 39,840,657 +9,889,943
Germany 20,127,855 23,441,480 +3,313,625
Canada 5,943,028 24,635,126 +18,692,098
China 10,106,805 5,214,228 -4,892,577
Turkey 8,004,932 6,341,034 -1,663,898
France 813,086 10,984,339 +10,171,253

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 £
Argentina 686,507,246
Brazil 240,978,984
Paraguay 135,616,530
United States 87,666,047
Netherlands 61,135,920

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 £
Argentina 410,077,929 276,429,317 -133,648,612
Brazil 119,436,602 121,542,382 +2,105,780
Paraguay 82,073,307 53,543,223 -28,530,084
United States 41,383,182 46,282,865 +4,899,683
Netherlands 24,012,397 37,123,523 +13,111,126
Canada 10,159,458 17,229,287 +7,069,829
Germany 7,727,355 16,575,111 +8,847,756
China 9,935,989 5,339,679 -4,596,310
Turkey 8,004,932 6,339,083 -1,665,849
India 4,620,415 7,885,099 +3,264,684

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5
North Yorkshire 3
Eastern Scotland 2
West Central Scotland 2

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
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
North Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +1
West Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 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) 1,324,352,174
Other 91,891,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,989,523
Road transport 40,656
Air transport 1,190

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) 727,109,886 597,242,288 -129,867,598
Other 43,945,311 47,946,478 +4,001,167
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,689,687 3,299,836 +610,149
Road transport 13,269 27,387 +14,118
Air transport 1,190 0 -1,190

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 337,924,356
Liverpool Docks 201,883,774
Avonmouth Docks 179,462,096
Immingham Docks 123,425,697
London 96,353,209

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 £
Belfast Port 195,875,645 142,048,711 -53,826,934
Liverpool Docks 112,750,201 89,133,573 -23,616,628
Avonmouth Docks 82,206,432 97,255,664 +15,049,232
Immingham Docks 81,826,132 41,599,565 -40,226,567
London 56,407,831 39,945,378 -16,462,453
000 43,945,311 47,946,478 +4,001,167
WEY 47,751,377 37,629,232 -10,122,145
Middlesbrough 42,927,291 41,382,265 -1,545,026
Ipswich Dock 22,149,637 29,370,082 +7,220,445
Aberdeen Docks 16,647,122 12,336,782 -4,310,340

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
13
Manufacture of food products
12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 14
2026-04 13
2026-03 12
2026-02 16
2026-01 14

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+ 19
1m-15m 8
Other 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 £
Ireland 51,961,750
Germany 325,940
United States 256,366
Netherlands 84,264
Japan 35,280

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 £
Ireland 22,350,729 29,611,021 +7,260,292
Germany 141,950 183,990 +42,040
United States 256,366 0 -256,366
Netherlands 23,147 61,117 +37,970
Japan 23,520 11,760 -11,760
Mexico 35,158 0 -35,158
Belgium 17,854 0 -17,854
Canada 0 14,145 +14,145
Portugal 0 5,605 +5,605
France 4,424 0 -4,424

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 £
XI 43,882,956
Germany 1,719,975
Netherlands 495,538
Brazil 466,414
United States 327,068

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 £
XI 18,247,650 25,635,306 +7,387,656
Germany 60,188 1,659,787 +1,599,599
Netherlands 495,538 0 -495,538
Brazil 197,702 268,712 +71,010
United States 327,068 0 -327,068
Russia 246,823 0 -246,823
Argentina 108,231 9,701 -98,530
Ireland 27,959 72,289 +44,330
Portugal 4,990 0 -4,990

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 47,361,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,849,200
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 518,865
Air transport 14,145

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 £
Other 19,716,149 27,645,795 +7,929,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,891,419 1,957,781 -933,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 246,902 271,963 +25,061
Air transport 0 14,145 +14,145

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 47,361,944
Liverpool Docks 4,486,599
Dover / Eurotunnel 357,829
Belfast Port 256,366
Heysham 106,843

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 £
000 19,716,149 27,645,795 +7,929,646
Liverpool Docks 2,583,780 1,902,819 -680,961
Dover / Eurotunnel 156,026 201,803 +45,777
Belfast Port 256,366 0 -256,366
Heysham 45,317 61,526 +16,209
Immingham Docks 17,854 50,955 +33,101
Felixstowe 58,678 0 -58,678
London Heathrow Airport 0 14,145 +14,145
Harwich 13,711 0 -13,711
London Gateway Port 0 11,760 +11,760

Quick facts

HS code: 2304

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

Description: Solid leftovers from soybean oil extraction, used as animal feed or fertilizer. Includes ground or pellet forms