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 822,438,314
Brazil 204,802,335
Netherlands 121,966,491
United States 91,232,253
Ireland 69,674,413

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 480,241,101 342,197,213 -138,043,888
Brazil 85,246,597 119,555,738 +34,309,141
Netherlands 55,762,837 66,203,654 +10,440,817
United States 38,473,022 52,759,231 +14,286,209
Ireland 20,979,018 48,695,395 +27,716,377
Germany 23,434,285 22,295,990 -1,138,295
Canada 7,822,471 23,172,315 +15,349,844
China 11,670,265 6,489,772 -5,180,493
Turkey 6,334,937 5,499,013 -835,924
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 724,395,748
Brazil 255,445,631
Paraguay 136,884,853
United States 87,743,895
Netherlands 58,059,051

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 412,443,928 311,951,820 -100,492,108
Brazil 116,369,230 139,076,401 +22,707,171
Paraguay 77,199,548 59,685,305 -17,514,243
United States 34,978,307 52,765,588 +17,787,281
Netherlands 21,937,287 36,121,764 +14,184,477
Canada 11,322,314 23,888,902 +12,566,588
Germany 9,001,776 16,531,711 +7,529,935
China 11,105,235 7,027,952 -4,077,283
India 3,457,054 9,032,820 +5,575,766
Turkey 6,334,937 5,497,062 -837,875

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 1 2 +1
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) 1,377,918,581
Other 89,238,463
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,924,705
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) 715,941,771 661,976,810 -53,964,961
Other 34,497,241 54,741,222 +20,243,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,381,900 3,542,805 +1,160,905
Road transport 11,170 29,486 +18,316
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 350,177,162
Liverpool Docks 205,387,075
Avonmouth Docks 176,019,757
Immingham Docks 133,791,636
London 114,646,091

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 191,108,789 159,068,373 -32,040,416
Liverpool Docks 105,757,640 99,629,435 -6,128,205
Avonmouth Docks 78,934,442 97,085,315 +18,150,873
Immingham Docks 78,170,659 55,620,977 -22,549,682
London 67,993,584 46,652,507 -21,341,077
Middlesbrough 49,579,603 42,506,156 -7,073,447
000 34,497,241 54,741,222 +20,243,981
WEY 43,116,308 40,506,088 -2,610,220
Ipswich Dock 17,031,309 29,442,124 +12,410,815
Aberdeen Docks 17,110,601 14,024,190 -3,086,411

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 12
Manufacture of food products 11
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
2026-04 13
2026-03 12
2026-02 16
2026-01 14
2025-12 13

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 52,544,796
Germany 325,940
United States 256,366
Netherlands 64,496
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 23,504,843 29,039,953 +5,535,110
Germany 85,203 240,737 +155,534
United States 256,366 0 -256,366
Netherlands 13,711 50,785 +37,074
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 0 4,424 +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 43,598,700
Germany 1,701,292
Netherlands 528,698
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 18,349,866 25,248,834 +6,898,968
Germany 61,734 1,639,558 +1,577,824
Netherlands 528,698 0 -528,698
Brazil 138,922 327,492 +188,570
United States 327,068 0 -327,068
Russia 246,823 0 -246,823
Argentina 108,231 9,701 -98,530
Ireland 19,433 80,815 +61,382
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 47,092,165
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,646,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 554,963
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 19,785,765 27,306,400 +7,520,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,967,395 1,678,764 -2,288,631
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 184,817 370,146 +185,329
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 47,092,165
Liverpool Docks 5,327,844
Dover / Eurotunnel 357,829
Belfast Port 256,366
Heysham 118,423

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 19,785,765 27,306,400 +7,520,635
Liverpool Docks 3,674,775 1,653,069 -2,021,706
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,525 271,304 +184,779
Belfast Port 256,366 0 -256,366
Heysham 40,823 77,600 +36,777
Felixstowe 58,678 0 -58,678
Immingham Docks 17,854 31,187 +13,333
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