Import/export HS code 2306: Oilcake and solid residues from oil extraction

Solid leftovers from extracting oils from plants or microbes, not including residues from headings 2304 or 2305

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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 £
Indonesia 86,390,571
Argentina 77,798,112
Netherlands 77,409,955
France 48,823,576
Belgium 45,879,598

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 £
Indonesia 37,611,474 48,779,097 +11,167,623
Argentina 39,582,892 38,215,220 -1,367,672
Netherlands 38,667,794 38,742,161 +74,367
France 28,480,654 20,342,922 -8,137,732
Belgium 24,445,034 21,434,564 -3,010,470
Germany 23,495,766 17,299,394 -6,196,372
Canada 588,470 35,025,435 +34,436,965
Ireland 12,106,808 12,696,933 +590,125
Ukraine 17,072,387 4,748,017 -12,324,370
China 4,537,341 7,085,990 +2,548,649

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 95,657,959
Indonesia 88,934,637
Netherlands 42,643,804
Canada 39,072,248
Belgium 35,797,847

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 50,731,189 44,926,770 -5,804,419
Indonesia 39,209,741 49,724,896 +10,515,155
Netherlands 19,652,497 22,991,307 +3,338,810
Canada 646,516 38,425,732 +37,779,216
Belgium 17,898,974 17,898,873 -101
France 15,783,894 14,330,862 -1,453,032
Germany 20,734,582 8,598,639 -12,135,943
Ukraine 18,684,946 4,748,017 -13,936,929
China 4,397,090 7,085,990 +2,688,900
Turkey 7,957,250 3,126,201 -4,831,049

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - South 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Greater Manchester 3

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
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 1 2 +1
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 1 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Devon 2 2 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 2 +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) 440,920,893
Other 80,128,061
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,036,242
Air transport 117,751

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) 213,913,885 227,007,008 +13,093,123
Other 45,741,425 34,386,636 -11,354,789
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,091,348 1,944,894 -146,454
Air transport 46,170 71,581 +25,411

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 97,989,584
000 80,128,061
Avonmouth Docks 68,971,033
Immingham Docks 58,570,292
Teignmouth 29,295,636

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 £
Liverpool Docks 53,651,056 44,338,528 -9,312,528
000 45,741,425 34,386,636 -11,354,789
Avonmouth Docks 21,352,404 47,618,629 +26,266,225
Immingham Docks 27,795,033 30,775,259 +2,980,226
Teignmouth 11,259,985 18,035,651 +6,775,666
Middlesbrough 12,694,825 11,342,952 -1,351,873
WEY 15,348,512 7,972,197 -7,376,315
Plymouth 12,624,510 9,264,757 -3,359,753
Belfast Port 7,658,346 12,958,685 +5,300,339
Hull 4,978,504 7,269,217 +2,290,713

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 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of food products 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 13
2026-02 14
2026-01 13
2025-12 17

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
1m-15m 19
54m+ 16
0-1m 7
15m-54m 7
Other 7

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 16,247,204
France 12,886,325
Netherlands 4,417,547
Germany 2,982,097
Sweden 2,476,481

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 7,142,337 9,104,867 +1,962,530
France 3,354,168 9,532,157 +6,177,989
Netherlands 743,243 3,674,304 +2,931,061
Germany 352,382 2,629,715 +2,277,333
Sweden 1,771,687 704,794 -1,066,893
Spain 2,434 2,323,568 +2,321,134
United States 936,990 495,543 -441,447
Switzerland 4,390 746,791 +742,401
Croatia 82,599 0 -82,599
Canada 0 40,086 +40,086

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 12,498,789
United States 1,138,250
Canada 823,390
France 366,319
Ireland 118,775

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 6,218,928 6,279,861 +60,933
United States 0 1,138,250 +1,138,250
Canada 0 823,390 +823,390
France 366,319 0 -366,319
Ireland 118,775 0 -118,775
Argentina 0 84,586 +84,586
China 36,003 4,889 -31,114
Switzerland 1,318 0 -1,318

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) 17,948,384
Other 15,072,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,648,830
Air transport 1,163,783

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) 4,920,412 13,027,972 +8,107,560
Other 6,741,343 8,331,001 +1,589,658
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,937,691 7,711,139 +5,773,448
Air transport 917,618 246,165 -671,453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 15,072,344
Medway 14,011,144
London 8,351,501
Ipswich Dock 1,771,687
London Heathrow Airport 1,159,768

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 6,741,343 8,331,001 +1,589,658
Medway 0 14,011,144 +14,011,144
London 3,953,362 4,398,139 +444,777
Ipswich Dock 1,771,687 0 -1,771,687
London Heathrow Airport 915,227 244,541 -670,686
Dover / Eurotunnel 41,670 693,987 +652,317
Avonmouth Docks 0 623,735 +623,735
London Gateway Port 59,617 489,215 +429,598
Thamesport 424,727 0 -424,727
Southampton 105,765 304,066 +198,301

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2306

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

Description: Solid leftovers from extracting oils from plants or microbes, not including residues from headings 2304 or 2305