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 86,932,506
Argentina 74,042,772
Netherlands 73,932,832
France 47,228,801
Germany 40,064,726

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 47,086,016 39,846,490 -7,239,526
Argentina 37,105,602 36,937,170 -168,432
Netherlands 33,781,815 40,151,017 +6,369,202
France 33,736,754 13,492,047 -20,244,707
Germany 24,313,004 15,751,722 -8,561,282
Belgium 16,503,744 23,007,590 +6,503,846
Canada 11,389,304 24,083,642 +12,694,338
Ireland 12,151,372 9,177,344 -2,974,028
Ukraine 16,161,417 2,435,163 -13,726,254
Turkey 7,957,250 5,451,827 -2,505,423

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 89,375,305
Indonesia 85,665,342
Netherlands 43,128,726
Canada 38,931,289
Belgium 33,051,060

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 47,102,491 42,272,814 -4,829,677
Indonesia 44,873,053 40,792,289 -4,080,764
Netherlands 18,652,020 24,476,706 +5,824,686
Canada 11,447,350 27,483,939 +16,036,589
Belgium 14,795,557 18,255,503 +3,459,946
France 18,607,982 11,095,043 -7,512,939
Germany 17,713,765 10,102,964 -7,610,801
Ukraine 17,006,810 2,435,163 -14,571,647
Turkey 7,957,250 5,451,827 -2,505,423
China 6,732,274 4,261,818 -2,470,456

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 4 3 -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) 421,840,965
Other 76,250,839
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,857,514
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) 221,086,336 200,754,629 -20,331,707
Other 47,417,150 28,833,689 -18,583,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,979,925 1,877,589 -102,336
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 84,468,838
000 76,250,839
Avonmouth Docks 71,218,419
Immingham Docks 58,412,547
Teignmouth 30,042,365

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 52,403,000 32,065,838 -20,337,162
000 47,417,150 28,833,689 -18,583,461
Avonmouth Docks 34,323,189 36,895,230 +2,572,041
Immingham Docks 28,258,751 30,153,796 +1,895,045
Teignmouth 12,041,093 18,001,272 +5,960,179
WEY 14,048,554 7,681,566 -6,366,988
Belfast Port 9,090,347 11,528,288 +2,437,941
Plymouth 10,178,542 10,331,444 +152,902
Middlesbrough 10,026,291 10,327,023 +300,732
Hull 3,154,862 8,572,913 +5,418,051

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
25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
13
Manufacture of food products
10
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
2026-05 12
2026-04 17
2026-03 13
2026-02 14
2026-01 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
1m-15m 19
54m+ 15
15m-54m 7
Other 7
0-1m 6

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 15,311,399
France 12,886,325
Netherlands 4,391,824
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 6,379,103 8,932,296 +2,553,193
France 6,518,177 6,368,148 -150,029
Netherlands 1,456,455 2,935,369 +1,478,914
Germany 1,198,545 1,783,552 +585,007
Sweden 1,771,687 704,794 -1,066,893
Spain 901,502 1,424,500 +522,998
United States 843,520 427,911 -415,609
Switzerland 751,181 0 -751,181
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 11,999,403
United States 1,138,250
Canada 823,390
France 255,913
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 5,841,870 6,157,533 +315,663
United States 0 1,138,250 +1,138,250
Canada 0 823,390 +823,390
France 255,913 0 -255,913
Ireland 118,775 0 -118,775
Argentina 49,432 39,531 -9,901
China 33,029 1,148 -31,881
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) 17,932,237
Other 14,460,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,304,404
Air transport 1,006,717

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) 9,028,587 8,903,650 -124,937
Other 6,300,337 8,159,877 +1,859,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,865,482 5,438,922 +1,573,440
Air transport 824,148 182,569 -641,579

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,460,214
Medway 14,011,144
London 8,030,922
Ipswich Dock 1,771,687
London Heathrow Airport 1,002,702

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 6,300,337 8,159,877 +1,859,540
Medway 4,183,761 9,827,383 +5,643,622
London 4,982,012 3,048,910 -1,933,102
Ipswich Dock 1,771,687 0 -1,771,687
London Heathrow Airport 821,757 180,945 -640,812
Dover / Eurotunnel 404,379 329,098 -75,281
Avonmouth Docks 0 623,735 +623,735
London Gateway Port 529,842 6,638 -523,204
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