Import/export HS code 38030090: Various tall oil products

Refined or processed tall oil, used in various industries

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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 £
New Zealand 761,138
Netherlands 391,336
Sweden 137,876
Belgium 108,842
Italy 78,322

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 £
New Zealand 509,538 251,600 -257,938
Netherlands 240,511 150,825 -89,686
Sweden 4,553 133,323 +128,770
Belgium 1,686 107,156 +105,470
Italy 50,333 27,989 -22,344
France 14,095 37,454 +23,359
United States 42,048 0 -42,048
Finland 0 37,148 +37,148
Norway 19,591 0 -19,591
Spain 0 16,647 +16,647

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 £
New Zealand 743,656
Italy 282,105
Sweden 159,241
Netherlands 144,829
Finland 79,012

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 £
New Zealand 475,409 268,247 -207,162
Italy 196,684 85,421 -111,263
Sweden 56,087 103,154 +47,067
Netherlands 62,217 82,612 +20,395
Finland 0 79,012 +79,012
United States 42,048 11,133 -30,915
France 14,095 37,454 +23,359
Belgium 0 49,686 +49,686
Estonia 0 43,866 +43,866
Sri Lanka 34,129 0 -34,129

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Essex 1
Greater Manchester 1
Inner London - West 1
Lancashire 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
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 1 0 -1
Lancashire 0 1 +1
Merseyside 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) 943,935
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 640,674
Air transport 64,952

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) 568,597 375,338 -193,259
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 260,573 380,101 +119,528
Air transport 56,320 8,632 -47,688

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 439,933
Immingham Docks 387,503
Felixstowe 312,867
Tyne 115,086
Middlesbrough 96,023

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 £
London Gateway Port 408,375 31,558 -376,817
Immingham Docks 190,426 197,077 +6,651
Felixstowe 77,933 234,934 +157,001
Tyne 64,726 50,360 -14,366
Middlesbrough 0 96,023 +96,023
Hull 0 74,602 +74,602
Aberdeen Docks 34,846 35,061 +215
Aberdeen Airport 54,731 0 -54,731
Southampton 34,797 0 -34,797
Dover 0 16,647 +16,647

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 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Mining support service activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 1
2026-02 3
2025-10 3
2025-09 5
2025-07 3

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+ 5
1m-15m 2
15m-54m 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 £
Germany 29,130
Italy 23,925
Israel 8,297
Mexico 5,705
Viet Nam 5,377

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 £
Germany 6,809 22,321 +15,512
Italy 5,614 18,311 +12,697
Israel 8,297 0 -8,297
Mexico 0 5,705 +5,705
Viet Nam 5,377 0 -5,377
Norway 0 1,229 +1,229
Ireland 0 1,171 +1,171

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,641
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,488
Air transport 5,705

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,423 31,218 +18,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,674 11,814 -1,860
Air transport 0 5,705 +5,705

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,891
London Gateway Port 25,488
ZLC 5,705
Felixstowe 2,350
Immingham Docks 1,229

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,423 26,468 +14,045
London Gateway Port 13,674 11,814 -1,860
ZLC 0 5,705 +5,705
Felixstowe 0 2,350 +2,350
Immingham Docks 0 1,229 +1,229
Holyhead 0 1,171 +1,171

Quick facts

HS code: 38030090

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

Description: Refined or processed tall oil, used in various industries