Import/export HS code 3826: Biodiesel and blends

Fuel made from natural oils, often mixed with small amounts of petroleum

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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 £
Netherlands 1,194,863,802
Belgium 205,353,078
Ireland 47,999,433
Norway 21,581,308
Spain 8,025,206

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 £
Netherlands 452,887,378 741,976,424 +289,089,046
Belgium 107,720,136 97,632,942 -10,087,194
Ireland 22,154,796 25,844,637 +3,689,841
Norway 21,581,308 0 -21,581,308
Spain 2,736,225 5,288,981 +2,552,756
France 1,735,004 2,212,320 +477,316
Germany 542,272 849,174 +306,902
United States 1,206,109 8,158 -1,197,951
Denmark 8,114 28,289 +20,175
Czechia 36,019 0 -36,019

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 £
Netherlands 726,963,907
Malaysia 163,273,402
Germany 146,868,882
China 119,172,583
Belgium 112,870,346

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 £
Netherlands 283,856,343 443,107,564 +159,251,221
Malaysia 17,890,867 145,382,535 +127,491,668
Germany 39,755,635 107,113,247 +67,357,612
China 119,166,433 6,150 -119,160,283
Belgium 70,492,865 42,377,481 -28,115,384
Bulgaria 756,282 44,358,960 +43,602,678
Spain 20,447,101 5,582,025 -14,865,076
France 3,127,132 20,361,453 +17,234,321
Taiwan 13,735,550 9,581,174 -4,154,376
South Korea 0 10,802,453 +10,802,453

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Essex 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Inner London - West 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 1 -3
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 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) 1,433,172,102
Other 47,255,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,037,495
Air transport 54,742

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) 587,220,177 845,951,925 +258,731,748
Other 21,897,452 25,358,215 +3,460,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,501,045 2,536,450 +1,035,405
Air transport 43,323 11,419 -31,904

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 410,769,558
Immingham Docks 262,670,984
Milford 255,032,060
London 204,341,370
Middlesbrough 113,182,115

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 £
Southampton 174,667,711 236,101,847 +61,434,136
Immingham Docks 138,968,159 123,702,825 -15,265,334
Milford 97,121,216 157,910,844 +60,789,628
London 62,931,602 141,409,768 +78,478,166
Middlesbrough 34,037,408 79,144,707 +45,107,299
Ellesmere Port 63,648,150 31,137,993 -32,510,157
Liverpool Docks 228,292 55,650,805 +55,422,513
000 21,897,452 25,358,215 +3,460,763
Grangemouth Docks 16,305,987 0 -16,305,987
499 0 14,431,284 +14,431,284

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
15
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
15
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products
7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 11
2026-04 14
2026-03 18
2026-02 9
2026-01 15

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+ 25
1m-15m 10
Other 7
15m-54m 5
0-1m 2

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 £
Netherlands 485,588,777
Belgium 50,112,135
Ireland 1,127,190
France 348,964
Germany 210,330

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 £
Netherlands 271,995,000 213,593,777 -58,401,223
Belgium 11,289,807 38,822,328 +27,532,521
Ireland 647,055 480,135 -166,920
France 173,460 175,504 +2,044
Germany 6,976 203,354 +196,378
Czechia 67,174 68,397 +1,223
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Slovakia 46,089 34,158 -11,931
United States 27,737 23,496 -4,241
Italy 10,125 35,964 +25,839

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 5,256

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 0 5,256 +5,256

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) 527,311,509
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,545,588
Air transport 50,715
Other 6,792

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) 281,193,046 246,118,463 -35,074,583
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,183,565 7,362,023 +4,178,458
Air transport 30,353 20,362 -9,991
Other 1,199 5,593 +4,394

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 309,746,037
Immingham Docks 122,282,084
Ellesmere Port 103,181,799
Liverpool Docks 986,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 791,101

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 £
Middlesbrough 141,429,024 168,317,013 +26,887,989
Immingham Docks 99,821,021 22,461,063 -77,359,958
Ellesmere Port 41,763,204 61,418,595 +19,655,391
Liverpool Docks 607,489 378,598 -228,891
Dover / Eurotunnel 453,785 337,316 -116,469
Harwich 194,318 17,461 -176,857
London 28,327 148,125 +119,798
Dover 0 137,240 +137,240
Hull 0 94,604 +94,604
Heysham 32,130 60,508 +28,378

Quick facts

HS code: 3826

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

Description: Fuel made from natural oils, often mixed with small amounts of petroleum