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 1,040,744,686
Belgium 159,622,063
Ireland 42,222,403
Norway 21,581,308
China 8,997,925

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 557,756,243 482,988,443 -74,767,800
Belgium 70,799,145 88,822,918 +18,023,773
Ireland 22,568,642 19,653,761 -2,914,881
Norway 21,581,308 0 -21,581,308
China 8,988,829 9,096 -8,979,733
Spain 5,213 8,025,206 +8,019,993
France 1,709,963 1,739,008 +29,045
Germany 589,750 706,714 +116,964
United States 1,206,109 8,158 -1,197,951
Denmark 8,114 28,289 +20,175

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 602,648,797
China 245,924,368
Belgium 95,443,740
Germany 93,605,825
Malaysia 90,375,408

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 245,285,263 357,363,534 +112,078,271
China 245,911,047 13,321 -245,897,726
Belgium 28,956,723 66,487,017 +37,530,294
Germany 43,571,203 50,034,622 +6,463,419
Malaysia 20,261,986 70,113,422 +49,851,436
Taiwan 27,927,526 9,581,174 -18,346,352
Spain 17,716,089 5,354,608 -12,361,481
Bulgaria 180,199 10,706,689 +10,526,490
Latvia 8,614,925 0 -8,614,925
France 4,714,832 3,699,993 -1,014,839

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 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
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
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Kent 1 1 +0
North Eastern Scotland 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) 1,242,363,877
Other 41,788,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,085,203
Air transport 57,666

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) 661,812,315 580,551,562 -81,260,753
Other 22,311,298 19,477,407 -2,833,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,144,171 1,941,032 +796,861
Air transport 40,412 17,254 -23,158

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 363,211,974
Immingham Docks 229,456,314
Milford 225,989,418
London 174,289,567
Ellesmere Port 131,256,223

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 177,414,273 185,797,701 +8,383,428
Immingham Docks 165,757,311 63,699,003 -102,058,308
Milford 78,733,414 147,256,004 +68,522,590
London 77,105,799 97,183,768 +20,077,969
Ellesmere Port 94,668,944 36,587,279 -58,081,665
Middlesbrough 44,488,656 27,839,316 -16,649,340
000 22,311,298 19,477,407 -2,833,891
Grangemouth Docks 23,824,886 0 -23,824,886
499 0 14,431,284 +14,431,284
Liverpool Docks 228,292 8,461,939 +8,233,647

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 16
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
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
2026-01 15
2025-11 18
2025-10 11
2025-09 8
2025-08 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+ 26
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 6
Other 6
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 480,572,759
Belgium 38,055,374
Ireland 1,003,001
France 314,655
Czechia 190,291

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 282,889,789 197,682,970 -85,206,819
Belgium 8,129 38,047,245 +38,039,116
Ireland 560,611 442,390 -118,221
France 161,356 153,299 -8,057
Czechia 156,094 34,197 -121,897
Switzerland 89,932 0 -89,932
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Germany 39,809 11,674 -28,135
United States 27,737 23,496 -4,241
Italy 0 46,089 +46,089

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 2,623
Ireland 12

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 2,623 +2,623
Ireland 12 0 -12

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) 511,827,615
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,677,211
Air transport 59,744
Other 4,171

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) 281,496,486 230,331,129 -51,165,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,549,395 6,127,816 +3,578,421
Air transport 38,348 21,396 -16,952
Other 12 4,159 +4,147

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 290,601,236
Immingham Docks 127,497,990
Ellesmere Port 96,190,262
Liverpool Docks 4,779,438
Dover / Eurotunnel 787,940

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 160,142,441 130,458,795 -29,683,646
Immingham Docks 72,535,768 54,962,222 -17,573,546
Ellesmere Port 45,991,834 50,198,428 +4,206,594
Liverpool Docks 4,394,914 384,524 -4,010,390
Dover / Eurotunnel 506,508 281,432 -225,076
Harwich 259,697 0 -259,697
Dover 29,018 79,804 +50,786
London 63,528 28,958 -34,570
Heysham 41,421 30,055 -11,366
499 36,137 0 -36,137

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