Import/export HS code 38260010: Pure biodiesel

High-quality biodiesel with at least 96.5% fatty acid esters

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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 1,154,771,713
Belgium 205,312,019
Ireland 45,559,549
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 445,875,383 708,896,330 +263,020,947
Belgium 124,794,239 80,517,780 -44,276,459
Ireland 21,047,124 24,512,425 +3,465,301
Norway 21,581,308 0 -21,581,308
Spain 5,354,608 2,670,598 -2,684,010
France 1,891,426 1,971,634 +80,208
Germany 584,416 779,446 +195,030
United States 1,204,967 8,158 -1,196,809
Denmark 18,300 18,103 -197
Malaysia 24,069 0 -24,069

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 723,830,301
Malaysia 163,273,402
Germany 142,198,154
Belgium 112,870,346
China 89,982,557

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 312,382,994 411,447,307 +99,064,313
Malaysia 22,493,201 140,780,201 +118,287,000
Germany 42,356,423 99,841,731 +57,485,308
Belgium 77,186,721 35,683,625 -41,503,096
China 89,976,407 6,150 -89,970,257
Bulgaria 756,282 44,358,960 +43,602,678
Spain 23,065,484 2,963,642 -20,101,842
France 3,245,222 20,083,746 +16,838,524
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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Essex 2 2 +0
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) 1,392,959,078
Other 44,815,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,961,351
Air transport 41,356

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) 599,898,237 793,060,841 +193,162,604
Other 20,789,780 24,026,003 +3,236,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,669,063 2,292,288 +623,225
Air transport 29,937 11,419 -18,518

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 400,672,087
Immingham Docks 256,344,955
Milford 255,032,060
London 204,251,509
Middlesbrough 108,575,007

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 180,014,582 220,657,505 +40,642,923
Immingham Docks 137,320,961 119,023,994 -18,296,967
Milford 116,781,203 138,250,857 +21,469,654
London 71,044,190 133,207,319 +62,163,129
Middlesbrough 34,430,081 74,144,926 +39,714,845
Ellesmere Port 56,551,085 31,137,993 -25,413,092
Liverpool Docks 228,292 55,650,805 +55,422,513
000 20,789,780 24,026,003 +3,236,223
499 0 14,431,284 +14,431,284
Plymouth 0 7,313,126 +7,313,126

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
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4
Office administrative, office support and other business support 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 8
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 470,322,842
Belgium 50,112,135
Ireland 1,071,054
France 338,188
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 294,425,091 175,897,751 -118,527,340
Belgium 11,289,807 38,822,328 +27,532,521
Ireland 646,328 424,726 -221,602
France 189,852 148,336 -41,516
Germany 6,976 203,354 +196,378
Czechia 68,384 54,720 -13,664
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Slovakia 38,390 34,158 -4,232
United States 27,737 23,496 -4,241
Italy 25,624 20,465 -5,159

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) 512,045,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,470,977
Air transport 38,248
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) 303,008,377 209,037,197 -93,971,180
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,835,467 6,635,510 +2,800,043
Air transport 17,886 20,362 +2,476
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 299,751,093
Immingham Docks 122,282,084
Ellesmere Port 97,932,530
Liverpool Docks 929,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 772,626

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 157,836,982 141,914,111 -15,922,871
Immingham Docks 105,820,216 16,461,868 -89,358,348
Ellesmere Port 41,807,864 56,124,666 +14,316,802
Liverpool Docks 606,762 323,189 -283,573
Dover / Eurotunnel 485,582 287,044 -198,538
Harwich 172,596 17,461 -155,135
London 34,399 142,053 +107,654
Dover 0 137,240 +137,240
Hull 0 94,604 +94,604
Heysham 32,130 60,508 +28,378

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 38260010

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

Description: High-quality biodiesel with at least 96.5% fatty acid esters