Import/export HS code 38260010: Pure biodiesel

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

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 1,179,434,482
Belgium 191,905,046
Norway 21,581,308
Spain 8,025,206
France 3,442,308

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 454,261,017 725,173,465 +270,912,448
Belgium 111,309,315 80,595,731 -30,713,584
Norway 21,581,308 0 -21,581,308
Spain 0 8,025,206 +8,025,206
France 1,446,110 1,996,198 +550,088
United States 1,194,241 0 -1,194,241
Germany 498,559 695,314 +196,755
Ireland 257,344 1,553 -255,791
Czechia 36,019 0 -36,019
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 719,647,808
Germany 146,325,334
China 142,642,152
Malaysia 139,300,179
Belgium 101,626,263

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 257,993,888 461,653,920 +203,660,032
Germany 42,892,486 103,432,848 +60,540,362
China 142,642,152 0 -142,642,152
Malaysia 13,550,777 125,749,402 +112,198,625
Belgium 70,493,824 31,132,439 -39,361,385
Bulgaria 756,282 37,097,798 +36,341,516
Taiwan 17,497,342 9,581,174 -7,916,168
Spain 17,710,876 8,318,250 -9,392,626
France 2,837,359 17,187,894 +14,350,535
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
Greater Manchester 4
Essex 3
Inner London - West 3
West Yorkshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2

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
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 2 +2
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
North Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -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) 1,404,324,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,800,152

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) 589,512,625 814,812,241 +225,299,616
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,115,754 1,684,398 +568,644

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 413,285,669
Immingham Docks 263,348,063
Milford 251,106,115
London 193,692,350
Middlesbrough 107,598,181

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 170,480,709 242,804,960 +72,324,251
Immingham Docks 150,567,349 112,780,714 -37,786,635
Milford 84,141,216 166,964,899 +82,823,683
London 64,503,366 129,188,984 +64,685,618
Middlesbrough 34,002,981 73,595,200 +39,592,219
Ellesmere Port 69,688,127 31,137,993 -38,550,134
Liverpool Docks 228,292 38,559,625 +38,331,333
Grangemouth Docks 16,305,987 0 -16,305,987
499 0 14,431,284 +14,431,284
Plymouth 0 5,858,252 +5,858,252

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 14
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
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 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 15
2026-02 9
2026-01 12
2025-12 10

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+ 19
1m-15m 8
Other 6
15m-54m 4
0-1m 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 £
Netherlands 485,277,714
Belgium 43,828,214
Ireland 1,019,500
France 340,909
Germany 173,599

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 279,758,307 205,519,407 -74,238,900
Belgium 5,704,982 38,123,232 +32,418,250
Ireland 577,358 442,142 -135,216
France 167,930 172,979 +5,049
Germany 39,921 133,678 +93,757
United States 27,737 23,496 -4,241
Iceland 23,318 0 -23,318
Italy 0 20,465 +20,465
Romania 9,852 0 -9,852
Austria 7,793 0 -7,793

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 5,203

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 5,203 +5,203

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) 529,261,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,473,176
Air transport 13,003
Other 6,739

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) 285,538,164 243,723,315 -41,814,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 769,618 703,558 -66,060
Air transport 9,416 3,587 -5,829
Other 0 6,739 +6,739

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 306,393,748
Immingham Docks 116,119,378
Ellesmere Port 102,441,616
Liverpool Docks 4,849,119
Dover / Eurotunnel 373,749

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 145,549,285 160,844,463 +15,295,178
Immingham Docks 94,445,163 21,674,215 -72,770,948
Ellesmere Port 41,391,935 61,049,681 +19,657,746
Liverpool Docks 4,435,812 413,307 -4,022,505
Dover / Eurotunnel 168,942 204,807 +35,865
Harwich 216,087 0 -216,087
London 46,702 147,965 +101,263
Hull 0 46,715 +46,715
Heysham 17,282 7,761 -9,521
Holyhead 8,401 14,335 +5,934

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