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 1,154,766,655
Belgium 205,280,431
Norway 21,581,308
Spain 8,025,206
France 3,486,800

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 445,871,229 708,895,426 +263,024,197
Belgium 124,762,651 80,517,780 -44,244,871
Norway 21,581,308 0 -21,581,308
Spain 5,354,608 2,670,598 -2,684,010
France 1,733,130 1,753,670 +20,540
United States 1,194,241 0 -1,194,241
Germany 540,703 652,755 +112,052
Ireland 257,344 1,553 -255,791
Malaysia 24,069 0 -24,069
Denmark 0 9,172 +9,172

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 723,799,501
Malaysia 163,273,402
Germany 142,062,533
Belgium 112,865,694
China 89,967,311

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 312,357,527 411,441,974 +99,084,447
Malaysia 22,493,201 140,780,201 +118,287,000
Germany 42,343,064 99,719,469 +57,376,405
Belgium 77,184,066 35,681,628 -41,502,438
China 89,967,311 0 -89,967,311
Bulgaria 756,282 44,358,960 +43,602,678
Spain 23,065,484 2,963,642 -20,101,842
Taiwan 13,730,244 9,581,174 -4,149,070
France 3,054,258 19,900,366 +16,846,108
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
Inner London - West 3
West Yorkshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 0 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 2 +1
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 1 -1
Cheshire 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) 1,392,947,584
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,872,653

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) 599,898,237 793,049,347 +193,151,110
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,421,046 1,451,607 +30,561

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 400,672,087
Immingham Docks 256,117,835
Milford 255,032,060
London 204,020,359
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 137,098,138 119,019,697 -18,078,441
Milford 116,781,203 138,250,857 +21,469,654
London 71,027,357 132,993,002 +61,965,645
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 55,445,862 +55,217,570
499 0 14,431,284 +14,431,284
Plymouth 0 7,313,126 +7,313,126
Grangemouth Docks 4,310,497 0 -4,310,497

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
4
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
2026-05 10
2026-04 12
2026-03 15
2026-02 9
2026-01 12

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 6
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 461,710,894
Belgium 50,112,135
Ireland 985,382
France 334,348
Germany 193,165

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 291,667,321 170,043,573 -121,623,748
Belgium 11,289,807 38,822,328 +27,532,521
Ireland 627,446 357,936 -269,510
France 188,322 146,026 -42,296
Germany 2,308 190,857 +188,549
United States 27,737 23,496 -4,241
Iceland 23,318 0 -23,318
Italy 0 20,465 +20,465
Austria 7,793 2,160 -5,633
Romania 9,852 0 -9,852

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) 511,949,218
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,483,532
Air transport 13,003
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) 302,994,390 208,954,828 -94,039,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 838,899 644,633 -194,266
Air transport 9,416 3,587 -5,829
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 113,867,959
Ellesmere Port 97,932,530
Liverpool Docks 920,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 370,387

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 103,163,004 10,704,955 -92,458,049
Ellesmere Port 41,807,864 56,124,666 +14,316,802
Liverpool Docks 606,762 314,174 -292,588
Dover / Eurotunnel 183,262 187,125 +3,863
Harwich 172,596 0 -172,596
London 15,161 140,597 +125,436
Hull 0 94,604 +94,604
Dover 0 57,436 +57,436
Holyhead 6,237 22,887 +16,650

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