Import/export HS code 38260090: Various biodiesel blends

Biodiesel mixed with other fuels or materials, containing less than 96.5% esters

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Ireland 45,300,652
France 376,260
Germany 170,404
Belgium 31,588
Denmark 27,231

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 £
Ireland 20,789,780 24,510,872 +3,721,092
France 158,296 217,964 +59,668
Germany 43,713 126,691 +82,978
Belgium 31,588 0 -31,588
Denmark 18,300 8,931 -9,369
United States 10,726 8,158 -2,568
Poland 1,007 13,030 +12,023
China 9,096 1,925 -7,171
Netherlands 4,154 904 -3,250
Sweden 0 1,122 +1,122

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 £
Ireland 483,533
France 374,344
Germany 135,621
Singapore 35,658
Netherlands 30,800

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 £
Ireland 0 483,533 +483,533
France 190,964 183,380 -7,584
Germany 13,359 122,262 +108,903
Singapore 1,074 34,584 +33,510
Netherlands 25,467 5,333 -20,134
Denmark 10,186 8,931 -1,255
China 9,096 6,150 -2,946
United States 10,726 3,933 -6,793
Norway 8,114 0 -8,114
Poland 1,007 5,681 +4,674

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Eastern Scotland 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
Eastern Scotland 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Kent 1 0 -1
Outer London - South 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 £
Other 44,815,783
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,088,698
Air transport 41,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,494

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 £
Other 20,789,780 24,026,003 +3,236,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 248,017 840,681 +592,664
Air transport 29,937 11,419 -18,518
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 11,494 +11,494

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 44,815,783
Holyhead 278,590
London 231,150
Immingham Docks 227,120
Liverpool Docks 204,943

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 £
000 20,789,780 24,026,003 +3,236,223
Holyhead 0 278,590 +278,590
London 16,833 214,317 +197,484
Immingham Docks 222,823 4,297 -218,526
Liverpool Docks 0 204,943 +204,943
Felixstowe 3,921 41,542 +37,621
Dover 0 43,396 +43,396
Killingholme 0 41,883 +41,883
London Stansted Airport 12,221 3,933 -8,288
London Heathrow Airport 11,330 4,225 -7,105

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
3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas
1
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
1
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products
1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 1
2026-04 2
2026-03 3
2026-01 3
2025-11 5

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+ 6
1m-15m 3
0-1m 1
15m-54m 1
Other 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 8,611,948
Czechia 123,104
Ireland 85,672
Croatia 82,404
Slovakia 72,548

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 2,757,770 5,854,178 +3,096,408
Czechia 68,384 54,720 -13,664
Ireland 18,882 66,790 +47,908
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Slovakia 38,390 34,158 -4,232
Japan 0 34,076 +34,076
Malaysia 0 29,750 +29,750
Italy 25,624 0 -25,624
Germany 4,668 12,497 +7,829
Ivory Coast 11,154 0 -11,154

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,987,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,356
Air transport 25,245

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,996,568 5,990,877 +2,994,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,987 82,369 +68,382
Air transport 8,470 16,775 +8,305

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 8,414,125
Dover / Eurotunnel 402,239
Dover 79,804
Heysham 64,108
London Gateway Port 35,451

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,657,212 5,756,913 +3,099,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 302,320 99,919 -202,401
Dover 0 79,804 +79,804
Heysham 18,882 45,226 +26,344
London Gateway Port 1,749 33,702 +31,953
Felixstowe 0 29,750 +29,750
London 19,238 1,456 -17,782
Harwich 0 17,461 +17,461
East Midlands Airport 2,859 12,549 +9,690
Grangemouth Docks 11,154 0 -11,154

Quick facts

HS code: 38260090

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

Description: Biodiesel mixed with other fuels or materials, containing less than 96.5% esters