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 40,035,480
France 335,718
Germany 88,443
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 22,512,720 17,522,760 -4,989,960
France 126,885 208,833 +81,948
Germany 18,842 69,601 +50,759
Belgium 31,588 0 -31,588
Denmark 8,114 19,117 +11,003
United States 11,868 8,158 -3,710
Netherlands 18,820 904 -17,916
China 0 9,096 +9,096
Poland 0 4,540 +4,540
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 £
France 334,802
Ireland 176,354
Germany 54,606
Singapore 35,658
Denmark 31,361

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 £
France 160,553 174,249 +13,696
Ireland 0 176,354 +176,354
Germany 959 53,647 +52,688
Singapore 1,074 34,584 +33,510
Denmark 12,244 19,117 +6,873
Netherlands 14,418 16,858 +2,440
United States 11,868 3,933 -7,935
China 0 13,321 +13,321
Norway 8,114 0 -8,114
Taiwan 5,306 0 -5,306

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 1 2 +1
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Kent 0 1 +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 39,859,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 659,479
Air transport 53,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,997

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 22,512,720 17,346,406 -5,166,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 181,005 478,474 +297,469
Air transport 36,186 17,254 -18,932
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 1,997 +1,997

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 39,859,126
Immingham Docks 256,403
Holyhead 176,354
London 159,379
Felixstowe 45,463

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 22,512,720 17,346,406 -5,166,314
Immingham Docks 173,928 82,475 -91,453
Holyhead 0 176,354 +176,354
London 0 159,379 +159,379
Felixstowe 1,222 44,241 +43,019
London Heathrow Airport 3,193 13,321 +10,128
London Stansted Airport 12,221 3,933 -8,288
Aberdeen Airport 12,244 0 -12,244
Tyne 0 8,931 +8,931
Edinburgh Airport 5,306 0 -5,306

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
2026-01 3
2025-11 5
2025-08 3
2025-07 2
2025-06 3

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 6,628,056
Czechia 101,371
Croatia 82,404
Ireland 58,982
Slovakia 46,089

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 1,649,689 4,978,367 +3,328,678
Czechia 67,174 34,197 -32,977
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Ireland 25,585 33,397 +7,812
Slovakia 46,089 0 -46,089
Italy 0 25,624 +25,624
Ivory Coast 11,154 0 -11,154
Germany 900 6,124 +5,224
Switzerland 5,611 0 -5,611
South Africa 4,990 0 -4,990

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) 6,922,624
Air transport 38,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,433

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) 1,860,004 5,062,620 +3,202,616
Air transport 20,803 17,809 -2,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,893 2,540 -15,353

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,430,868
Dover / Eurotunnel 330,539
Dover 79,804
Heysham 46,433
London 37,520

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 1,550,459 4,880,409 +3,329,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 267,134 63,405 -203,729
Dover 0 79,804 +79,804
Heysham 25,585 20,848 -4,737
London 16,826 20,694 +3,868
East Midlands Airport 1,825 13,583 +11,758
London Stansted Airport 13,367 0 -13,367
Grangemouth Docks 11,154 0 -11,154
London Gateway Port 6,739 0 -6,739
Durham Tees Valley Airport 5,611 0 -5,611

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