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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* 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 41,965,059
France 366,509
Germany 91,931
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 22,311,298 19,653,761 -2,657,537
France 157,676 208,833 +51,157
Germany 22,330 69,601 +47,271
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
Spain 5,213 0 -5,213
Poland 0 4,540 +4,540

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 365,593
Ireland 176,354
Germany 54,606
Singapore 35,658
Netherlands 33,106

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 191,344 174,249 -17,095
Ireland 0 176,354 +176,354
Germany 959 53,647 +52,688
Singapore 1,074 34,584 +33,510
Netherlands 16,248 16,858 +610
Denmark 12,244 19,117 +6,873
United States 11,868 3,933 -7,935
China 0 13,321 +13,321
Norway 8,114 0 -8,114
Belgium 4,313 1,997 -2,316

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
Kent 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Kent 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Essex 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 41,788,705
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 697,313
Air transport 57,666
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 22,311,298 19,477,407 -2,833,891
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 218,839 478,474 +259,635
Air transport 40,412 17,254 -23,158
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 41,788,705
Immingham Docks 258,233
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 22,311,298 19,477,407 -2,833,891
Immingham Docks 175,758 82,475 -93,283
Holyhead 0 176,354 +176,354
London 0 159,379 +159,379
Felixstowe 1,222 44,241 +43,019
Middlesbrough 30,791 0 -30,791
London Stansted Airport 14,789 3,933 -10,856
London Heathrow Airport 3,193 13,321 +10,128
Aberdeen Airport 12,244 0 -12,244
Tyne 0 8,931 +8,931

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 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 1
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 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+ 7
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 3
0-1m 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 6,942,036
Czechia 190,291
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 1,527,406 5,414,630 +3,887,224
Czechia 156,094 34,197 -121,897
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Ireland 25,585 33,397 +7,812
Slovakia 7,699 38,390 +30,691
Italy 0 25,624 +25,624
Ivory Coast 11,154 0 -11,154
Belgium 8,129 0 -8,129
Germany 900 6,124 +5,224
Switzerland 5,611 0 -5,611

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) 7,310,474
Air transport 46,741
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,483

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) 1,773,201 5,537,273 +3,764,072
Air transport 28,932 17,809 -11,123
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,943 2,540 -30,403

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,744,848
Dover / Eurotunnel 419,459
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 1,428,176 5,316,672 +3,888,496
Dover / Eurotunnel 317,664 101,795 -215,869
Dover 0 79,804 +79,804
Heysham 25,585 20,848 -4,737
London 16,826 20,694 +3,868
East Midlands Airport 9,954 13,583 +3,629
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