Import/export HS code 150190: Various Animal Fats

Fats from animals not listed above, used in food, cooking, or industrial products

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  • 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 £
Poland 9,727,487
Germany 6,198,114
Netherlands 3,843,631
France 1,882,050
Sweden 544,375

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 £
Poland 4,743,605 4,983,882 +240,277
Germany 3,603,491 2,594,623 -1,008,868
Netherlands 989,224 2,854,407 +1,865,183
France 906,318 975,732 +69,414
Sweden 268,424 275,951 +7,527
Ireland 251,702 88,149 -163,553
Belgium 21,575 22,104 +529
Italy 1,072 26,678 +25,606
United States 0 18,666 +18,666
Spain 10,867 1,225 -9,642

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 £
Poland 9,729,957
Germany 6,111,185
Netherlands 3,865,182
France 1,870,315
Sweden 544,375

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 £
Poland 4,746,075 4,983,882 +237,807
Germany 3,520,051 2,591,134 -928,917
Netherlands 1,010,899 2,854,283 +1,843,384
France 903,827 966,488 +62,661
Sweden 268,424 275,951 +7,527
Ireland 177,222 0 -177,222
Belgium 45,853 22,104 -23,749
Spain 10,867 27,903 +17,036
Bulgaria 16,990 11,893 -5,097
United Kingdom 22,154 0 -22,154

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 7
Outer London - West and North West 5
East Central Scotland 3
Kent 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
East Central Scotland 3 3 +0
Kent 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2

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) 13,001,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,458,502
Other 175,386
Air transport 4,033

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) 6,885,472 6,115,751 -769,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,823,765 5,634,737 +1,810,972
Other 87,237 88,149 +912
Air transport 1,253 2,780 +1,527

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,375,402
Hull 4,280,214
Middlesbrough 4,122,607
Immingham Docks 3,406,892
London 1,625,679

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 £
Dover 3,142,315 3,233,087 +90,772
Hull 2,321,696 1,958,518 -363,178
Middlesbrough 2,163,934 1,958,673 -205,261
Immingham Docks 1,345,371 2,061,521 +716,150
London 403,579 1,222,100 +818,521
Eurotunnel 493,212 614,943 +121,731
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,595 390,679 +380,084
Portsmouth 230,696 127,941 -102,755
Purfleet 221,258 22,142 -199,116
Killingholme 85,465 150,998 +65,533

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 17
Manufacture of food products 12
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 10
2025-08 9
2025-07 11

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+ 21
1m-15m 11
Other 5
15m-54m 2
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 25,006,177
Spain 3,407,354
Ireland 1,326,716
Belgium 654,163
Poland 127,244

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 8,345,074 16,661,103 +8,316,029
Spain 3,407,252 102 -3,407,150
Ireland 1,045,207 281,509 -763,698
Belgium 348,945 305,218 -43,727
Poland 52,818 74,426 +21,608
Germany 0 55,404 +55,404
France 0 30,546 +30,546
Australia 0 1,730 +1,730
Malta 0 1,488 +1,488
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,145 +1,145

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 £
France 7,856
XU 6,744
Ireland 3,434
Poland 1,783
XI 79

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 £
France 4,203 3,653 -550
XU 2,930 3,814 +884
Ireland 538 2,896 +2,358
Poland 1,783 0 -1,783
XI 39 40 +1

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) 21,903,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,687,330
Other 19,896
Air transport 1,730

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) 4,983,239 16,919,772 +11,936,533
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,206,564 480,766 -7,725,798
Other 9,493 10,403 +910
Air transport 0 1,730 +1,730

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Sunderland 19,994,392
Immingham Docks 8,011,880
Liverpool Docks 1,009,833
Middlesbrough 834,776
Heysham 273,061

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 £
Sunderland 3,407,013 16,587,379 +13,180,366
Immingham Docks 7,669,960 341,920 -7,328,040
Liverpool Docks 817,385 192,448 -624,937
Middlesbrough 834,776 0 -834,776
Heysham 247,635 25,426 -222,209
Hull 109,134 92,913 -16,221
Dover 15,719 73,724 +58,005
London 72,590 0 -72,590
Ayr Harbour 14,199 24,757 +10,558
Portsmouth 0 29,317 +29,317

Quick facts

HS code: 150190

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

Description: Fats from animals not listed above, used in food, cooking, or industrial products