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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* 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 9,716,504
Germany 6,235,349
Netherlands 4,021,573
France 1,904,591
Sweden 543,666

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 4,643,554 5,072,950 +429,396
Germany 3,707,046 2,528,303 -1,178,743
Netherlands 982,446 3,039,127 +2,056,681
France 923,631 980,960 +57,329
Sweden 280,295 263,371 -16,924
Ireland 251,858 88,440 -163,418
Belgium 21,575 22,104 +529
Italy 1,072 26,678 +25,606
United States 18,666 0 -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 9,718,974
Germany 6,263,582
Netherlands 3,899,203
France 1,890,152
Sweden 543,666

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 4,646,024 5,072,950 +426,926
Germany 3,568,216 2,695,366 -872,850
Netherlands 1,059,511 2,839,692 +1,780,181
France 918,917 971,235 +52,318
Sweden 280,295 263,371 -16,924
Ireland 177,222 0 -177,222
Belgium 45,853 50,863 +5,010
Spain 10,867 27,903 +17,036
Bulgaria 19,213 12,374 -6,839
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) 13,040,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,644,753
Other 175,833
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) 6,921,819 6,119,179 -802,640
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,829,214 5,815,539 +1,986,325
Other 87,393 88,440 +1,047
Air transport 4,033 0 -4,033

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,505,939
Hull 4,302,320
Middlesbrough 4,122,607
Immingham Docks 3,423,667
London 1,716,141

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 3,000,644 3,505,295 +504,651
Hull 2,492,612 1,809,708 -682,904
Middlesbrough 2,163,934 1,958,673 -205,261
Immingham Docks 1,253,105 2,170,562 +917,457
London 419,465 1,296,676 +877,211
Eurotunnel 524,999 644,144 +119,145
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,452 289,401 +174,949
Portsmouth 219,051 125,467 -93,584
Purfleet 216,036 0 -216,036
Killingholme 87,398 96,147 +8,749

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 16
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
2026-01 10
2025-11 16
2025-10 16
2025-09 10
2025-08 9

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+ 20
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 28,230,518
Spain 3,407,354
Ireland 1,303,469
Belgium 585,261
Switzerland 187,570

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 7,834,768 20,395,750 +12,560,982
Spain 3,407,302 52 -3,407,250
Ireland 1,078,441 225,028 -853,413
Belgium 302,881 282,380 -20,501
Switzerland 0 187,570 +187,570
Germany 0 148,745 +148,745
Poland 52,818 74,426 +21,608
France 0 30,546 +30,546
Australia 0 1,730 +1,730
Malta 0 1,488 +1,488

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 7,685
Ireland 3,967
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 4,357 3,328 -1,029
Ireland 538 3,429 +2,891
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) 25,053,013
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,949,990
Other 20,337
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) 4,448,268 20,604,745 +16,156,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,217,931 732,059 -7,485,872
Other 10,011 10,326 +315
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 23,702,203
Immingham Docks 7,785,799
Liverpool Docks 986,145
Middlesbrough 781,706
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 20,295,190 +16,888,177
Immingham Docks 7,222,976 562,823 -6,660,153
Liverpool Docks 824,725 161,420 -663,305
Middlesbrough 781,706 0 -781,706
Heysham 273,061 0 -273,061
Hull 52,818 92,913 +40,095
Dover 15,719 100,560 +84,841
London 72,590 19,085 -53,505
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