Import/export HS code 15021090: Various tallow

Tallow used for purposes other than industrial or food production

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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 £
Ireland 8,964,454
Belgium 5,340,311
Poland 1,871,805
Netherlands 1,316,360
Germany 1,276,283

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 4,247,162 4,717,292 +470,130
Belgium 2,347,157 2,993,154 +645,997
Poland 966,133 905,672 -60,461
Netherlands 586,941 729,419 +142,478
Germany 691,142 585,141 -106,001
Denmark 385,743 224,727 -161,016
France 168,808 142,795 -26,013
Lithuania 0 145,780 +145,780
Greece 47,725 75,769 +28,044
Spain 0 110,110 +110,110

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 4,878,734
Belgium 3,798,430
Poland 1,856,205
Germany 1,276,283
Netherlands 1,065,951

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 2,184,764 2,693,970 +509,206
Belgium 1,524,372 2,274,058 +749,686
Poland 950,533 905,672 -44,861
Germany 691,142 585,141 -106,001
Netherlands 580,854 485,097 -95,757
Denmark 426,602 370,507 -56,095
Italy 130,811 33,441 -97,370
France 73,041 72,145 -896
Greece 57,472 75,769 +18,297
Spain 0 46,025 +46,025

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 4
Outer London - East and North East 3
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - East 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 2 0 -2
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear 1 2 +1
South Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 0 2 +2
Kent 1 1 +0
Lancashire 1 0 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,853,962
Other 5,984,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,332,235
Air transport 11,242

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,130,514 5,723,448 +1,592,934
Other 2,896,124 3,088,034 +191,910
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,494,889 1,837,346 -657,543
Air transport 11,242 0 -11,242

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,984,158
Hull 2,335,293
Immingham Docks 2,234,668
Milford 1,868,895
Liverpool Docks 1,549,170

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 2,896,124 3,088,034 +191,910
Hull 993,979 1,341,314 +347,335
Immingham Docks 1,190,075 1,044,593 -145,482
Milford 14,462 1,854,433 +1,839,971
Liverpool Docks 1,437,261 111,909 -1,325,352
Holyhead 733,041 726,273 -6,768
Grangemouth Docks 752,269 585,141 -167,128
Dover 744,311 526,648 -217,663
Middlesbrough 333,985 521,633 +187,648
London 52,861 460,369 +407,508

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 14
Manufacture of food products 5
Food and beverage service activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 10
2025-09 7
2025-08 6
2025-07 6

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
1m-15m 13
54m+ 6
15m-54m 4
Other 2

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 £
Belgium 15,407,056
Ireland 8,037,500
Netherlands 3,713,220
Philippines 76,428
France 33,264

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 £
Belgium 7,019,312 8,387,744 +1,368,432
Ireland 3,702,641 4,334,859 +632,218
Netherlands 1,566,670 2,146,550 +579,880
Philippines 0 76,428 +76,428
France 4,568 28,696 +24,128
Slovakia 0 25,563 +25,563
United Arab Emirates 8,370 4,960 -3,410
Italy 0 11,255 +11,255
Iceland 2,279 3,799 +1,520
Spain 0 1,805 +1,805

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 £
Ireland 7,951,280
XI 3,858,649
Belgium 931,687
Nicaragua 593,504

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 £
Ireland 3,649,714 4,301,566 +651,852
XI 1,399,403 2,459,246 +1,059,843
Belgium 578,938 352,749 -226,189
Nicaragua 0 593,504 +593,504

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 13,335,120
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,671,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,304,225
Air transport 14,520

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 £
Other 5,628,055 7,707,065 +2,079,010
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,200,404 4,471,230 +1,270,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,465,821 2,838,404 -627,417
Air transport 9,560 4,960 -4,600

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 13,335,120
London 5,825,960
Hull 3,959,538
Immingham Docks 3,329,979
Purfleet 465,595

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 £
000 5,628,055 7,707,065 +2,079,010
London 2,494,908 3,331,052 +836,144
Hull 2,117,564 1,841,974 -275,590
Immingham Docks 1,381,336 1,948,643 +567,307
Purfleet 465,595 0 -465,595
Killingholme 141,083 0 -141,083
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,568 85,396 +80,828
London Gateway Port 0 76,428 +76,428
Middlesbrough 22,343 26,141 +3,798
Milford 36,968 0 -36,968

Quick facts

HS code: 15021090

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

Description: Tallow used for purposes other than industrial or food production