Import/export HS code 15029090: Various animal fats

Fats from cows, sheep, or goats, used for purposes other than industrial or food production

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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 £
Belgium 1,417,815
Australia 703,131
Ireland 479,990
Italy 276,570
Poland 173,458

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 £
Belgium 854,399 563,416 -290,983
Australia 451,138 251,993 -199,145
Ireland 211,405 268,585 +57,180
Italy 110,260 166,310 +56,050
Poland 27,083 146,375 +119,292
France 59,727 79,153 +19,426
Spain 63,855 54,247 -9,608
Netherlands 38,584 27,065 -11,519
Iceland 5,000 58,640 +53,640
New Zealand 0 32,400 +32,400

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 £
Belgium 1,417,815
Australia 703,131
Ireland 475,931
Italy 340,000
Spain 225,387

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 £
Belgium 854,399 563,416 -290,983
Australia 451,138 251,993 -199,145
Ireland 210,160 265,771 +55,611
Italy 131,398 208,602 +77,204
Spain 119,107 106,280 -12,827
Poland 10,420 76,956 +66,536
Netherlands 38,584 27,065 -11,519
Iceland 5,000 58,640 +53,640
New Zealand 0 32,400 +32,400
United Kingdom 20,264 0 -20,264

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1
Cheshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 0 1 +1
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
Devon 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 1 +1
Greater Manchester 0 1 +1

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) 1,860,415
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,587,147
Other 63,306
Air transport 4,602

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) 1,226,617 633,798 -592,819
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 609,046 978,101 +369,055
Other 6,245 57,061 +50,816
Air transport 1,242 3,360 +2,118

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 680,479
Hull 579,729
London Gateway Port 556,511
London 330,591
Dover 317,727

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 £
Eurotunnel 236,192 444,287 +208,095
Hull 563,609 16,120 -547,489
London Gateway Port 341,379 215,132 -126,247
London 142,307 188,284 +45,977
Dover 137,864 179,863 +41,999
Liverpool Docks 123,189 114,046 -9,143
Holyhead 71,951 139,892 +67,941
Southampton 61,607 67,658 +6,051
Felixstowe 69,851 13,023 -56,828
Harwich 5,945 75,195 +69,250

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 11
Manufacture of food products 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 6
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 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
1m-15m 9
54m+ 9
15m-54m 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 £
Poland 3,083,589
Germany 2,118,551
France 1,651,651
Ireland 997,779
Spain 209,844

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 £
Poland 1,570,996 1,512,593 -58,403
Germany 836,444 1,282,107 +445,663
France 406,099 1,245,552 +839,453
Ireland 445,092 552,687 +107,595
Spain 177,317 32,527 -144,790
Philippines 110,485 0 -110,485
Sweden 49,264 57,990 +8,726
Portugal 62,629 35,804 -26,825
Hungary 0 87,212 +87,212
Cyprus 8,562 39,420 +30,858

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 £
XI 1,862,788

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 £
XI 632,675 1,230,113 +597,438

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) 6,548,131
Other 1,864,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 327,789
Air transport 1,182

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) 2,946,577 3,601,554 +654,977
Other 633,754 1,231,096 +597,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 274,211 53,578 -220,633
Air transport 0 1,182 +1,182

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,772,199
000 1,864,850
Dover 312,521
Holyhead 146,120
Felixstowe 135,780

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,465,613 3,306,586 +840,973
000 633,754 1,231,096 +597,342
Dover 312,521 0 -312,521
Holyhead 52,449 93,671 +41,222
Felixstowe 97,390 38,390 -59,000
Immingham Docks 49,264 57,990 +8,726
Liverpool Docks 52,280 46,077 -6,203
London Gateway Port 55,130 0 -55,130
Heysham 0 55,036 +55,036
Portsmouth 26,444 25,919 -525

Quick facts

HS code: 15029090

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

Description: Fats from cows, sheep, or goats, used for purposes other than industrial or food production