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 1,452,401
Australia 722,141
Ireland 504,935
Italy 298,362
Poland 197,568

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 894,063 558,338 -335,725
Australia 446,556 275,585 -170,971
Ireland 245,621 259,314 +13,693
Italy 132,052 166,310 +34,258
Poland 24,110 173,458 +149,348
Spain 88,561 54,247 -34,314
France 59,727 79,153 +19,426
Netherlands 40,680 27,065 -13,615
Iceland 5,000 52,040 +47,040
Philippines 20,264 0 -20,264

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 1,452,401
Australia 722,141
Ireland 500,876
Italy 385,902
Spain 250,093

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 894,063 558,338 -335,725
Australia 446,556 275,585 -170,971
Ireland 244,623 256,253 +11,630
Italy 156,162 229,740 +73,578
Spain 143,813 106,280 -37,533
Poland 4,475 82,901 +78,426
Netherlands 40,680 27,065 -13,615
Iceland 5,000 52,040 +47,040
United Kingdom 20,264 0 -20,264
Chile 0 11,420 +11,420

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 - West and North West 3
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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Cheshire 0 1 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 1 +1
Devon 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1
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) 1,919,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,650,380
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) 1,295,479 624,047 -671,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 654,714 995,666 +340,952
Other 5,998 57,308 +51,310
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 616,572
London Gateway Port 553,220
Dover 363,629
London 330,591

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 565,701 50,871 -514,830
London Gateway Port 337,596 215,624 -121,972
Dover 162,628 201,001 +38,373
London 142,307 188,284 +45,977
Liverpool Docks 104,364 147,357 +42,993
Holyhead 95,630 97,063 +1,433
Southampton 60,172 69,093 +8,921
Portsmouth 88,561 0 -88,561
Felixstowe 69,851 13,023 -56,828

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 13
Manufacture of food products 8
Food and beverage service activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 6
2025-10 4
2025-09 3
2025-08 3
2025-07 7

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 11
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 2,974,348
Germany 2,091,346
France 1,755,251
Ireland 968,935
Spain 238,845

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 1,604,912 1,369,436 -235,476
Germany 827,271 1,264,075 +436,804
France 521,232 1,234,019 +712,787
Ireland 416,830 552,105 +135,275
Spain 206,318 32,527 -173,791
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 1,812,916
XU 1,707

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 657,761 1,155,155 +497,394
XU 808 899 +91

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) 6,565,431
Other 1,814,623
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) 3,062,192 3,503,239 +441,047
Other 658,569 1,156,054 +497,485
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 5,771,629
000 1,814,623
Dover 358,272
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 2,531,059 3,240,570 +709,511
000 658,569 1,156,054 +497,485
Dover 358,272 0 -358,272
Holyhead 52,449 93,671 +41,222
Felixstowe 97,390 38,390 -59,000
Immingham Docks 49,264 57,990 +8,726
Liverpool Docks 53,987 53,076 -911
London Gateway Port 55,130 0 -55,130
Portsmouth 29,155 14,386 -14,769
Southampton 42,100 0 -42,100

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