Import/export HS code 150420: Fish fats and oils (excluding liver oils)

Fats and oils extracted from fish, excluding those from fish livers

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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 £
Denmark 108,943,848
Iceland 53,215,127
Norway 41,008,762
Peru 21,603,464
United States 16,920,204

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 £
Denmark 49,114,485 59,829,363 +10,714,878
Iceland 41,027,519 12,187,608 -28,839,911
Norway 28,531,342 12,477,420 -16,053,922
Peru 19,112,146 2,491,318 -16,620,828
United States 8,646,915 8,273,289 -373,626
Belgium 7,378,402 7,894,435 +516,033
Ireland 7,446,460 7,414,108 -32,352
South Africa 10,902,824 2,854,383 -8,048,441
Netherlands 10,102,520 383,097 -9,719,423
China 3,662,551 5,457,846 +1,795,295

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 £
Iceland 56,126,612
Peru 45,005,422
United States 42,893,114
Denmark 40,122,588
Norway 39,443,128

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 £
Iceland 41,093,479 15,033,133 -26,060,346
Peru 27,439,302 17,566,120 -9,873,182
United States 25,272,843 17,620,271 -7,652,572
Denmark 22,110,186 18,012,402 -4,097,784
Norway 24,163,024 15,280,104 -8,882,920
Ireland 9,912,256 7,571,305 -2,340,951
South Africa 10,902,824 4,504,653 -6,398,171
Mexico 3,249,875 10,152,692 +6,902,817
Chile 12,703,541 20,657 -12,682,884
Belgium 3,332,686 7,888,003 +4,555,317

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 4
North Yorkshire 4
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3

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
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 4 3 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 1 2 +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) 310,703,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,548,833
Air transport 2,618,996
Other 83,701

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) 193,342,953 117,360,483 -75,982,470
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,160,848 4,387,985 -3,772,863
Air transport 1,042,491 1,576,505 +534,014
Other 21,298 62,403 +41,105

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 126,148,362
Grangemouth Docks 90,270,187
Invergordon 26,580,795
Inverness 19,200,445
Immingham Docks 16,673,001

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 75,331,182 50,817,180 -24,514,002
Grangemouth Docks 50,295,793 39,974,394 -10,321,399
Invergordon 17,335,195 9,245,600 -8,089,595
Inverness 19,200,445 0 -19,200,445
Immingham Docks 7,747,980 8,925,021 +1,177,041
Liverpool Docks 12,935,825 1,084,339 -11,851,486
Felixstowe 4,542,001 5,088,103 +546,102
Ayr Harbour 7,425,723 1,046,086 -6,379,637
London 1,993,658 1,054,429 -939,229
London Gateway Port 800,497 1,921,926 +1,121,429

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 20
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Other manufacturing 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

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

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 19
54m+ 16
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
Other 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 8,334,005
France 7,484,742
Denmark 1,487,131
China 1,126,012
Nigeria 943,283

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 4,039,563 4,294,442 +254,879
France 4,870,271 2,614,471 -2,255,800
Denmark 1,487,131 0 -1,487,131
China 220,318 905,694 +685,376
Nigeria 789,444 153,839 -635,605
Morocco 0 897,600 +897,600
Ireland 339,043 555,934 +216,891
Indonesia 329,531 288,086 -41,445
Poland 163,612 214,984 +51,372
Ukraine 319,791 0 -319,791

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) 16,903,447
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,577,848
Air transport 1,150,170
Rail transport 76,147
Road transport 10,296

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) 8,728,473 8,174,974 -553,499
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,115,516 1,462,332 -2,653,184
Air transport 392,436 757,734 +365,298
Rail transport 0 76,147 +76,147
Road transport 10,296 0 -10,296

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 4,114,032
Immingham Docks 3,818,799
Middlesbrough 3,695,279
Newhaven 2,647,040
London Gateway Port 1,835,034

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 £
Aberdeen Docks 2,190,693 1,923,339 -267,354
Immingham Docks 1,695,209 2,123,590 +428,381
Middlesbrough 1,821,599 1,873,680 +52,081
Newhaven 2,647,040 0 -2,647,040
London Gateway Port 435,010 1,400,024 +965,014
499 1,481,200 0 -1,481,200
London Heathrow Airport 280,677 728,964 +448,287
Dover / Eurotunnel 393,797 570,550 +176,753
Grimsby 0 691,132 +691,132
Holyhead 182,125 445,313 +263,188

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 150420

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

Description: Fats and oils extracted from fish, excluding those from fish livers