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 107,039,993
Iceland 48,174,217
Norway 40,967,747
Peru 21,763,116
Belgium 15,292,148

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 44,620,727 62,419,266 +17,798,539
Iceland 38,892,827 9,281,390 -29,611,437
Norway 28,490,327 12,477,420 -16,012,907
Peru 19,275,868 2,487,248 -16,788,620
Belgium 7,378,402 7,913,746 +535,344
Ireland 5,730,798 8,833,029 +3,102,231
South Africa 11,581,781 2,175,426 -9,406,355
United States 3,783,752 8,387,385 +4,603,633
Netherlands 10,065,806 373,745 -9,692,061
China 3,570,919 5,235,292 +1,664,373

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 51,085,702
Peru 45,165,074
Norway 39,173,781
United States 38,145,449
Denmark 35,607,202

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 38,958,787 12,126,915 -26,831,872
Peru 27,717,281 17,447,793 -10,269,488
Norway 24,108,085 15,065,696 -9,042,389
United States 20,409,680 17,735,769 -2,673,911
Denmark 17,630,352 17,976,850 +346,498
South Africa 11,581,781 5,828,323 -5,753,458
Ireland 8,191,261 8,989,647 +798,386
Mexico 3,249,875 10,152,692 +6,902,817
Chile 12,491,096 857,893 -11,633,203
Belgium 3,332,686 7,900,833 +4,568,147

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
West Yorkshire 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 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Lancashire 1 2 +1
Mid and South West Wales 2 1 -1
Norfolk 2 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) 298,029,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,916,598
Air transport 2,644,305
Other 89,613

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) 180,280,927 117,748,084 -62,532,843
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,610,259 4,306,339 -3,303,920
Air transport 1,342,384 1,301,921 -40,463
Other 26,631 62,982 +36,351

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Aberdeen Docks 130,464,586
Grangemouth Docks 88,322,895
Invergordon 19,154,390
Immingham Docks 16,686,549
Inverness 14,145,663

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 78,174,932 52,289,654 -25,885,278
Grangemouth Docks 49,027,458 39,295,437 -9,732,021
Invergordon 9,908,790 9,245,600 -663,190
Immingham Docks 8,153,877 8,532,672 +378,795
Inverness 14,145,663 0 -14,145,663
Liverpool Docks 12,205,970 1,180,775 -11,025,195
Felixstowe 3,882,344 5,049,211 +1,166,867
Ayr Harbour 5,705,719 987,060 -4,718,659
London 1,946,177 1,063,565 -882,612
London Gateway Port 964,219 1,926,571 +962,352

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 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
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
2026-01 8
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 11
2025-08 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+ 14
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 8,193,671
France 6,739,007
Denmark 1,487,131
China 1,185,798
Nigeria 1,089,032

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 3,884,321 4,309,350 +425,029
France 4,124,536 2,614,471 -1,510,065
Denmark 1,487,131 0 -1,487,131
China 159,603 1,026,195 +866,592
Nigeria 789,444 299,588 -489,856
Ireland 360,914 600,827 +239,913
Morocco 0 897,600 +897,600
Indonesia 160,952 288,086 +127,134
Poland 163,612 214,984 +51,372
Spain 183,790 88,140 -95,650

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) 15,962,880
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,597,157
Air transport 1,204,371
Rail transport 76,147
Road transport 6,864

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) 7,648,513 8,314,367 +665,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,058,844 1,538,313 -2,520,531
Air transport 346,393 857,978 +511,585
Rail transport 0 76,147 +76,147
Road transport 6,864 0 -6,864

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,880,044
Middlesbrough 3,814,541
Aberdeen Docks 3,368,297
Newhaven 2,647,040
London Gateway Port 1,841,798

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,770,351 2,109,693 +339,342
Middlesbrough 1,941,525 1,873,016 -68,509
Aberdeen Docks 1,444,958 1,923,339 +478,381
Newhaven 2,647,040 0 -2,647,040
London Gateway Port 435,010 1,406,788 +971,778
499 1,481,200 0 -1,481,200
London Heathrow Airport 243,029 826,398 +583,369
Dover / Eurotunnel 315,254 574,870 +259,616
London 595,047 145,749 -449,298
Holyhead 177,066 517,136 +340,070

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