Import/export HS code 15079090: Various soybean oil

Soybean oil for uses other than industrial, such as cooking 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 £
Netherlands 186,056,988
Ukraine 3,909,965
China 2,945,298
Switzerland 2,234,803
Sweden 1,568,953

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 £
Netherlands 87,552,114 98,504,874 +10,952,760
Ukraine 1,768,728 2,141,237 +372,509
China 1,496,649 1,448,649 -48,000
Switzerland 1,783,219 451,584 -1,331,635
Sweden 201,032 1,367,921 +1,166,889
Belgium 676,765 619,986 -56,779
Germany 828,863 168,250 -660,613
Spain 181,127 466,525 +285,398
Canada 0 249,532 +249,532
Italy 190,618 4,503 -186,115

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 £
Netherlands 141,704,934
Ukraine 4,030,063
China 2,971,504
Sweden 1,568,953
Belgium 1,502,416

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 £
Netherlands 66,393,792 75,311,142 +8,917,350
Ukraine 1,810,115 2,219,948 +409,833
China 1,518,224 1,453,280 -64,944
Sweden 201,032 1,367,921 +1,166,889
Belgium 882,430 619,986 -262,444
Germany 1,003,709 266,226 -737,483
Spain 159,890 466,525 +306,635
Italy 453,152 15,903 -437,249
Canada 0 181,789 +181,789
Ghana 34,033 85,050 +51,017

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 4
Outer London - South 4
Essex 3
Inner London - East 3
Inner London - West 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
Outer London - East and North East 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 4 0 -4
Essex 1 3 +2
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 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) 96,979,679
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,449,613
Other 46,078,420
Road transport 200,665
Air transport 30,451

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) 52,407,323 44,572,356 -7,834,967
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,947,831 37,501,782 +17,553,951
Other 22,496,430 23,581,990 +1,085,560
Road transport 194,244 6,421 -187,823
Air transport 3,694 26,757 +23,063

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 71,084,658
000 46,078,420
London 42,396,150
Hull 29,085,155
Dover 4,503,240

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 £
Immingham Docks 33,883,507 37,201,151 +3,317,644
000 22,496,430 23,581,990 +1,085,560
London 20,596,088 21,800,062 +1,203,974
Hull 12,218,709 16,866,446 +4,647,737
Dover 2,010,226 2,493,014 +482,788
Dover / Eurotunnel 788,265 1,027,296 +239,031
Felixstowe 1,157,487 517,433 -640,054
Southampton 435,760 779,503 +343,743
Eurotunnel 572,829 349,838 -222,991
Middlesbrough 346,449 248,152 -98,297

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 25
Manufacture of food products 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 13
2025-10 13
2025-09 16
2025-08 11

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
54m+ 21
1m-15m 10
15m-54m 5
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Ireland 17,691,205
Denmark 2,854,724
Belgium 1,725,871
France 1,713,977
Sweden 1,655,973

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 £
Ireland 8,828,406 8,862,799 +34,393
Denmark 1,280,320 1,574,404 +294,084
Belgium 1,720,068 5,803 -1,714,265
France 945,329 768,648 -176,681
Sweden 959,973 696,000 -263,973
Spain 309,550 609,578 +300,028
Cyprus 311,488 448,580 +137,092
Italy 164,329 208,273 +43,944
Czechia 145,015 123,010 -22,005
Netherlands 236,648 9,674 -226,974

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 £
Netherlands 3,660,128
XI 36,289
Argentina 14,694
Belgium 10,220
Spain 2,953

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 £
Netherlands 2,508,822 1,151,306 -1,357,516
XI 5,221 31,068 +25,847
Argentina 7,024 7,670 +646
Belgium 4,646 5,574 +928
Spain 0 2,953 +2,953
China 740 2,044 +1,304

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) 22,902,894
Other 3,840,669
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,028,919
Road transport 17,442
Air transport 3,940

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) 11,383,806 11,519,088 +135,282
Other 2,587,157 1,253,512 -1,333,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,274,916 754,003 -520,913
Road transport 17,442 0 -17,442
Air transport 0 3,940 +3,940

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 6,430,496
Immingham Docks 6,098,760
Holyhead 4,795,883
000 3,840,669
Liverpool Docks 2,698,461

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 £
Heysham 2,045,606 4,384,890 +2,339,284
Immingham Docks 3,871,134 2,227,626 -1,643,508
Holyhead 2,191,544 2,604,339 +412,795
000 2,587,157 1,253,512 -1,333,645
Liverpool Docks 2,071,816 626,645 -1,445,171
Dover / Eurotunnel 770,980 1,147,445 +376,465
Felixstowe 308,652 504,713 +196,061
Dover 660,784 84,956 -575,828
Eurotunnel 206,337 508,714 +302,377
Middlesbrough 123,229 110,342 -12,887

Quick facts

HS code: 15079090

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

Description: Soybean oil for uses other than industrial, such as cooking or food production