Import/export HS code 1509: Olive oil and its fractions, refined or not, but not chemically changed

Includes all types of olive oil, whether processed or unprocessed, used in cooking or other applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Spain 350,414,484
Italy 156,514,669
Germany 94,529,759
Belgium 55,517,550
Greece 38,206,073

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 £
Spain 213,201,147 137,213,337 -75,987,810
Italy 84,375,900 72,138,769 -12,237,131
Germany 62,449,560 32,080,199 -30,369,361
Belgium 31,688,185 23,829,365 -7,858,820
Greece 20,249,462 17,956,611 -2,292,851
France 8,906,348 3,614,429 -5,291,919
Tunisia 2,616,354 4,296,529 +1,680,175
Portugal 1,669,340 1,075,786 -593,554
Netherlands 1,182,738 1,153,651 -29,087
Turkey 1,044,407 584,029 -460,378

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 £
Spain 462,233,203
Italy 194,672,087
Greece 48,009,801
Tunisia 7,403,566
Portugal 3,061,050

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 £
Spain 286,862,125 175,371,078 -111,491,047
Italy 106,355,618 88,316,469 -18,039,149
Greece 26,254,146 21,755,655 -4,498,491
Tunisia 2,953,430 4,450,136 +1,496,706
Portugal 1,580,816 1,480,234 -100,582
State of Palestine 1,181,373 1,179,003 -2,370
Lebanon 971,346 498,783 -472,563
Turkey 754,642 599,486 -155,156
France 577,209 552,111 -25,098
Morocco 180,807 720,297 +539,490

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 62
Outer London - West and North West 59
Inner London - West 55
Outer London - East and North East 39
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28

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 - East 43 54 +11
Outer London - West and North West 50 47 -3
Inner London - West 41 43 +2
Outer London - East and North East 30 35 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24 21 -3
Outer London - South 18 19 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 15 -1
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
West Midlands 9 10 +1
West Yorkshire 9 12 +3

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) 433,788,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 287,618,940
Other 5,147,034
Air transport 4,643,918
Road transport 102,675

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) 260,560,572 173,227,879 -87,332,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 166,490,800 121,128,140 -45,362,660
Other 2,907,891 2,239,143 -668,748
Air transport 2,407,905 2,236,013 -171,892
Road transport 32,791 69,884 +37,093
Rail transport 0 4,846 +4,846

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 263,457,485
London Gateway Port 136,696,453
Dover 85,293,960
Eurotunnel 41,207,427
Felixstowe 41,152,470

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 £
London 157,826,360 105,631,125 -52,195,235
London Gateway Port 69,645,982 67,050,471 -2,595,511
Dover 50,021,916 35,272,044 -14,749,872
Eurotunnel 27,435,370 13,772,057 -13,663,313
Felixstowe 26,207,503 14,944,967 -11,262,536
Immingham Docks 22,590,373 15,002,023 -7,588,350
Liverpool Docks 23,742,451 9,129,658 -14,612,793
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,737,466 14,538,028 -3,199,438
Thamesport 6,449,177 1,766,375 -4,682,802
Middlesbrough 5,012,803 3,110,126 -1,902,677

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 269
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 118
Food and beverage service activities 91
Manufacture of food products 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 107
2025-11 142
2025-10 151
2025-09 114
2025-08 109

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 201
0-1m 152
54m+ 81
15m-54m 48
Other 21

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 14,291,454
United Arab Emirates 983,769
Iceland 550,182
Spain 519,754
United States 511,835

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 8,846,090 5,445,364 -3,400,726
United Arab Emirates 495,842 487,927 -7,915
Iceland 342,448 207,734 -134,714
Spain 204,354 315,400 +111,046
United States 190,269 321,566 +131,297
Finland 260,479 0 -260,479
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 106,766 133,431 +26,665
Germany 142,208 81,037 -61,171
Netherlands 94,658 122,148 +27,490
South Korea 129,471 75,488 -53,983

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 £
Italy 1,067,294
Spain 348,017
XI 142,326
Ireland 29,413
Nicaragua 8,601

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 £
Italy 502,758 564,536 +61,778
Spain 198,589 149,428 -49,161
XI 76,350 65,976 -10,374
Ireland 19,584 9,829 -9,755
Nicaragua 8,601 0 -8,601
Netherlands 130 2,938 +2,808
Greece 0 1,473 +1,473
El Salvador 0 106 +106
Turkey 0 90 +90
China 74 0 -74

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) 11,831,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,282,219
Other 3,661,900
Air transport 296,104

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) 7,659,143 4,172,391 -3,486,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,970,592 2,311,627 +341,035
Other 1,946,997 1,714,903 -232,094
Air transport 76,988 219,116 +142,128

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 7,572,833
000 3,661,900
Holyhead 2,417,792
London Gateway Port 1,789,011
Dover / Eurotunnel 932,824

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 £
Liverpool Docks 5,018,766 2,554,067 -2,464,699
000 1,946,997 1,714,903 -232,094
Holyhead 1,417,160 1,000,632 -416,528
London Gateway Port 941,982 847,029 -94,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 452,606 480,218 +27,612
Immingham Docks 509,646 179,889 -329,757
Southampton 227,299 350,146 +122,847
Heysham 359,327 197,400 -161,927
Middlesbrough 274,050 237,314 -36,736
Felixstowe 190,680 184,369 -6,311

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1509

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

Description: Includes all types of olive oil, whether processed or unprocessed, used in cooking or other applications