Import/export HS code 150920: Extra virgin olive oil

The highest quality olive oil, made from pure, cold-pressed olives, ideal for salads and cooking

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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 214,305,523
Italy 132,118,222
Germany 66,910,031
Belgium 45,338,155
Greece 35,574,832

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 126,319,058 87,986,465 -38,332,593
Italy 70,684,560 61,433,662 -9,250,898
Germany 43,266,852 23,643,179 -19,623,673
Belgium 25,848,420 19,489,735 -6,358,685
Greece 18,714,348 16,860,484 -1,853,864
France 7,679,757 3,304,247 -4,375,510
Tunisia 2,616,354 4,291,740 +1,675,386
Netherlands 935,080 838,452 -96,628
State of Palestine 769,843 807,767 +37,924
Portugal 552,006 865,176 +313,170

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 287,885,762
Italy 169,524,829
Greece 45,316,937
Tunisia 7,397,748
Portugal 2,584,623

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 174,000,329 113,885,433 -60,114,896
Italy 92,303,461 77,221,368 -15,082,093
Greece 24,661,285 20,655,652 -4,005,633
Tunisia 2,952,401 4,445,347 +1,492,946
Portugal 1,299,814 1,284,809 -15,005
State of Palestine 1,027,610 1,091,883 +64,273
France 450,240 444,908 -5,332
Morocco 109,463 507,304 +397,841
Turkey 243,476 371,234 +127,758
Lebanon 378,440 207,732 -170,708

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 52
Outer London - West and North West 51
Inner London - West 48
Outer London - East and North East 32
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 25

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 38 46 +8
Outer London - West and North West 42 41 -1
Inner London - West 36 39 +3
Outer London - East and North East 22 29 +7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 20 +0
Outer London - South 16 17 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 9 6 -3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2

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) 301,043,328
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 214,840,606
Air transport 4,081,394
Other 3,492,301
Road transport 94,713

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) 176,092,358 124,950,970 -51,141,388
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 120,442,627 94,397,979 -26,044,648
Air transport 2,205,734 1,875,660 -330,074
Other 1,954,004 1,538,297 -415,707
Road transport 32,791 61,922 +29,131

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 162,500,718
London Gateway Port 110,552,743
Dover 63,929,414
Eurotunnel 35,201,608
Felixstowe 31,585,241

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 94,218,412 68,282,306 -25,936,106
London Gateway Port 56,655,491 53,897,252 -2,758,239
Dover 36,164,086 27,765,328 -8,398,758
Eurotunnel 22,943,884 12,257,724 -10,686,160
Felixstowe 18,872,385 12,712,856 -6,159,529
Dover / Eurotunnel 16,658,158 13,557,189 -3,100,969
Immingham Docks 14,084,126 10,488,927 -3,595,199
Liverpool Docks 15,769,658 6,506,209 -9,263,449
Thamesport 4,351,253 1,564,896 -2,786,357
Middlesbrough 3,028,164 2,661,512 -366,652

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 230
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 97
Food and beverage service activities 77
Manufacture of food products 32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 88
2025-11 119
2025-10 126
2025-09 89
2025-08 96

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 171
0-1m 126
54m+ 60
15m-54m 43
Other 12

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 9,358,959
United Arab Emirates 608,255
Spain 478,336
United States 386,234
Iceland 351,617

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 5,617,097 3,741,862 -1,875,235
United Arab Emirates 218,275 389,980 +171,705
Spain 204,354 273,982 +69,628
United States 159,186 227,048 +67,862
Iceland 223,494 128,123 -95,371
Netherlands 63,667 106,839 +43,172
Germany 72,673 81,037 +8,364
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 75,514 77,972 +2,458
Czechia 106,799 40,817 -65,982
Italy 18,662 125,313 +106,651

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 863,593
Spain 113,225
XI 73,678
Ireland 29,400
Greece 1,473

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 426,889 436,704 +9,815
Spain 60,253 52,972 -7,281
XI 28,677 45,001 +16,324
Ireland 19,584 9,816 -9,768
Greece 0 1,473 +1,473
Netherlands 0 645 +645
El Salvador 0 106 +106
Nicaragua 96 0 -96
Turkey 0 90 +90
France 8 4 -4

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) 8,064,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,360,884
Other 2,351,239
Air transport 123,642

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) 4,878,712 3,185,512 -1,693,200
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 926,788 1,434,096 +507,308
Other 1,278,613 1,072,626 -205,987
Air transport 54,936 68,706 +13,770

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 4,939,241
000 2,351,239
Holyhead 1,612,196
London Gateway Port 981,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 748,982

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 3,159,174 1,780,067 -1,379,107
000 1,278,613 1,072,626 -205,987
Holyhead 881,590 730,606 -150,984
London Gateway Port 399,019 582,283 +183,264
Dover / Eurotunnel 327,623 421,359 +93,736
Immingham Docks 223,131 155,902 -67,229
Heysham 211,448 160,765 -50,683
Southampton 128,843 181,041 +52,198
Felixstowe 135,822 165,896 +30,074
Middlesbrough 172,223 128,123 -44,100

Quick facts

HS code: 150920

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

Description: The highest quality olive oil, made from pure, cold-pressed olives, ideal for salads and cooking