Import/export HS code 150990: Various olive oils

Olive oils that are refined or blended, used in cooking, cosmetics, or industrial applications

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 137,475,310
Germany 27,931,956
Italy 24,746,483
Belgium 9,642,194
Greece 1,835,219

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 88,162,892 49,312,418 -38,850,474
Germany 20,580,852 7,351,104 -13,229,748
Italy 13,442,476 11,304,007 -2,138,469
Belgium 5,401,300 4,240,894 -1,160,406
Greece 1,031,797 803,422 -228,375
France 1,170,693 177,105 -993,588
Portugal 1,121,529 205,211 -916,318
Netherlands 266,578 303,763 +37,185
Lebanon 349,109 51,947 -297,162
Israel 86,265 159,477 +73,212

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 175,980,934
Italy 25,437,758
Greece 1,875,700
Portugal 474,897
Lebanon 401,056

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 115,676,620 60,304,314 -55,372,306
Italy 13,762,441 11,675,317 -2,087,124
Greece 1,068,402 807,298 -261,104
Portugal 285,197 189,700 -95,497
Lebanon 349,109 51,947 -297,162
State of Palestine 74,093 154,505 +80,412
Turkey 183,070 21,612 -161,458
France 34,986 89,301 +54,315
Netherlands 62,150 58,263 -3,887
Jordan 45,898 4,122 -41,776

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 26
Outer London - West and North West 20
Inner London - West 17
Outer London - East and North East 13
Outer London - South 12

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 15 20 +5
Outer London - West and North West 15 14 -1
Inner London - West 13 11 -2
Outer London - East and North East 11 7 -4
Outer London - South 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 2 6 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 3 -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) 131,670,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,974,253
Other 1,238,893
Air transport 555,715
Rail transport 4,846

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) 82,987,830 48,682,212 -34,305,618
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 48,451,435 24,522,818 -23,928,617
Other 534,729 704,164 +169,435
Air transport 215,695 340,020 +124,325
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 102,269,536
London Gateway Port 25,900,104
Dover 20,883,647
Immingham Docks 12,663,353
Liverpool Docks 10,630,470

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 63,871,184 38,398,352 -25,472,832
London Gateway Port 12,950,859 12,949,245 -1,614
Dover 14,152,603 6,731,044 -7,421,559
Immingham Docks 8,579,491 4,083,862 -4,495,629
Liverpool Docks 8,321,278 2,309,192 -6,012,086
Felixstowe 6,756,580 1,802,245 -4,954,335
Eurotunnel 5,460,046 1,053,883 -4,406,163
Killingholme 2,627,137 1,569,839 -1,057,298
Avonmouth Docks 1,876,229 880,995 -995,234
Thamesport 2,141,477 305,668 -1,835,809

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 90
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Food and beverage service activities 19
Manufacture of food products 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 32
2025-10 38
2025-09 32
2025-08 29
2025-07 26

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 66
54m+ 46
0-1m 40
15m-54m 18
Other 11

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 5,064,871
United Arab Emirates 368,454
Finland 351,078
South Korea 196,722
Iceland 195,789

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 3,223,410 1,841,461 -1,381,949
United Arab Emirates 272,710 95,744 -176,966
Finland 349,115 1,963 -347,152
South Korea 120,386 76,336 -44,050
Iceland 111,978 83,811 -28,167
Spain 153,669 0 -153,669
United States 29,430 96,171 +66,741
Ghana 42,889 27,358 -15,531
Germany 66,305 3,230 -63,075
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 26,454 39,973 +13,519

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 £
XU 825,537
Spain 200,844
Italy 180,855
XI 62,694
Nicaragua 8,505

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 £
XU 410,862 414,675 +3,813
Spain 117,379 83,465 -33,914
Italy 32,276 148,579 +116,303
XI 39,157 23,537 -15,620
Nicaragua 8,505 0 -8,505
Netherlands 130 2,293 +2,163
Ireland 0 13 +13

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) 3,887,210
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,053,029
Other 1,280,871
Air transport 124,652

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) 2,818,561 1,068,649 -1,749,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,258,133 794,896 -463,237
Other 608,309 672,562 +64,253
Air transport 16,324 108,328 +92,004

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,753,037
000 1,280,871
Holyhead 873,358
London Gateway Port 768,761
Immingham Docks 403,592

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 1,950,414 802,623 -1,147,791
000 608,309 672,562 +64,253
Holyhead 589,672 283,686 -305,986
London Gateway Port 517,553 251,208 -266,345
Immingham Docks 379,605 23,987 -355,618
Southampton 95,326 139,438 +44,112
Middlesbrough 90,313 105,219 +14,906
Heysham 80,582 78,837 -1,745
Purfleet 153,669 0 -153,669
Dover / Eurotunnel 113,898 13,625 -100,273

Quick facts

HS code: 150990

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

Description: Olive oils that are refined or blended, used in cooking, cosmetics, or industrial applications