Import/export HS code 1513: Coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oil

Includes all types of coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oils, whether refined or not, but not chemically altered. Used in food, cosmetics, or industrial purposes

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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 67,248,587
Papua New Guinea 9,668,292
Sri Lanka 7,541,153
Belgium 7,024,399
Philippines 6,891,959

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 32,551,365 34,697,222 +2,145,857
Papua New Guinea 3,760,963 5,907,329 +2,146,366
Sri Lanka 2,581,512 4,959,641 +2,378,129
Belgium 3,672,302 3,352,097 -320,205
Philippines 4,194,918 2,697,041 -1,497,877
Spain 2,955,247 2,612,941 -342,306
Indonesia 3,198,512 1,420,465 -1,778,047
Italy 143,893 2,776,986 +2,633,093
Germany 1,070,186 1,388,334 +318,148
Switzerland 241,243 1,815,474 +1,574,231

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 54,703,074
Philippines 15,405,517
Papua New Guinea 9,668,292
Sri Lanka 9,165,702
Indonesia 7,116,420

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 24,892,517 29,810,557 +4,918,040
Philippines 9,320,768 6,084,749 -3,236,019
Papua New Guinea 3,760,963 5,907,329 +2,146,366
Sri Lanka 3,384,025 5,781,677 +2,397,652
Indonesia 5,686,034 1,430,386 -4,255,648
Spain 3,276,707 3,380,863 +104,156
Germany 1,047,265 3,791,995 +2,744,730
Viet Nam 557,605 2,926,636 +2,369,031
Malaysia 2,213,186 1,099,065 -1,114,121
Italy 33,065 2,774,578 +2,741,513

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - South 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10

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 - West and North West 16 14 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 8 -2
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Outer London - South 8 8 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 5 -5
Merseyside 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 7 +3
Essex 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 5 5 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,928,568
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,230,876
Other 1,261,451
Air transport 638,899

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,584,295 29,344,273 -6,240,022
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,113,050 36,117,826 +13,004,776
Other 753,246 508,205 -245,041
Air transport 536,708 102,191 -434,517

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 24,284,713
Immingham Docks 23,872,145
Hull 20,738,456
Liverpool Docks 10,961,809
Dover 9,433,646

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 11,328,002 12,956,711 +1,628,709
Immingham Docks 10,711,630 13,160,515 +2,448,885
Hull 11,375,234 9,363,222 -2,012,012
Liverpool Docks 4,377,070 6,584,739 +2,207,669
Dover 3,090,776 6,342,870 +3,252,094
Felixstowe 4,219,307 3,769,382 -449,925
London Gateway Port 2,148,703 4,965,243 +2,816,540
Southampton 3,291,005 2,336,327 -954,678
Middlesbrough 2,668,737 2,665,688 -3,049
Eurotunnel 1,783,888 2,003,899 +220,011

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 83
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of food products 33
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 13
Food and beverage service activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 42
2025-10 38
2025-09 35
2025-08 27
2025-07 38

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 57
0-1m 46
54m+ 43
15m-54m 14
Other 14

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 909,495
Ireland 718,770
Italy 461,427
France 457,136
Germany 344,275

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 464,073 445,422 -18,651
Ireland 432,685 286,085 -146,600
Italy 206,874 254,553 +47,679
France 270,082 187,054 -83,028
Germany 147,401 196,874 +49,473
Belgium 47,821 170,885 +123,064
Saudi Arabia 178,357 12,380 -165,977
Spain 87,715 69,646 -18,069
Portugal 56,672 80,105 +23,433
United States 84,261 43,421 -40,840

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 87,435
Philippines 16,236
XI 1,270

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 50,897 36,538 -14,359
Philippines 7,002 9,234 +2,232
XI 0 1,270 +1,270

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) 3,204,290
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,133,333
Air transport 195,273
Other 104,941

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) 1,523,328 1,680,962 +157,634
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 763,922 369,411 -394,511
Air transport 132,607 62,666 -69,941
Other 57,899 47,042 -10,857

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,461,801
Felixstowe 485,042
Immingham Docks 391,361
Liverpool Docks 359,931
London Gateway Port 350,167

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 553,260 908,541 +355,281
Felixstowe 276,076 208,966 -67,110
Immingham Docks 201,247 190,114 -11,133
Liverpool Docks 211,287 148,644 -62,643
London Gateway Port 262,450 87,717 -174,733
Eurotunnel 222,285 86,207 -136,078
London 65,145 153,430 +88,285
Holyhead 136,207 75,569 -60,638
Heysham 88,139 56,600 -31,539
Dover 98,405 17,410 -80,995

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1513

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

Description: Includes all types of coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oils, whether refined or not, but not chemically altered. Used in food, cosmetics, or industrial purposes