Import/export HS code 151311: Crude coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oil

Unrefined oil from coconut, palm kernel, or babassu. Often used for further processing or industrial applications

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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 7,193,590
Sri Lanka 3,702,619
Belgium 3,447,306
Philippines 3,147,271
Viet Nam 1,518,746

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 5,582,307 1,611,283 -3,971,024
Sri Lanka 1,181,613 2,521,006 +1,339,393
Belgium 1,755,301 1,692,005 -63,296
Philippines 2,139,677 1,007,594 -1,132,083
Viet Nam 239,061 1,279,685 +1,040,624
Germany 82,650 436,673 +354,023
Thailand 140,836 192,608 +51,772
Italy 114,913 212,610 +97,697
Singapore 259,543 0 -259,543
China 63,296 173,262 +109,966

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 £
Philippines 5,822,737
Sri Lanka 4,429,578
Viet Nam 3,470,698
Indonesia 2,685,570
Slovenia 1,866,899

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 £
Philippines 3,988,030 1,834,707 -2,153,323
Sri Lanka 1,492,481 2,937,097 +1,444,616
Viet Nam 546,528 2,924,170 +2,377,642
Indonesia 2,630,165 55,405 -2,574,760
Slovenia 1,771,766 95,133 -1,676,633
Netherlands 1,330,901 44,693 -1,286,208
Malaysia 0 747,419 +747,419
Thailand 140,836 192,608 +51,772
Germany 12,174 257,767 +245,593
Italy 13,846 143,860 +130,014

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 6
Outer London - South 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - East 3 6 +3
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 0 -3
Essex 0 3 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Cheshire 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
Merseyside 1 1 +0

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) 13,112,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,178,617
Air transport 104,118
Other 71,844

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) 5,998,822 7,114,076 +1,115,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,940,290 2,238,327 -3,701,963
Air transport 65,335 38,783 -26,552
Other 56,161 15,683 -40,478

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 6,354,902
Felixstowe 4,256,281
London Gateway Port 3,272,963
Southampton 2,763,612
Hull 1,618,941

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 5,105,560 1,249,342 -3,856,218
Felixstowe 2,298,730 1,957,551 -341,179
London Gateway Port 895,604 2,377,359 +1,481,755
Southampton 1,334,135 1,429,477 +95,342
Hull 179,869 1,439,072 +1,259,203
Immingham Docks 629,671 301,832 -327,839
Medway 774,628 0 -774,628
Middlesbrough 234,639 219,280 -15,359
Eurotunnel 108,565 91,512 -17,053
Dover 89,195 105,070 +15,875

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 27
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of food products 11
Food and beverage service activities 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 13
2025-10 12
2025-09 12
2025-08 7
2025-07 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
1m-15m 24
54m+ 12
0-1m 9
15m-54m 7
Other 2

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 92,091
Czechia 49,213
Oman 43,604
Saudi Arabia 43,326
Italy 42,756

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 79,154 12,937 -66,217
Czechia 0 49,213 +49,213
Oman 20,129 23,475 +3,346
Saudi Arabia 36,224 7,102 -29,122
Italy 25,372 17,384 -7,988
Cayman Islands 12,096 24,890 +12,794
Netherlands 26,201 9,163 -17,038
Germany 7,781 23,971 +16,190
Bahrain 14,843 16,268 +1,425
Lebanon 29,379 1,005 -28,374

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) 323,206
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 286,778
Air transport 11,821

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) 184,823 138,383 -46,440
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 175,747 111,031 -64,716
Air transport 2,800 9,021 +6,221

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 201,390
London Gateway Port 183,961
Felixstowe 53,891
Liverpool Docks 50,467
Holyhead 45,903

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 85,790 115,600 +29,810
London Gateway Port 107,047 76,914 -30,133
Felixstowe 41,189 12,702 -28,487
Liverpool Docks 46,857 3,610 -43,247
Holyhead 43,177 2,726 -40,451
Immingham Docks 960 19,443 +18,483
Eurotunnel 13,666 4,895 -8,771
Southampton 1,824 9,591 +7,767
Fishguard 10,600 0 -10,600
London Heathrow Airport 2,800 5,154 +2,354

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 151311

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

Description: Unrefined oil from coconut, palm kernel, or babassu. Often used for further processing or industrial applications