Import/export HS code 15131999: Various oils

Coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oils not specified for industrial use or small packaging

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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 £
Netherlands 36,125,511
Spain 3,008,499
Italy 2,599,010
Belgium 2,143,220
Philippines 1,879,397

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 13,981,582 22,143,929 +8,162,347
Spain 1,668,944 1,339,555 -329,389
Italy 22,183 2,576,827 +2,554,644
Belgium 1,130,709 1,012,511 -118,198
Philippines 1,431,796 447,601 -984,195
China 835,108 162,689 -672,419
France 446,449 432,627 -13,822
Switzerland 152,660 644,676 +492,016
Germany 371,598 318,915 -52,683
Malaysia 117,985 566,796 +448,811

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 32,022,280
Philippines 7,017,199
Spain 3,775,395
Italy 2,713,027
Sri Lanka 1,137,278

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 11,935,002 20,087,278 +8,152,276
Philippines 4,143,346 2,873,853 -1,269,493
Spain 1,719,638 2,055,757 +336,119
Italy 16,418 2,696,609 +2,680,191
Sri Lanka 796,829 340,449 -456,380
Germany 453,618 631,735 +178,117
China 829,773 149,784 -679,989
India 313,635 456,888 +143,253
Malaysia 152,938 571,324 +418,386
Belgium 288,993 152,622 -136,371

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 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Outer London - South 8
Merseyside 7
West Yorkshire 6

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 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Outer London - South 3 7 +4
Merseyside 6 4 -2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 2 -3
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
North Yorkshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 1 -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) 32,620,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,318,277
Air transport 436,589
Other 9,215

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) 13,284,069 19,336,904 +6,052,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,509,203 10,809,074 +3,299,871
Air transport 407,138 29,451 -377,687
Other 5,583 3,632 -1,951

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 19,730,115
Dover 8,329,061
Hull 5,840,927
Middlesbrough 5,084,812
London 4,340,149

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,898,452 11,831,663 +3,933,211
Dover 2,146,965 6,182,096 +4,035,131
Hull 2,802,251 3,038,676 +236,425
Middlesbrough 2,611,146 2,473,666 -137,480
London 965,192 3,374,957 +2,409,765
Felixstowe 1,498,716 1,287,171 -211,545
Southampton 1,166,936 429,524 -737,412
Purfleet 389,476 505,783 +116,307
London Gateway Port 507,295 238,400 -268,895
Eurotunnel 308,514 319,878 +11,364

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 46
Manufacture of food products 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 9
Food and beverage service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 18
2025-10 22
2025-09 20
2025-08 17

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 32
0-1m 28
54m+ 27
Other 10
15m-54m 6

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 487,553
France 234,798
Belgium 181,707
Netherlands 169,037
Saudi Arabia 143,561

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 250,389 237,164 -13,225
France 162,558 72,240 -90,318
Belgium 181,707 0 -181,707
Netherlands 96,661 72,376 -24,285
Saudi Arabia 140,133 3,428 -136,705
Germany 68,678 74,775 +6,097
Italy 0 64,618 +64,618
Spain 61,763 1,637 -60,126
Barbados 21,696 30,128 +8,432
Turkey 4,646 38,214 +33,568

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 £
XI 4

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 £
XI 0 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) 1,119,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 483,906
Other 80,477
Air transport 76,968

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) 666,190 453,000 -213,190
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 307,224 176,682 -130,542
Other 46,663 33,814 -12,849
Air transport 70,233 6,735 -63,498

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 353,719
Liverpool Docks 188,158
London Gateway Port 163,455
Immingham Docks 162,018
London 153,430

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 98,928 254,791 +155,863
Liverpool Docks 102,533 85,625 -16,908
London Gateway Port 130,582 32,873 -97,709
Immingham Docks 124,204 37,814 -86,390
London 153,430 0 -153,430
Eurotunnel 131,826 3,368 -128,458
Holyhead 63,633 69,868 +6,235
Heysham 52,485 52,562 +77
Felixstowe 42,028 47,015 +4,987
000 46,663 33,814 -12,849

Quick facts

HS code: 15131999

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

Description: Coconut, palm kernel, or babassu oils not specified for industrial use or small packaging