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 35,391,888
Spain 2,805,417
Italy 2,525,509
Belgium 2,046,644
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 14,470,831 20,921,057 +6,450,226
Spain 1,668,944 1,136,473 -532,471
Italy 22,183 2,503,326 +2,481,143
Belgium 1,039,914 1,006,730 -33,184
Philippines 1,240,833 638,564 -602,269
China 835,108 162,689 -672,419
France 452,399 429,122 -23,277
Germany 549,531 244,084 -305,447
India 325,276 309,998 -15,278
Sri Lanka 376,475 144,278 -232,197

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 30,228,064
Philippines 7,512,028
Spain 3,444,079
Italy 2,639,526
Germany 1,207,707

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 11,899,533 18,328,531 +6,428,998
Philippines 4,397,054 3,114,974 -1,282,080
Spain 1,719,638 1,724,441 +4,803
Italy 16,418 2,623,108 +2,606,690
Germany 600,335 607,372 +7,037
Sri Lanka 737,944 403,495 -334,449
China 829,773 149,784 -679,989
India 343,558 460,459 +116,901
Malaysia 152,938 296,694 +143,756
Belgium 242,631 196,567 -46,064

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 11
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Merseyside 7
Outer London - South 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 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Merseyside 6 4 -2
Outer London - South 3 6 +3
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
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) 30,486,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,693,804
Air transport 440,810
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) 13,091,045 17,395,937 +4,304,892
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,040,585 10,653,219 +2,612,634
Air transport 411,359 29,451 -381,908
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 18,440,468
Dover 7,927,480
Hull 6,379,983
Middlesbrough 4,880,506
London 4,044,232

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 7,803,039 10,637,429 +2,834,390
Dover 2,210,425 5,717,055 +3,506,630
Hull 3,274,061 3,105,922 -168,139
Middlesbrough 2,434,098 2,446,408 +12,310
London 1,175,850 2,868,382 +1,692,532
Felixstowe 1,370,483 1,231,963 -138,520
Southampton 1,106,863 473,789 -633,074
Purfleet 352,643 543,677 +191,034
London Gateway Port 498,943 265,640 -233,303
Eurotunnel 331,728 313,779 -17,949

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 44
Manufacture of food products 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 10
Food and beverage service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 22
2025-09 20
2025-08 17
2025-07 16

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+ 28
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 499,288
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 274,431 224,857 -49,574
France 162,558 72,240 -90,318
Belgium 28,277 153,430 +125,153
Netherlands 74,625 94,412 +19,787
Saudi Arabia 140,133 3,428 -136,705
Germany 48,768 94,129 +45,361
Italy 0 64,618 +64,618
Spain 60,163 3,237 -56,926
Barbados 21,696 30,128 +8,432
Turkey 4,646 36,526 +31,880

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 80,473
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 £
XU 46,663 33,810 -12,853
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) 1,132,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 462,251
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) 509,270 623,344 +114,074
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 296,027 166,224 -129,803
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 353,976
Liverpool Docks 196,187
Immingham Docks 160,586
London 153,430
Eurotunnel 135,194

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 75,872 278,104 +202,232
Liverpool Docks 97,781 98,406 +625
Immingham Docks 110,948 49,638 -61,310
London 0 153,430 +153,430
Eurotunnel 131,826 3,368 -128,458
London Gateway Port 130,582 2,324 -128,258
Heysham 81,303 44,823 -36,480
Holyhead 63,633 57,914 -5,719
Felixstowe 48,367 47,015 -1,352
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