Import/export HS code 1514: Rape, colza, or mustard oil and their parts

Includes all types of rape, colza, or mustard oil, whether processed or not, but not chemically changed

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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 103,883,543
Belgium 61,999,466
Germany 46,302,457
France 25,960,570
Romania 3,632,041

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 73,211,563 30,671,980 -42,539,583
Belgium 42,137,217 19,862,249 -22,274,968
Germany 23,799,980 22,502,477 -1,297,503
France 14,131,787 11,828,783 -2,303,004
Romania 1,870,549 1,761,492 -109,057
Ireland 1,078,347 2,323,282 +1,244,935
Denmark 2,363,019 302,809 -2,060,210
Italy 1,682,732 557,936 -1,124,796
Ukraine 730,834 1,030,398 +299,564
India 875,442 884,653 +9,211

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 76,830,675
Germany 75,459,929
Belgium 61,412,826
France 22,616,254
Italy 3,854,767

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 50,724,716 26,105,959 -24,618,757
Germany 47,613,289 27,846,640 -19,766,649
Belgium 41,973,549 19,439,277 -22,534,272
France 12,938,553 9,677,701 -3,260,852
Italy 2,168,151 1,686,616 -481,535
Romania 1,545,387 740,756 -804,631
Ukraine 797,670 1,082,124 +284,454
India 845,848 880,095 +34,247
Bangladesh 683,899 606,224 -77,675
Poland 803,116 452,697 -350,419

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 21
Outer London - West and North West 17
West Midlands 11
Inner London - West 10
West Yorkshire 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 - East and North East 16 19 +3
Outer London - West and North West 12 15 +3
West Midlands 8 10 +2
Inner London - West 8 9 +1
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +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) 135,413,334
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 117,450,213
Other 8,999,716
Road transport 331,431
Air transport 73,723

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) 80,745,896 54,667,438 -26,078,458
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,515,393 35,934,820 -45,580,573
Other 5,046,439 3,953,277 -1,093,162
Road transport 267,793 63,638 -204,155
Air transport 25,264 48,459 +23,195

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 75,639,324
Immingham Docks 53,742,773
Liverpool Docks 20,680,677
Aberdeen Docks 19,726,678
Hull 17,794,244

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 55,604,985 20,034,339 -35,570,646
Immingham Docks 34,027,920 19,714,853 -14,313,067
Liverpool Docks 19,742,496 938,181 -18,804,315
Aberdeen Docks 3,299,813 16,426,865 +13,127,052
Hull 11,317,359 6,476,885 -4,840,474
Eurotunnel 7,144,370 5,924,058 -1,220,312
Goole 4,372,292 7,502,801 +3,130,509
Inverness 9,164,075 0 -9,164,075
000 5,046,439 3,953,277 -1,093,162
Grangemouth Docks 5,882,069 2,763,452 -3,118,617

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 86
Manufacture of food products 45
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Food and beverage service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 45
2025-11 48
2025-10 44
2025-09 44
2025-08 36

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
54m+ 51
0-1m 27
15m-54m 14
Other 12

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 63,055,741
Ireland 20,447,820
Switzerland 12,973,184
Germany 9,232,355
Sweden 6,326,941

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 29,081,692 33,974,049 +4,892,357
Ireland 11,137,738 9,310,082 -1,827,656
Switzerland 2,781,606 10,191,578 +7,409,972
Germany 2,654,712 6,577,643 +3,922,931
Sweden 264,710 6,062,231 +5,797,521
Norway 1,168,439 4,737,032 +3,568,593
Australia 382,218 3,110,247 +2,728,029
Philippines 1,983,189 793,282 -1,189,907
Faroe Islands 3,780 2,754,659 +2,750,879
Hungary 1,509,780 397,478 -1,112,302

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 £
Netherlands 3,125,867
XI 1,582,219
Ireland 88,660
Spain 48,167
Argentina 42,505

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 £
Netherlands 2,075,551 1,050,316 -1,025,235
XI 681,971 900,248 +218,277
Ireland 73,862 14,798 -59,064
Spain 32,447 15,720 -16,727
Argentina 20,206 22,299 +2,093
France 694 1,418 +724
Italy 904 0 -904
Thailand 10 0 -10

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 84,476,252
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 47,157,531
Other 5,220,068
Air transport 67,506

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,121,682 56,354,570 +28,232,888
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,445,919 22,711,612 -1,734,307
Other 3,076,582 2,143,486 -933,096
Air transport 12,359 55,147 +42,788

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 38,101,298
Medway 37,107,433
Liverpool Docks 16,941,050
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,108,672
Immingham Docks 6,725,267

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 £
London 25,663,358 12,437,940 -13,225,418
Medway 0 37,107,433 +37,107,433
Liverpool Docks 4,728,090 12,212,960 +7,484,870
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,845,667 3,263,005 -582,662
Immingham Docks 3,595,066 3,130,201 -464,865
London Gateway Port 1,858,944 4,401,727 +2,542,783
000 3,076,582 2,143,486 -933,096
Holyhead 2,639,262 1,972,612 -666,650
Felixstowe 2,773,222 1,598,250 -1,174,972
Heysham 731,801 2,107,580 +1,375,779

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1514

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

Description: Includes all types of rape, colza, or mustard oil, whether processed or not, but not chemically changed