Import/export HS code 15141990: Various refined oil

Processed oil from rape, colza, or mustard seeds, not specified for industrial use

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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 60,801,305
Belgium 49,715,438
Germany 37,717,482
France 16,926,992
Ireland 3,311,109

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 41,813,007 18,988,298 -22,824,709
Belgium 30,499,750 19,215,688 -11,284,062
Germany 20,870,599 16,846,883 -4,023,716
France 7,129,373 9,797,619 +2,668,246
Ireland 1,081,022 2,230,087 +1,149,065
Italy 893,807 649,277 -244,530
Ukraine 522,662 1,000,972 +478,310
Poland 573,151 377,582 -195,569
Sweden 288,105 292,550 +4,445
Bangladesh 278,074 189,464 -88,610

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 £
Germany 53,730,613
Netherlands 46,775,000
Belgium 45,448,052
France 13,153,764
Ukraine 1,613,015

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 £
Germany 32,517,491 21,213,122 -11,304,369
Netherlands 31,354,249 15,420,751 -15,933,498
Belgium 26,553,434 18,894,618 -7,658,816
France 5,856,581 7,297,183 +1,440,602
Ukraine 586,636 1,026,379 +439,743
Italy 895,519 683,333 -212,186
Poland 603,599 396,206 -207,393
Sweden 307,852 311,588 +3,736
Spain 240,720 240,856 +136
Bangladesh 281,389 189,464 -91,925

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 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
West Yorkshire 7
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Greater Manchester 5

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 7 4 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
West Midlands 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 3 2 -1

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) 101,353,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,166,720
Other 9,264,688
Road transport 331,431
Air transport 35,035

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) 67,609,642 33,743,492 -33,866,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,981,091 32,185,629 +204,538
Other 5,049,145 4,215,543 -833,602
Road transport 267,793 63,638 -204,155
Air transport 3,882 31,153 +27,271

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 62,086,289
Immingham Docks 48,183,608
Eurotunnel 12,811,560
Hull 12,001,544
Goole 11,875,093

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 42,442,622 19,643,667 -22,798,955
Immingham Docks 27,833,571 20,350,037 -7,483,534
Eurotunnel 7,079,171 5,732,389 -1,346,782
Hull 6,019,558 5,981,986 -37,572
Goole 4,372,292 7,502,801 +3,130,509
000 5,049,145 4,215,543 -833,602
Dover 4,227,863 3,241,509 -986,354
Grangemouth Docks 2,755,643 465,471 -2,290,172
Middlesbrough 1,794,464 1,225,742 -568,722
Medway 1,635,326 0 -1,635,326

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 42
Manufacture of food products 34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Land transport and transport via pipelines 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 27
2025-10 29
2025-09 23
2025-08 22
2025-07 24

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
54m+ 36
1m-15m 31
0-1m 8
Other 7
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 £
Netherlands 34,178,414
Ireland 16,640,713
Switzerland 9,311,034
Germany 3,563,268
Sweden 3,294,746

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 3,835,442 30,342,972 +26,507,530
Ireland 9,216,054 7,424,659 -1,791,395
Switzerland 292,461 9,018,573 +8,726,112
Germany 1,375 3,561,893 +3,560,518
Sweden 134,960 3,159,786 +3,024,826
Norway 652,300 849,020 +196,720
Cyprus 387,059 333,848 -53,211
Iceland 196,121 219,615 +23,494
Israel 246,425 125,055 -121,370
South Korea 145,250 0 -145,250

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 3,240,496
XU 307,636
XI 119,181
Ireland 11,376

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 1,899,546 1,340,950 -558,596
XU 182,484 125,152 -57,332
XI 62,659 56,522 -6,137
Ireland 0 11,376 +11,376

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) 41,435,847
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 25,617,721
Other 3,678,689
Air transport 24,684

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) 3,879,204 37,556,643 +33,677,439
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,403,487 16,214,234 +6,810,747
Other 2,144,689 1,534,000 -610,689
Air transport 1,375 23,309 +21,934

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Medway 31,924,234
London 17,456,354
Liverpool Docks 5,240,723
Holyhead 4,932,380
000 3,678,689

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 £
Medway 0 31,924,234 +31,924,234
London 3,844,909 13,611,445 +9,766,536
Liverpool Docks 3,360,842 1,879,881 -1,480,961
Holyhead 3,102,265 1,830,115 -1,272,150
000 2,144,689 1,534,000 -610,689
Heysham 606,385 2,063,556 +1,457,171
Immingham Docks 792,067 1,197,246 +405,179
Dover / Eurotunnel 510,524 279,788 -230,736
London Gateway Port 503,732 219,468 -284,264
Felixstowe 253,232 286,585 +33,353

Quick facts

HS code: 15141990

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

Description: Processed oil from rape, colza, or mustard seeds, not specified for industrial use