Import/export HS code 15149990: Various refined oil from other sources

Processed oil from other sources, 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 £
France 2,083,467
India 1,579,388
Netherlands 1,071,567
Bangladesh 733,860
Australia 475,511

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 £
France 1,935,360 148,107 -1,787,253
India 791,504 787,884 -3,620
Netherlands 805,910 265,657 -540,253
Bangladesh 395,083 338,777 -56,306
Australia 118,625 356,886 +238,261
Germany 98,554 4,992 -93,562
Poland 57,872 42,665 -15,207
United States 20,887 16,551 -4,336
China 9,466 24,511 +15,045
Japan 25,420 0 -25,420

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 £
France 2,083,467
India 1,552,548
Netherlands 915,820
Bangladesh 733,659
Australia 475,511

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 £
France 1,935,360 148,107 -1,787,253
India 769,222 783,326 +14,104
Netherlands 662,253 253,567 -408,686
Bangladesh 397,554 336,105 -61,449
Australia 118,625 356,886 +238,261
Germany 239,039 4,992 -234,047
Poland 57,872 42,665 -15,207
United States 26,948 25,529 -1,419
China 9,466 26,766 +17,300
Pakistan 23,372 10,853 -12,519

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 14
West Midlands 9
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - East 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 9 13 +4
West Midlands 4 9 +5
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 2 4 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 1 2 +1
West Central Scotland 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,340,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 961,617
Air transport 15,086

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) 3,800,032 1,540,274 -2,259,758
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 478,022 483,595 +5,573
Air transport 5,130 9,956 +4,826

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,316,120
Immingham Docks 1,577,634
Hull 864,502
London 482,830
Southampton 340,573

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 £
Felixstowe 1,026,362 1,289,758 +263,396
Immingham Docks 1,319,394 258,240 -1,061,154
Hull 695,827 168,675 -527,152
London 467,810 15,020 -452,790
Southampton 186,885 153,688 -33,197
Dover 295,262 3,516 -291,746
London Gateway Port 120,468 76,944 -43,524
Harwich 50,540 41,927 -8,613
Eurotunnel 67,574 4,565 -63,009
Poole 25,420 0 -25,420

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 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of food products 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 13
2025-10 12
2025-09 14
2025-08 8

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 25
0-1m 15
54m+ 13
15m-54m 6
Other 1

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 2,154,601
Germany 887,285
Norway 758,822
Netherlands 225,576
Belgium 111,000

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 1,240,118 914,483 -325,635
Germany 511,102 376,183 -134,919
Norway 422,212 336,610 -85,602
Netherlands 217,226 8,350 -208,876
Belgium 65,973 45,027 -20,946
Sweden 80,690 11,567 -69,123
Israel 46,170 0 -46,170
South Africa 5,975 39,297 +33,322
Malta 19,427 24,261 +4,834
Morocco 0 35,720 +35,720

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 45,117

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 14,063 31,054 +16,991

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) 3,471,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 957,571
Other 53,793
Air transport 29,703

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) 2,125,573 1,346,423 -779,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 487,568 470,003 -17,565
Other 20,049 33,744 +13,695
Air transport 3,298 26,405 +23,107

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,031,072
Immingham Docks 2,017,715
London Gateway Port 165,712
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,034
000 53,793

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,183,753 847,319 -336,434
Immingham Docks 1,258,330 759,385 -498,945
London Gateway Port 66,626 99,086 +32,460
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,173 44,861 -10,312
000 20,049 33,744 +13,695
Heysham 19,353 33,420 +14,067
London Heathrow Airport 3,298 26,405 +23,107
Holyhead 24,744 0 -24,744
Felixstowe 0 13,770 +13,770
Southampton 0 9,375 +9,375

Quick facts

HS code: 15149990

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

Description: Processed oil from other sources, not specified for industrial use