Import/export HS code 15159059: Various solid or fluid oils

Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Bulgaria 1,231,175
Spain 834,219
Netherlands 633,046
Germany 630,566
Turkey 526,741

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 £
Bulgaria 705,452 525,723 -179,729
Spain 398,427 435,792 +37,365
Netherlands 406,160 226,886 -179,274
Germany 305,155 325,411 +20,256
Turkey 118,934 407,807 +288,873
South Africa 312,510 197,460 -115,050
Belgium 212,755 37,316 -175,439
France 149,407 95,241 -54,166
India 217,494 0 -217,494
Poland 104,063 86,942 -17,121

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 £
Bulgaria 1,212,037
Morocco 744,496
Germany 694,381
Turkey 556,344
South Africa 531,547

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 £
Bulgaria 686,314 525,723 -160,591
Morocco 375,794 368,702 -7,092
Germany 316,567 377,814 +61,247
Turkey 147,078 409,266 +262,188
South Africa 324,641 206,906 -117,735
Kenya 154,353 81,823 -72,530
India 225,118 4,462 -220,656
Lithuania 66,465 99,967 +33,502
China 88,308 72,322 -15,986
Brazil 135,306 8,033 -127,273

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2

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
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 2 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Cheshire 1 0 -1
East Central Scotland 1 1 +0

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) 3,760,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,449,468
Air transport 539,415
Other 109,463
Road transport 5,736

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) 1,948,385 1,811,622 -136,763
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 911,900 537,568 -374,332
Air transport 314,619 224,796 -89,823
Other 109,463 0 -109,463
Road transport 4,073 1,663 -2,410

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 2,034,284
London Gateway Port 905,394
Eurotunnel 656,847
Felixstowe 494,698
Thamesport 380,835

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 £
Dover 1,097,577 936,707 -160,870
London Gateway Port 682,287 223,107 -459,180
Eurotunnel 416,362 240,485 -175,877
Felixstowe 226,948 267,750 +40,802
Thamesport 175,545 205,290 +29,745
Leeds Bradford Airport 195,045 155,632 -39,413
ZLC 17,562 261,611 +244,049
Birmingham Airport 89,570 56,333 -33,237
Harwich 75,490 40,835 -34,655
000 109,463 0 -109,463

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 13
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 5
2025-10 9
2025-09 4
2025-08 6

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 18
54m+ 12
0-1m 6
Other 3
15m-54m 2

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 22,002,241
Germany 1,127,506
United States 948,915
Canada 725,250
Australia 249,490

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 12,533,475 9,468,766 -3,064,709
Germany 901,333 226,173 -675,160
United States 533,756 415,159 -118,597
Canada 193,396 531,854 +338,458
Australia 54,461 195,029 +140,568
Poland 131,863 60,759 -71,104
Ireland 58,269 61,197 +2,928
Switzerland 30,703 59,186 +28,483
Israel 17,070 63,976 +46,906
Denmark 43,140 34,126 -9,014

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) 17,355,858
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,536,981
Air transport 395,106

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) 7,749,686 9,606,172 +1,856,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,855,353 1,681,628 -5,173,725
Air transport 199,181 195,925 -3,256

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 21,710,753
Liverpool Docks 1,666,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 898,534
Killingholme 394,614
Hull 384,621

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 £
Immingham Docks 12,289,830 9,420,923 -2,868,907
Liverpool Docks 721,453 944,968 +223,515
Dover / Eurotunnel 523,337 375,197 -148,140
Killingholme 394,614 0 -394,614
Hull 254,451 130,170 -124,281
London Gateway Port 115,547 249,759 +134,212
Felixstowe 249,932 20,750 -229,182
East Midlands Airport 91,413 69,179 -22,234
London Heathrow Airport 66,476 92,691 +26,215
Southampton 17,489 79,764 +62,275

Quick facts

HS code: 15159059

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

Description: Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs