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

Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs

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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 £
Bulgaria 1,158,482
Spain 826,348
Netherlands 683,702
Germany 671,065
South Africa 509,970

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 703,056 455,426 -247,630
Spain 295,406 530,942 +235,536
Netherlands 466,015 217,687 -248,328
Germany 334,123 336,942 +2,819
South Africa 312,510 197,460 -115,050
Turkey 117,235 332,936 +215,701
Belgium 248,213 45,510 -202,703
France 118,582 112,321 -6,261
India 217,494 0 -217,494
Poland 104,186 82,784 -21,402

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 1,139,344
Morocco 742,961
Germany 722,480
South Africa 537,297
Turkey 479,774

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 683,918 455,426 -228,492
Morocco 267,446 475,515 +208,069
Germany 318,831 403,649 +84,818
South Africa 330,391 206,906 -123,485
Turkey 145,379 334,395 +189,016
Kenya 166,666 75,987 -90,679
India 225,118 4,462 -220,656
Brazil 163,808 8,033 -155,775
Lithuania 45,661 111,946 +66,285
China 88,308 53,979 -34,329

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 3 4 +1
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) 3,663,350
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,534,986
Air transport 532,930
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) 1,887,437 1,775,913 -111,524
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 985,032 549,954 -435,078
Air transport 311,044 221,886 -89,158
Other 79,684 29,779 -49,905
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 1,963,012
London Gateway Port 934,977
Eurotunnel 667,138
Felixstowe 504,740
Thamesport 446,756

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 1,007,084 955,928 -51,156
London Gateway Port 710,664 224,313 -486,351
Eurotunnel 400,983 266,155 -134,828
Felixstowe 246,419 258,321 +11,902
Thamesport 220,525 226,231 +5,706
Leeds Bradford Airport 195,045 147,761 -47,284
ZLC 17,562 185,041 +167,479
Birmingham Airport 85,995 61,294 -24,701
Harwich 81,240 40,835 -40,405
000 79,684 29,779 -49,905

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
2025-11 5
2025-10 9
2025-09 4
2025-08 6
2025-07 4

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 21,935,159
Germany 1,107,314
United States 1,066,067
Canada 521,332
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 11,951,199 9,983,960 -1,967,239
Germany 898,584 208,730 -689,854
United States 565,483 500,584 -64,899
Canada 193,396 327,936 +134,540
Australia 45,730 203,760 +158,030
Poland 125,350 64,470 -60,880
Ireland 57,053 55,494 -1,559
Israel 17,070 63,976 +46,906
Switzerland 29,667 50,964 +21,297
Denmark 39,814 37,452 -2,362

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) 16,406,463
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,280,514
Air transport 387,601

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) 6,293,180 10,113,283 +3,820,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,716,939 1,563,575 -6,153,364
Air transport 211,295 176,306 -34,989

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 20,902,848
Liverpool Docks 1,564,039
Killingholme 1,130,045
Dover / Eurotunnel 871,994
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 10,959,403 9,943,445 -1,015,958
Liverpool Docks 737,564 826,475 +88,911
Killingholme 1,130,045 0 -1,130,045
Dover / Eurotunnel 515,043 356,951 -158,092
Hull 254,451 130,170 -124,281
London Gateway Port 106,009 250,199 +144,190
Felixstowe 249,932 20,750 -229,182
London Heathrow Airport 79,811 78,709 -1,102
East Midlands Airport 92,400 62,682 -29,718
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