Import/export HS code 15159099: 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 £
Spain 11,701,290
Netherlands 11,663,590
France 6,163,168
Denmark 5,657,389
United States 4,568,257

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 £
Spain 6,042,234 5,659,056 -383,178
Netherlands 5,821,190 5,842,400 +21,210
France 3,013,637 3,149,531 +135,894
Denmark 2,704,614 2,952,775 +248,161
United States 3,979,225 589,032 -3,390,193
Mexico 368,632 3,911,092 +3,542,460
Germany 1,193,968 1,463,978 +270,010
Malaysia 1,269,661 1,099,198 -170,463
Belgium 1,033,577 1,191,959 +158,382
China 1,250,628 654,851 -595,777

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 £
Spain 14,542,751
Mexico 7,097,472
Denmark 5,416,284
China 4,798,958
Netherlands 4,774,042

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 £
Spain 7,364,993 7,177,758 -187,235
Mexico 3,254,295 3,843,177 +588,882
Denmark 2,390,909 3,025,375 +634,466
China 2,936,259 1,862,699 -1,073,560
Netherlands 2,022,293 2,751,749 +729,456
France 1,542,289 1,109,847 -432,442
Italy 1,463,798 1,117,319 -346,479
Malaysia 1,401,339 1,101,514 -299,825
United States 1,306,880 1,085,239 -221,641
Sweden 681,437 1,425,049 +743,612

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 22
Inner London - East 21
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18
Inner London - West 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 - West and North West 15 18 +3
Inner London - East 17 17 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 13 -3
Inner London - West 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
West Midlands 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 7 +4
Essex 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,129,894
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,836,055
Air transport 3,198,318
Other 814,505
Road transport 580,719

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) 15,477,420 16,652,474 +1,175,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,142,221 13,693,834 -1,448,387
Air transport 1,245,189 1,953,129 +707,940
Other 545,303 269,202 -276,101
Road transport 215,071 365,648 +150,577

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,758,591
Immingham Docks 9,630,755
Felixstowe 9,490,835
London Gateway Port 7,360,190
London 4,860,422

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 6,120,427 5,638,164 -482,263
Immingham Docks 4,426,272 5,204,483 +778,211
Felixstowe 4,876,053 4,614,782 -261,271
London Gateway Port 4,191,737 3,168,453 -1,023,284
London 2,424,780 2,435,642 +10,862
Southampton 1,656,407 2,867,639 +1,211,232
Eurotunnel 1,588,060 1,523,080 -64,980
Harwich 1,527,079 1,105,075 -422,004
Hull 1,157,778 997,067 -160,711
Killingholme 1,096,638 1,009,616 -87,022

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 109
Manufacture of food products 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 15
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 58
2025-10 56
2025-09 57
2025-08 52
2025-07 47

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 75
54m+ 50
0-1m 43
15m-54m 29
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 £
Germany 12,273,191
Ireland 11,105,221
China 3,491,117
Netherlands 3,213,008
United States 3,089,247

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 £
Germany 6,651,067 5,622,124 -1,028,943
Ireland 4,388,218 6,717,003 +2,328,785
China 1,636,649 1,854,468 +217,819
Netherlands 1,610,896 1,602,112 -8,784
United States 2,244,015 845,232 -1,398,783
South Korea 1,392,735 741,403 -651,332
France 699,206 356,657 -342,549
Saudi Arabia 219,132 439,966 +220,834
Ghana 167,034 428,661 +261,627
Sweden 310,570 283,545 -27,025

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 £
XU 25,187
XI 588
Ireland 35

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 £
XU 744 24,443 +23,699
XI 0 588 +588
Ireland 0 35 +35

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) 24,357,799
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,480,193
Air transport 1,228,875
Other 25,810
Road transport 4,295

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) 10,805,879 13,551,920 +2,746,041
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,907,791 7,572,402 -3,335,389
Air transport 702,970 525,905 -177,065
Other 744 25,066 +24,322
Road transport 4,295 0 -4,295

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,389,457
Liverpool Docks 11,831,148
Southampton 5,226,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,992,203
London Gateway Port 3,136,025

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 7,000,269 6,389,188 -611,081
Liverpool Docks 4,956,342 6,874,806 +1,918,464
Southampton 2,549,016 2,677,967 +128,951
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,654,678 2,337,525 -317,153
London Gateway Port 1,877,354 1,258,671 -618,683
Felixstowe 821,537 350,006 -471,531
Holyhead 446,406 364,713 -81,693
Dover 601,046 168,299 -432,747
London Heathrow Airport 258,969 296,952 +37,983
Hull 177,372 224,447 +47,075

Quick facts

HS code: 15159099

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

Description: Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs