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 £
Netherlands 11,975,896
Spain 11,687,042
France 6,263,500
Denmark 5,815,059
Mexico 4,492,721

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 6,293,600 5,682,296 -611,304
Spain 6,082,183 5,604,859 -477,324
France 3,020,747 3,242,753 +222,006
Denmark 2,412,047 3,403,012 +990,965
Mexico 1,089,388 3,403,333 +2,313,945
United States 3,900,238 570,794 -3,329,444
Germany 1,166,909 1,475,967 +309,058
Malaysia 1,130,248 1,192,200 +61,952
Belgium 952,791 1,176,652 +223,861
China 1,391,797 574,846 -816,951

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 14,456,086
Mexico 7,239,907
Denmark 5,771,152
Netherlands 5,235,531
China 4,895,758

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 7,483,300 6,972,786 -510,514
Mexico 3,904,489 3,335,418 -569,071
Denmark 2,285,432 3,485,720 +1,200,288
Netherlands 2,270,019 2,965,512 +695,493
China 3,198,540 1,697,218 -1,501,322
France 1,544,117 1,153,269 -390,848
Italy 1,397,181 1,117,657 -279,524
Malaysia 1,261,926 1,194,516 -67,410
United States 1,323,893 1,103,429 -220,464
Sweden 721,640 1,365,521 +643,881

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 21
Inner London - East 20
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15
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 14 18 +4
Inner London - East 15 16 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 12 -2
Inner London - West 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 7 +0
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) 32,548,835
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,120,734
Air transport 3,182,755
Other 799,161
Road transport 581,702

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) 15,459,705 17,089,130 +1,629,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,023,777 13,096,957 -2,926,820
Air transport 1,273,860 1,908,895 +635,035
Other 570,987 228,174 -342,813
Road transport 243,098 338,604 +95,506

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 11,693,619
Immingham Docks 9,909,566
Felixstowe 9,651,827
London Gateway Port 7,292,011
London 4,831,986

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 6,077,960 5,615,659 -462,301
Immingham Docks 4,118,181 5,791,385 +1,673,204
Felixstowe 5,078,294 4,573,533 -504,761
London Gateway Port 4,780,724 2,511,287 -2,269,437
London 2,542,679 2,289,307 -253,372
Southampton 1,890,275 2,874,035 +983,760
Eurotunnel 1,666,701 1,545,609 -121,092
Harwich 1,565,744 1,065,340 -500,404
Hull 1,067,105 1,069,092 +1,987
Killingholme 1,153,435 864,241 -289,194

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 106
Manufacture of food products 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
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
2026-01 54
2025-11 58
2025-10 56
2025-09 57
2025-08 52

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 73
54m+ 51
0-1m 42
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 11,942,112
Ireland 11,061,509
China 3,495,697
Netherlands 3,264,669
United States 2,976,373

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 6,430,847 5,511,265 -919,582
Ireland 3,916,194 7,145,315 +3,229,121
China 1,718,516 1,777,181 +58,665
Netherlands 1,634,866 1,629,803 -5,063
United States 2,151,755 824,618 -1,327,137
South Korea 1,287,881 796,227 -491,654
France 645,154 391,328 -253,826
Saudi Arabia 219,132 439,966 +220,834
Ghana 190,666 457,757 +267,091
Sweden 254,357 293,134 +38,777

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 672
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 £
XI 0 672 +672
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) 23,877,620
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,474,252
Air transport 1,208,121
Other 26,122
Road transport 3,060

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) 10,282,523 13,595,097 +3,312,574
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,601,582 7,872,670 -2,728,912
Air transport 687,787 520,334 -167,453
Other 23,656 2,466 -21,190
Road transport 3,060 0 -3,060

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,100,720
Liverpool Docks 11,831,832
Southampton 5,183,858
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,098,760
London Gateway Port 3,171,336

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 6,762,881 6,337,839 -425,042
Liverpool Docks 4,473,434 7,358,398 +2,884,964
Southampton 2,528,578 2,655,280 +126,702
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,764,093 2,334,667 -429,426
London Gateway Port 1,935,136 1,236,200 -698,936
Felixstowe 788,855 351,861 -436,994
Holyhead 435,836 371,258 -64,578
Dover 560,595 164,163 -396,432
London Heathrow Airport 258,695 278,361 +19,666
Manchester Airport 273,863 116,813 -157,050

Quick facts

HS code: 15159099

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

Description: Solid or liquid oils, not in small packs