Import/export HS code 151610: Animal fats and oils and their fractions

Fats and oils derived from animals, including their separated parts

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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 £
Norway 14,319,180
China 2,136,547
Denmark 1,940,255
Belgium 1,622,923
Chile 1,573,549

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 £
Norway 8,414,525 5,904,655 -2,509,870
China 1,343,263 793,284 -549,979
Denmark 309,501 1,630,754 +1,321,253
Belgium 1,000,135 622,788 -377,347
Chile 755,699 817,850 +62,151
Germany 1,497,393 42,394 -1,454,999
Netherlands 791,187 652,950 -138,237
Ireland 653,729 716,394 +62,665
France 545,886 543,560 -2,326
Colombia 615,296 129,436 -485,860

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 £
Norway 18,014,607
China 2,374,399
Belgium 1,622,923
Chile 1,573,549
Colombia 1,332,489

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 £
Norway 10,382,528 7,632,079 -2,750,449
China 1,581,115 793,284 -787,831
Belgium 1,000,135 622,788 -377,347
Chile 755,699 817,850 +62,151
Colombia 751,729 580,760 -170,969
France 545,886 543,560 -2,326
United States 313,912 348,339 +34,427
South Korea 335,505 108,036 -227,469
Netherlands 256,854 0 -256,854
Canada 114,246 0 -114,246

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lancashire 2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1
Greater Manchester 1

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
Lancashire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Merseyside 1 0 -1
Mid and South West Wales 1 1 +0
North Yorkshire 1 1 +0
South East Wales 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) 14,678,938
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,496,446
Other 1,370,123
Air transport 322,592

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) 7,208,640 7,470,298 +261,658
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,825,883 3,670,563 -5,155,320
Other 653,729 716,394 +62,665
Air transport 10,405 312,187 +301,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,990,822
Middlesbrough 6,827,281
Felixstowe 3,063,676
Eurotunnel 1,680,320
Southampton 1,418,257

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 £
Immingham Docks 5,933,023 4,057,799 -1,875,224
Middlesbrough 3,312,990 3,514,291 +201,301
Felixstowe 1,872,522 1,191,154 -681,368
Eurotunnel 1,041,524 638,796 -402,728
Southampton 1,107,503 310,754 -796,749
000 653,729 716,394 +62,665
London Gateway Port 755,699 605,724 -149,975
Hull 414,426 588,535 +174,109
Grangemouth Docks 818,421 0 -818,421
Thamesport 437,166 0 -437,166

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 4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Other manufacturing 3
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 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
54m+ 5
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 3

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 17,525,250
Spain 3,832,659
Ireland 2,758,889
France 1,867,199
Switzerland 679,002

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 8,361,304 9,163,946 +802,642
Spain 2,038,160 1,794,499 -243,661
Ireland 22,795 2,736,094 +2,713,299
France 0 1,867,199 +1,867,199
Switzerland 0 679,002 +679,002
Netherlands 0 610,058 +610,058
Belgium 0 364,913 +364,913
Canada 0 281,123 +281,123
Denmark 71,993 151,066 +79,073
United States 202,271 18,302 -183,969

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 5,570,079
Ireland 9,367
France 2,238
Italy 1,479
Netherlands 869

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 309 5,569,770 +5,569,461
Ireland 7,610 1,757 -5,853
France 2,238 0 -2,238
Italy 417 1,062 +645
Netherlands 184 685 +501
Turkey 0 115 +115
El Salvador 0 74 +74

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) 21,659,895
Other 5,599,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,356,697
Air transport 6,110

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) 10,496,815 11,163,080 +666,265
Other 20,833 5,578,264 +5,557,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 253,464 1,103,233 +849,769
Air transport 0 6,110 +6,110

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,434,329
000 5,599,097
Liverpool Docks 1,183,205
Immingham Docks 223,059
London Gateway Port 143,524

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,422,315 11,012,014 +589,699
000 20,833 5,578,264 +5,557,431
Liverpool Docks 204,778 978,427 +773,649
Immingham Docks 71,993 151,066 +79,073
London Gateway Port 51,193 92,331 +41,138
Southampton 0 16,333 +16,333
Felixstowe 0 16,142 +16,142
Manchester Airport 0 6,110 +6,110

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 151610

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

Description: Fats and oils derived from animals, including their separated parts