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 14,713,767
China 2,136,547
Denmark 1,771,200
Chile 1,753,233
Belgium 1,721,832

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 8,884,613 5,829,154 -3,055,459
China 1,343,263 793,284 -549,979
Denmark 379,892 1,391,308 +1,011,416
Chile 935,383 817,850 -117,533
Belgium 1,140,725 581,107 -559,618
Germany 1,495,467 61,075 -1,434,392
Ireland 629,742 712,621 +82,879
Netherlands 459,423 801,224 +341,801
France 555,999 591,683 +35,684
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 18,186,503
China 2,374,399
Chile 1,753,233
Belgium 1,721,832
Colombia 1,148,999

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 10,754,130 7,432,373 -3,321,757
China 1,483,715 890,684 -593,031
Chile 935,383 817,850 -117,533
Belgium 1,140,725 581,107 -559,618
Colombia 751,729 397,270 -354,459
France 555,999 591,683 +35,684
United States 313,912 348,339 +34,427
South Korea 335,505 108,036 -227,469
Netherlands 21,650 235,204 +213,554
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) 14,411,147
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,175,809
Other 1,342,363
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) 7,181,537 7,229,610 +48,073
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,308,708 3,867,101 -5,441,607
Other 629,742 712,621 +82,879
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 10,173,737
Middlesbrough 7,021,310
Felixstowe 2,880,186
Eurotunnel 1,755,311
London Gateway Port 1,541,107

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 6,090,630 4,083,107 -2,007,523
Middlesbrough 3,716,896 3,304,414 -412,482
Felixstowe 1,539,918 1,340,268 -199,650
Eurotunnel 1,049,711 705,600 -344,111
London Gateway Port 935,383 605,724 -329,659
Southampton 1,107,503 310,754 -796,749
000 629,742 712,621 +82,879
Hull 414,426 513,036 +98,610
Grangemouth Docks 818,421 0 -818,421
Thamesport 460,162 0 -460,162

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
2025-11 3
2025-10 4
2025-09 4
2025-08 4
2025-07 5

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 17,072,913
Spain 3,832,659
Ireland 2,333,565
France 1,606,307
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 6,585,541 10,487,372 +3,901,831
Spain 1,626,529 2,206,130 +579,601
Ireland 23,459 2,310,106 +2,286,647
France 0 1,606,307 +1,606,307
Switzerland 0 679,002 +679,002
Netherlands 0 587,573 +587,573
Belgium 0 342,417 +342,417
Canada 0 281,123 +281,123
Denmark 91,025 178,171 +87,146
United States 213,399 18,302 -195,097

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 4,838,884
XU 14,420
Ireland 9,663
France 2,465
Italy 1,410

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 268 4,838,616 +4,838,348
XU 10,025 4,395 -5,630
Ireland 8,226 1,437 -6,789
France 2,465 0 -2,465
Italy 329 1,081 +752
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) 21,225,004
Other 4,867,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,413,962
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) 8,299,762 12,925,242 +4,625,480
Other 21,497 4,846,403 +4,824,906
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,729 1,103,233 +792,504
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 20,999,438
000 4,867,900
Liverpool Docks 1,194,333
Immingham Docks 269,196
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 8,252,367 12,747,071 +4,494,704
000 21,497 4,846,403 +4,824,906
Liverpool Docks 215,906 978,427 +762,521
Immingham Docks 91,025 178,171 +87,146
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