Import/export HS code 15161090: Animal fats and oils in larger packages

Animal fats and oils packed in containers larger than 1 kg

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Norway 14,231,792
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 5,817,267 -2,597,258
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 445,524 543,560 +98,036
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 17,927,219
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 7,544,691 -2,837,837
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 445,524 543,560 +98,036
United States 313,912 347,176 +33,264
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) 14,571,423
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,407,895
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) 7,101,999 7,469,424 +367,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,825,883 3,582,012 -5,243,871
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 9,901,238
Middlesbrough 6,827,281
Felixstowe 3,063,676
Eurotunnel 1,631,106
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 5,930,827 3,970,411 -1,960,416
Middlesbrough 3,312,990 3,514,291 +201,301
Felixstowe 1,872,522 1,191,154 -681,368
Eurotunnel 992,310 638,796 -353,514
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 3,832,114
Ireland 2,741,823
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 2,037,615 1,794,499 -243,116
Ireland 8,619 2,733,204 +2,724,585
France 0 1,867,199 +1,867,199
Switzerland 0 679,002 +679,002
Netherlands 0 610,058 +610,058
Belgium 0 363,813 +363,813
Canada 0 281,123 +281,123
United States 202,271 18,302 -183,969
Chile 0 92,331 +92,331

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
Italy 1,479
Netherlands 869
Turkey 115

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
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) 21,489,984
Other 5,582,893
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,339,039
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) 10,457,141 11,032,843 +575,702
Other 8,619 5,574,274 +5,565,655
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 235,806 1,103,233 +867,427
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 5,582,893
Liverpool Docks 1,180,698
London Gateway Port 125,866
Immingham Docks 55,655

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 8,619 5,574,274 +5,565,655
Liverpool Docks 202,271 978,427 +776,156
London Gateway Port 33,535 92,331 +58,796
Immingham Docks 34,826 20,829 -13,997
Southampton 0 16,333 +16,333
Felixstowe 0 16,142 +16,142
Manchester Airport 0 6,110 +6,110

Quick facts

HS code: 15161090

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

Description: Animal fats and oils packed in containers larger than 1 kg