Import/export HS code 151620: Vegetable fats and oils and their fractions

Fats and oils extracted from plants, 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 £
Netherlands 58,684,292
Germany 10,355,039
Belgium 8,588,752
France 3,795,236
Ireland 2,840,493

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 27,684,447 30,999,845 +3,315,398
Germany 5,193,506 5,161,533 -31,973
Belgium 3,691,337 4,897,415 +1,206,078
France 1,511,563 2,283,673 +772,110
Ireland 2,691,515 148,978 -2,542,537
Sweden 939,519 1,202,965 +263,446
Spain 1,123,472 579,640 -543,832
India 932,746 627,585 -305,161
Malaysia 272,812 837,604 +564,792
United States 412,763 330,338 -82,425

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 £
Malaysia 35,282,286
Netherlands 19,524,811
Germany 12,411,766
Belgium 6,517,572
Spain 2,876,953

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 £
Malaysia 15,509,881 19,772,405 +4,262,524
Netherlands 9,536,215 9,988,596 +452,381
Germany 5,703,676 6,708,090 +1,004,414
Belgium 3,414,240 3,103,332 -310,908
Spain 1,318,085 1,558,868 +240,783
India 1,352,022 1,107,265 -244,757
Sweden 997,932 1,303,064 +305,132
France 1,026,802 1,246,578 +219,776
United States 855,954 680,573 -175,381
Indonesia 437,243 501,478 +64,235

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13
Inner London - West 9
West Midlands 9
Outer London - West and North West 8
West Yorkshire 8

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 8 7 -1
West Midlands 4 7 +3
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Lancashire 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 £
Road transport 34,399,724
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,123,765
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,896,169
Other 5,402,723
Air transport 1,016,773

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 £
Road transport 15,727,835 18,671,889 +2,944,054
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,786,922 16,336,843 +2,549,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,341,700 11,554,469 +212,769
Other 4,096,383 1,306,340 -2,790,043
Air transport 348,625 668,148 +319,523

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 34,375,403
Immingham Docks 25,003,959
Dover 5,659,041
Grangemouth Docks 5,412,708
000 5,402,723

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 £
Belfast Port 15,727,835 18,647,568 +2,919,733
Immingham Docks 12,059,192 12,944,767 +885,575
Dover 2,373,026 3,286,015 +912,989
Grangemouth Docks 2,635,755 2,776,953 +141,198
000 4,096,383 1,306,340 -2,790,043
Felixstowe 1,357,269 1,490,428 +133,159
Middlesbrough 1,134,519 1,560,615 +426,096
Eurotunnel 1,014,056 1,375,468 +361,412
Hull 678,433 763,196 +84,763
London 549,183 847,998 +298,815

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 58
Manufacture of food products 38
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 20
Other manufacturing 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 46
2025-11 42
2025-10 33
2025-09 38
2025-08 40

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+ 57
1m-15m 48
0-1m 27
15m-54m 16
Other 9

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 £
Belgium 8,870,971
Germany 7,133,720
Ireland 6,747,616
France 6,013,467
Bulgaria 1,428,425

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 £
Belgium 8,791,778 79,193 -8,712,585
Germany 4,337,929 2,795,791 -1,542,138
Ireland 2,752,718 3,994,898 +1,242,180
France 1,997,629 4,015,838 +2,018,209
Bulgaria 776,091 652,334 -123,757
Netherlands 430,822 641,673 +210,851
Poland 316,700 123,402 -193,298
United Arab Emirates 212,353 160,447 -51,906
South Korea 306,883 53,422 -253,461
Cyprus 105,365 181,114 +75,749

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 12,780,969
Ireland 168,012
Brazil 95,866
Canada 58,982
Germany 13,884

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 10,380,293 2,400,676 -7,979,617
Ireland 97 167,915 +167,818
Brazil 0 95,866 +95,866
Canada 0 58,982 +58,982
Germany 12,445 1,439 -11,006
Romania 0 5,214 +5,214
Netherlands 80 1,589 +1,509
Malaysia 0 139 +139

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 14,039,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,260,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,118,181
Air transport 248,296
Rail transport 977

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 £
Other 10,680,590 3,359,288 -7,321,302
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,808,366 6,452,369 -355,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,399,577 3,718,604 +319,027
Air transport 152,881 95,415 -57,466
Rail transport 0 977 +977

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,039,878
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,403,922
Immingham Docks 6,944,206
Dover 1,688,436
London Gateway Port 1,139,062

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 £
000 10,680,590 3,359,288 -7,321,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,804,025 4,599,897 +1,795,872
Immingham Docks 3,803,869 3,140,337 -663,532
Dover 1,474,856 213,580 -1,261,276
London Gateway Port 670,455 468,607 -201,848
Heysham 210,142 314,180 +104,038
Felixstowe 264,941 156,255 -108,686
Liverpool Docks 231,475 135,042 -96,433
Holyhead 162,799 181,891 +19,092
Southampton 170,129 166,058 -4,071

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 151620

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

Description: Fats and oils extracted from plants, including their separated parts