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 57,187,517
Germany 10,042,407
Belgium 8,463,501
France 3,666,597
Ireland 2,979,670

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 26,736,584 30,450,933 +3,714,349
Germany 5,101,868 4,940,539 -161,329
Belgium 3,573,082 4,890,419 +1,317,337
France 1,488,300 2,178,297 +689,997
Ireland 2,715,685 263,985 -2,451,700
Sweden 925,534 1,104,973 +179,439
Spain 1,115,772 608,441 -507,331
India 890,339 665,901 -224,438
Malaysia 272,812 831,184 +558,372
United States 367,091 379,506 +12,415

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 34,412,109
Netherlands 19,044,199
Germany 11,791,383
Belgium 6,496,458
Spain 2,755,664

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 14,770,137 19,641,972 +4,871,835
Netherlands 9,151,871 9,892,328 +740,457
Germany 5,626,723 6,164,660 +537,937
Belgium 3,423,643 3,072,815 -350,828
Spain 1,245,070 1,510,594 +265,524
India 1,308,680 1,143,278 -165,402
France 1,002,903 1,378,102 +375,199
Sweden 980,076 1,203,951 +223,875
United States 963,636 654,818 -308,818
Indonesia 353,835 484,687 +130,852

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 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 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
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 33,527,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,355,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,394,481
Other 5,534,261
Air transport 988,859

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 15,105,004 18,422,914 +3,317,910
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,383,081 15,972,099 +2,589,018
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,966,391 11,428,090 +461,699
Other 4,171,042 1,363,219 -2,807,823
Air transport 363,704 625,155 +261,451

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Belfast Port 33,513,966
Immingham Docks 24,152,753
Dover 5,612,461
000 5,534,261
Grangemouth Docks 5,455,630

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 15,105,004 18,408,962 +3,303,958
Immingham Docks 11,466,984 12,685,769 +1,218,785
Dover 2,520,919 3,091,542 +570,623
000 4,171,042 1,363,219 -2,807,823
Grangemouth Docks 2,882,665 2,572,965 -309,700
Felixstowe 1,384,539 1,627,456 +242,917
Middlesbrough 924,059 1,485,367 +561,308
Eurotunnel 880,476 1,485,360 +604,884
London 550,787 863,123 +312,336
Hull 643,605 713,000 +69,395

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 57
Manufacture of food products 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 21
Food and beverage service activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 42
2025-10 33
2025-09 38
2025-08 40
2025-07 42

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+ 58
1m-15m 48
0-1m 25
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 10,086,126
Germany 7,261,956
Ireland 6,847,254
France 5,788,839
Bulgaria 1,423,350

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 9,952,219 133,907 -9,818,312
Germany 4,168,110 3,093,846 -1,074,264
Ireland 2,665,674 4,181,580 +1,515,906
France 1,806,136 3,982,703 +2,176,567
Bulgaria 741,549 681,801 -59,748
Netherlands 424,733 541,916 +117,183
Poland 316,700 111,970 -204,730
South Korea 333,073 53,422 -279,651
United Arab Emirates 202,942 179,944 -22,998
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 13,970,836
XU 945,491
Ireland 168,012
Brazil 95,866
Canada 58,982

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 11,443,610 2,527,226 -8,916,384
XU 281,678 663,813 +382,135
Ireland 97 167,915 +167,818
Brazil 0 95,866 +95,866
Canada 0 58,982 +58,982
Germany 10,712 13,884 +3,172
Romania 0 5,214 +5,214
Netherlands 135 1,589 +1,454
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 15,270,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,921,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,367,349
Air transport 260,985
Road transport 1,345

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 11,736,232 3,534,628 -8,201,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,388,932 6,532,656 +143,724
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,449,831 3,917,518 +467,687
Air transport 151,578 109,407 -42,171
Road transport 1,345 0 -1,345

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 15,270,860
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,081,612
Immingham Docks 6,972,578
Dover 1,849,167
London Gateway Port 1,133,235

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 11,736,232 3,534,628 -8,201,604
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,671,704 4,409,908 +1,738,204
Immingham Docks 3,377,301 3,595,277 +217,976
Dover 1,557,444 291,723 -1,265,721
London Gateway Port 651,270 481,965 -169,305
Heysham 241,140 285,984 +44,844
Felixstowe 297,545 156,255 -141,290
Liverpool Docks 269,095 181,780 -87,315
Holyhead 174,109 171,520 -2,589
Southampton 177,437 166,058 -11,379

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