Import/export HS code 15162091: Vegetable fats and oils in small packages (1 kg or less)

Vegetable fats and oils packed in small containers for easy use

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 £
Turkey 547,866
Netherlands 200,022
United Arab Emirates 145,067
Belgium 92,451
Germany 69,745

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 £
Turkey 132,922 414,944 +282,022
Netherlands 79,239 120,783 +41,544
United Arab Emirates 30,993 114,074 +83,081
Belgium 92,451 0 -92,451
Germany 69,745 0 -69,745
Spain 39,777 13,366 -26,411
Yemen 38,056 8,836 -29,220
United States 40,725 5,925 -34,800
France 12,148 14,482 +2,334
India 10,918 10,100 -818

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 £
Turkey 547,866
Germany 181,446
United Arab Emirates 146,751
Netherlands 122,758
United States 72,188

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 £
Turkey 132,922 414,944 +282,022
Germany 181,446 0 -181,446
United Arab Emirates 30,993 115,758 +84,765
Netherlands 40,531 82,227 +41,696
United States 44,942 27,246 -17,696
Spain 39,777 13,366 -26,411
Yemen 38,056 8,836 -29,220
India 23,648 16,070 -7,578
Syrian Arab Republic 0 21,013 +21,013
Italy 13,434 6,262 -7,172

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Outer London - East and North East 4
Inner London - East 2
West Midlands 2

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
Outer London - West and North West 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 1 2 +1
West Midlands 2 2 +0
East Central Scotland 1 0 -1
Essex 0 1 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Kent 0 1 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 663,127
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 603,331
Other 40,108
Air transport 7,077

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 146,853 516,274 +369,421
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 384,061 219,270 -164,791
Other 39,236 872 -38,364
Air transport 3,564 3,513 -51

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 274,017
499 193,722
Immingham Docks 169,721
Felixstowe 132,022
ZLC 123,628

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 £
Southampton 80,095 193,922 +113,827
499 0 193,722 +193,722
Immingham Docks 169,721 0 -169,721
Felixstowe 58,173 73,849 +15,676
ZLC 61,761 61,867 +106
Dover 39,777 59,569 +19,792
Harwich 11,220 76,141 +64,921
Eurotunnel 36,182 12,842 -23,340
Thamesport 6,728 33,768 +27,040
000 39,236 872 -38,364

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 13
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Food and beverage service activities 1
Land transport and transport via pipelines 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-10 2
2025-08 4
2025-07 3
2025-06 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
1m-15m 11
0-1m 6
54m+ 6
15m-54m 2
Other 1

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 £
Ireland 127,937
France 29,323
Cyprus 27,358
Malta 7,205
United Arab Emirates 6,654

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 £
Ireland 72,977 54,960 -18,017
France 19,543 9,780 -9,763
Cyprus 26,223 1,135 -25,088
Malta 3,065 4,140 +1,075
United Arab Emirates 4,218 2,436 -1,782
Spain 3,756 2,831 -925
Netherlands 1,961 3,532 +1,571
Australia 2,860 1,907 -953
Germany 1,950 1,091 -859

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 £
XU 73,436

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 £
XU 45,949 27,487 -18,462

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) 97,854
Other 73,436
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,548
Air transport 3,527

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) 54,238 43,616 -10,622
Other 45,949 27,487 -18,462
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,366 7,182 -29,184
Air transport 0 3,527 +3,527

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 73,436
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,803
Felixstowe 31,913
Liverpool Docks 22,149
Holyhead 20,306

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 45,949 27,487 -18,462
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,227 12,576 -10,651
Felixstowe 27,773 4,140 -23,633
Liverpool Docks 5,315 16,834 +11,519
Holyhead 16,881 3,425 -13,456
Fishguard 4,218 8,384 +4,166
Dover 6,453 1,832 -4,621
Southampton 2,860 1,907 -953
Manchester Airport 0 2,436 +2,436
Milford 2,201 0 -2,201

Quick facts

HS code: 15162091

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

Description: Vegetable fats and oils packed in small containers for easy use