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 539,813
Netherlands 204,735
United Arab Emirates 181,104
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 157,795 382,018 +224,223
Netherlands 79,239 125,496 +46,257
United Arab Emirates 69,933 111,171 +41,238
Belgium 92,451 0 -92,451
Germany 69,745 0 -69,745
Spain 39,777 13,366 -26,411
United States 37,176 5,925 -31,251
Yemen 23,857 8,836 -15,021
France 12,148 15,421 +3,273
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 539,813
United Arab Emirates 182,788
Germany 181,446
Netherlands 127,471
United States 68,639

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 157,795 382,018 +224,223
United Arab Emirates 69,933 112,855 +42,922
Germany 181,446 0 -181,446
Netherlands 40,531 86,940 +46,409
United States 41,393 27,246 -14,147
Spain 39,777 13,366 -26,411
India 23,648 16,070 -7,578
Yemen 23,857 8,836 -15,021
Italy 13,434 8,206 -5,228
Syrian Arab Republic 0 21,013 +21,013

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
Outer London - East and North East 4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3
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 4 4 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +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) 682,503
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 601,602
Other 40,108
Air transport 5,990

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) 188,995 493,508 +304,513
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 387,799 213,803 -173,996
Other 39,236 872 -38,364
Air transport 2,477 3,513 +1,036

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 293,393
499 193,722
Immingham Docks 169,721
Felixstowe 132,022
ZLC 115,575

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 102,374 191,019 +88,645
499 0 193,722 +193,722
Immingham Docks 169,721 0 -169,721
Felixstowe 78,036 53,986 -24,050
ZLC 66,771 48,804 -17,967
Dover 39,777 59,569 +19,792
Harwich 11,220 80,854 +69,634
Eurotunnel 34,910 15,725 -19,185
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 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 2
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
2026-01 4
2025-11 5
2025-10 2
2025-08 4
2025-07 3

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 10
0-1m 6
54m+ 5
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 127,532
Cyprus 27,358
France 24,523
Malta 7,205
Spain 6,587

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 75,373 52,159 -23,214
Cyprus 26,223 1,135 -25,088
France 14,743 9,780 -4,963
Malta 3,065 4,140 +1,075
Spain 3,756 2,831 -925
Netherlands 1,961 3,532 +1,571
Australia 2,860 1,907 -953
United Arab Emirates 1,676 2,436 +760
Germany 1,950 1,091 -859

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) 93,054
Other 73,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,006
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) 49,438 43,616 -5,822
Other 48,345 24,686 -23,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,824 7,182 -26,642
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 73,031
Felixstowe 31,913
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,003
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 48,345 24,686 -23,659
Felixstowe 27,773 4,140 -23,633
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,427 12,576 -5,851
Liverpool Docks 5,315 16,834 +11,519
Holyhead 16,881 3,425 -13,456
Fishguard 4,218 8,384 +4,166
Dover 3,911 1,832 -2,079
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