Import/export HS code 15171090: Various margarine

All other types of solid margarine

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 £
Poland 120,801,580
Belgium 68,156,781
Germany 28,866,407
Netherlands 27,581,344
Denmark 7,738,453

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 £
Poland 63,130,603 57,670,977 -5,459,626
Belgium 36,048,081 32,108,700 -3,939,381
Germany 14,872,298 13,994,109 -878,189
Netherlands 14,609,475 12,971,869 -1,637,606
Denmark 3,911,802 3,826,651 -85,151
Ireland 1,479,172 850,396 -628,776
Romania 185,767 156,733 -29,034
France 286,563 46,944 -239,619
Spain 102,765 163,272 +60,507
Portugal 76,943 57,169 -19,774

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 £
Poland 120,635,737
Belgium 62,567,133
Germany 34,150,409
Netherlands 27,885,107
Denmark 7,692,730

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 £
Poland 62,850,364 57,785,373 -5,064,991
Belgium 32,439,173 30,127,960 -2,311,213
Germany 18,767,677 15,382,732 -3,384,945
Netherlands 14,717,595 13,167,512 -1,550,083
Denmark 3,876,693 3,816,037 -60,656
Ireland 422,687 111,722 -310,965
Romania 191,911 160,405 -31,506
Spain 102,765 150,646 +47,881
France 84,716 99,071 +14,355
Finland 0 151,954 +151,954

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - West 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4

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 - East and North East 8 9 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 9 +1
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
West Midlands 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Kent 2 1 -1

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) 249,054,945
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,742,165
Other 1,974,318
Air transport 12,434

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) 129,551,459 119,503,486 -10,047,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,128,562 1,613,603 -2,514,959
Other 1,166,491 807,827 -358,664
Air transport 11,166 1,268 -9,898

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 163,925,185
London 23,299,933
Eurotunnel 19,947,100
Immingham Docks 18,623,909
Hull 9,103,374

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 £
Dover 85,327,273 78,597,912 -6,729,361
London 9,755,228 13,544,705 +3,789,477
Eurotunnel 9,200,940 10,746,160 +1,545,220
Immingham Docks 9,707,357 8,916,552 -790,805
Hull 4,876,503 4,226,871 -649,632
Felixstowe 6,326,518 365,454 -5,961,064
Killingholme 1,592,872 2,737,187 +1,144,315
Purfleet 3,176,802 111,267 -3,065,535
Harwich 1,938,802 1,216,387 -722,415
000 1,166,491 807,827 -358,664

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 35
Manufacture of food products 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Food and beverage service activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 25
2025-10 18
2025-09 18
2025-08 17

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 34
54m+ 16
0-1m 8
15m-54m 5
Other 4

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 19,157,550
Belgium 6,139,561
Malta 2,174,644
Cyprus 1,733,274
Spain 630,901

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 8,471,020 10,686,530 +2,215,510
Belgium 3,457,649 2,681,912 -775,737
Malta 1,089,211 1,085,433 -3,778
Cyprus 999,740 733,534 -266,206
Spain 314,006 316,895 +2,889
Netherlands 74,292 478,147 +403,855
Iceland 206,229 262,176 +55,947
France 194,081 258,341 +64,260
Poland 99,988 316,759 +216,771
China 210,000 128,000 -82,000

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 1,906,219
Poland 81,324
Germany 47,242
Portugal 40,298
Ireland 30,409

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 876,350 1,029,869 +153,519
Poland 45,150 36,174 -8,976
Germany 30,489 16,753 -13,736
Portugal 18,839 21,459 +2,620
Ireland 17,872 12,537 -5,335
Malaysia 9,939 11,544 +1,605
Denmark 4,010 8,015 +4,005
Sweden 5,647 4,681 -966
Netherlands 684 926 +242
Belgium 802 0 -802

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) 22,756,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,361,129
Other 3,465,583
Air transport 28,023

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) 10,843,470 11,912,765 +1,069,295
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,531,483 3,829,646 +298,163
Other 1,603,474 1,862,109 +258,635
Air transport 5,979 22,044 +16,065

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 10,748,913
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,732,628
Holyhead 4,373,710
000 3,465,583
Immingham Docks 3,460,740

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 £
Liverpool Docks 5,022,315 5,726,598 +704,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,247,959 2,484,669 +236,710
Holyhead 1,422,458 2,951,252 +1,528,794
000 1,603,474 1,862,109 +258,635
Immingham Docks 2,074,533 1,386,207 -688,326
London Gateway Port 1,527,365 760,587 -766,778
Dover 800,097 273,561 -526,536
Hull 127,415 739,001 +611,586
Felixstowe 233,993 556,676 +322,683
Heysham 343,593 146,624 -196,969

Quick facts

HS code: 15171090

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

Description: All other types of solid margarine