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 121,513,870
Belgium 68,680,552
Germany 29,029,436
Netherlands 27,645,310
Denmark 7,769,719

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 64,752,380 56,761,490 -7,990,890
Belgium 36,230,011 32,450,541 -3,779,470
Germany 15,040,475 13,988,961 -1,051,514
Netherlands 14,509,852 13,135,458 -1,374,394
Denmark 4,003,919 3,765,800 -238,119
Ireland 1,483,920 914,430 -569,490
France 329,223 42,257 -286,966
Romania 195,164 159,630 -35,534
Spain 8,535 257,502 +248,967
Portugal 74,908 57,750 -17,158

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 121,325,321
Belgium 62,766,959
Germany 34,747,716
Netherlands 27,916,548
Denmark 7,723,996

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 64,473,562 56,851,759 -7,621,803
Belgium 32,438,886 30,328,073 -2,110,813
Germany 19,191,466 15,556,250 -3,635,216
Netherlands 14,586,220 13,330,328 -1,255,892
Denmark 3,993,963 3,730,033 -263,930
Ireland 408,067 130,000 -278,067
Romania 203,229 160,751 -42,478
Spain 8,535 244,876 +236,341
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) 250,203,550
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,157,418
Other 2,031,814
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) 131,214,905 118,988,645 -12,226,260
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,392,437 1,764,981 -2,627,456
Other 1,160,311 871,503 -288,808
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 163,998,557
London 22,921,960
Eurotunnel 20,222,792
Immingham Docks 18,788,577
Hull 8,950,212

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 85,755,806 78,242,751 -7,513,055
London 10,053,746 12,868,214 +2,814,468
Eurotunnel 9,368,228 10,854,564 +1,486,336
Immingham Docks 9,509,273 9,279,304 -229,969
Hull 4,844,708 4,105,504 -739,204
Felixstowe 6,931,113 611,949 -6,319,164
Killingholme 1,643,283 2,400,819 +757,536
Purfleet 3,791,894 100,529 -3,691,365
Harwich 2,008,334 1,491,345 -516,989
000 1,160,311 871,503 -288,808

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
2025-11 25
2025-10 18
2025-09 18
2025-08 17
2025-07 24

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 18,445,829
Belgium 6,446,725
Malta 2,069,685
Cyprus 1,748,057
Spain 627,972

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 8,383,127 10,062,702 +1,679,575
Belgium 3,592,947 2,853,778 -739,169
Malta 1,019,954 1,049,731 +29,777
Cyprus 1,048,080 699,977 -348,103
Spain 326,440 301,532 -24,908
France 270,446 199,783 -70,663
Iceland 189,321 260,807 +71,486
China 252,000 128,000 -124,000
Poland 86,578 292,969 +206,391
Qatar 161,514 131,090 -30,424

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 1,936,607
XU 1,302,822
Poland 82,354
Germany 47,377
Portugal 40,298

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 891,568 1,045,039 +153,471
XU 596,354 706,468 +110,114
Poland 41,949 40,405 -1,544
Germany 28,873 18,504 -10,369
Portugal 16,704 23,594 +6,890
Ireland 23,547 12,537 -11,010
Malaysia 9,528 12,290 +2,762
Denmark 3,449 7,892 +4,443
Sweden 6,028 4,837 -1,191
Netherlands 524 1,086 +562

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) 21,811,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,480,810
Other 3,492,171
Air transport 27,874

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) 10,659,062 11,152,526 +493,464
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,825,858 3,654,952 -170,906
Other 1,619,519 1,872,652 +253,133
Air transport 6,911 20,963 +14,052

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 10,529,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,531,278
Holyhead 3,826,396
000 3,492,171
Immingham Docks 3,419,566

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 4,934,491 5,594,567 +660,076
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,196,383 2,334,895 +138,512
Holyhead 1,419,935 2,406,461 +986,526
000 1,619,519 1,872,652 +253,133
Immingham Docks 1,953,706 1,465,860 -487,846
London Gateway Port 1,449,471 805,323 -644,148
Dover 969,750 273,561 -696,189
Felixstowe 394,582 461,227 +66,645
Hull 87,107 674,819 +587,712
Heysham 331,316 187,761 -143,555

Quick facts

HS code: 15171090

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

Description: All other types of solid margarine