Import/export HS code 15179091: Mixed vegetable oils in liquid form

Liquid vegetable oil blends used for cooking or industrial purposes

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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 £
Spain 18,419,466
Belgium 11,718,603
Italy 11,153,798
Germany 3,810,037
Ireland 1,202,404

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 £
Spain 9,684,614 8,734,852 -949,762
Belgium 5,663,339 6,055,264 +391,925
Italy 6,128,278 5,025,520 -1,102,758
Germany 1,596,041 2,213,996 +617,955
Ireland 483,808 718,596 +234,788
Netherlands 632,412 398,349 -234,063
United States 348,474 451,713 +103,239
Singapore 524,515 247,902 -276,613
Switzerland 253,683 332,922 +79,239
Canada 207,810 297,860 +90,050

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 £
Spain 20,027,535
Italy 13,587,662
Belgium 10,123,839
United States 1,814,135
Germany 1,736,375

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 £
Spain 10,255,627 9,771,908 -483,719
Italy 7,019,159 6,568,503 -450,656
Belgium 4,810,064 5,313,775 +503,711
United States 712,021 1,102,114 +390,093
Germany 965,436 770,939 -194,497
Singapore 524,515 247,902 -276,613
Canada 207,810 297,860 +90,050
Sweden 167,231 302,319 +135,088
Portugal 176,682 164,894 -11,788
Israel 159,269 165,634 +6,365

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 17
Outer London - East and North East 10
Inner London - East 9
West Yorkshire 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 13 15 +2
Outer London - East and North East 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Essex 5 4 -1
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Inner London - West 3 2 -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) 29,919,505
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,557,854
Other 1,877,471
Air transport 95,859

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,378,706 15,540,799 +1,162,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,925,719 9,632,135 -1,293,584
Other 1,029,925 847,546 -182,379
Air transport 60,604 35,255 -25,349

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 11,995,097
London 10,590,803
London Gateway Port 9,047,414
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,866,346
Immingham Docks 3,474,310

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 £
Eurotunnel 6,684,648 5,310,449 -1,374,199
London 5,062,709 5,528,094 +465,385
London Gateway Port 4,564,293 4,483,121 -81,172
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,208,223 2,658,123 +1,449,900
Immingham Docks 1,872,545 1,601,765 -270,780
Felixstowe 2,130,352 1,327,711 -802,641
Dover 1,411,303 1,212,700 -198,603
000 1,029,925 847,546 -182,379
Liverpool Docks 509,979 1,321,642 +811,663
Southampton 670,072 569,831 -100,241

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 63
Manufacture of food products 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Food and beverage service activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 31
2025-10 35
2025-09 29
2025-08 35
2025-07 26

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 43
54m+ 28
0-1m 19
15m-54m 13
Other 2

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 23,362,739
Ireland 4,264,066
Netherlands 1,623,399
France 790,536
Spain 338,807

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 12,219,596 11,143,143 -1,076,453
Ireland 1,991,834 2,272,232 +280,398
Netherlands 942,703 680,696 -262,007
France 565,926 224,610 -341,316
Spain 252,656 86,151 -166,505
Denmark 115,024 49,300 -65,724
Cyprus 95,078 8,514 -86,564
Poland 59,011 40,614 -18,397
Bahrain 55,764 26,812 -28,952
Italy 36,491 42,773 +6,282

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 1,243,168
Italy 46,888
Spain 34,383
Belgium 3,162
Switzerland 2,954

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 490,533 752,635 +262,102
Italy 14,632 32,256 +17,624
Spain 11,252 23,131 +11,879
Belgium 3,162 0 -3,162
Switzerland 2,954 0 -2,954
France 182 175 -7

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) 17,606,171
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,355,930
Other 1,330,912
Air transport 14,059

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) 10,620,250 6,985,921 -3,634,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,461,410 6,894,520 +1,433,110
Other 522,715 808,197 +285,482
Air transport 10,402 3,657 -6,745

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,962,716
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,304,853
Hull 4,091,848
Dover 2,676,361
Liverpool Docks 1,777,342

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 £
Immingham Docks 7,233,253 5,729,463 -1,503,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,414,175 2,890,678 +476,503
Hull 1,007,985 3,083,863 +2,075,878
Dover 2,143,336 533,025 -1,610,311
Liverpool Docks 965,671 811,671 -154,000
000 522,715 808,197 +285,482
Killingholme 677,100 0 -677,100
London 630,602 46,454 -584,148
Holyhead 259,961 329,145 +69,184
Heysham 254,329 298,617 +44,288

Quick facts

HS code: 15179091

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

Description: Liquid vegetable oil blends used for cooking or industrial purposes