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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  • 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 £
Spain 18,570,010
Belgium 11,472,385
Italy 11,135,857
Germany 3,824,151
Ireland 1,249,298

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 9,597,967 8,972,043 -625,924
Belgium 5,670,078 5,802,307 +132,229
Italy 6,103,843 5,032,014 -1,071,829
Germany 1,776,643 2,047,508 +270,865
Ireland 531,800 717,498 +185,698
Netherlands 557,226 548,715 -8,511
United States 299,035 528,103 +229,068
Singapore 524,515 263,500 -261,015
Switzerland 280,893 305,712 +24,819
Canada 268,199 291,410 +23,211

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 20,194,443
Italy 13,571,556
Belgium 9,857,989
United States 1,990,048
Germany 1,755,448

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 10,184,823 10,009,620 -175,203
Italy 7,171,179 6,400,377 -770,802
Belgium 4,807,018 5,050,971 +243,953
United States 689,792 1,300,256 +610,464
Germany 961,104 794,344 -166,760
Singapore 524,515 263,500 -261,015
Canada 268,199 291,410 +23,211
Sweden 160,118 312,261 +152,143
Portugal 171,885 165,555 -6,330
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 9 7 -2
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) 30,126,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,505,236
Other 1,858,096
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) 14,606,897 15,519,173 +912,276
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,819,146 9,686,090 -1,133,056
Other 1,005,314 852,782 -152,532
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 12,070,908
London 10,408,527
London Gateway Port 8,956,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,003,965
Felixstowe 3,538,857

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 6,549,040 5,521,868 -1,027,172
London 5,002,100 5,406,427 +404,327
London Gateway Port 4,494,594 4,462,144 -32,450
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,371,373 2,632,592 +1,261,219
Felixstowe 2,177,641 1,361,216 -816,425
Immingham Docks 1,854,385 1,659,951 -194,434
Dover 1,430,052 1,150,566 -279,486
Liverpool Docks 686,195 1,297,971 +611,776
000 1,005,314 852,782 -152,532
Southampton 619,923 647,664 +27,741

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
2026-01 21
2025-11 31
2025-10 35
2025-09 29
2025-08 35

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 44
54m+ 28
0-1m 18
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 23,188,782
Ireland 4,300,904
Netherlands 1,689,525
France 806,836
Spain 764,425

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 12,716,427 10,472,355 -2,244,072
Ireland 2,094,220 2,206,684 +112,464
Netherlands 1,016,039 673,486 -342,553
France 564,786 242,050 -322,736
Spain 250,895 513,530 +262,635
Denmark 128,562 35,762 -92,800
Cyprus 95,078 8,514 -86,564
Poland 46,965 40,614 -6,351
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 £
Italy 46,888
Spain 34,383
Belgium 3,162
Switzerland 1,471
France 354

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 £
Italy 22,104 24,784 +2,680
Spain 13,604 20,779 +7,175
Belgium 3,162 0 -3,162
Switzerland 1,471 0 -1,471
France 179 175 -4

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) 18,343,456
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,933,808
Other 1,380,796
Air transport 13,983

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) 11,343,629 6,999,827 -4,343,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,324,367 6,609,441 +1,285,074
Other 588,651 792,145 +203,494
Air transport 10,684 3,299 -7,385

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 13,368,889
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,919,817
Hull 4,092,729
Dover 2,478,776
Liverpool Docks 1,768,887

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 8,048,581 5,320,308 -2,728,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,500,358 3,419,459 +919,101
Hull 1,369,781 2,722,948 +1,353,167
Dover 1,954,145 524,631 -1,429,514
Liverpool Docks 939,085 829,802 -109,283
000 588,651 792,145 +203,494
London 630,602 47,596 -583,006
Holyhead 262,160 316,792 +54,632
Heysham 287,474 283,111 -4,363
London Gateway Port 162,808 33,759 -129,049

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