Import/export HS code 15179099: Various edible fat preparations

All other edible fat mixtures not listed above

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  • 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 £
Netherlands 70,688,870
Ireland 21,791,856
Belgium 19,421,643
Sweden 6,778,652
Germany 6,408,441

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 £
Netherlands 31,497,210 39,191,660 +7,694,450
Ireland 10,294,811 11,497,045 +1,202,234
Belgium 9,730,998 9,690,645 -40,353
Sweden 4,280,751 2,497,901 -1,782,850
Germany 3,493,611 2,914,830 -578,781
China 2,362,098 1,777,509 -584,589
France 1,473,389 1,783,762 +310,373
Denmark 1,200,978 1,881,889 +680,911
Papua New Guinea 0 2,935,788 +2,935,788
Austria 7,266 2,098,000 +2,090,734

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 £
Netherlands 54,709,157
Ireland 17,213,668
Belgium 13,970,475
Germany 10,315,558
United States 9,653,778

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 £
Netherlands 23,933,231 30,775,926 +6,842,695
Ireland 8,300,170 8,913,498 +613,328
Belgium 6,760,057 7,210,418 +450,361
Germany 5,329,186 4,986,372 -342,814
United States 5,207,607 4,446,171 -761,436
Sweden 4,187,224 3,081,720 -1,105,504
China 2,338,147 1,791,163 -546,984
Papua New Guinea 0 2,935,788 +2,935,788
Austria 7,266 2,098,000 +2,090,734
Italy 1,151,606 898,087 -253,519

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 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Inner London - East 9
Inner London - West 8
Kent 7

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 12 10 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Kent 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Merseyside 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 4 +0

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) 93,543,946
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,683,011
Other 15,125,422
Air transport 2,626,998

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) 45,500,317 48,043,629 +2,543,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,983,951 23,699,060 +9,715,109
Other 7,119,106 8,006,316 +887,210
Air transport 1,711,788 915,210 -796,578

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 40,961,183
Holyhead 16,506,434
Liverpool Docks 16,413,391
Hull 15,655,908
000 15,125,422

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 £
Immingham Docks 20,973,580 19,987,603 -985,977
Holyhead 7,890,362 8,616,072 +725,710
Liverpool Docks 5,563,011 10,850,380 +5,287,369
Hull 5,611,959 10,043,949 +4,431,990
000 7,119,106 8,006,316 +887,210
Dover 3,806,894 7,104,165 +3,297,271
Middlesbrough 3,100,130 3,267,328 +167,198
Eurotunnel 3,249,590 2,423,917 -825,673
London 1,961,481 2,292,885 +331,404
Felixstowe 1,210,474 2,221,924 +1,011,450

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 52
Manufacture of food products 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Food and beverage service activities 7
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 37
2025-10 40
2025-09 41
2025-08 37
2025-07 41

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
54m+ 60
1m-15m 35
15m-54m 20
0-1m 16
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 35,282,905
Poland 4,796,515
Netherlands 4,546,505
Germany 2,549,160
Spain 2,263,964

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 20,643,353 14,639,552 -6,003,801
Poland 2,728,654 2,067,861 -660,793
Netherlands 2,144,814 2,401,691 +256,877
Germany 1,075,963 1,473,197 +397,234
Spain 573,911 1,690,053 +1,116,142
Belgium 1,379,287 733,260 -646,027
Australia 847,883 934,710 +86,827
Denmark 591,104 1,108,963 +517,859
Italy 490,429 368,955 -121,474
Iceland 305,370 282,367 -23,003

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 £
Ireland 31,795
XI 15,740
Italy 9,347
XU 660
China 48

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 £
Ireland 25,327 6,468 -18,859
XI 9,084 6,656 -2,428
Italy 4,777 4,570 -207
XU 22 638 +616
China 48 0 -48
Belgium 5 38 +33
Netherlands 4 0 -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) 52,028,987
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,580,845
Air transport 294,398
Other 57,637

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) 28,595,873 23,433,114 -5,162,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,221,655 3,359,190 +137,535
Air transport 153,209 141,189 -12,020
Other 39,267 18,370 -20,897

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 30,003,054
Immingham Docks 8,921,260
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,765,322
Dover 5,107,007
Holyhead 4,964,751

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 17,319,982 12,683,072 -4,636,910
Immingham Docks 4,435,824 4,485,436 +49,612
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,837,266 2,928,056 +90,790
Dover 2,318,760 2,788,247 +469,487
Holyhead 3,159,885 1,804,866 -1,355,019
London Gateway Port 568,405 1,355,603 +787,198
Middlesbrough 265,950 280,714 +14,764
Felixstowe 412,084 41,202 -370,882
Southampton 212,465 68,148 -144,317
London Heathrow Airport 123,449 118,466 -4,983

Quick facts

HS code: 15179099

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

Description: All other edible fat mixtures not listed above