Import/export HS code 15180091: Chemically modified fats and oils

Fats and oils from animals, plants, or microbes, changed by heat or chemicals. Not for food use. Excludes certain types listed elsewhere

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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 1,807,032
Belgium 1,491,416
Germany 1,268,927
Italy 389,363
India 193,703

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 1,113,504 693,528 -419,976
Belgium 718,787 772,629 +53,842
Germany 666,757 602,170 -64,587
Italy 307,600 81,763 -225,837
India 114,100 79,603 -34,497
France 120,233 56,137 -64,096
Denmark 0 85,577 +85,577
Ireland 6,380 5,827 -553
United States 2,536 7,691 +5,155
New Zealand 0 3,395 +3,395

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 £
Belgium 1,704,972
Germany 1,178,040
Italy 819,294
Netherlands 743,666
India 262,454

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 £
Belgium 799,318 905,654 +106,336
Germany 653,804 524,236 -129,568
Italy 742,719 76,575 -666,144
Netherlands 322,466 421,200 +98,734
India 147,052 115,402 -31,650
France 65,072 6,594 -58,478
Argentina 0 40,229 +40,229
China 6,380 10,770 +4,390
United States 2,536 4,229 +1,693
New Zealand 0 3,395 +3,395

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Cheshire 1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1

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
Greater Manchester 3 3 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Kent 1 1 +0
Merseyside 1 1 +0
Norfolk 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 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) 2,947,912
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,699,197
Other 774,351
Air transport 21,544

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) 1,473,628 1,474,284 +656
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,150,899 548,298 -602,601
Other 413,556 360,795 -52,761
Air transport 11,814 9,730 -2,084

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,217,153
000 774,351
Dover 718,624
London 370,013
Eurotunnel 323,884

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 1,436,376 780,777 -655,599
000 413,556 360,795 -52,761
Dover 346,448 372,176 +25,728
London 186,321 183,692 -2,629
Eurotunnel 82,927 240,957 +158,030
Hull 68,059 208,834 +140,775
Killingholme 219,838 12,619 -207,219
London Gateway Port 114,100 84,479 -29,621
Felixstowe 83,686 58,259 -25,427
Portsmouth 52,158 21,493 -30,665

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 3
2025-10 5
2025-09 3
2025-08 7

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 11
54m+ 6
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1

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 £
Germany 4,888,692
France 3,654,559
Belgium 2,976,193
Poland 2,880,379
Saudi Arabia 929,018

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 £
Germany 2,193,479 2,695,213 +501,734
France 1,443,341 2,211,218 +767,877
Belgium 1,129,942 1,846,251 +716,309
Poland 1,431,567 1,448,812 +17,245
Saudi Arabia 581,882 347,136 -234,746
Italy 539,079 363,233 -175,846
Turkey 449,736 437,719 -12,017
Netherlands 419,250 197,454 -221,796
Portugal 211,678 221,157 +9,479
Sweden 137,369 282,987 +145,618

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 194

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 76 118 +42

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) 16,499,448
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,782,421
Air transport 28,199
Other 1,956

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) 7,187,216 9,312,232 +2,125,016
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,778,705 1,003,716 -774,989
Air transport 12,171 16,028 +3,857
Other 1,178 778 -400

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,034,229
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,810,761
Middlesbrough 1,606,198
London Gateway Port 1,117,772
Felixstowe 759,449

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 5,434,425 6,599,804 +1,165,379
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,192,204 1,618,557 +426,353
Middlesbrough 786,967 819,231 +32,264
London Gateway Port 642,245 475,527 -166,718
Felixstowe 382,366 377,083 -5,283
Liverpool Docks 245,097 99,521 -145,576
Killingholme 159,953 27,823 -132,130
Harwich 65,801 70,600 +4,799
Grangemouth Docks 0 102,254 +102,254
London 15,420 64,861 +49,441

Quick facts

HS code: 15180091

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

Description: Fats and oils from animals, plants, or microbes, changed by heat or chemicals. Not for food use. Excludes certain types listed elsewhere