Import/export HS code 15180095: Inedible fat and oil mixtures

Mixtures of animal, plant, or microbial fats and oils, not for eating

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Netherlands 321,413,722
China 26,185,922
Malaysia 20,500,697
Egypt 14,531,263
Belgium 7,204,336

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 165,646,067 155,767,655 -9,878,412
China 4,027,182 22,158,740 +18,131,558
Malaysia 20,500,697 0 -20,500,697
Egypt 5,612,442 8,918,821 +3,306,379
Belgium 3,210,024 3,994,312 +784,288
Chile 3,755,943 2,566,418 -1,189,525
Canada 2,056,206 3,807,987 +1,751,781
Australia 2,112,533 2,606,969 +494,436
Saudi Arabia 3,525,263 81,845 -3,443,418
United Arab Emirates 2,200,525 677,510 -1,523,015

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 £
China 253,132,131
Malaysia 59,527,436
Netherlands 21,383,003
Egypt 16,456,723
Belgium 12,090,095

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 £
China 123,390,644 129,741,487 +6,350,843
Malaysia 47,382,742 12,144,694 -35,238,048
Netherlands 10,041,161 11,341,842 +1,300,681
Egypt 6,313,843 10,142,880 +3,829,037
Belgium 3,210,024 8,880,071 +5,670,047
Australia 5,475,803 2,606,969 -2,868,834
Chile 4,092,648 3,244,445 -848,203
Saudi Arabia 3,525,263 3,594,351 +69,088
Canada 2,056,206 3,779,509 +1,723,303
United States 5,112,137 230,247 -4,881,890

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Lancashire 1 1 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 428,623,325
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,368,107
Air transport 131,527

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 225,073,627 203,549,698 -21,523,929
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,083,871 1,284,236 +200,365
Air transport 16,133 115,394 +99,261

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 234,447,514
Immingham Docks 125,662,544
London 37,720,688
London Gateway Port 22,058,855
Ellesmere Port 4,509,755

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 £
Middlesbrough 130,285,253 104,162,261 -26,122,992
Immingham Docks 66,119,280 59,543,264 -6,576,016
London 6,913,755 30,806,933 +23,893,178
London Gateway Port 18,683,662 3,375,193 -15,308,469
Ellesmere Port 0 4,509,755 +4,509,755
Liverpool Docks 2,915,452 983,594 -1,931,858
Felixstowe 546,085 1,058,418 +512,333
Holyhead 132,236 127,441 -4,795
Dover 179,327 39,300 -140,027
Purfleet 171,814 0 -171,814

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 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Manufacture of food products 3
Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery 2
Advertising and market research 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
2025-08 7
2025-07 5

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+ 9
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 3
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 £
Netherlands 113,944,711
Belgium 79,166,879
Spain 57,737,569
Sweden 52,878,345
Norway 13,523,372

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 £
Netherlands 65,382,457 48,562,254 -16,820,203
Belgium 39,760,644 39,406,235 -354,409
Spain 22,840,460 34,897,109 +12,056,649
Sweden 21,900,095 30,978,250 +9,078,155
Norway 7,953,498 5,569,874 -2,383,624
Germany 838,215 6,175,735 +5,337,520
Ireland 409,691 5,987,702 +5,578,011
Finland 2,508,585 3,188,429 +679,844
Switzerland 3,951,596 0 -3,951,596
United States 2,114,662 0 -2,114,662

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 £
China 44

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 £
China 44 0 -44

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 313,969,976
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,516,052
Air transport 69,734
Other 44

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 150,706,558 163,263,418 +12,556,860
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,002,140 11,513,912 -5,488,228
Air transport 0 69,734 +69,734
Other 44 0 -44

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 100,317,484
Hull 73,625,727
London 71,443,598
Sunderland 38,518,800
Middlesbrough 27,419,665

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 47,503,419 52,814,065 +5,310,646
Hull 30,168,647 43,457,080 +13,288,433
London 31,918,246 39,525,352 +7,607,106
Sunderland 14,586,353 23,932,447 +9,346,094
Middlesbrough 27,064,315 355,350 -26,708,965
499 7,626,524 3,188,429 -4,438,095
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,861,460 5,523,729 +1,662,269
Immingham Docks 95,313 4,808,481 +4,713,168
Dagenham 3,981,294 0 -3,981,294
Grangemouth Docks 512,313 892,465 +380,152

Quick facts

HS code: 15180095

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

Description: Mixtures of animal, plant, or microbial fats and oils, not for eating