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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* 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 320,709,327
China 26,185,922
Malaysia 15,494,424
Egypt 14,120,051
Belgium 12,892,711

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 174,813,842 145,895,485 -28,918,357
China 4,027,182 22,158,740 +18,131,558
Malaysia 15,494,424 0 -15,494,424
Egypt 5,438,080 8,681,971 +3,243,891
Belgium 3,210,024 9,682,687 +6,472,663
Chile 3,564,190 2,720,549 -843,641
Canada 2,191,743 3,672,450 +1,480,707
Australia 2,502,425 2,105,967 -396,458
Saudi Arabia 2,606,480 81,845 -2,524,635
United Arab Emirates 2,087,278 486,794 -1,600,484

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 253,026,757
Malaysia 53,518,497
Netherlands 21,644,187
Belgium 17,803,873
Egypt 16,045,511

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 129,780,633 123,246,124 -6,534,509
Malaysia 41,479,215 12,039,282 -29,439,933
Netherlands 10,004,196 11,639,991 +1,635,795
Belgium 3,210,024 14,593,849 +11,383,825
Egypt 6,139,481 9,906,030 +3,766,549
Australia 5,865,695 2,105,967 -3,759,728
Chile 3,900,895 3,398,576 -502,319
Saudi Arabia 2,606,480 3,594,351 +987,871
Canada 2,191,743 3,643,972 +1,452,229
United States 5,112,137 238,224 -4,873,913

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) 425,501,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,623,742
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) 227,632,119 197,869,775 -29,762,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,081,128 1,542,614 +461,486
Air transport 27,571 103,956 +76,385

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 233,297,448
Immingham Docks 131,048,459
London 32,793,679
London Gateway Port 19,828,080
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 131,438,924 101,858,524 -29,580,400
Immingham Docks 74,892,007 56,156,452 -18,735,555
London 1,907,482 30,886,197 +28,978,715
London Gateway Port 16,551,111 3,276,969 -13,274,142
Ellesmere Port 0 4,509,755 +4,509,755
Liverpool Docks 2,735,108 981,902 -1,753,206
Felixstowe 546,085 1,311,170 +765,085
Holyhead 141,058 120,079 -20,979
Dover 135,132 39,300 -95,832
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
2026-01 5
2025-11 4
2025-10 5
2025-09 5
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
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 106,783,007
Belgium 76,502,875
Spain 60,858,880
Sweden 60,033,782
Norway 9,462,161

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 63,682,191 43,100,816 -20,581,375
Belgium 46,295,745 30,207,130 -16,088,615
Spain 18,675,020 42,183,860 +23,508,840
Sweden 21,900,095 38,133,687 +16,233,592
Norway 3,892,287 5,569,874 +1,677,587
Germany 926,286 6,999,773 +6,073,487
Ireland 562,190 5,929,920 +5,367,730
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) 309,561,122
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,321,561
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) 147,023,661 162,537,461 +15,513,800
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,533,791 12,787,770 -4,746,021
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 96,208,070
Hull 76,932,878
London 74,392,985
Sunderland 38,518,800
Middlesbrough 21,894,829

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 41,543,337 54,664,733 +13,121,396
Hull 35,545,747 41,387,131 +5,841,384
London 31,087,366 43,305,619 +12,218,253
Sunderland 17,859,601 20,659,199 +2,799,598
Middlesbrough 21,627,775 267,054 -21,360,721
499 7,626,524 3,188,429 -4,438,095
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,273,372 5,242,262 +968,890
Immingham Docks 290,019 5,332,801 +5,042,782
Dagenham 3,981,294 0 -3,981,294
Grangemouth Docks 553,093 973,540 +420,447

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