Import/export HS code 2306: Oilcake and solid residues from oil extraction

Solid leftovers from extracting oils from plants or microbes, not including residues from headings 2304 or 2305

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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 £
Indonesia 83,674,271
Netherlands 68,193,978
Argentina 63,609,221
France 51,753,838
Germany 45,026,534

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 £
Indonesia 49,540,803 34,133,468 -15,407,335
Netherlands 44,977,779 23,216,199 -21,761,580
Argentina 26,893,418 36,715,803 +9,822,385
France 25,840,542 25,913,296 +72,754
Germany 26,152,452 18,874,082 -7,278,370
Belgium 24,896,750 15,611,691 -9,285,059
Ukraine 21,134,384 9,917,141 -11,217,243
Ireland 13,182,191 11,133,929 -2,048,262
Canada 653,938 17,620,467 +16,966,529
Turkey 7,839,026 6,629,367 -1,209,659

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 £
Indonesia 87,350,752
Argentina 78,650,024
Netherlands 37,135,775
Ukraine 34,238,900
Belgium 33,034,358

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 £
Indonesia 52,284,917 35,065,835 -17,219,082
Argentina 39,079,364 39,570,660 +491,296
Netherlands 22,844,933 14,290,842 -8,554,091
Ukraine 24,306,389 9,932,511 -14,373,878
Belgium 19,843,082 13,191,276 -6,651,806
Germany 21,671,839 9,784,213 -11,887,626
France 10,893,897 17,323,776 +6,429,879
Canada 655,263 19,291,470 +18,636,207
Turkey 7,839,026 6,629,367 -1,209,659
China 3,407,154 6,868,363 +3,461,209

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - South 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Inner London - West 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3

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 - South 3 5 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 0 -3
Kent 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -2

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) 405,010,656
Other 85,556,782
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,849,727
Air transport 55,175

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) 224,258,645 180,752,011 -43,506,634
Other 49,633,150 35,923,632 -13,709,518
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,026,550 1,823,177 -203,373
Air transport 5,564 49,611 +44,047

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 105,969,809
000 85,556,782
Immingham Docks 56,465,293
Avonmouth Docks 50,454,227
Teignmouth 22,769,772

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 £
Liverpool Docks 62,559,329 43,410,480 -19,148,849
000 49,633,150 35,923,632 -13,709,518
Immingham Docks 33,084,723 23,380,570 -9,704,153
Avonmouth Docks 23,252,544 27,201,683 +3,949,139
Teignmouth 9,877,051 12,892,721 +3,015,670
Middlesbrough 12,023,505 9,218,547 -2,804,958
WEY 15,064,725 5,859,457 -9,205,268
Plymouth 15,323,847 5,003,831 -10,320,016
Belfast Port 2,508,298 11,852,314 +9,344,016
Ayr Harbour 7,346,807 6,369,653 -977,154

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 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of food products 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 17
2025-10 11
2025-09 8
2025-08 12
2025-07 12

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 20
54m+ 18
0-1m 7
15m-54m 6
Other 6

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 £
France 13,074,838
Ireland 12,829,382
Germany 2,585,253
Sweden 2,476,481
Netherlands 2,124,754

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 £
France 4,085,251 8,989,587 +4,904,336
Ireland 7,376,045 5,453,337 -1,922,708
Germany 351,947 2,233,306 +1,881,359
Sweden 1,771,687 704,794 -1,066,893
Netherlands 703,956 1,420,798 +716,842
Spain 0 2,049,234 +2,049,234
United States 511,627 920,906 +409,279
Switzerland 4,757 749,093 +744,336
Croatia 82,599 0 -82,599
South Africa 19,248 11,640 -7,608

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 11,016,030
France 366,319
Ireland 118,775
Argentina 84,586
China 47,891

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 6,410,469 4,605,561 -1,804,908
France 366,319 0 -366,319
Ireland 118,775 0 -118,775
Argentina 0 84,586 +84,586
China 30,050 17,841 -12,209
Germany 32,917 0 -32,917
XU 7,605 0 -7,605
Switzerland 2,191 0 -2,191

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) 18,264,643
Other 11,676,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,527,533
Air transport 1,134,290

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) 5,832,734 12,431,909 +6,599,175
Other 6,968,326 4,707,988 -2,260,338
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,712,342 4,815,191 +3,102,849
Air transport 494,125 640,165 +146,040

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,676,314
London 9,879,795
Medway 9,363,380
Ipswich Dock 1,771,687
London Heathrow Airport 1,130,275

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 £
000 6,968,326 4,707,988 -2,260,338
London 4,312,976 5,566,819 +1,253,843
Medway 0 9,363,380 +9,363,380
Ipswich Dock 1,771,687 0 -1,771,687
London Heathrow Airport 492,948 637,327 +144,379
Dover / Eurotunnel 116,344 705,530 +589,186
Avonmouth Docks 0 623,735 +623,735
London Gateway Port 65,026 512,668 +447,642
Thamesport 424,727 0 -424,727
Southampton 105,765 304,066 +198,301

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2306

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

Description: Solid leftovers from extracting oils from plants or microbes, not including residues from headings 2304 or 2305