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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* 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 88,356,875
Netherlands 70,081,769
Argentina 65,282,201
France 46,985,276
Germany 42,963,885

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 38,816,072 -10,724,731
Netherlands 41,806,010 28,275,759 -13,530,251
Argentina 33,983,794 31,298,407 -2,685,387
France 23,372,967 23,612,309 +239,342
Germany 25,664,249 17,299,636 -8,364,613
Belgium 25,434,345 17,183,988 -8,250,357
Ukraine 21,134,384 9,917,141 -11,217,243
Ireland 13,299,413 11,094,861 -2,204,552
Canada 653,938 20,133,833 +19,479,895
Turkey 11,088,662 3,248,072 -7,840,590

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 90,438,353
Argentina 80,755,948
Netherlands 35,078,438
Ukraine 34,238,900
Belgium 32,952,582

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 51,694,086 38,744,267 -12,949,819
Argentina 43,653,140 37,102,808 -6,550,332
Netherlands 22,435,045 12,643,393 -9,791,652
Ukraine 24,313,183 9,925,717 -14,387,466
Belgium 18,713,292 14,239,290 -4,474,002
Germany 21,515,816 9,635,494 -11,880,322
France 10,969,448 14,994,308 +4,024,860
Canada 655,263 23,590,851 +22,935,588
Turkey 11,088,662 3,248,072 -7,840,590
China 4,104,022 6,244,284 +2,140,262

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 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 3 +1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
North Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Devon 2 2 +0
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0

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) 409,726,476
Other 83,917,090
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,929,422
Air transport 53,397

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) 227,941,298 181,785,178 -46,156,120
Other 48,298,063 35,619,027 -12,679,036
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,103,809 1,825,613 -278,196
Air transport 8,581 44,816 +36,235

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 110,419,905
000 83,917,090
Immingham Docks 58,038,541
Avonmouth Docks 50,242,753
Middlesbrough 22,682,097

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 63,836,328 46,583,577 -17,252,751
000 48,298,063 35,619,027 -12,679,036
Immingham Docks 33,652,303 24,386,238 -9,266,065
Avonmouth Docks 23,485,367 26,757,386 +3,272,019
Middlesbrough 12,745,705 9,936,392 -2,809,313
Teignmouth 8,150,880 13,855,030 +5,704,150
WEY 14,203,923 7,323,165 -6,880,758
Plymouth 15,223,756 4,719,690 -10,504,066
Belfast Port 4,565,998 9,795,621 +5,229,623
Ayr Harbour 6,499,934 5,683,877 -816,057

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of food products 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 17
2025-10 11
2025-09 8
2025-08 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+ 17
15m-54m 6
Other 6
0-1m 5

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 13,781,224
France 13,454,772
Netherlands 4,141,269
Germany 2,585,125
Sweden 2,476,481

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 7,395,852 6,385,372 -1,010,480
France 3,683,849 9,770,923 +6,087,074
Netherlands 767,968 3,373,301 +2,605,333
Germany 355,242 2,229,883 +1,874,641
Sweden 1,771,687 704,794 -1,066,893
Spain 0 2,326,002 +2,326,002
United States 777,952 654,581 -123,371
Switzerland 4,757 749,093 +744,336
Croatia 82,599 0 -82,599
South Africa 30,888 0 -30,888

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 11,178,627
Canada 823,390
France 366,319
Ireland 118,775
Argentina 84,586

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 6,449,297 4,729,330 -1,719,967
Canada 0 823,390 +823,390
France 366,319 0 -366,319
Ireland 118,775 0 -118,775
Argentina 0 84,586 +84,586
China 35,782 12,109 -23,673
Germany 32,917 0 -32,917
Switzerland 1,318 0 -1,318

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) 18,068,728
Other 12,661,453
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,334,403
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) 5,172,104 12,896,624 +7,724,520
Other 7,012,013 5,649,440 -1,362,573
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,002,105 7,332,298 +5,330,193
Air transport 760,450 373,840 -386,610

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,661,453
Medway 12,453,749
London 9,755,890
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 7,012,013 5,649,440 -1,362,573
Medway 0 12,453,749 +12,453,749
London 4,268,061 5,487,829 +1,219,768
Ipswich Dock 1,771,687 0 -1,771,687
London Heathrow Airport 759,273 371,002 -388,271
Dover / Eurotunnel 55,200 703,648 +648,448
Avonmouth Docks 0 623,735 +623,735
London Gateway Port 47,804 501,028 +453,224
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