Import/export HS code 230690: Various oilcake

Solid residues from extracting oil from other plant or microbial sources

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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 £
China 3,338,430
Spain 1,942,210
Portugal 876,272
Canada 770,164
Tunisia 684,842

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 £
China 1,234,491 2,103,939 +869,448
Spain 1,113,537 828,673 -284,864
Portugal 876,272 0 -876,272
Canada 653,938 116,226 -537,712
Tunisia 6,780 678,062 +671,282
India 104,232 94,251 -9,981
Egypt 60,197 87,039 +26,842
Lithuania 77,238 42,479 -34,759
United States 29,063 56,721 +27,658
Ireland 70,969 598 -70,371

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 3,195,343
Spain 1,942,210
Portugal 876,272
Canada 835,978
Tunisia 684,842

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 1,091,404 2,103,939 +1,012,535
Spain 1,113,537 828,673 -284,864
Portugal 876,272 0 -876,272
Canada 655,263 180,715 -474,548
Tunisia 6,780 678,062 +671,282
Egypt 113,536 87,039 -26,497
India 104,742 94,251 -10,491
Romania 174,228 23,187 -151,041
Lithuania 79,088 43,555 -35,533
Chile 56,002 3,808 -52,194

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2
North Yorkshire 2
Outer London - South 2

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
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 0 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 2 +1
North Yorkshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0
Devon 1 1 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 0 -1
Inner London - East 1 0 -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) 8,102,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 359,603
Air transport 12,022
Other 1,216

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) 4,128,142 3,974,053 -154,089
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 270,498 89,105 -181,393
Air transport 7,636 4,386 -3,250
Other 618 598 -20

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 1,969,678
Grangemouth Docks 1,658,981
Southampton 1,417,243
Immingham Docks 979,951
Belfast Port 736,789

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 £
London Gateway Port 78,024 1,891,654 +1,813,630
Grangemouth Docks 1,018,718 640,263 -378,455
Southampton 962,283 454,960 -507,323
Immingham Docks 970,206 9,745 -960,461
Belfast Port 730,068 6,721 -723,347
Londonderry 0 678,062 +678,062
Liverpool Docks 190,280 148,955 -41,325
Felixstowe 203,112 107,176 -95,936
Dover 89,579 65,898 -23,681
Thamesport 11,019 46,262 +35,243

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 9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of food products 4
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Other manufacturing 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 1
2025-11 2
2025-09 2
2025-08 2
2025-07 4

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 9
54m+ 7
15m-54m 3
Other 3
0-1m 2

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 £
United States 1,356,398
Netherlands 114,441
Ireland 75,538
France 49,566
South Africa 30,888

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 £
United States 701,817 654,581 -47,236
Netherlands 86,219 28,222 -57,997
Ireland 29,181 46,357 +17,176
France 735 48,831 +48,096
South Africa 30,888 0 -30,888
Barbados 24,913 0 -24,913
Trinidad and Tobago 9,395 0 -9,395
Spain 0 6,647 +6,647
Antigua and Barbuda 3,752 1,869 -1,883
British Virgin Islands 985 3,451 +2,466

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 20

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 0 20 +20

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 950,402
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 504,538
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 243,717
Other 45

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 £
Air transport 599,136 351,266 -247,870
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 190,687 313,851 +123,164
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,931 134,786 +25,855
Other 0 45 +45

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 948,778
Southampton 409,831
Immingham Docks 89,806
Holyhead 75,538
Dover / Eurotunnel 57,300

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 599,136 349,642 -249,494
Southampton 105,765 304,066 +198,301
Immingham Docks 61,584 28,222 -33,362
Holyhead 29,181 46,357 +17,176
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,100 54,200 +51,100
London Gateway Port 41,268 3,451 -37,817
Portsmouth 32,069 5,279 -26,790
Hull 26,651 0 -26,651
Dover 0 4,453 +4,453
Liverpool Docks 0 2,609 +2,609

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 230690

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

Description: Solid residues from extracting oil from other plant or microbial sources