Import/export HS code 3826: Biodiesel and blends

Fuel made from natural oils, often mixed with small amounts of petroleum

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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 1,107,247,881
Belgium 165,578,030
Ireland 44,132,144
Norway 21,581,308
China 9,015,178

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 607,376,259 499,871,622 -107,504,637
Belgium 54,379,356 111,198,674 +56,819,318
Ireland 23,773,917 20,358,227 -3,415,690
Norway 21,581,308 0 -21,581,308
China 9,006,082 9,096 -8,996,986
Spain 5,213 8,025,206 +8,019,993
Switzerland 6,569,128 0 -6,569,128
France 1,645,380 1,869,323 +223,943
United States 1,196,543 17,724 -1,178,819
Germany 663,622 461,458 -202,164

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 £
Netherlands 592,448,742
China 326,780,792
Belgium 99,848,107
Malaysia 89,968,703
Germany 82,172,151

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 £
Netherlands 203,689,664 388,759,078 +185,069,414
China 323,375,640 3,405,152 -319,970,488
Belgium 15,929,334 83,918,773 +67,989,439
Malaysia 23,146,037 66,822,666 +43,676,629
Germany 43,456,610 38,715,541 -4,741,069
Taiwan 37,820,928 9,581,174 -28,239,754
Spain 17,716,089 5,354,608 -12,361,481
Bulgaria 180,199 10,706,689 +10,526,490
United Kingdom 9,699,484 0 -9,699,484
Latvia 8,614,925 0 -8,614,925

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4
West Yorkshire 4

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
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 1 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Kent 1 1 +0
Shropshire and Staffordshire 2 1 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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) 1,321,359,388
Other 43,801,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,910,613
Air transport 74,919

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) 701,691,694 619,667,694 -82,024,000
Other 23,516,573 20,284,766 -3,231,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,045,670 1,864,943 +819,273
Air transport 48,099 26,820 -21,279

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 370,446,004
Immingham Docks 249,340,494
Milford 237,607,316
London 190,435,944
Ellesmere Port 147,546,859

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 £
Southampton 184,254,375 186,191,629 +1,937,254
Immingham Docks 164,752,206 84,588,288 -80,163,918
Milford 74,753,872 162,853,444 +88,099,572
London 90,898,825 99,537,119 +8,638,294
Ellesmere Port 110,959,580 36,587,279 -74,372,301
Middlesbrough 42,647,706 27,787,827 -14,859,879
000 23,516,573 20,284,766 -3,231,807
Grangemouth Docks 33,487,907 0 -33,487,907
499 0 14,431,284 +14,431,284
Liverpool Docks 228,292 8,461,939 +8,233,647

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 15
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 14
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 18
2025-10 11
2025-09 8
2025-08 13
2025-07 15

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+ 28
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 6
Other 6
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 539,644,002
Belgium 38,055,374
Ireland 989,876
France 361,003
Czechia 190,291

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 314,213,842 225,430,160 -88,783,682
Belgium 8,129 38,047,245 +38,039,116
Ireland 500,639 489,237 -11,402
France 195,223 165,780 -29,443
Czechia 101,387 88,904 -12,483
Switzerland 89,932 0 -89,932
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Slovakia 38,692 38,390 -302
United States 19,866 31,367 +11,501
Germany 39,809 10,363 -29,446

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 2,623
XU 1,536
Ireland 12

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 2,623 +2,623
XU 0 1,536 +1,536
Ireland 12 0 -12

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) 571,129,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,524,037
Air transport 45,279
Road transport 34,301
Other 4,171

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) 312,853,525 258,276,341 -54,577,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,453,306 6,070,731 +3,617,425
Air transport 36,523 8,756 -27,767
Road transport 34,301 0 -34,301
Other 12 4,159 +4,147

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Middlesbrough 306,121,182
Immingham Docks 157,104,958
Ellesmere Port 99,325,648
Liverpool Docks 14,737,773
Dover / Eurotunnel 862,878

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 £
Middlesbrough 158,006,750 148,114,432 -9,892,318
Immingham Docks 85,532,064 71,572,894 -13,959,170
Ellesmere Port 55,645,247 43,680,401 -11,964,846
Liverpool Docks 14,306,604 431,169 -13,875,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 516,661 346,217 -170,444
Killingholme 807,098 0 -807,098
Harwich 271,142 0 -271,142
Dover 29,018 79,804 +50,786
London 55,735 36,751 -18,984
Heysham 37,625 36,569 -1,056

Quick facts

HS code: 3826

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

Description: Fuel made from natural oils, often mixed with small amounts of petroleum