Import/export HS code 38260090: Various biodiesel blends

Biodiesel mixed with other fuels or materials, containing less than 96.5% esters

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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 £
Ireland 43,874,800
France 335,120
Germany 60,117
Belgium 31,588
Denmark 27,231

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 £
Ireland 23,516,573 20,358,227 -3,158,346
France 135,115 200,005 +64,890
Germany 30,804 29,313 -1,491
Belgium 0 31,588 +31,588
Denmark 0 27,231 +27,231
China 17,253 9,096 -8,157
United States 2,302 17,724 +15,422
Netherlands 18,820 904 -17,916
Spain 5,213 0 -5,213
Poland 0 4,540 +4,540

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 £
France 334,204
Ireland 73,461
Netherlands 41,580
Singapore 35,658
Denmark 31,361

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 £
France 137,195 197,009 +59,814
Ireland 0 73,461 +73,461
Netherlands 24,722 16,858 -7,864
Singapore 1,074 34,584 +33,510
Denmark 12,244 19,117 +6,873
China 17,253 13,321 -3,932
United States 2,302 13,499 +11,197
Germany 959 13,359 +12,400
Norway 0 8,114 +8,114
Belgium 4,313 1,997 -2,316

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 2
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2
Inner London - West 2
Kent 2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Kent 1 1 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Eastern Scotland 0 1 +1
Essex 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Northern Ireland 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 £
Other 43,801,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 531,217
Air transport 74,919
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,997

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 £
Other 23,516,573 20,284,766 -3,231,807
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 165,050 366,167 +201,117
Air transport 48,099 26,820 -21,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 1,997 +1,997

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 43,801,339
Immingham Docks 264,553
London 122,632
Holyhead 73,461
Middlesbrough 30,791

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 £
000 23,516,573 20,284,766 -3,231,807
Immingham Docks 112,688 151,865 +39,177
London 0 122,632 +122,632
Holyhead 0 73,461 +73,461
Middlesbrough 30,791 0 -30,791
East Midlands Airport 22,133 0 -22,133
London Stansted Airport 5,223 13,499 +8,276
London Heathrow Airport 3,193 13,321 +10,128
Aberdeen Airport 12,244 0 -12,244
Tyne 0 8,931 +8,931

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 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and analysis 1
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 1
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 5
2025-08 3
2025-07 2
2025-06 3
2025-05 2

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+ 8
15m-54m 3
1m-15m 3
0-1m 1
Other 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 7,767,480
Czechia 190,291
Croatia 82,404
Slovakia 77,082
Ireland 46,433

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 2,534,116 5,233,364 +2,699,248
Czechia 101,387 88,904 -12,483
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Slovakia 38,692 38,390 -302
Ireland 25,585 20,848 -4,737
Italy 0 25,624 +25,624
Ivory Coast 11,154 0 -11,154
Belgium 8,129 0 -8,129
Germany 900 6,124 +5,224
Switzerland 5,611 0 -5,611

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,113,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,088,463
Air transport 32,276

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,703,217 5,410,714 +3,707,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,085,923 2,540 -1,083,383
Air transport 27,107 5,169 -21,938

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,721,886
Killingholme 807,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 450,452
Dover 79,804
Heysham 46,433

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,586,480 5,135,406 +3,548,926
Killingholme 807,098 0 -807,098
Dover / Eurotunnel 293,950 156,502 -137,448
Dover 0 79,804 +79,804
Heysham 25,585 20,848 -4,737
London 16,826 20,694 +3,868
Purfleet 29,863 0 -29,863
London Stansted Airport 13,367 0 -13,367
Harwich 11,445 0 -11,445
Grangemouth Docks 11,154 0 -11,154

Quick facts

HS code: 38260090

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

Description: Biodiesel mixed with other fuels or materials, containing less than 96.5% esters