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 43,686,919
France 373,636
Germany 98,251
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 22,726,815 20,960,104 -1,766,711
France 164,803 208,833 +44,030
Germany 28,650 69,601 +40,951
Belgium 31,588 0 -31,588
Denmark 0 27,231 +27,231
China 17,253 9,096 -8,157
United States 11,868 8,158 -3,710
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 372,720
Ireland 176,354
Germany 54,606
Netherlands 39,426
Singapore 35,658

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 198,471 174,249 -24,222
Ireland 0 176,354 +176,354
Germany 959 53,647 +52,688
Netherlands 22,568 16,858 -5,710
Singapore 1,074 34,584 +33,510
Denmark 12,244 19,117 +6,873
China 17,253 13,321 -3,932
United States 11,868 3,933 -7,935
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 43,510,565
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 710,760
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 22,726,815 20,783,750 -1,943,065
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 224,172 486,588 +262,416
Air transport 57,665 17,254 -40,411
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 43,510,565
Immingham Docks 264,553
Holyhead 176,354
London 159,379
Felixstowe 45,463

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 22,726,815 20,783,750 -1,943,065
Immingham Docks 173,964 90,589 -83,375
Holyhead 0 176,354 +176,354
London 0 159,379 +159,379
Felixstowe 1,222 44,241 +43,019
Middlesbrough 30,791 0 -30,791
East Midlands Airport 22,133 0 -22,133
London Stansted Airport 14,789 3,933 -10,856
London Heathrow Airport 3,193 13,321 +10,128
Aberdeen Airport 12,244 0 -12,244

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
2026-01 3
2025-11 5
2025-08 3
2025-07 2
2025-06 3

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 7,293,596
Czechia 190,291
Croatia 82,404
Slovakia 77,082
Ireland 58,982

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 1,832,696 5,460,900 +3,628,204
Czechia 101,387 88,904 -12,483
Croatia 82,404 0 -82,404
Slovakia 38,692 38,390 -302
Ireland 25,585 33,397 +7,812
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) 7,341,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 387,043
Air transport 46,741

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 5,638,250 +3,935,033
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 384,503 2,540 -381,963
Air transport 27,107 19,634 -7,473

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 6,949,422
Dover / Eurotunnel 450,452
Killingholme 135,541
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 5,362,942 +3,776,462
Dover / Eurotunnel 293,950 156,502 -137,448
Killingholme 135,541 0 -135,541
Dover 0 79,804 +79,804
Heysham 25,585 20,848 -4,737
London 16,826 20,694 +3,868
East Midlands Airport 8,129 15,408 +7,279
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