In 2023, imports of palm oil to the United Kingdom (UK) were the highest value among these products, amounting to approximately 367 million British pounds. Sunflower-seeds were valued at approximately 282 million British pounds.
Value of animal and vegetable fats and oils imported to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by product
(in 1,000 GBP)
Product code 15 'Animal, vegetables fats and oils, cleavage products, etc' Figures calculated by International Trade Centre (ITC) based on UN Comtrade statistics. Figures have been rounded. Release date given is the date of access (the database is constantly updated by the source).
Full categories in order of size:
Sunflower-seed, safflower or cotton-seed oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Palm oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excluding chemically modified)
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown, polymerised by heat in vacuum or in inert gas or otherwise chemically modified, inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils, n.e.s.
Olive oil and its fractions obtained from the fruit of the olive tree solely by mechanical or other physical means under conditions that do not lead to deterioration of the oil, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Margarine, other edible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils and edible fractions of different fats or oils (excluding fats, oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared, and mixtures of olive oils and their fractions)
Soya-bean oil and its fractions, whether or not refined (excluding chemically modified)
Fixed vegetable fats and oils, incl. jojoba oil, and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding soya-bean, groundnut, olive, palm, sunflower-seed, safflower, cotton-seed, coconut, palm kernel, babassu, rape, colza and mustard oil)
Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, partly or wholly hydrogenated, inter-esterified, re-esterified or elaidinised, whether or not refined, but not further prepared
Coconut "copra", palm kernel or babassu oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Fats and oils and their fractions of fish or marine mammals, whether or not refined (excluding chemically modified)
Rape, colza or mustard oil and fractions thereof, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Fats of bovine animals, sheep or goats (excluding oil and oleostearin)
Wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom, incl. lanolin
Pig fat, incl. lard, and poultry fat, rendered or otherwise extracted (excluding lard stearin and lard oil)
Glycerol, crude; glycerol waters and glycerol lyes
Other oils and their fractions, obtained solely from olives, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified, incl. blends of these oils or fractions with oils or fractions of heading 1509
Vegetable waxes, beeswax, other insect waxes and spermaceti, whether or not refined or coloured (excluding triglycerides)
Groundnut oil and its fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified
Lard stearin, lard oil, oleostearin, oleo-oil and tallow oil (excluding emulsified, mixed or otherwise prepared)
Other animal fats and oils and their fractions, whether or not refined, but not chemically modified (excluding pig fat, poultry fat, fats of bovine animals, sheep and goats, fats of fish and other marine animals, lard stearin, lard oil, oloestearin, oleo-oil, tallow oil, wool grease and fatty substances derived therefrom)
Degras; residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
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International Trade Centre. (May 2, 2024). Value of animal and vegetable fats and oils imported to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by product (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/518020/animal-vegetable-fats-oils-import-value-united-kingdom-uk/
International Trade Centre. "Value of animal and vegetable fats and oils imported to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by product (in 1,000 GBP)." Chart. May 2, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518020/animal-vegetable-fats-oils-import-value-united-kingdom-uk/
International Trade Centre. (2024). Value of animal and vegetable fats and oils imported to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by product (in 1,000 GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/518020/animal-vegetable-fats-oils-import-value-united-kingdom-uk/
International Trade Centre. "Value of Animal and Vegetable Fats and Oils Imported to The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2023, by Product (in 1,000 Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518020/animal-vegetable-fats-oils-import-value-united-kingdom-uk/
International Trade Centre, Value of animal and vegetable fats and oils imported to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by product (in 1,000 GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/518020/animal-vegetable-fats-oils-import-value-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Value of animal and vegetable fats and oils imported to the United Kingdom (UK) in 2023, by product (in 1,000 GBP) [Graph], International Trade Centre, May 2, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/518020/animal-vegetable-fats-oils-import-value-united-kingdom-uk/