Edible oil · importers
Poland ranks eighteenth of 96 at $2.1B in the fats and oils chapter, and its food-processing sector is a steady user of imported oils.
| Market | HS 15 imports |
|---|---|
| United States | $17.2B |
| India | $16.8B |
| China | $12.6B |
| Netherlands | $8.6B |
| Italy | $7.0B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 15 (animal or vegetable fats and oils). Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
Mexico is above at $2.3B and South Korea below at $2.0B. Poland’s 1.5% share of reported world imports keeps it in the top twenty, though only just. The chapter is 0.6% of its $379.5B imports and ranks 34th among its import chapters, behind industrial machinery at $46.8B, electrical machinery at $45.4B and vehicles at $40.0B.
Poland processes a lot of food for its own retail and for export to neighbours, and oils and fats go into bakery products, snacks, spreads and prepared meals. An ingredient buyer wants a technical data sheet, stable quality and delivery to a production schedule, while a bottler for retail cares about price per litre and pack format.
Ask the buyer which of these describes its business before you quote. Contract length matters too: many industrial buyers prefer to fix supply for a quarter or a year, and a supplier that can offer a price formula linked to a published benchmark may find negotiations easier than one that offers only a fixed price for a single shipment.
Germany, China, the USA and Italy lead Poland’s overall source list, which covers all goods and hints at trade through western European hubs. A buyer may purchase from a regional storage company instead of directly from the origin. Confirm current food-safety, labelling and sustainability requirements with the authorities and the buyer.
The $2.1B is chapter 15 in full, which includes animal fats. The order of the table can move with reporting differences.
Shipment records for the oil headings list receivers and weights. Agree Incoterm, currency and port, and use this site’s free marketplace to contact the buyers you shortlist.
Eighteenth of 96 markets at $2.1B in 2024, a 1.5% share of reported world imports.
Bakeries, snack and spread makers, prepared-food plants and retail bottlers.
No. Germany, China, the USA and Italy lead across all goods.
Check oil-heading shipment data and note who receives regular cargoes.
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