Soybean · importers
The United Kingdom ranks nineteenth of 96 at $1.8B in the oil seeds chapter, a small place for an economy that ranks high in most other food chapters.
| Market | HS 12 imports |
|---|---|
| China | $61.5B |
| Germany | $7.1B |
| Japan | $5.3B |
| Mexico | $4.9B |
| Netherlands | $4.2B |
Figures are for the whole of HS chapter 12 (oil seeds and oleaginous fruits); soybean is only part of it. Source: UN Comtrade, as reported by national authorities; latest available year per market.
The chapter is 0.2% of the UK’s $813.3B imports and ranks 58th among its import chapters. Industrial machinery at $98.6B, precious stones and metals at $92.0B and vehicles at $88.4B lead the bill. Oil seeds are a small line.
For a seller, that means a specialised demand, much of it linked to a feed and oil-processing base.
Vietnam is just above at $1.8B and Canada below at $1.3B. The UK’s 1.3% share of reported world imports matches Vietnam’s, though the drop to Canada is clearer. Nineteenth is therefore reasonably firm against the market below, and loose against the one above.
UK importers of oil seeds supply crushers and feed makers, and their customers include retailers with demanding sourcing policies. Expect questions about origin, traceability and sustainability evidence, and about genetic-modification status. Requirements have shifted in recent years and are set by the authorities, so confirm the present position directly with them and with the importer.
Agree Incoterm, currency, payment terms and discharge port in writing.
The $1.8B is the sum for HS chapter 12, oil seeds and oleaginous fruits, so soybeans are only part of what it holds. National reporting differences can move a market a place or two, and the gap to Vietnam above is negligible.
Customs shipment data under the soybean heading lists the consignee and weight for each cargo. Find the crushers and feed makers that import regularly, agree Incoterm, currency and payment terms with them, and reach out through this site’s free marketplace.
Nineteenth of 96 at $1.8B in 2024, a 1.3% share of reported world imports.
It is 0.2% of $813.3B and ranks 58th among import chapters.
Commonly origin, traceability and sustainability evidence. Confirm current requirements with the authorities and the buyer.
Search soybean-heading shipment data and read consignee names and cargo weights.
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