EU External Trade - ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES, Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading|1516

The main extra-EU suppliers of ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES, Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading|1516 are 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇨🇭 Switzerland. 🇺🇸 United States leads with 30.6% of total imports (€352.1M). The HHI concentration index stands at 1708, indicating a Moderate market.

The EU exports ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES, Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading|1516 to 10 extra-EU markets, reflecting solid diversification. 🇬🇧 United Kingdom remains the largest client (29.2%, €1.2B), followed by 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇳🇴 Norway.

Within the EU, the leading importers of ANIMAL, VEGETABLE OR MICROBIAL FATS AND OILS AND THEIR CLEAVAGE PRODUCTS; PREPARED EDIBLE FATS; ANIMAL OR VEGETABLE WAXES, Margarine; edible mixtures or preparations of animal, vegetable or microbial fats or oils or of fractions of different fats or oils of this chapter, other than edible fats or oils or their fractions of heading|1516 are 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇧🇪 Belgium. 🇳🇱 Netherlands accounts for 35.4% of EU imports.

In 2025, imports were rising (11.5%) and exports rising (9.4%) compared to the previous year.