Wholesale Cooking Oil Suppliers in the UK
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The United Kingdom is one of Europe's largest consumers of vegetable cooking oil, with demand concentrated in refined sunflower oil, rapeseed oil (the UK's primary domestically produced edible oil), palm olein (via importers), and soybean oil. Post-Brexit, the UK operates its own Global Tariff schedule, which affects import costs differently from the EU's Common Customs Tariff. The UK's main edible oil import ports are Tilbury (London), Immingham (Humber), and Liverpool. The UK's primary domestic source is British-grown rapeseed, processed by UK refineries and packed regionally. For imported sunflower oil (mainly from Ukraine, Russia, and EU Black Sea origins), UK importers typically transship via Rotterdam or import directly via Immingham. UK food safety requirements for imported cooking oil include: compliance with the UK Food Safety Act 1990 and UK retained EU food law (including UK-retained version of Regulation 1169/2011 on food labelling); certification from a UKAS-accredited third-party food safety scheme, with BRC Global Standard (now BRCGS) being the most widely recognised by UK retailers; and Allergen declaration in compliance with UK allergen labelling rules.
How to find and qualify cooking oil suppliers for the UK
When sourcing cooking oil for distribution or manufacturing in the UK, key qualification criteria are: BRCGS (formerly BRC) certification at Grade A or B — required by all major UK retailers (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda, Morrison's, Lidl UK, Aldi UK) and most UK food manufacturers; RSPO certification for any palm-derived oil supplied to UK retail or food service (UK retailers have made strong palm sustainability commitments); UK specification labelling (must declare specific oil type, not 'vegetable oil' under UK retained food law); and UK REACH/FSA-compliant packaging for food contact materials. For small to mid-size buyers (restaurants, catering companies, independent food manufacturers), regional UK cooking oil distributors offer trade accounts with weekly delivery, consolidated invoicing, and flexible minimum orders from 1 pallet. Direct import via FCL becomes viable above approximately 15,000–20,000 litres per order.