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Unilever

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Unilever is the London-based consumer-goods group behind Dove, Vaseline, Hellmann’s, Knorr and other household brands. Its listed parent is Unilever PLC. [4][1][3]

01 / Behind the name

Who owns Unilever?

Publicly listed · London, Amsterdam and New York [1]

  1. 01
    UK subsidiary · 100% group interest

    Unilever UK Limited [1]

    As reported · 31 Dec 2025
  2. 02
    Ultimate group parent

    Unilever PLC [1]

    As reported · 31 Dec 2025
  3. 03
    Owners of the listed parent

    Public shareholders [1]

    As reported · 31 Dec 2025

Intermediate holdings and other UK subsidiaries are omitted. The ice-cream business was demerged in 2025, so Magnum and Ben & Jerry’s are not included as current brand aliases. The announced Foods combination with McCormick remains subject to completion in the reviewed transaction update. [1][5]

02 / On the map

Where is it based?

Ultimate parent
Unilever PLC [1]
Group headquarters
London, United Kingdom [3]
Parent incorporated in
England and Wales [1]

Headquarters, incorporation and tax residence describe different things. A headquarters address does not tell you where all of a company’s tax is paid.

The names on the shelf

Brands in the Unilever portfolio

Brands and named ranges from Unilever’s global directory, 21 regional catalogues and group portfolio disclosures, supplemented by official brand websites. Regional names and sub-brands are included. Listed markets identify the sources checked, not every country of sale or worldwide ownership rights. Some regional sites no longer publish a catalogue, so this is not a complete register of every trademark.

Brand research reviewed . Ownership and tax figures elsewhere on this page describe the group, not individual brands.

Showing 24 of 180 brands and ranges

  • AHC

    Beauty & wellbeing

    Markets & sources (3)
  • Ala

    Home care

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Amora

    Foods

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Andrélon

    Beauty & wellbeing

    Markets & sources (1)

    Also listed or searchable as: Andrelon

  • Andy

    Home care

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Arisco

    Foods

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Axe

    Personal care

    Markets & sources (15)
  • Baby Dove

    Beauty & wellbeing

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Bailan

    Home care

    Markets & sources (2)

    Also listed or searchable as: 白蘭

  • Bango

    Foods

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Best Foods

    Foods

    Markets & sources (4)

    Also listed or searchable as: 頂好牌

  • Bioexpert

    Beauty & wellbeing

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Biotex

    Home care

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Block & White

    Beauty & wellbeing

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Blueair

    Home care

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Boost

    Foods

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Bovril

    Foods

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Breeze

    Home care

    Markets & sources (2)
  • Brilhante

    Home care

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Brooke Bond 3 Roses

    Foods

    India portfolio listing; this is not a claim about rights to the same tea name in other countries. [6][33]

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Brooke Bond Red Label

    Foods

    India portfolio listing; this is not a claim about rights to the same tea name in other countries. [6][33]

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Brooke Bond Taaza

    Foods

    India portfolio listing; this is not a claim about rights to the same tea name in other countries. [6][33]

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Brooke Bond Taj Mahal

    Foods

    India portfolio listing; this is not a claim about rights to the same tea name in other countries. [6][33]

    Markets & sources (1)
  • Bru

    Foods

    Markets & sources (1)
Recent portfolio changes

Magnum, Ben & Jerry’s, Wall’s and the other demerged ice-cream brands are outside this current operating portfolio. Remaining Indian and Portuguese ice-cream interests were sold in 2026. [1][31]

Graze and SariWangi left the portfolio in 2026. Conimex, The Vegetarian Butcher and Kate Somerville were sold in 2025. [1][31][32]

The Foods combination with McCormick remains pending in the reviewed update; the food brands are retained here. Lipton and certain other names require market-specific interpretation. [5][33]

03 / The figures, with context

What does it report in UK tax?

The 2024 country table reports €4m of UK corporate tax including withholding tax, within €279m of total tax contribution. The combined corporate-and-withholding figure is retained separately because it does not isolate corporation tax alone.

United Kingdom2024

UK corporation tax paid

Not separately disclosedCash payment

Unilever group · UK
Period ending 31 Dec 2024

The reviewed country table combines corporate tax and withholding tax. A standalone UK corporation-tax cash amount is not identified. Page 8. [2]

United Kingdom2024

UK corporate and withholding taxes paid

€4mSeveral direct taxes combined

Unilever group · UK country table
Period ending 31 Dec 2024

Page 8, UK row: corporate tax paid including withholding tax. Withholding is allocated to the country receiving the payment. Euros retained; this is not a £4m figure. [2]

United Kingdom2024

Total UK tax contribution

€279mTaxes borne + taxes collected

Unilever group · UK country table
Period ending 31 Dec 2024

Page 8: €115m taxes borne plus €164m collected from employees and customers. This includes the corporate-and-withholding amount; the observations must not be added together. [2]

United Kingdom2025

UK corporation tax paid

Not yet verifiedCash payment

Unilever group · UK
Period ending 31 Dec 2025

The 2025 annual report has been reviewed, but an equivalent UK-only cash figure has not been verified. Its consolidated cash flow is worldwide and separates continuing and discontinued operations. [1]

These figures have different scopes. They should not be added together or used as a like-for-like tax ranking.

Understand the measures

04 / Check our working

The public record.

Primary sources used in this profile. Company disclosures are attributed to the company; inclusion is not an independent audit.

  1. 01
    Unilever Annual Report and Accounts 2025 (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · Printed pp. 50 (parent, incorporation, listings), 132 (cash flow), 183 (UK subsidiary), 194 and 197–198 (Garancia, Murad, Living Proof, Tatcha and Oswald); note 21 (acquisitions and ice-cream demerger)

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  2. 02
    Unilever: Tax paid by country 2024 (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · Pages 3 (cash versus charge), 8 (UK row and withholding-tax footnote), 9 (UK commentary)

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  3. 03
    Contact Unilever (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · Unilever House, 100 Victoria Embankment, London; registered office separately identified in Port Sunlight

    Accessed 26 Sept 2026
  4. 04
    Our brands: global directory (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · All 28 global directory listings; supplemented by regional catalogues and portfolio disclosures below

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  5. 05
    Unilever Foods to combine with McCormick (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · Announced combination; operating model and leadership subject to transaction completion

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  6. 06
    Unilever brand directory: India (opens in a new tab)

    Hindustan Unilever Limited · All 48 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  7. 07
    Unilever brand directory: India (page 2) (opens in a new tab)

    Hindustan Unilever Limited · All 9 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  8. 08
    Unilever brand directory: Arabia (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 18 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  9. 09
    Unilever brand directory: Indonesia (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 27 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  10. 10
    Unilever brand directory: Japan (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 13 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  11. 11
    Unilever brand directory: Thailand (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 20 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  12. 12
    Unilever brand directory: United Kingdom (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 22 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  13. 13
    Unilever brand directory: South Africa (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 16 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  14. 14
    Unilever brand directory: Bangladesh (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 20 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  15. 15
    Unilever brand directory: Brazil (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 23 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  16. 16
    Unilever brand directory: China (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 19 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  17. 17
    Unilever brand directory: Hong Kong (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 18 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  18. 18
    Unilever brand directory: Mexico (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 16 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  19. 19
    Unilever brand directory: Philippines (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 26 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  20. 20
    Unilever brand directory: Türkiye (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 15 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  21. 21
    Unilever brand directory: Taiwan (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 11 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  22. 22
    Unilever brand directory: Vietnam (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 24 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  23. 23
    Unilever brand directory: Germany (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 12 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  24. 24
    Unilever brand directory: Italy (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 15 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  25. 25
    Unilever brand directory: Netherlands (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 26 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  26. 26
    Unilever brand directory: Pakistan (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 17 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  27. 27
    Unilever brand directory: United States (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever · All 18 listings on this page; regional brand names and business-group paths

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  28. 28
    Unilever at a glance: Power Brands (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · Power Brands: Hourglass, K18 and OLLY, alongside the global brand directory

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  29. 29
    About the Unilever Wellbeing Collective (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever Wellbeing Collective · Our brands: Liquid I.V., Nutrafol, OLLY, SmartyPants, Onnit, Welly and Equilibra

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  30. 30
    Unilever Prestige portfolio and brand descriptions (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · Garancia, Living Proof, Murad and Tatcha; continued group relationship checked against the 2025 annual report, printed pp. 194, 197–198

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  31. 31
    Unilever Q2 and Half-Year 2026 Results (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · Printed pp. 3–4: Foods transaction, completed Grüns acquisition, Graze and Indonesia Tea disposals, remaining ice-cream interests

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  32. 32
    Unilever FY2025 pre-close aide-mémoire (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC · Recent transactions: Unox and Zwan announced sale; completed Conimex and The Vegetarian Butcher disposals

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  33. 33
    Unilever Annual Report on Form 20-F 2022 (opens in a new tab)

    Unilever PLC / US Securities and Exchange Commission · Tea business sale: India, Nepal, Indonesia and Pepsi Lipton ready-to-drink interests excluded; Indonesia sale subsequently completed in 2026

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  34. 34
    Amora: official brand website (opens in a new tab)

    Amora / Unilever · Current official brand website and Unilever operator

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  35. 35
    Continental: official brand website (opens in a new tab)

    Continental / Unilever · Current official brand website and Unilever operator

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026
  36. 36
    Oswald: official brand website (opens in a new tab)

    Oswald / Unilever · Current brand website; Oswald Nahrungsmittel GmbH is also listed in the 2025 annual report, printed p. 197

    Accessed 27 Sept 2026