Import/export HS code 08039011: Plátano de Canarias

Refers specifically to the Canary Islands banana variety

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* UK only, last 24 months analysed

Imports by country

What this shows: Import market volume by exporter country into the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 12,577,152
Costa Rica 3,986,434
Colombia 3,957,445
Ecuador 1,336,884
Guatemala 934,462

Countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month volume, right side by second 12-month volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 4,083,541 8,493,611 +4,410,070
Costa Rica 3,541,419 445,015 -3,096,404
Colombia 3,957,445 0 -3,957,445
Ecuador 1,336,884 0 -1,336,884
Guatemala 904,047 30,415 -873,632
Nicaragua 340,760 0 -340,760
Honduras 32,237 3,588 -28,649
Peru 0 16,714 +16,714
Dominican Republic 14,336 0 -14,336
France 0 12,742 +12,742

Imports by country of origin

What this shows: Import volume by production origin country. Differences from exporter-country data can indicate re-export routes.

Top 5 values

Origin £
Colombia 3,957,445
Costa Rica 3,949,068
Ecuador 1,338,150
Guatemala 933,071
Nicaragua 340,760

Country of origin rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Colombia 3,957,445 0 -3,957,445
Costa Rica 3,504,053 445,015 -3,059,038
Ecuador 1,336,884 1,266 -1,335,618
Guatemala 902,656 30,415 -872,241
Nicaragua 340,760 0 -340,760
Dominican Republic 14,336 23,197 +8,861
Panama 37,366 0 -37,366
Honduras 33,628 3,588 -30,040
Peru 0 16,714 +16,714
Spain 0 10,560 +10,560

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1
Essex 1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1

UK regions rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: UK regions are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month importer count, right side by second 12-month importer count, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

UK region First 12m Second 12m Delta
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -1
Essex 1 0 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 0 1 +1
Merseyside 1 0 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 0 -1
West Midlands 1 0 -1
West Yorkshire 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 12,577,570
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,585,644
Air transport 37,216
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 35,023

Transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 4,083,541 8,494,029 +4,410,488
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,093,500 492,144 -9,601,356
Air transport 33,628 3,588 -30,040
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 0 35,023 +35,023

Import volume by port

What this shows: Import value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,577,570
London Gateway Port 5,814,128
Southampton 2,876,777
Portsmouth 1,250,948
Dover 643,791

Port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month import value, right side by second 12-month import value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 4,083,541 8,494,029 +4,410,488
London Gateway Port 5,338,698 475,430 -4,863,268
Southampton 2,876,777 0 -2,876,777
Portsmouth 1,250,948 0 -1,250,948
Dover 627,077 16,714 -610,363
London Heathrow Airport 33,628 3,588 -30,040
Eurotunnel 0 21,836 +21,836
Felixstowe 0 6,623 +6,623
Harwich 0 6,564 +6,564

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-03 2
2024-07 3
2024-06 2
2024-03 5
2024-02 1

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

Importer company size by revenue band

What this shows: Distribution of importers across company revenue bands.

Top 5 values

Revenue Companies
54m+ 6
1m-15m 2
15m-54m 1

Import seasonality

What this shows: Average monthly import pattern from historical data.

Exports by country

What this shows: Export market volume by destination country from the UK.

Top 5 values

Country £
Ireland 167,070

Export countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Destination countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export volume, right side by second 12-month export volume, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Country First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Ireland 68,489 98,581 +30,092

Exports by country of origin

What this shows: Export volume by production origin country. For re-exports, indicates where goods originated before UK export.

Top 5 values

Origin £
XU 78,128
Belize 37,650
Colombia 24,963
Costa Rica 19,917
XI 6,404

Export origin countries rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Origin countries are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Origin First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
XU 24,418 53,710 +29,292
Belize 19,775 17,875 -1,900
Colombia 14,062 10,901 -3,161
Costa Rica 4,818 15,099 +10,281
XI 5,408 996 -4,412
South Africa 7 0 -7
France 1 0 -1

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 167,070

Export transport rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Transport modes are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Transport First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
Other 68,489 98,581 +30,092

Export volume by port

What this shows: Export value handled by each UK port.

Top 5 values

Port £
000 167,070

Export port rank shift: first 12 months vs second 12 months

What this shows: Ports are on both sides of the Sankey. Left side is sorted by first 12-month export value, right side by second 12-month export value, so rank changes are visible from line crossings.

Top 10 values

Port First 12m £ Second 12m £ Delta £
000 68,489 98,581 +30,092

Quick facts

HS code: 08039011

Coverage: United Kingdom, most metrics for the last 24 months

Description: Refers specifically to the Canary Islands banana variety