Import/export HS code 08039019: Various fresh bananas

Includes all other fresh banana varieties not specified elsewhere

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 £
Colombia 267,443,250
Costa Rica 197,462,283
Dominican Republic 101,929,414
Ecuador 81,966,302
Belize 65,617,118

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 £
Colombia 122,101,409 145,341,841 +23,240,432
Costa Rica 107,413,729 90,048,554 -17,365,175
Dominican Republic 53,313,632 48,615,782 -4,697,850
Ecuador 51,488,311 30,477,991 -21,010,320
Belize 34,922,488 30,694,630 -4,227,858
Nicaragua 20,704,305 33,505,384 +12,801,079
Guatemala 28,837,875 20,430,865 -8,407,010
Cameroon 14,982,875 18,956,097 +3,973,222
Ghana 14,230,864 14,963,816 +732,952
Ivory Coast 13,558,319 15,073,535 +1,515,216

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 267,069,221
Costa Rica 188,698,666
Dominican Republic 101,777,979
Ecuador 82,455,694
Belize 65,617,118

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 123,193,090 143,876,131 +20,683,041
Costa Rica 100,580,895 88,117,771 -12,463,124
Dominican Republic 53,416,837 48,361,142 -5,055,695
Ecuador 51,897,798 30,557,896 -21,339,902
Belize 34,922,488 30,694,630 -4,227,858
Nicaragua 22,882,333 35,382,430 +12,500,097
Guatemala 29,079,423 20,814,749 -8,264,674
Cameroon 14,928,667 19,023,635 +4,094,968
Panama 18,691,571 11,687,560 -7,004,011
Ghana 14,258,200 15,144,858 +886,658

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Inner London - East 2
Inner London - West 2

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
Kent 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 945,701,930
Other 17,210,019
Road transport 1,329,265
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 696,049
Air transport 35,213

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 482,800,595 462,901,335 -19,899,260
Other 11,430,309 5,779,710 -5,650,599
Road transport 647,901 681,364 +33,463
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 400,054 295,995 -104,059
Air transport 32,513 2,700 -29,813

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 343,680,976
London Gateway Port 281,159,061
Portsmouth 187,646,565
Medway 43,668,686
Felixstowe 41,000,625

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 £
Southampton 144,237,527 199,443,449 +55,205,922
London Gateway Port 193,087,195 88,071,866 -105,015,329
Portsmouth 93,094,786 94,551,779 +1,456,993
Medway 22,415,033 21,253,653 -1,161,380
Felixstowe 50,615 40,950,010 +40,899,395
Dover 24,435,825 15,155,881 -9,279,944
000 11,430,309 5,779,710 -5,650,599
London 4,087,349 1,702,900 -2,384,449
Thamesport 1,590,754 1,140,553 -450,201
ZLC 715,174 1,396,773 +681,599

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 16
Manufacture of food products 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 10
2025-08 11

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+ 9
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 5
Other 3
0-1m 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 468,701
France 86,275
Netherlands 55,493
Germany 13,139
United States 6,689

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 194,780 273,921 +79,141
France 0 86,275 +86,275
Netherlands 35,621 19,872 -15,749
Germany 0 13,139 +13,139
United States 6,689 0 -6,689
Jordan 1,335 0 -1,335

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 £
Colombia 41,080
Costa Rica 38,542
Honduras 36,311
XI 5,205
Belize 818

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 £
Colombia 32,015 9,065 -22,950
Costa Rica 10,639 27,903 +17,264
Honduras 21,533 14,778 -6,755
XI 5,205 0 -5,205
Belize 388 430 +42
Ireland 111 196 +85
Mexico 34 54 +20
South Africa 50 24 -26
Turkey 0 55 +55

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 412,946
Other 129,222
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,158
Air transport 3,306

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,941 328,005 +243,064
Other 76,717 52,505 -24,212
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,461 12,697 -60,764
Air transport 3,306 0 -3,306

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 320,258
Dover / Eurotunnel 154,907
000 129,222
Fishguard 17,280
London Gateway Port 4,718

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 £
Holyhead 98,842 221,416 +122,574
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,621 119,286 +83,665
000 76,717 52,505 -24,212
Fishguard 17,280 0 -17,280
London Gateway Port 4,718 0 -4,718
East Midlands Airport 1,971 0 -1,971
Liverpool Docks 1,941 0 -1,941
London Heathrow Airport 1,335 0 -1,335

Quick facts

HS code: 08039019

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

Description: Includes all other fresh banana varieties not specified elsewhere