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 282,502,782
Costa Rica 209,269,770
Dominican Republic 104,794,314
Ecuador 85,772,863
Belize 69,771,003

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 123,898,279 158,604,503 +34,706,224
Costa Rica 110,768,625 98,501,145 -12,267,480
Dominican Republic 52,390,832 52,403,482 +12,650
Ecuador 49,554,628 36,218,235 -13,336,393
Belize 37,015,110 32,755,893 -4,259,217
Nicaragua 22,870,638 34,829,414 +11,958,776
Guatemala 26,701,328 22,672,585 -4,028,743
Cameroon 14,718,102 20,825,080 +6,106,978
Ghana 14,066,006 15,581,825 +1,515,819
Ivory Coast 13,263,701 16,305,277 +3,041,576

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 282,538,540
Costa Rica 200,378,643
Dominican Republic 103,529,878
Ecuador 86,262,255
Belize 69,771,003

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 125,134,757 157,403,783 +32,269,026
Costa Rica 104,573,715 95,804,928 -8,768,787
Dominican Republic 52,569,873 50,960,005 -1,609,868
Ecuador 49,962,785 36,299,470 -13,663,315
Belize 37,015,110 32,755,893 -4,259,217
Nicaragua 24,523,693 37,231,433 +12,707,740
Guatemala 27,030,916 23,007,679 -4,023,237
Cameroon 14,663,894 20,892,618 +6,228,724
Panama 18,452,424 14,863,714 -3,588,710
Ghana 14,093,342 15,762,867 +1,669,525

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Inner London - East 2
Inner London - West 2
Merseyside 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
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1

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) 992,134,696
Other 18,677,233
Road transport 1,509,669
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 714,341
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) 485,465,584 506,669,112 +21,203,528
Other 12,253,497 6,423,736 -5,829,761
Road transport 778,309 731,360 -46,949
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 443,569 270,772 -172,797
Air transport 12,926 22,287 +9,361

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 372,035,054
London Gateway Port 293,403,869
Portsmouth 193,340,850
Medway 45,377,607
Dover 41,440,042

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 160,261,974 211,773,080 +51,511,106
London Gateway Port 184,064,209 109,339,660 -74,724,549
Portsmouth 90,463,106 102,877,744 +12,414,638
Medway 21,908,266 23,469,341 +1,561,075
Dover 22,876,492 18,563,550 -4,312,942
Felixstowe 51,965 36,424,026 +36,372,061
000 12,253,497 6,423,736 -5,829,761
London 4,892,722 2,045,540 -2,847,182
Thamesport 1,187,562 1,543,745 +356,183
ZLC 845,582 1,446,769 +601,187

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
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 10
2025-08 11
2025-07 8

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 479,629
Netherlands 47,173
France 43,919
Germany 13,139
United States 11,886

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 110,339 369,290 +258,951
Netherlands 27,308 19,865 -7,443
France 0 43,919 +43,919
Germany 0 13,139 +13,139
United States 9,915 1,971 -7,944
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 44,987
Costa Rica 38,816
Honduras 37,929
XI 10,334
XU 6,742

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 30,541 14,446 -16,095
Costa Rica 8,656 30,160 +21,504
Honduras 19,803 18,126 -1,677
XI 10,334 0 -10,334
XU 6,704 38 -6,666
Belize 137 681 +544
Ireland 95 212 +117
Mexico 0 88 +88
South Africa 43 31 -12
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) 350,718
Other 140,150
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 102,907
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) 31,493 319,225 +287,732
Other 76,313 63,837 -12,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,756 63,151 +23,395
Air transport 1,335 1,971 +636

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 320,258
000 140,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 92,679
Fishguard 17,280
Harwich 11,552

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 33,126 287,132 +254,006
000 76,313 63,837 -12,476
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,756 76,923 +61,167
Fishguard 0 17,280 +17,280
Harwich 11,552 0 -11,552
London Gateway Port 9,915 0 -9,915
East Midlands Airport 0 1,971 +1,971
Liverpool Docks 900 1,041 +141
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