Import/export HS code 080410: Dates

Fresh or dried dates, a sweet and nutritious fruit often used in desserts or as a natural sweetener

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* 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 £
Israel 48,372,627
Turkey 14,298,901
Tunisia 12,501,193
Saudi Arabia 12,152,178
Jordan 11,221,127

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 £
Israel 24,479,912 23,892,715 -587,197
Turkey 7,003,220 7,295,681 +292,461
Tunisia 5,333,857 7,167,336 +1,833,479
Saudi Arabia 6,423,715 5,728,463 -695,252
Jordan 6,347,195 4,873,932 -1,473,263
South Africa 5,300,893 5,323,023 +22,130
United Arab Emirates 5,589,993 4,668,218 -921,775
United States 4,312,657 5,082,573 +769,916
State of Palestine 2,098,384 2,672,891 +574,507
France 1,588,703 2,312,932 +724,229

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 £
Israel 41,158,537
Tunisia 19,250,895
State of Palestine 13,142,561
United Arab Emirates 13,015,369
Saudi Arabia 12,282,854

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 £
Israel 20,317,874 20,840,663 +522,789
Tunisia 8,270,187 10,980,708 +2,710,521
State of Palestine 6,170,578 6,971,983 +801,405
United Arab Emirates 6,864,758 6,150,611 -714,147
Saudi Arabia 6,625,074 5,657,780 -967,294
Jordan 7,119,748 4,950,780 -2,168,968
United States 4,291,785 5,709,479 +1,417,694
South Africa 4,135,859 4,225,382 +89,523
Pakistan 2,919,481 3,275,312 +355,831
Algeria 1,655,286 2,392,062 +736,776

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 40
Inner London - West 15
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - East and North East 14
West Midlands 14

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
Outer London - West and North West 29 30 +1
Inner London - West 11 14 +3
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Outer London - East and North East 9 10 +1
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 6 -4
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Essex 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2

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) 124,053,506
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,624,969
Air transport 9,907,966
Road transport 5,512,580
Other 546,349

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) 63,080,861 60,972,645 -2,108,216
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,067,871 10,557,098 +2,489,227
Air transport 4,107,653 5,800,313 +1,692,660
Road transport 2,737,550 2,775,030 +37,480
Other 195,890 350,459 +154,569
Rail transport 98,232 0 -98,232

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 79,267,908
Felixstowe 23,892,557
Southampton 22,129,893
ZLC 11,495,489
London Heathrow Airport 9,324,408

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 £
London Gateway Port 43,908,902 35,359,006 -8,549,896
Felixstowe 8,038,331 15,854,226 +7,815,895
Southampton 12,156,745 9,973,148 -2,183,597
ZLC 5,295,553 6,199,936 +904,383
London Heathrow Airport 3,624,052 5,700,356 +2,076,304
Eurotunnel 1,859,827 2,135,805 +275,978
Dover 1,528,839 1,731,276 +202,437
Liverpool Docks 188,450 1,498,391 +1,309,941
Dover / Eurotunnel 465,376 478,762 +13,386
000 195,890 350,459 +154,569

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 140
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of food products 9
Food and beverage service activities 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 58
2025-11 50
2025-10 56
2025-09 41
2025-08 34

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
1m-15m 72
54m+ 41
0-1m 32
15m-54m 20
Other 13

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 2,588,042
Turkey 745,200
Netherlands 709,244
Iceland 610,869
Sweden 213,321

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 1,227,401 1,360,641 +133,240
Turkey 745,200 0 -745,200
Netherlands 321,467 387,777 +66,310
Iceland 296,228 314,641 +18,413
Sweden 38,065 175,256 +137,191
Denmark 92,962 70,680 -22,282
Finland 79,958 24,592 -55,366
France 65,731 27,673 -38,058
Israel 91,984 0 -91,984
Germany 43,348 14,519 -28,829

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 £
XI 342,735
Israel 72,014
State of Palestine 30,736
Jordan 25,365
Peru 5,178

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 £
XI 152,487 190,248 +37,761
Israel 61,086 10,928 -50,158
State of Palestine 14,954 15,782 +828
Jordan 25,365 0 -25,365
Peru 5,178 0 -5,178
Ireland 3,438 991 -2,447
Pakistan 1,965 1,255 -710
Tunisia 457 578 +121
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 239 575 +336
Turkey 51 73 +22

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) 3,597,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,464,661
Other 571,985
Air transport 71,742

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) 1,679,748 1,917,575 +237,827
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,127,965 336,696 -791,269
Other 300,432 271,553 -28,879
Air transport 32,160 39,582 +7,422

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,422,452
London Gateway Port 863,026
Dover / Eurotunnel 683,292
Immingham Docks 617,868
Middlesbrough 616,065

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 563,475 858,977 +295,502
London Gateway Port 850,792 12,234 -838,558
Dover / Eurotunnel 364,692 318,600 -46,092
Immingham Docks 255,655 362,213 +106,558
Middlesbrough 301,424 314,641 +13,217
000 300,432 271,553 -28,879
Liverpool Docks 234,368 144,595 -89,773
Milford 68,436 49,489 -18,947
Harwich 55,908 36,251 -19,657
Felixstowe 11,066 79,086 +68,020

Quick facts

HS code: 080410

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

Description: Fresh or dried dates, a sweet and nutritious fruit often used in desserts or as a natural sweetener