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 49,717,417
Turkey 14,525,485
Tunisia 11,984,559
Jordan 10,855,639
South Africa 10,729,756

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 24,735,102 24,982,315 +247,213
Turkey 7,351,077 7,174,408 -176,669
Tunisia 5,364,478 6,620,081 +1,255,603
Jordan 5,906,792 4,948,847 -957,945
South Africa 5,313,847 5,415,909 +102,062
United Arab Emirates 5,822,671 4,645,039 -1,177,632
Saudi Arabia 4,459,940 5,864,348 +1,404,408
United States 4,298,672 4,910,420 +611,748
State of Palestine 2,236,830 2,761,094 +524,264
France 1,704,131 2,144,693 +440,562

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 42,300,821
Tunisia 18,860,798
United Arab Emirates 13,117,228
State of Palestine 12,989,690
Jordan 12,184,908

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 20,596,535 21,704,286 +1,107,751
Tunisia 8,662,358 10,198,440 +1,536,082
United Arab Emirates 7,185,157 5,932,071 -1,253,086
State of Palestine 5,441,527 7,548,163 +2,106,636
Jordan 7,405,564 4,779,344 -2,626,220
Saudi Arabia 4,647,806 5,921,065 +1,273,259
United States 4,372,235 5,536,416 +1,164,181
South Africa 4,243,949 4,221,089 -22,860
Pakistan 2,945,442 3,243,971 +298,529
Algeria 1,591,462 2,336,576 +745,114

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 39
Inner London - West 16
West Midlands 14
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - East and North East 12

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 24 31 +7
Inner London - West 12 15 +3
West Midlands 11 12 +1
Inner London - East 9 12 +3
Outer London - East and North East 7 11 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 6 -4
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Essex 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +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) 123,970,395
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,094,771
Air transport 9,503,854
Road transport 5,477,527
Other 534,487

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) 62,614,708 61,355,687 -1,259,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,696,606 10,398,165 +2,701,559
Air transport 4,067,837 5,436,017 +1,368,180
Road transport 2,682,644 2,794,883 +112,239
Other 204,968 329,519 +124,551
Rail transport 0 98,232 +98,232

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 78,129,189
Felixstowe 24,139,146
Southampton 22,983,129
ZLC 11,381,227
London Heathrow Airport 8,922,120

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 42,319,822 35,809,367 -6,510,455
Felixstowe 7,999,899 16,139,247 +8,139,348
Southampton 12,725,287 10,257,842 -2,467,445
ZLC 5,077,652 6,303,575 +1,225,923
London Heathrow Airport 3,587,318 5,334,802 +1,747,484
Eurotunnel 2,036,426 1,986,399 -50,027
Dover 1,655,213 1,352,893 -302,320
Liverpool Docks 154,670 1,445,282 +1,290,612
Dover / Eurotunnel 448,246 407,764 -40,482
000 204,968 329,519 +124,551

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 134
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
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
2025-11 50
2025-10 56
2025-09 41
2025-08 34
2025-07 42

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 70
54m+ 39
0-1m 33
15m-54m 19
Other 12

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 2,597,947
Turkey 745,200
Netherlands 699,680
Iceland 614,128
Sweden 174,764

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 1,252,446 1,345,501 +93,055
Turkey 745,200 0 -745,200
Netherlands 324,453 375,227 +50,774
Iceland 298,971 315,157 +16,186
Sweden 31,600 143,164 +111,564
Finland 90,572 24,592 -65,980
Denmark 100,302 10,260 -90,042
Israel 0 91,984 +91,984
France 65,731 8,697 -57,034
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 340,432
XU 76,789
Israel 72,014
State of Palestine 30,736
Jordan 25,365

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 156,448 183,984 +27,536
XU 32,877 43,912 +11,035
Israel 53,742 18,272 -35,470
State of Palestine 14,954 15,782 +828
Jordan 25,365 0 -25,365
Peru 5,178 0 -5,178
Ireland 3,430 1,098 -2,332
Pakistan 0 3,220 +3,220
Tunisia 446 576 +130
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 190 623 +433

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) 3,528,617
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,418,145
Other 560,224
Air transport 67,466

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) 1,712,753 1,815,864 +103,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,052,123 366,022 -686,101
Other 292,684 267,540 -25,144
Air transport 31,933 35,533 +3,600

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,424,550
London Gateway Port 863,026
Dover / Eurotunnel 653,074
Middlesbrough 596,152
000 560,224

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 608,582 815,968 +207,386
London Gateway Port 758,808 104,218 -654,590
Dover / Eurotunnel 383,231 269,843 -113,388
Middlesbrough 285,395 310,757 +25,362
000 292,684 267,540 -25,144
Immingham Docks 278,199 272,075 -6,124
Liverpool Docks 229,747 151,672 -78,075
Milford 72,536 50,389 -22,147
Felixstowe 2,366 87,786 +85,420
Harwich 55,908 31,828 -24,080

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