Import/export HS code 080440: Avocados

Fresh or dried avocados, a creamy and nutritious fruit often used in salads, dips, or spreads

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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 £
Peru 174,496,911
Israel 85,236,993
Chile 65,144,268
South Africa 59,911,782
Netherlands 47,883,646

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 £
Peru 80,452,728 94,044,183 +13,591,455
Israel 57,440,949 27,796,044 -29,644,905
Chile 30,543,153 34,601,115 +4,057,962
South Africa 31,636,067 28,275,715 -3,360,352
Netherlands 26,409,187 21,474,459 -4,934,728
Colombia 20,199,703 16,384,546 -3,815,157
Spain 15,755,534 12,104,729 -3,650,805
Morocco 17,724,827 7,327,316 -10,397,511
Kenya 8,772,097 519,689 -8,252,408
Brazil 2,671,883 3,260,118 +588,235

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 £
Peru 201,402,538
Israel 88,475,465
Chile 69,574,315
South Africa 57,974,323
Colombia 43,486,551

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 £
Peru 93,656,129 107,746,409 +14,090,280
Israel 58,978,586 29,496,879 -29,481,707
Chile 33,489,848 36,084,467 +2,594,619
South Africa 32,103,520 25,870,803 -6,232,717
Colombia 24,057,910 19,428,641 -4,629,269
Morocco 20,157,983 8,680,887 -11,477,096
Spain 11,819,574 10,495,590 -1,323,984
Kenya 11,131,529 3,279,823 -7,851,706
Brazil 2,899,558 3,247,843 +348,285
Dominican Republic 2,511,919 3,213,982 +702,063

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 13
Outer London - East and North East 11
Inner London - East 8
Inner London - West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 10 8 -2
Outer London - East and North East 8 8 +0
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 2 4 +2
Kent 4 4 +0
Merseyside 3 3 +0
West Midlands 2 4 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +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) 398,876,432
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,126,541
Road transport 58,156,080
Air transport 5,502,811
Other 2,973,411

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) 207,602,551 191,273,881 -16,328,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 53,137,657 41,988,884 -11,148,773
Road transport 38,366,597 19,789,483 -18,577,114
Air transport 1,674,917 3,827,894 +2,152,977
Other 1,495,168 1,478,243 -16,925

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 278,857,616
ZLC 63,455,141
Southampton 61,328,675
Dover 45,787,724
Felixstowe 34,869,089

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 147,414,830 131,442,786 -15,972,044
ZLC 42,563,043 20,892,098 -21,670,945
Southampton 31,452,373 29,876,302 -1,576,071
Dover 19,795,810 25,991,914 +6,196,104
Felixstowe 19,930,094 14,938,995 -4,991,099
Eurotunnel 14,146,646 13,685,920 -460,726
Harwich 13,956,195 7,494,565 -6,461,630
Portsmouth 5,782,307 5,236,538 -545,769
London Heathrow Airport 1,571,282 3,186,263 +1,614,981
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,496,025 1,614,044 -881,981

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 67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 31
2025-10 26
2025-09 18
2025-08 14

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 37
54m+ 21
0-1m 14
15m-54m 13
Other 4

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 13,886,072
Netherlands 12,139,118
Spain 1,057,776
France 490,635
Germany 441,992

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 6,964,773 6,921,299 -43,474
Netherlands 8,524,923 3,614,195 -4,910,728
Spain 541,826 515,950 -25,876
France 257,040 233,595 -23,445
Germany 188,920 253,072 +64,152
Iceland 5,022 7,161 +2,139
United Arab Emirates 7,530 0 -7,530
Hungary 1,348 5,526 +4,178
Italy 0 5,999 +5,999
Gibraltar 0 4,331 +4,331

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 £
Peru 276,097
Spain 16,521
XI 16,519
Mexico 12,080
Turkey 6,522

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 £
Peru 176,401 99,696 -76,705
Spain 2,703 13,818 +11,115
XI 8,186 8,333 +147
Mexico 0 12,080 +12,080
Turkey 2,276 4,246 +1,970
Colombia 398 1,463 +1,065
Chile 4 1,801 +1,797
France 0 1,795 +1,795
Ireland 1,479 161 -1,318
South Africa 216 1,408 +1,192

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) 22,168,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,453,535
Other 410,306
Air transport 19,713

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) 13,360,832 8,808,124 -4,552,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,889,639 2,563,896 -325,743
Other 228,359 181,947 -46,412
Air transport 12,552 7,161 -5,391

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 12,181,678
Harwich 7,900,132
Felixstowe 4,271,260
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,736,033
Liverpool Docks 719,628

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 5,672,701 6,508,977 +836,276
Harwich 5,803,942 2,096,190 -3,707,752
Felixstowe 2,635,446 1,635,814 -999,632
Dover / Eurotunnel 860,934 875,099 +14,165
Liverpool Docks 489,253 230,375 -258,878
000 228,359 181,947 -46,412
Fishguard 336,963 0 -336,963
Immingham Docks 213,735 12,000 -201,735
Milford 192,699 0 -192,699
Heysham 36,947 0 -36,947

Quick facts

HS code: 080440

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

Description: Fresh or dried avocados, a creamy and nutritious fruit often used in salads, dips, or spreads