Import/export HS code 0807: Melons and papayas, fresh

Includes fresh melons (like watermelons) and papayas, commonly eaten as fruit

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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 £
Brazil 192,155,523
Spain 162,490,896
Germany 30,757,253
Costa Rica 24,132,992
France 18,609,800

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 £
Brazil 99,949,489 92,206,034 -7,743,455
Spain 74,416,473 88,074,423 +13,657,950
Germany 14,179,933 16,577,320 +2,397,387
Costa Rica 11,446,901 12,686,091 +1,239,190
France 11,199,783 7,410,017 -3,789,766
Morocco 6,910,922 11,029,705 +4,118,783
Honduras 9,455,711 6,486,333 -2,969,378
South Africa 7,637,412 5,900,622 -1,736,790
Netherlands 6,761,364 6,744,410 -16,954
Italy 4,229,159 6,422,909 +2,193,750

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 £
Spain 198,786,803
Brazil 198,701,421
Costa Rica 27,941,813
Morocco 21,136,238
Honduras 17,670,252

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 £
Spain 93,204,563 105,582,240 +12,377,677
Brazil 102,704,326 95,997,095 -6,707,231
Costa Rica 13,358,818 14,582,995 +1,224,177
Morocco 7,539,183 13,597,055 +6,057,872
Honduras 10,458,409 7,211,843 -3,246,566
South Africa 7,276,127 5,851,475 -1,424,652
Greece 6,529,780 5,158,324 -1,371,456
Italy 5,282,515 5,665,482 +382,967
Panama 4,011,229 5,384,563 +1,373,334
Mauritania 2,576,363 1,923,460 -652,903

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 49
Outer London - East and North East 40
Inner London - East 28
Inner London - West 23
West Midlands 22

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 34 36 +2
Outer London - East and North East 30 35 +5
Inner London - East 25 24 -1
Inner London - West 19 14 -5
West Midlands 15 15 +0
Greater Manchester 12 12 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 9 -1
Kent 11 7 -4
Essex 7 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 255,277,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 224,161,282
Air transport 42,146,348
Other 6,970,596
Road transport 6,143,598

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,378,527 136,899,109 +18,520,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,131,393 106,029,889 -12,101,504
Air transport 20,049,513 22,096,835 +2,047,322
Other 3,685,567 3,285,029 -400,538
Road transport 2,940,236 3,203,362 +263,126
Rail transport 64,440 4,586 -59,854

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 143,820,835
Eurotunnel 125,603,163
Dover 103,275,401
London Heathrow Airport 41,984,443
Portsmouth 35,616,647

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 82,169,605 61,651,230 -20,518,375
Eurotunnel 60,759,216 64,843,947 +4,084,731
Dover 48,921,632 54,353,769 +5,432,137
London Heathrow Airport 19,948,727 22,035,716 +2,086,989
Portsmouth 14,529,182 21,087,465 +6,558,283
Southampton 11,793,382 10,595,792 -1,197,590
Felixstowe 4,996,300 11,500,955 +6,504,655
ZLC 3,799,855 7,565,856 +3,766,001
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,872,059 5,879,293 +2,007,234
000 3,685,567 3,285,029 -400,538

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 245
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Food and beverage service activities 14
Manufacture of food products 12
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 42
2025-11 62
2025-10 78
2025-09 101
2025-08 124

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 124
0-1m 82
54m+ 47
15m-54m 45
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 8,614,042
Netherlands 336,309
France 322,612
Portugal 22,440
Iceland 16,687

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 4,693,615 3,920,427 -773,188
Netherlands 132,800 203,509 +70,709
France 87,294 235,318 +148,024
Portugal 0 22,440 +22,440
Iceland 8,510 8,177 -333
United Arab Emirates 0 6,208 +6,208

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 7,341,506
Costa Rica 71,662
Spain 43,727
Brazil 22,815
South Africa 21,853

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 3,786,336 3,555,170 -231,166
Costa Rica 57,358 14,304 -43,054
Spain 26,519 17,208 -9,311
Brazil 7,267 15,548 +8,281
South Africa 4,471 17,382 +12,911
Egypt 4,848 1,862 -2,986
Honduras 6,113 149 -5,964
Ghana 0 5,209 +5,209
Panama 16 728 +712
Italy 614 20 -594

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,138,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,117,701
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,543
Air transport 22,895
Road transport 6,890

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 £
Other 4,281,034 3,857,235 -423,799
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 593,242 524,459 -68,783
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,543 0 -32,543
Air transport 8,510 14,385 +5,875
Road transport 6,890 0 -6,890

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,138,269
Holyhead 414,896
Dover / Eurotunnel 365,229
Felixstowe 193,637
Harwich 103,819

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 £
000 4,281,034 3,857,235 -423,799
Holyhead 351,704 63,192 -288,512
Dover / Eurotunnel 107,471 257,758 +150,287
Felixstowe 93,319 100,318 +6,999
Harwich 2,002 101,817 +99,815
Fishguard 24,713 0 -24,713
Milford 17,915 0 -17,915
Birmingham Airport 8,510 8,177 -333
Heysham 13,244 0 -13,244
London 10,412 0 -10,412

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0807

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

Description: Includes fresh melons (like watermelons) and papayas, commonly eaten as fruit