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 200,589,349
Spain 162,710,363
Germany 30,775,748
Costa Rica 25,599,660
France 18,810,266

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 99,256,007 101,333,342 +2,077,335
Spain 74,560,862 88,149,501 +13,588,639
Germany 14,089,345 16,686,403 +2,597,058
Costa Rica 12,494,975 13,104,685 +609,710
France 11,190,921 7,619,345 -3,571,576
Morocco 6,708,683 11,251,547 +4,542,864
Honduras 9,752,887 7,174,474 -2,578,413
South Africa 8,494,161 7,206,476 -1,287,685
Netherlands 6,566,717 7,212,949 +646,232
Italy 4,228,454 6,478,900 +2,250,446

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 £
Brazil 207,344,464
Spain 198,958,032
Costa Rica 29,434,277
Morocco 21,142,757
Honduras 18,700,024

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 £
Brazil 101,857,918 105,486,546 +3,628,628
Spain 93,283,524 105,674,508 +12,390,984
Costa Rica 14,431,399 15,002,878 +571,479
Morocco 7,529,500 13,613,257 +6,083,757
Honduras 10,672,613 8,027,411 -2,645,202
South Africa 8,126,417 7,157,329 -969,088
Greece 6,529,780 5,158,324 -1,371,456
Italy 5,328,304 5,674,979 +346,675
Panama 4,063,562 5,384,563 +1,321,001
Mauritania 2,311,172 2,346,747 +35,575

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 37 +3
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 9 9 +0
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) 256,058,511
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 234,438,239
Air transport 45,201,386
Other 7,104,349
Road transport 6,227,718

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) 118,291,318 137,767,193 +19,475,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,900,291 115,537,948 -3,362,343
Air transport 20,952,758 24,248,628 +3,295,870
Other 3,611,760 3,492,589 -119,171
Road transport 2,795,751 3,431,967 +636,216
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 152,310,538
Eurotunnel 126,013,117
Dover 104,107,204
London Heathrow Airport 45,035,463
Portsmouth 35,630,274

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 85,708,432 66,602,106 -19,106,326
Eurotunnel 60,694,629 65,318,488 +4,623,859
Dover 45,599,354 58,507,850 +12,908,496
London Heathrow Airport 20,847,954 24,187,509 +3,339,555
Portsmouth 14,520,066 21,110,208 +6,590,142
Southampton 12,490,565 10,883,805 -1,606,760
Felixstowe 4,899,247 11,655,105 +6,755,858
ZLC 3,635,573 7,814,258 +4,178,685
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,995,980 5,889,803 +1,893,823
000 3,611,760 3,492,589 -119,171

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
15m-54m 46
54m+ 46
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 8,928,274
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 4,648,054 4,280,220 -367,834
Netherlands 131,799 204,510 +72,711
France 76,615 245,997 +169,382
Portugal 0 22,440 +22,440
Iceland 8,510 8,177 -333
United Arab Emirates 1,508 6,208 +4,700

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 7,632,893
Costa Rica 71,786
Spain 43,830
Brazil 23,450
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 3,763,287 3,869,606 +106,319
Costa Rica 53,996 17,790 -36,206
Spain 26,459 17,371 -9,088
Brazil 7,124 16,326 +9,202
South Africa 4,321 17,532 +13,211
Egypt 4,476 2,234 -2,242
Honduras 5,256 1,008 -4,248
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 8,430,531
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,139,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,543
Air transport 24,403
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 4,218,443 4,212,088 -6,355
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 598,592 541,079 -57,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,543 0 -32,543
Air transport 10,018 14,385 +4,367
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 8,430,531
Holyhead 436,866
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 4,218,443 4,212,088 -6,355
Holyhead 368,734 68,132 -300,602
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,792 268,437 +171,645
Felixstowe 93,319 100,318 +6,999
Harwich 1,001 102,818 +101,817
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