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 196,181,593
Spain 162,714,325
Germany 30,689,318
Costa Rica 25,581,127
France 18,835,896

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 96,587,076 99,594,517 +3,007,441
Spain 74,542,287 88,172,038 +13,629,751
Germany 14,037,919 16,651,399 +2,613,480
Costa Rica 12,475,871 13,105,256 +629,385
France 11,183,558 7,652,338 -3,531,220
Morocco 6,706,507 11,260,496 +4,553,989
Honduras 9,712,763 7,246,893 -2,465,870
South Africa 9,538,854 6,684,410 -2,854,444
Netherlands 6,412,412 7,317,118 +904,706
Italy 4,233,083 6,480,328 +2,247,245

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 202,885,838
Spain 198,925,622
Costa Rica 29,416,789
Morocco 21,153,520
Honduras 18,721,547

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 99,019,226 103,866,612 +4,847,386
Spain 93,267,747 105,657,875 +12,390,128
Costa Rica 14,413,340 15,003,449 +590,109
Morocco 7,531,314 13,622,206 +6,090,892
Honduras 10,618,969 8,102,578 -2,516,391
South Africa 9,202,891 6,635,263 -2,567,628
Greece 6,529,780 5,158,324 -1,371,456
Italy 5,335,297 5,674,979 +339,682
Panama 4,063,562 5,384,563 +1,321,001
Mauritania 2,289,778 2,416,881 +127,103

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 29
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 33 37 +4
Outer London - East and North East 30 35 +5
Inner London - East 27 23 -4
Inner London - West 19 15 -4
West Midlands 15 15 +0
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 11 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Kent 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 8 8 +0

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) 255,947,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 229,784,201
Air transport 46,067,300
Other 7,054,878
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) 118,100,482 137,846,900 +19,746,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,502,025 113,282,176 -3,219,849
Air transport 21,631,301 24,435,999 +2,804,698
Other 3,539,463 3,515,415 -24,048
Road transport 2,768,391 3,459,327 +690,936
Rail transport 69,400 4,586 -64,814

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 151,489,915
Eurotunnel 125,975,951
Dover 101,318,243
London Heathrow Airport 45,884,388
Portsmouth 35,611,202

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 83,618,396 67,871,519 -15,746,877
Eurotunnel 60,589,933 65,386,018 +4,796,085
Dover 45,295,211 56,023,032 +10,727,821
London Heathrow Airport 21,509,887 24,374,501 +2,864,614
Portsmouth 14,500,061 21,111,141 +6,611,080
Southampton 12,490,565 10,883,805 -1,606,760
Felixstowe 4,808,446 10,617,964 +5,809,518
ZLC 3,608,213 7,814,828 +4,206,615
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,036,176 5,884,260 +1,848,084
000 3,539,463 3,515,415 -24,048

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 244
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Food and beverage service activities 13
Manufacture of food products 12
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 62
2025-10 78
2025-09 101
2025-08 124
2025-07 146

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 125
0-1m 82
54m+ 46
15m-54m 45
Other 14

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 8,821,948
Netherlands 345,879
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 4,547,803 4,274,145 -273,658
Netherlands 140,368 205,511 +65,143
France 55,440 267,172 +211,732
Portugal 0 22,440 +22,440
Iceland 8,510 8,177 -333
United Arab Emirates 1,508 4,915 +3,407

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 7,555,498
XU 590,691
Costa Rica 68,816
Spain 43,859
Brazil 21,636

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 3,737,169 3,818,329 +81,160
XU 333,836 256,855 -76,981
Costa Rica 49,221 19,595 -29,626
Spain 26,421 17,438 -8,983
Brazil 7,149 14,487 +7,338
South Africa 4,103 10,957 +6,854
Egypt 4,079 2,221 -1,858
Honduras 4,460 1,804 -2,656
Ghana 0 3,867 +3,867
Panama 16 728 +712

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,313,375
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,150,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,113
Air transport 23,110
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 4,167,074 4,146,301 -20,773
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 527,534 622,967 +95,433
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,113 0 -42,113
Air transport 10,018 13,092 +3,074
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 8,313,375
Holyhead 447,696
Dover / Eurotunnel 365,229
Felixstowe 203,207
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 4,167,074 4,146,301 -20,773
Holyhead 337,211 110,485 -226,726
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,617 289,612 +213,995
Felixstowe 102,889 100,318 -2,571
Harwich 0 103,819 +103,819
Fishguard 22,313 2,400 -19,913
Milford 17,915 0 -17,915
Birmingham Airport 8,510 8,177 -333
Heysham 0 13,244 +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