Import/export HS code 080711: Fresh watermelons

Large, juicy watermelons, perfect for summer snacks and desserts

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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 £
Spain 97,500,628
Brazil 76,116,342
Morocco 17,198,205
Costa Rica 16,358,575
Germany 16,085,071

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 £
Spain 43,966,910 53,533,718 +9,566,808
Brazil 36,422,708 39,693,634 +3,270,926
Morocco 6,419,746 10,778,459 +4,358,713
Costa Rica 8,131,664 8,226,911 +95,247
Germany 7,659,464 8,425,607 +766,143
France 6,894,109 5,020,850 -1,873,259
Italy 3,794,115 5,793,132 +1,999,017
Greece 5,372,525 3,825,940 -1,546,585
Panama 3,379,250 4,721,751 +1,342,501
Netherlands 3,241,178 3,608,976 +367,798

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 114,619,413
Brazil 78,556,802
Morocco 20,333,202
Costa Rica 18,580,373
Greece 11,641,559

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 53,115,931 61,503,482 +8,387,551
Brazil 37,247,954 41,308,848 +4,060,894
Morocco 7,214,222 13,118,980 +5,904,758
Costa Rica 9,435,219 9,145,154 -290,065
Greece 6,483,235 5,158,324 -1,324,911
Italy 4,645,599 4,944,622 +299,023
Panama 3,650,358 5,106,694 +1,456,336
South Africa 2,784,041 3,367,469 +583,428
Mauritania 2,279,316 2,414,449 +135,133
Turkey 1,275,254 924,127 -351,127

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 27
Outer London - West and North West 23
Inner London - East 15
Inner London - West 14
Greater Manchester 13

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 - East and North East 22 25 +3
Outer London - West and North West 18 17 -1
Inner London - East 11 14 +3
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
Essex 6 5 -1
West Yorkshire 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Kent 6 5 -1
West Midlands 4 7 +3

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) 160,929,410
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,363,472
Air transport 6,685,769
Road transport 5,925,089
Other 3,548,404

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) 73,306,119 87,623,291 +14,317,172
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,969,339 54,394,133 +2,424,794
Air transport 2,924,710 3,761,059 +836,349
Road transport 2,582,199 3,342,890 +760,691
Other 1,612,866 1,935,538 +322,672
Rail transport 26,198 4,586 -21,612

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 78,800,329
London Gateway Port 61,602,640
Dover 60,989,483
Portsmouth 22,180,501
Southampton 14,507,597

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 £
Eurotunnel 38,662,804 40,137,525 +1,474,721
London Gateway Port 32,285,862 29,316,778 -2,969,084
Dover 26,743,257 34,246,226 +7,502,969
Portsmouth 8,979,717 13,200,784 +4,221,067
Southampton 7,470,841 7,036,756 -434,085
ZLC 3,371,685 7,680,548 +4,308,863
Felixstowe 3,318,911 5,055,693 +1,736,782
London Heathrow Airport 2,924,710 3,761,059 +836,349
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,500,531 3,915,159 +1,414,628
000 1,612,866 1,935,538 +322,672

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 154
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Food and beverage service activities 10
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 8
Manufacture of food products 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 21
2025-10 31
2025-09 57
2025-08 76
2025-07 94

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 72
0-1m 40
54m+ 37
15m-54m 35
Other 9

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 582,586
Netherlands 234,571
France 110,422
Portugal 22,440
United Arab Emirates 4,915

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 390,769 191,817 -198,952
Netherlands 53,610 180,961 +127,351
France 0 110,422 +110,422
Portugal 0 22,440 +22,440
United Arab Emirates 0 4,915 +4,915

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 £
XU 321,476
Costa Rica 42,978
Spain 22,732
South Africa 15,060
Egypt 6,300

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 £
XU 182,638 138,838 -43,800
Costa Rica 29,834 13,144 -16,690
Spain 15,751 6,981 -8,770
South Africa 4,103 10,957 +6,854
Egypt 4,079 2,221 -1,858
Brazil 2,696 1,727 -969
Panama 16 551 +535
XI 116 154 +38

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) 526,643
Other 413,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,570
Air transport 4,915

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) 195,576 331,067 +135,491
Other 239,233 174,573 -64,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,570 0 -9,570
Air transport 0 4,915 +4,915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 413,806
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,862
Felixstowe 130,752
Holyhead 121,346
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 £
000 239,233 174,573 -64,660
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 132,862 +132,862
Felixstowe 53,610 77,142 +23,532
Holyhead 117,346 4,000 -113,346
Harwich 0 103,819 +103,819
Fishguard 19,103 0 -19,103
Milford 15,087 0 -15,087
Heysham 0 13,244 +13,244
London Gatwick Airport 0 4,915 +4,915

Quick facts

HS code: 080711

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

Description: Large, juicy watermelons, perfect for summer snacks and desserts