Import/export HS code 080711: Fresh watermelons

Large, juicy watermelons, perfect for summer snacks and desserts

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 97,498,402
Brazil 78,812,354
Morocco 17,198,205
Costa Rica 16,358,575
Germany 16,107,950

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 43,969,566 53,528,836 +9,559,270
Brazil 37,832,625 40,979,729 +3,147,104
Morocco 6,419,746 10,778,459 +4,358,713
Costa Rica 8,131,664 8,226,911 +95,247
Germany 7,687,847 8,420,103 +732,256
France 6,871,432 5,006,494 -1,864,938
Italy 3,789,486 5,791,704 +2,002,218
Greece 5,372,525 3,825,940 -1,546,585
Panama 3,379,250 4,721,751 +1,342,501
Netherlands 3,333,877 3,510,185 +176,308

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 114,627,288
Brazil 81,252,589
Morocco 20,329,212
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 53,113,418 61,513,870 +8,400,452
Brazil 38,741,078 42,511,511 +3,770,433
Morocco 7,210,232 13,118,980 +5,908,748
Costa Rica 9,435,219 9,145,154 -290,065
Greece 6,483,235 5,158,324 -1,324,911
Italy 4,638,606 4,944,622 +306,016
Panama 3,650,358 5,106,694 +1,456,336
South Africa 2,793,278 3,536,638 +743,360
Mauritania 2,300,710 2,344,315 +43,605
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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Kent 6 5 -1
West Midlands 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 6 6 +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) 160,918,458
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 109,062,167
Air transport 6,821,307
Road transport 5,925,089
Other 3,586,632

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) 73,372,844 87,545,614 +14,172,770
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 53,410,333 55,651,834 +2,241,501
Air transport 2,933,947 3,887,360 +953,413
Road transport 2,609,559 3,315,530 +705,971
Other 1,659,584 1,927,048 +267,464
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 78,814,203
Dover 62,605,299
London Gateway Port 62,278,209
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 38,636,749 40,177,454 +1,540,705
Dover 26,941,897 35,663,402 +8,721,505
London Gateway Port 33,517,773 28,760,436 -4,757,337
Portsmouth 8,997,656 13,182,845 +4,185,189
Southampton 7,470,841 7,036,756 -434,085
ZLC 3,399,045 7,679,978 +4,280,933
Felixstowe 3,430,822 5,355,553 +1,924,731
London Heathrow Airport 2,933,947 3,887,360 +953,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,491,455 3,928,554 +1,437,099
000 1,659,584 1,927,048 +267,464

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
2026-01 14
2025-11 21
2025-10 31
2025-09 57
2025-08 76

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 73
0-1m 40
54m+ 37
15m-54m 35
Other 8

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 598,196
Netherlands 225,001
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 409,789 188,407 -221,382
Netherlands 45,041 179,960 +134,919
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 £
Costa Rica 45,048
Spain 22,707
South Africa 21,853
Egypt 6,710
Brazil 4,367

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 £
Costa Rica 32,441 12,607 -19,834
Spain 15,726 6,981 -8,745
South Africa 4,321 17,532 +13,211
Egypt 4,476 2,234 -2,242
Brazil 2,710 1,657 -1,053
Panama 16 551 +535
XI 107 172 +65

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 429,416
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) 209,821 316,822 +107,001
Other 245,009 184,407 -60,602
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 £
000 429,416
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,862
Holyhead 121,346
Felixstowe 121,182
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 £
000 245,009 184,407 -60,602
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 132,862 +132,862
Holyhead 117,346 4,000 -113,346
Felixstowe 44,040 77,142 +33,102
Harwich 1,001 102,818 +101,817
Fishguard 19,103 0 -19,103
Milford 15,087 0 -15,087
Heysham 13,244 0 -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