Import/export HS code 080940: Fresh plums and sloes

Fresh plums and sloes, perfect for eating or making preserves

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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 31,396,372
South Africa 25,110,136
Italy 19,482,195
Chile 6,108,986
Germany 5,660,692

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 14,975,237 16,421,135 +1,445,898
South Africa 15,386,994 9,723,142 -5,663,852
Italy 11,189,674 8,292,521 -2,897,153
Chile 2,701,703 3,407,283 +705,580
Germany 2,411,985 3,248,707 +836,722
France 3,472,893 2,144,023 -1,328,870
Netherlands 1,623,849 1,417,526 -206,323
Portugal 809,444 1,048,665 +239,221
Moldova 832,209 946,890 +114,681
Turkey 854,572 899,719 +45,147

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 38,254,858
South Africa 27,046,057
Italy 20,606,674
Chile 6,421,766
Portugal 2,697,598

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 18,365,808 19,889,050 +1,523,242
South Africa 16,253,084 10,792,973 -5,460,111
Italy 12,315,799 8,290,875 -4,024,924
Chile 2,906,964 3,514,802 +607,838
Portugal 1,161,636 1,535,962 +374,326
France 1,205,510 1,300,016 +94,506
Moldova 853,489 1,034,261 +180,772
Turkey 854,572 899,719 +45,147
Greece 112,877 48,088 -64,789
Bulgaria 25,918 50,751 +24,833

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 15
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - West 13
Inner London - East 12
Greater Manchester 9

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 13 14 +1
Outer London - West and North West 15 7 -8
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Inner London - East 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Kent 8 9 +1
Lincolnshire 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +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) 69,740,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,973,873
Air transport 2,519,411
Road transport 610,898
Other 601,824

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) 35,608,843 34,131,284 -1,477,559
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,884,808 12,089,065 -4,795,743
Air transport 1,319,737 1,199,674 -120,063
Road transport 414,423 196,475 -217,948
Other 302,145 299,679 -2,466
Rail transport 0 2,401 +2,401

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 33,210,854
London Gateway Port 25,005,899
Dover 24,546,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,844,747
Harwich 2,630,961

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 16,388,630 16,822,224 +433,594
London Gateway Port 14,591,823 10,414,076 -4,177,747
Dover 13,537,806 11,009,177 -2,528,629
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,215,171 2,629,576 -585,595
Harwich 1,488,835 1,142,126 -346,709
London Heathrow Airport 1,316,870 1,197,379 -119,491
Portsmouth 1,166,851 995,397 -171,454
Felixstowe 908,120 988,335 +80,215
Southampton 312,653 1,012,246 +699,593
Newhaven 231,632 939,509 +707,877

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 109
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Food and beverage service activities 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5
Manufacture of food products 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 39
2025-10 39
2025-09 50
2025-08 44

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 53
0-1m 25
15m-54m 25
54m+ 25
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 1,294,368
Italy 21,125
Iceland 12,758
Netherlands 8,065
United Arab Emirates 5,380

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 734,707 559,661 -175,046
Italy 21,125 0 -21,125
Iceland 11,544 1,214 -10,330
Netherlands 8,065 0 -8,065
United Arab Emirates 5,380 0 -5,380
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 5,371 +5,371

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 £
South Africa 18,265
Italy 9,771
Spain 6,857
France 5,128
Portugal 372

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 £
South Africa 15,178 3,087 -12,091
Italy 635 9,136 +8,501
Spain 4,937 1,920 -3,017
France 3,961 1,167 -2,794
Portugal 144 228 +84
XI 68 140 +72
Chile 69 0 -69

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) 806,431
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 447,135
Other 67,892
Air transport 25,609

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) 458,977 347,454 -111,523
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,410 176,725 -93,685
Other 34,510 33,382 -1,128
Air transport 16,924 8,685 -8,239

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,121,511
000 67,892
Liverpool Docks 65,764
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,125
Fishguard 20,287

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 £
Holyhead 609,861 511,650 -98,211
000 34,510 33,382 -1,128
Liverpool Docks 53,235 12,529 -40,706
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,125 0 -21,125
Fishguard 20,287 0 -20,287
Birmingham Airport 11,544 1,214 -10,330
Milford 9,240 0 -9,240
Felixstowe 8,065 0 -8,065
Heysham 7,574 0 -7,574
London Stansted Airport 0 5,371 +5,371

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 080940

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

Description: Fresh plums and sloes, perfect for eating or making preserves