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 31,393,544
South Africa 28,051,477
Italy 19,337,470
Chile 6,107,429
Germany 5,664,392

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 14,989,614 16,403,930 +1,414,316
South Africa 13,707,421 14,344,056 +636,635
Italy 11,189,674 8,147,796 -3,041,878
Chile 2,678,930 3,428,499 +749,569
Germany 2,408,475 3,255,917 +847,442
France 3,471,189 2,173,145 -1,298,044
Netherlands 1,842,780 1,567,326 -275,454
Portugal 809,444 1,048,665 +239,221
Turkey 854,572 899,719 +45,147
Moldova 765,504 822,234 +56,730

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 38,252,030
South Africa 30,350,084
Italy 20,461,949
Chile 6,420,209
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 18,380,185 19,871,845 +1,491,660
South Africa 14,817,678 15,532,406 +714,728
Italy 12,315,799 8,146,150 -4,169,649
Chile 2,849,089 3,571,120 +722,031
Portugal 1,161,636 1,535,962 +374,326
France 1,254,025 1,300,016 +45,991
Turkey 854,572 899,719 +45,147
Moldova 786,784 909,605 +122,821
Greece 112,877 48,088 -64,789
XS 42,909 77,916 +35,007

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 16
Outer London - East and North East 14
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 - West and North West 16 8 -8
Outer London - East and North East 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Inner London - East 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Kent 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 5 -1
Lincolnshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 69,766,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 31,948,758
Air transport 2,594,299
Other 630,890
Road transport 611,821

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) 35,801,033 33,965,188 -1,835,845
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,199,348 16,749,410 +1,550,062
Air transport 1,398,765 1,195,534 -203,231
Other 289,044 341,846 +52,802
Road transport 382,394 229,427 -152,967
Rail transport 25,665 2,401 -23,264

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 33,034,862
London Gateway Port 27,335,752
Dover 25,166,346
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,883,216
Harwich 2,724,968

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 16,425,399 16,609,463 +184,064
London Gateway Port 13,090,406 14,245,346 +1,154,940
Dover 13,366,011 11,800,335 -1,565,676
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,272,569 2,610,647 -661,922
Harwich 1,576,071 1,148,897 -427,174
London Heathrow Airport 1,395,898 1,193,239 -202,659
Portsmouth 1,166,851 995,397 -171,454
Felixstowe 955,145 1,037,949 +82,804
Southampton 315,483 1,018,901 +703,418
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 108
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
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
2025-11 39
2025-10 39
2025-09 50
2025-08 44
2025-07 56

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 51
0-1m 26
15m-54m 25
54m+ 25
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 1,410,146
Netherlands 96,123
China 75,976
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 50,471
Italy 21,125

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 785,305 624,841 -160,464
Netherlands 89,818 6,305 -83,513
China 75,976 0 -75,976
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 45,100 5,371 -39,729
Italy 21,125 0 -21,125
Iceland 10,620 2,138 -8,482
United Arab Emirates 7,762 0 -7,762

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 27,186
South Africa 17,517
Italy 7,400
Spain 7,059
France 5,283

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 9,374 17,812 +8,438
South Africa 8,761 8,756 -5
Italy 610 6,790 +6,180
Spain 4,858 2,201 -2,657
France 4,027 1,256 -2,771
Portugal 144 228 +84
XI 68 133 +65
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) 977,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 482,711
Air transport 149,067
Other 65,087

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) 585,753 391,743 -194,010
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 282,584 200,127 -82,457
Air transport 139,458 9,609 -129,849
Other 27,911 37,176 +9,265

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,224,273
London Heathrow Airport 122,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,432
Liverpool Docks 65,764
000 65,087

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 677,360 546,913 -130,447
London Heathrow Airport 122,421 0 -122,421
Dover / Eurotunnel 72,432 0 -72,432
Liverpool Docks 43,638 22,126 -21,512
000 27,911 37,176 +9,265
Harwich 36,751 0 -36,751
Fishguard 5,182 15,105 +9,923
Dover 15,821 0 -15,821
Birmingham Airport 10,620 2,138 -8,482
Milford 7,819 1,421 -6,398

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