Import/export HS code 08109020: Fresh tamarinds, lychees, jackfruit, and more

Fresh tropical fruits like tamarinds, lychees, jackfruit, and others, often used in Asian cuisine

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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 £
Colombia 11,002,159
Thailand 8,162,684
Viet Nam 6,649,949
Netherlands 4,737,528
India 4,308,164

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 £
Colombia 5,419,530 5,582,629 +163,099
Thailand 3,307,278 4,855,406 +1,548,128
Viet Nam 2,873,554 3,776,395 +902,841
Netherlands 3,748,861 988,667 -2,760,194
India 2,201,246 2,106,918 -94,328
South Africa 1,475,619 2,363,417 +887,798
Israel 1,327,313 1,551,441 +224,128
Spain 1,286,539 1,484,460 +197,921
Bangladesh 1,408,374 914,106 -494,268
Ecuador 786,888 1,200,155 +413,267

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 £
Colombia 12,304,148
Thailand 8,280,322
Viet Nam 6,768,953
South Africa 4,881,816
India 4,347,765

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 £
Colombia 6,604,149 5,699,999 -904,150
Thailand 3,357,692 4,922,630 +1,564,938
Viet Nam 2,933,510 3,835,443 +901,933
South Africa 2,109,565 2,772,251 +662,686
India 2,204,950 2,142,815 -62,135
Israel 1,537,220 1,687,044 +149,824
Spain 1,334,778 1,483,368 +148,590
Bangladesh 1,419,725 905,762 -513,963
Ecuador 874,395 1,413,024 +538,629
Mexico 879,082 1,199,887 +320,805

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 48
Outer London - East and North East 40
Outer London - West and North West 40
West Midlands 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18

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
Inner London - East 38 37 -1
Outer London - East and North East 28 32 +4
Outer London - West and North West 32 29 -3
West Midlands 22 23 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 15 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Kent 8 4 -4
Outer London - South 8 6 -2
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 34,388,383
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,809,408
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,045,122
Road transport 2,039,439
Other 260,365

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 £
Air transport 14,834,158 19,554,225 +4,720,067
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,022,348 6,787,060 -235,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,386,899 3,658,223 -2,728,676
Road transport 694,064 1,345,375 +651,311
Other 118,054 142,311 +24,257
Rail transport 3,906 0 -3,906

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 31,006,480
London Gateway Port 7,643,958
Eurotunnel 4,345,691
Felixstowe 4,057,301
Harwich 2,486,297

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 Heathrow Airport 13,045,977 17,960,503 +4,914,526
London Gateway Port 3,859,842 3,784,116 -75,726
Eurotunnel 2,297,420 2,048,271 -249,149
Felixstowe 2,192,793 1,864,508 -328,285
Harwich 1,850,799 635,498 -1,215,301
ZLC 694,064 1,475,656 +781,592
Portsmouth 1,122,947 887,558 -235,389
Southampton 1,246,982 758,548 -488,434
Birmingham Airport 896,886 701,017 -195,869
Manchester Airport 584,619 349,420 -235,199

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 216
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Food and beverage service activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Other personal service activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 60
2025-11 66
2025-10 54
2025-09 62
2025-08 83

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
0-1m 110
1m-15m 109
54m+ 26
15m-54m 24
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 £
Netherlands 446,493
Falkland Islands 152,019
Iceland 139,375
Ireland 89,233
Saint Helena 81,540

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 £
Netherlands 375,941 70,552 -305,389
Falkland Islands 67,179 84,840 +17,661
Iceland 69,104 70,271 +1,167
Ireland 29,230 60,003 +30,773
Saint Helena 29,980 51,560 +21,580
Australia 0 50,505 +50,505
France 46,753 0 -46,753
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,592 0 -31,592
Taiwan 0 4,000 +4,000

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 £
Brazil 13,877
Colombia 11,735
South Africa 10,780
Madagascar 7,120
Viet Nam 5,979

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 £
Brazil 0 13,877 +13,877
Colombia 5,113 6,622 +1,509
South Africa 6,413 4,367 -2,046
Madagascar 2,429 4,691 +2,262
Viet Nam 0 5,979 +5,979
Ghana 0 4,366 +4,366
Zimbabwe 1,453 21 -1,432
Spain 294 682 +388
France 197 234 +37
XI 8 389 +381

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) 515,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 287,256
Air transport 178,410
Other 60,815

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) 429,402 85,627 -343,775
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 100,351 186,905 +86,554
Air transport 101,755 76,655 -25,100
Other 18,271 42,544 +24,273

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 236,374
Felixstowe 193,505
London Gateway Port 147,288
Birmingham Airport 142,818
Southampton 136,776

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 £
Harwich 216,845 19,529 -197,316
Felixstowe 159,096 34,409 -124,687
London Gateway Port 67,179 80,109 +12,930
Birmingham Airport 70,163 72,655 +2,492
Southampton 29,980 106,796 +76,816
000 18,271 42,544 +24,273
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,753 0 -46,753
London Heathrow Airport 31,592 0 -31,592
Holyhead 9,900 9,600 -300
Immingham Docks 0 16,614 +16,614

Quick facts

HS code: 08109020

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

Description: Fresh tropical fruits like tamarinds, lychees, jackfruit, and others, often used in Asian cuisine