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 10,823,702
Thailand 8,127,790
Viet Nam 6,618,792
Netherlands 5,148,565
India 4,310,162

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 5,020,655 5,803,047 +782,392
Thailand 3,355,074 4,772,716 +1,417,642
Viet Nam 2,842,964 3,775,828 +932,864
Netherlands 3,892,937 1,255,628 -2,637,309
India 2,215,587 2,094,575 -121,012
South Africa 1,920,382 1,629,974 -290,408
Israel 1,327,313 1,551,441 +224,128
Spain 1,288,468 1,471,438 +182,970
Bangladesh 1,408,374 914,106 -494,268
Mexico 664,072 1,274,254 +610,182

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 12,414,374
Thailand 8,251,094
Viet Nam 6,712,574
India 4,346,985
South Africa 4,332,527

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 6,475,045 5,939,329 -535,716
Thailand 3,409,347 4,841,747 +1,432,400
Viet Nam 2,885,495 3,827,079 +941,584
India 2,220,726 2,126,259 -94,467
South Africa 2,393,249 1,939,278 -453,971
Israel 1,537,220 1,687,044 +149,824
Spain 1,338,194 1,465,066 +126,872
Madagascar 1,786,365 633,130 -1,153,235
Bangladesh 1,419,725 905,762 -513,963
Ecuador 739,366 1,398,713 +659,347

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 - West and North West 41
Outer London - East and North East 39
West Midlands 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17

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 37 39 +2
Outer London - West and North West 34 30 -4
Outer London - East and North East 26 32 +6
West Midlands 22 23 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 14 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Kent 8 3 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 5 -2
Outer London - South 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 7 5 -2

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 33,948,419
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,129,966
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,261,773
Road transport 2,038,989
Other 247,615

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 14,891,598 19,056,821 +4,165,223
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,753,365 6,376,601 -376,764
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,336,046 3,925,727 -2,410,319
Road transport 694,064 1,344,925 +650,861
Other 109,192 138,423 +29,231
Rail transport 15,618 0 -15,618

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 30,627,447
London Gateway Port 7,015,656
Felixstowe 4,384,673
Eurotunnel 4,171,773
Harwich 2,570,949

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 13,083,998 17,543,449 +4,459,451
London Gateway Port 3,620,701 3,394,955 -225,746
Felixstowe 2,318,222 2,066,451 -251,771
Eurotunnel 2,019,761 2,152,012 +132,251
Harwich 1,970,886 600,063 -1,370,823
ZLC 694,064 1,475,206 +781,142
Portsmouth 1,124,151 890,766 -233,385
Southampton 1,195,620 731,297 -464,323
Birmingham Airport 895,401 702,502 -192,899
Manchester Airport 585,852 352,643 -233,209

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 217
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
2025-11 66
2025-10 54
2025-09 62
2025-08 83
2025-07 109

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 112
1m-15m 110
54m+ 25
15m-54m 23
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 147,799
Iceland 137,376
Ireland 83,848
Saint Helena 79,900

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 66,204 81,595 +15,391
Iceland 64,208 73,168 +8,960
Ireland 27,824 56,024 +28,200
Saint Helena 36,003 43,897 +7,894
Australia 0 50,505 +50,505
France 0 46,753 +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 11,195
Colombia 11,178
South Africa 10,248
Madagascar 6,432
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 11,195 +11,195
Colombia 4,244 6,934 +2,690
South Africa 5,999 4,249 -1,750
Madagascar 2,825 3,607 +782
Viet Nam 0 5,979 +5,979
XU 2,913 1,285 -1,628
Ghana 0 2,782 +2,782
Zimbabwe 1,453 21 -1,432
Spain 241 735 +494
France 160 271 +111

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) 281,396
Air transport 176,411
Other 55,430

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) 382,649 132,380 -250,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,399 175,997 +70,598
Air transport 95,800 80,611 -15,189
Other 17,924 37,506 +19,582

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 152,073
Birmingham Airport 140,819
Southampton 126,131

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 66,204 85,869 +19,665
Birmingham Airport 64,208 76,611 +12,403
Southampton 36,003 90,128 +54,125
000 17,924 37,506 +19,582
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 46,753 +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