Import/export HS code 0812: Fruit and nuts preserved for later use

Fruits and nuts that are temporarily preserved but not ready to eat right away. Includes cherries, apricots, papayas, and more

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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 9,648,477
Greece 6,114,961
Belgium 1,390,380
Italy 911,226
Turkey 797,395

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 4,880,845 4,767,632 -113,213
Greece 2,149,130 3,965,831 +1,816,701
Belgium 701,739 688,641 -13,098
Italy 513,254 397,972 -115,282
Turkey 198,876 598,519 +399,643
India 304,905 381,717 +76,812
Thailand 190,440 353,950 +163,510
Brazil 302,126 229,100 -73,026
Israel 211,172 293,724 +82,552
France 317,375 14,275 -303,100

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 9,689,351
Greece 6,254,795
Belgium 1,523,665
Italy 929,355
India 695,070

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 4,906,297 4,783,054 -123,243
Greece 2,288,964 3,965,831 +1,676,867
Belgium 815,233 708,432 -106,801
Italy 531,383 397,972 -133,411
India 304,905 390,165 +85,260
Thailand 214,796 389,457 +174,661
Brazil 302,126 232,099 -70,027
Israel 211,172 293,724 +82,552
Turkey 180,246 149,026 -31,220
Egypt 229,579 79,030 -150,549

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - East 6
West Midlands 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 4 6 +2
West Midlands 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Kent 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 2 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,948,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,540,788
Rail transport 1,091,536
Air transport 311,381
Other 62,289

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,387,512 9,561,406 +2,173,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,857,419 2,683,369 +825,950
Rail transport 1,091,536 0 -1,091,536
Air transport 145,171 166,210 +21,039
Other 11,965 50,324 +38,359
Road transport 4,471 0 -4,471

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 13,399,384
Eurotunnel 2,896,223
London Gateway Port 2,570,627
Felixstowe 1,449,231
London 836,739

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 £
Liverpool Docks 5,462,756 7,936,628 +2,473,872
Eurotunnel 1,657,416 1,238,807 -418,609
London Gateway Port 1,808,966 761,661 -1,047,305
Felixstowe 284,578 1,164,653 +880,075
London 115,249 721,490 +606,241
Dagenham 783,888 0 -783,888
London Heathrow Airport 139,192 157,747 +18,555
Dover 144,670 48,793 -95,877
Southampton 32,459 146,593 +114,134
Portsmouth 2,061 142,641 +140,580

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 48
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Manufacture of food products 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 12
2025-10 10
2025-09 16
2025-08 14

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 23
54m+ 16
0-1m 9
15m-54m 8
Other 2

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 5,342,811
Netherlands 548,237
China 193,782
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 160,896
India 44,696

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 2,883,198 2,459,613 -423,585
Netherlands 150,049 398,188 +248,139
China 193,782 0 -193,782
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,474 156,422 +151,948
India 44,696 0 -44,696
Greece 0 33,125 +33,125
United Arab Emirates 20,213 3,111 -17,102
Finland 11,787 10,944 -843
Spain 5,873 15,861 +9,988
France 20,968 0 -20,968

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 £
XL 2,836,093
XI 2,384,356
Greece 9,617
Ireland 4,450
France 2,069

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 £
XL 1,483,614 1,352,479 -131,135
XI 1,282,893 1,101,463 -181,430
Greece 5,416 4,201 -1,215
Ireland 0 4,450 +4,450
France 930 1,139 +209
Spain 524 632 +108
China 0 85 +85
Thailand 0 40 +40

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,238,947
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 744,962
Air transport 493,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,415

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 £
Other 2,774,429 2,464,518 -309,911
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 327,991 416,971 +88,980
Air transport 329,571 163,667 -165,904
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,281 56,134 +47,853

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,238,947
London Heathrow Airport 473,025
Dover / Eurotunnel 454,180
Holyhead 214,493
Liverpool Docks 105,904

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 2,774,429 2,464,518 -309,911
London Heathrow Airport 309,358 163,667 -145,691
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,181 239,999 +25,818
Holyhead 71,184 143,309 +72,125
Liverpool Docks 32,826 73,078 +40,252
Heysham 6,251 15,716 +9,465
London Gatwick Airport 20,213 0 -20,213
London Gateway Port 5,783 1,003 -4,780
Milford 3,549 0 -3,549
Southampton 2,498 0 -2,498

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0812

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

Description: Fruits and nuts that are temporarily preserved but not ready to eat right away. Includes cherries, apricots, papayas, and more