Import/export HS code 081310: Dried apricots

Apricots that have been dried and are ready to eat or use in cooking

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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 £
Turkey 49,695,549
France 4,877,289
Netherlands 467,958
Pakistan 260,910
Afghanistan 153,126

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 £
Turkey 28,274,719 21,420,830 -6,853,889
France 1,995,090 2,882,199 +887,109
Netherlands 257,844 210,114 -47,730
Pakistan 131,995 128,915 -3,080
Afghanistan 82,910 70,216 -12,694
Ireland 42,843 62,904 +20,061
Germany 70,016 23,819 -46,197
China 47,001 26,002 -20,999
Greece 5,300 33,176 +27,876
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11,946 20,385 +8,439

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 £
Turkey 52,350,011
Tajikistan 874,765
France 777,156
Uzbekistan 619,874
Pakistan 306,801

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 £
Turkey 29,644,486 22,705,525 -6,938,961
Tajikistan 2,032 872,733 +870,701
France 651,737 125,419 -526,318
Uzbekistan 2,701 617,173 +614,472
Pakistan 119,969 186,832 +66,863
Afghanistan 168,412 104,478 -63,934
Italy 107,816 98,901 -8,915
China 69,014 29,369 -39,645
Turkmenistan 0 47,169 +47,169
Netherlands 19,062 27,149 +8,087

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 27
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - West 8
West Midlands 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6

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 19 20 +1
Outer London - East and North East 10 6 -4
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
West Midlands 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Essex 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +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) 45,803,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,497,356
Road transport 453,161
Other 166,789
Air transport 43,348

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) 26,572,197 19,231,656 -7,340,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,280,134 5,217,222 +937,088
Road transport 43,763 409,398 +365,635
Other 103,873 62,916 -40,957
Air transport 13,736 29,612 +15,876

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 38,514,403
London Gateway Port 8,582,939
Eurotunnel 3,029,055
Liverpool Docks 1,806,689
Dover 1,652,670

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 £
Felixstowe 20,921,705 17,592,698 -3,329,007
London Gateway Port 6,612,185 1,970,754 -4,641,431
Eurotunnel 1,491,764 1,537,291 +45,527
Liverpool Docks 317,452 1,489,237 +1,171,785
Dover 514,024 1,138,646 +624,622
Southampton 696,919 256,076 -440,843
ZLC 106,861 424,482 +317,621
Portsmouth 0 245,055 +245,055
Dover / Eurotunnel 112,549 101,831 -10,718
000 103,873 62,916 -40,957

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 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of food products 11
Food and beverage service activities 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 20
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 24
2025-07 22

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 36
54m+ 25
0-1m 24
15m-54m 13
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 393,853
Turkey 121,361
Germany 72,841
Iceland 67,043
Sweden 53,836

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 246,993 146,860 -100,133
Turkey 49,516 71,845 +22,329
Germany 72,841 0 -72,841
Iceland 35,249 31,794 -3,455
Sweden 19,070 34,766 +15,696
United Arab Emirates 21,943 15,711 -6,232
France 28,276 4,717 -23,559
Barbados 6,878 23,253 +16,375
China 13,480 0 -13,480
Czechia 0 7,259 +7,259

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 £
Turkey 108,012
XI 82,635
France 35,591
XU 1,426

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 £
Turkey 72,374 35,638 -36,736
XI 54,039 28,596 -25,443
France 25,341 10,250 -15,091
XU 589 837 +248

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 316,928
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 306,869
Other 227,664
Air transport 2,975

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,822 149,106 -18,716
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 191,346 115,523 -75,823
Other 152,343 75,321 -77,022
Air transport 885 2,090 +1,205

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 227,664
Felixstowe 173,625
Holyhead 140,611
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,347
Middlesbrough 59,137

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 £
000 152,343 75,321 -77,022
Felixstowe 103,280 70,345 -32,935
Holyhead 83,451 57,160 -26,291
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,899 18,448 -52,451
Middlesbrough 29,762 29,375 -387
Immingham Docks 22,363 32,213 +9,850
London Gateway Port 28,062 23,983 -4,079
Portsmouth 7,215 18,726 +11,511
Liverpool Docks 7,398 8,821 +1,423
Heysham 4,544 2,458 -2,086

Quick facts

HS code: 081310

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

Description: Apricots that have been dried and are ready to eat or use in cooking