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 48,837,218
France 4,900,862
Netherlands 438,216
Pakistan 256,729
Afghanistan 159,079

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 27,486,183 21,351,035 -6,135,148
France 1,938,263 2,962,599 +1,024,336
Netherlands 220,173 218,043 -2,130
Pakistan 176,302 80,427 -95,875
Afghanistan 74,943 84,136 +9,193
Ireland 45,899 59,752 +13,853
Germany 78,257 16,721 -61,536
China 33,288 26,002 -7,286
United Arab Emirates 13,911 24,719 +10,808
Greece 2,650 35,562 +32,912

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 51,449,142
Tajikistan 909,107
France 778,797
Uzbekistan 622,559
Pakistan 300,477

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 28,784,560 22,664,582 -6,119,978
Tajikistan 2,032 907,075 +905,043
France 656,298 122,499 -533,799
Uzbekistan 1,114 621,445 +620,331
Pakistan 162,133 138,344 -23,789
Afghanistan 150,809 143,117 -7,692
Italy 94,839 102,606 +7,767
China 55,301 29,369 -25,932
Netherlands 20,845 29,854 +9,009
Turkmenistan 0 47,169 +47,169

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 26
Outer London - East and North East 12
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Essex 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 22 18 -4
Outer London - East and North East 12 6 -6
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Essex 6 4 -2
Inner London - East 3 5 +2
West Midlands 4 6 +2
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) 44,943,062
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,487,176
Road transport 448,245
Other 175,740
Air transport 44,293

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) 25,648,835 19,294,227 -6,354,608
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,351,845 5,135,331 +783,486
Road transport 49,475 398,770 +349,295
Other 109,376 66,364 -43,012
Air transport 17,343 26,950 +9,607

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 38,552,018
London Gateway Port 7,938,825
Eurotunnel 2,987,641
Liverpool Docks 1,885,302
Dover 1,691,526

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 20,928,717 17,623,301 -3,305,416
London Gateway Port 5,998,158 1,940,667 -4,057,491
Eurotunnel 1,407,241 1,580,400 +173,159
Liverpool Docks 449,740 1,435,562 +985,822
Dover 536,869 1,154,657 +617,788
Southampton 398,778 203,920 -194,858
ZLC 112,573 413,854 +301,281
Portsmouth 0 245,055 +245,055
Dover / Eurotunnel 115,382 115,497 +115
000 109,376 66,364 -43,012

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 10
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
2026-01 27
2025-11 20
2025-10 21
2025-09 23
2025-08 24

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 37
54m+ 26
0-1m 22
15m-54m 12
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 408,975
Turkey 121,361
Netherlands 94,300
Germany 72,841
Iceland 66,160

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 231,687 177,288 -54,399
Turkey 49,516 71,845 +22,329
Netherlands 2,708 91,592 +88,884
Germany 72,841 0 -72,841
Iceland 31,956 34,204 +2,248
Sweden 19,070 39,478 +20,408
United Arab Emirates 22,920 14,734 -8,186
France 28,276 4,717 -23,559
Barbados 6,878 23,253 +16,375
China 13,480 0 -13,480

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 96,864
XI 77,754
France 32,572

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 61,226 35,638 -25,588
XI 49,061 28,693 -20,368
France 24,468 8,104 -16,364

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) 439,700
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 313,635
Other 208,669
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 193,026 246,674 +53,648
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 165,506 148,129 -17,377
Other 135,357 73,312 -62,045
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 £
Felixstowe 265,217
000 208,669
Holyhead 159,444
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,347
Middlesbrough 61,547

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 £
Felixstowe 103,280 161,937 +58,657
000 135,357 73,312 -62,045
Holyhead 82,031 77,413 -4,618
Dover / Eurotunnel 70,899 18,448 -52,451
Middlesbrough 29,762 31,785 +2,023
Immingham Docks 19,070 36,925 +17,855
London Gateway Port 29,039 23,006 -6,033
Liverpool Docks 7,398 24,105 +16,707
Portsmouth 7,215 18,726 +11,511
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