Import/export HS code 20019097: Various preserved plant foods

Other types of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and edible plant parts preserved or prepared with vinegar or acetic acid, not listed elsewhere

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Belgium 14,212,602
Poland 14,151,462
Turkey 9,247,445
Italy 6,615,016
Pakistan 5,907,624

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 £
Belgium 7,407,909 6,804,693 -603,216
Poland 7,409,514 6,741,948 -667,566
Turkey 4,401,691 4,845,754 +444,063
Italy 2,459,588 4,155,428 +1,695,840
Pakistan 3,009,619 2,898,005 -111,614
Spain 2,457,592 2,777,687 +320,095
India 2,205,875 1,818,263 -387,612
South Africa 2,212,586 1,487,632 -724,954
China 1,976,195 1,641,166 -335,029
Netherlands 1,750,894 1,789,631 +38,737

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 £
Poland 14,624,108
Italy 9,449,039
Turkey 9,375,833
Netherlands 7,986,351
Spain 6,084,975

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 £
Poland 7,661,175 6,962,933 -698,242
Italy 3,927,306 5,521,733 +1,594,427
Turkey 4,492,172 4,883,661 +391,489
Netherlands 4,279,084 3,707,267 -571,817
Spain 2,743,373 3,341,602 +598,229
Pakistan 3,012,579 2,892,935 -119,644
India 2,205,875 1,807,113 -398,762
China 2,161,454 1,737,424 -424,030
Belgium 2,021,823 1,730,446 -291,377
South Africa 2,212,586 1,487,632 -724,954

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 73
Outer London - East and North East 60
Inner London - East 42
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 34
Inner London - West 26

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 53 61 +8
Outer London - East and North East 53 43 -10
Inner London - East 32 34 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 28 30 +2
Inner London - West 19 17 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 22 +1
West Midlands 18 15 -3
Essex 12 13 +1
Outer London - South 15 14 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 11 -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) 43,706,533
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,889,205
Other 2,820,322
Road transport 222,666
Air transport 211,587

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) 21,240,842 22,465,691 +1,224,849
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,477,666 17,411,539 -2,066,127
Other 1,511,278 1,309,044 -202,234
Road transport 140,877 81,789 -59,088
Air transport 134,630 76,957 -57,673

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,106,859
London 14,932,400
Dover 14,414,243
Southampton 10,455,531
London Gateway Port 8,387,449

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 8,747,527 7,359,332 -1,388,195
London 7,635,188 7,297,212 -337,976
Dover 7,227,005 7,187,238 -39,767
Southampton 4,772,378 5,683,153 +910,775
London Gateway Port 4,587,887 3,799,562 -788,325
Immingham Docks 2,382,434 2,449,303 +66,869
Eurotunnel 1,653,597 1,217,456 -436,141
000 1,511,278 1,309,044 -202,234
Liverpool Docks 754,017 2,006,381 +1,252,364
Portsmouth 468,265 512,117 +43,852

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 319
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 117
Food and beverage service activities 40
Manufacture of food products 38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 106
2025-11 147
2025-10 137
2025-09 130
2025-08 119

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 234
0-1m 112
54m+ 71
15m-54m 39
Other 12

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 7,036,642
Australia 1,433,951
Canada 829,181
United Arab Emirates 616,543
United States 509,592

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 3,351,696 3,684,946 +333,250
Australia 823,547 610,404 -213,143
Canada 450,972 378,209 -72,763
United Arab Emirates 326,538 290,005 -36,533
United States 280,131 229,461 -50,670
Spain 271,842 232,129 -39,713
Netherlands 244,567 152,441 -92,126
Gibraltar 190,854 171,116 -19,738
France 127,598 154,401 +26,803
Norway 91,056 112,084 +21,028

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 £
XI 903,385
Ireland 107,632
Poland 21,578
Italy 16,835
France 719

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 £
XI 176,352 727,033 +550,681
Ireland 64,555 43,077 -21,478
Poland 14,276 7,302 -6,974
Italy 9,442 7,393 -2,049
France 449 270 -179
Netherlands 557 117 -440
Austria 660 0 -660
China 262 340 +78
Turkey 246 24 -222
Spain 0 194 +194

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) 7,450,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,941,450
Other 1,474,319
Air transport 117,770
Road transport 2,401

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) 3,893,106 3,557,838 -335,268
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,678,526 2,262,924 -415,602
Other 449,290 1,025,029 +575,739
Air transport 17,317 100,453 +83,136
Road transport 2,401 0 -2,401

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,241,269
Holyhead 2,044,359
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,708,672
000 1,474,319
London Gateway Port 1,417,783

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,762,784 1,478,485 -284,299
Holyhead 867,623 1,176,736 +309,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 867,896 840,776 -27,120
000 449,290 1,025,029 +575,739
London Gateway Port 793,567 624,216 -169,351
Heysham 724,245 552,843 -171,402
Southampton 739,842 424,257 -315,585
Immingham Docks 289,350 279,177 -10,173
Felixstowe 321,642 234,621 -87,021
London Heathrow Airport 10,323 96,330 +86,007

Quick facts

HS code: 20019097

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

Description: Other types of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and edible plant parts preserved or prepared with vinegar or acetic acid, not listed elsewhere