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 £
Poland 14,064,506
Belgium 13,936,658
Turkey 9,444,466
Italy 6,651,850
Pakistan 6,022,733

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 £
Poland 7,426,385 6,638,121 -788,264
Belgium 7,508,759 6,427,899 -1,080,860
Turkey 4,450,049 4,994,417 +544,368
Italy 2,409,573 4,242,277 +1,832,704
Pakistan 2,950,222 3,072,511 +122,289
Spain 2,535,618 2,707,409 +171,791
India 2,199,128 1,850,515 -348,613
China 2,040,781 1,620,563 -420,218
Netherlands 1,832,720 1,734,895 -97,825
South Africa 2,118,690 1,393,188 -725,502

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 14,520,017
Turkey 9,582,234
Italy 9,476,665
Netherlands 7,982,739
Spain 6,088,052

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 7,660,696 6,859,321 -801,375
Turkey 4,548,473 5,033,761 +485,288
Italy 3,941,004 5,535,661 +1,594,657
Netherlands 4,441,126 3,541,613 -899,513
Spain 2,821,399 3,266,653 +445,254
Pakistan 2,953,182 3,067,441 +114,259
India 2,199,128 1,839,365 -359,763
China 2,228,182 1,721,090 -507,092
Belgium 2,126,073 1,631,539 -494,534
South Africa 2,118,690 1,393,188 -725,502

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 72
Outer London - East and North East 62
Inner London - East 40
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33
Inner London - West 27

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 51 60 +9
Outer London - East and North East 53 43 -10
Inner London - East 31 31 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 29 28 -1
Inner London - West 21 18 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 22 +1
West Midlands 18 16 -2
Outer London - South 17 13 -4
Essex 12 13 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 10 -2

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) 43,867,044
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,039,695
Other 2,793,323
Road transport 225,246
Air transport 206,918

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) 21,442,564 22,424,480 +981,916
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,841,274 17,198,421 -2,642,853
Other 1,481,374 1,311,949 -169,425
Road transport 141,911 83,335 -58,576
Air transport 130,427 76,491 -53,936

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,550,635
London 14,639,986
Dover 14,411,784
Southampton 10,315,361
London Gateway Port 8,660,953

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 8,872,805 7,677,830 -1,194,975
London 7,709,343 6,930,643 -778,700
Dover 7,261,126 7,150,658 -110,468
Southampton 4,783,330 5,532,031 +748,701
London Gateway Port 4,788,322 3,872,631 -915,691
Immingham Docks 2,491,522 2,404,522 -87,000
Eurotunnel 1,690,067 1,167,395 -522,672
000 1,481,374 1,311,949 -169,425
Liverpool Docks 706,766 2,041,337 +1,334,571
Portsmouth 448,402 524,588 +76,186

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 315
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 115
Food and beverage service activities 40
Manufacture of food products 39
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
2025-11 147
2025-10 137
2025-09 130
2025-08 119
2025-07 117

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 231
0-1m 115
54m+ 71
15m-54m 37
Other 13

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 7,116,416
Australia 1,489,467
Canada 808,552
United Arab Emirates 623,313
United States 575,778

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 3,420,989 3,695,427 +274,438
Australia 858,295 631,172 -227,123
Canada 431,984 376,568 -55,416
United Arab Emirates 336,472 286,841 -49,631
United States 344,685 231,093 -113,592
Spain 278,372 228,468 -49,904
Netherlands 263,261 146,440 -116,821
Gibraltar 183,605 171,932 -11,673
France 109,267 172,954 +63,687
New Zealand 107,581 94,469 -13,112

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 914,165
XU 484,095
Ireland 109,457
Poland 20,725
Italy 15,335

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 180,291 733,874 +553,583
XU 237,277 246,818 +9,541
Ireland 62,517 46,940 -15,577
Poland 13,699 7,026 -6,673
Italy 7,645 7,690 +45
Belgium 14,016 0 -14,016
Portugal 1,315 1 -1,314
Austria 745 0 -745
France 144 575 +431
Netherlands 512 162 -350

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) 7,432,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,067,756
Other 1,562,821
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) 3,860,354 3,571,765 -288,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,768,461 2,299,295 -469,166
Other 519,078 1,043,743 +524,665
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 3,197,589
Holyhead 2,026,711
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,713,666
000 1,562,821
London Gateway Port 1,452,662

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 1,736,090 1,461,499 -274,591
Holyhead 901,188 1,125,523 +224,335
Dover / Eurotunnel 861,324 852,342 -8,982
000 519,078 1,043,743 +524,665
London Gateway Port 775,541 677,121 -98,420
Heysham 719,214 576,594 -142,620
Southampton 770,544 437,779 -332,765
Felixstowe 388,548 228,704 -159,844
Immingham Docks 276,198 285,614 +9,416
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