Import/export HS code 20052080: Various prepared potatoes

Potatoes prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 53,939,784
Netherlands 52,538,318
Spain 21,885,112
France 8,811,220
Germany 5,858,471

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 25,914,677 28,025,107 +2,110,430
Netherlands 31,058,681 21,479,637 -9,579,044
Spain 8,136,292 13,748,820 +5,612,528
France 7,691,638 1,119,582 -6,572,056
Germany 3,145,781 2,712,690 -433,091
Ireland 678,334 545,045 -133,289
Poland 386,121 441,305 +55,184
Pakistan 261,438 285,067 +23,629
China 156,183 386,301 +230,118
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 165,748 304,436 +138,688

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 £
Belgium 51,117,805
Netherlands 49,224,345
Spain 31,773,796
Germany 6,386,441
France 1,970,688

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 £
Belgium 27,246,446 23,871,359 -3,375,087
Netherlands 26,894,998 22,329,347 -4,565,651
Spain 15,904,699 15,869,097 -35,602
Germany 3,230,995 3,155,446 -75,549
France 1,171,249 799,439 -371,810
Poland 934,265 1,020,849 +86,584
China 258,253 467,809 +209,556
Pakistan 261,438 285,067 +23,629
Portugal 292,039 228,263 -63,776
Italy 266,679 177,464 -89,215

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 24
Outer London - East and North East 19
Inner London - East 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 15 17 +2
Outer London - East and North East 14 16 +2
Inner London - East 11 10 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Outer London - South 6 3 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Essex 4 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 121,448,615
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,053,952
Other 1,810,255
Air transport 227,277
Road transport 3,096

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 64,896,143 56,552,472 -8,343,671
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,987,275 13,066,677 +79,402
Other 935,542 874,713 -60,829
Air transport 183,509 43,768 -139,741
Road transport 2,011 1,085 -926

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 30,000,741
Eurotunnel 25,974,412
London 22,324,070
Immingham Docks 17,289,573
Killingholme 12,209,324

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 £
Dover 16,077,268 13,923,473 -2,153,795
Eurotunnel 13,790,616 12,183,796 -1,606,820
London 11,271,488 11,052,582 -218,906
Immingham Docks 7,894,989 9,394,584 +1,499,595
Killingholme 7,486,267 4,723,057 -2,763,210
Harwich 6,243,527 4,651,197 -1,592,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,586,400 5,101,534 +515,134
Newhaven 1,935,894 2,629,391 +693,497
Portsmouth 3,542,427 672,265 -2,870,162
Middlesbrough 1,966,077 1,915,921 -50,156

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 80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of food products 22
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 32
2025-10 30
2025-09 34
2025-08 34
2025-07 33

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 51
54m+ 34
0-1m 33
15m-54m 14
Other 11

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 10,639,375
Nigeria 7,045,075
United States 6,039,360
United Arab Emirates 3,221,054
Canada 2,252,022

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 5,571,680 5,067,695 -503,985
Nigeria 5,587,947 1,457,128 -4,130,819
United States 4,017,454 2,021,906 -1,995,548
United Arab Emirates 2,178,432 1,042,622 -1,135,810
Canada 1,865,037 386,985 -1,478,052
Gambia 942,071 282,228 -659,843
Ghana 872,386 149,224 -723,162
Sierra Leone 830,775 186,105 -644,670
France 357,339 565,090 +207,751
Saudi Arabia 288,693 510,119 +221,426

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 6,834,617
XU 2,834,205
Ireland 360,769
Spain 90,572
Netherlands 64,982

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 3,492,613 3,342,004 -150,609
XU 1,697,186 1,137,019 -560,167
Ireland 96,290 264,479 +168,189
Spain 52,044 38,528 -13,516
Netherlands 23,882 41,100 +17,218
Denmark 22,001 17,523 -4,478
France 33,527 0 -33,527
Belgium 6,164 2,349 -3,815
Germany 2,977 2,491 -486
Poland 3,693 0 -3,693

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) 30,036,405
Other 10,276,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,918,780
Air transport 361,386

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) 22,265,736 7,770,669 -14,495,067
Other 5,430,508 4,845,650 -584,858
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 842,584 2,076,196 +1,233,612
Air transport 269,459 91,927 -177,532

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 11,120,658
000 10,276,158
Liverpool Docks 7,396,908
London 7,322,366
Felixstowe 2,640,673

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 £
London Gateway Port 8,275,006 2,845,652 -5,429,354
000 5,430,508 4,845,650 -584,858
Liverpool Docks 5,187,291 2,209,617 -2,977,674
London 5,708,474 1,613,892 -4,094,582
Felixstowe 1,944,262 696,411 -1,247,851
Dover / Eurotunnel 402,620 1,433,625 +1,031,005
Southampton 150,554 362,793 +212,239
Immingham Docks 493,938 18,270 -475,668
Dover 439,612 1,966 -437,646
Harwich 1,435 433,968 +432,533

Quick facts

HS code: 20052080

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

Description: Potatoes prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes