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 54,114,670
Netherlands 51,475,466
Spain 22,481,950
France 8,333,596
Germany 5,895,420

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 25,460,737 28,653,933 +3,193,196
Netherlands 30,610,484 20,864,982 -9,745,502
Spain 8,356,499 14,125,451 +5,768,952
France 7,337,670 995,926 -6,341,744
Germany 3,185,102 2,710,318 -474,784
Ireland 693,110 533,032 -160,078
Poland 372,137 505,480 +133,343
China 156,183 399,443 +243,260
Pakistan 252,086 276,782 +24,696
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 199,161 269,009 +69,848

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 50,498,116
Netherlands 48,808,395
Spain 32,010,829
Germany 6,433,862
Poland 2,013,547

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 26,211,908 24,286,208 -1,925,700
Netherlands 26,996,908 21,811,487 -5,185,421
Spain 15,842,112 16,168,717 +326,605
Germany 3,206,093 3,227,769 +21,676
Poland 911,554 1,101,993 +190,439
France 1,180,648 756,520 -424,128
China 257,422 482,182 +224,760
Pakistan 252,086 276,782 +24,696
Portugal 272,582 230,314 -42,268
Italy 267,188 174,029 -93,159

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 23
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 16 15 -1
Outer London - East and North East 15 15 +0
Inner London - East 11 11 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Outer London - South 6 4 -2
West Midlands 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Essex 5 2 -3

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) 120,152,095
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,644,661
Other 1,800,325
Air transport 230,786
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) 63,696,230 56,455,865 -7,240,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,203,255 13,441,406 +238,151
Other 934,717 865,608 -69,109
Air transport 186,410 44,376 -142,034
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 29,178,971
Eurotunnel 26,525,570
London 22,329,052
Immingham Docks 17,658,203
Killingholme 12,081,394

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 15,406,337 13,772,634 -1,633,703
Eurotunnel 13,867,917 12,657,653 -1,210,264
London 11,388,835 10,940,217 -448,618
Immingham Docks 7,803,702 9,854,501 +2,050,799
Killingholme 7,776,327 4,305,067 -3,471,260
Harwich 6,125,217 4,638,510 -1,486,707
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,393,000 5,513,287 +1,120,287
Newhaven 1,722,677 2,637,461 +914,784
Middlesbrough 1,966,186 1,926,893 -39,293
Portsmouth 3,488,265 302,494 -3,185,771

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 81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of food products 22
Food and beverage service activities 13
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
2026-01 33
2025-11 32
2025-10 30
2025-09 34
2025-08 34

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 50
54m+ 35
0-1m 34
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 10,680,233
Nigeria 6,680,082
United States 5,762,856
United Arab Emirates 3,042,164
Canada 2,139,238

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 5,542,928 5,137,305 -405,623
Nigeria 5,157,304 1,522,778 -3,634,526
United States 3,806,348 1,956,508 -1,849,840
United Arab Emirates 2,040,893 1,001,271 -1,039,622
Canada 1,861,315 277,923 -1,583,392
Gambia 913,559 212,773 -700,786
Saudi Arabia 415,402 510,061 +94,659
Sierra Leone 734,993 178,987 -556,006
France 355,375 542,041 +186,666
Ghana 701,634 155,079 -546,555

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 6,838,858
Ireland 357,551
Spain 95,305
Netherlands 71,059
Denmark 41,736

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 3,469,086 3,369,772 -99,314
Ireland 95,829 261,722 +165,893
Spain 58,869 36,436 -22,433
Netherlands 28,402 42,657 +14,255
Denmark 24,587 17,149 -7,438
Belgium 5,752 1,998 -3,754
Germany 0 2,491 +2,491
Italy 91 33 -58
Nicaragua 0 87 +87
France 27 0 -27

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) 28,464,035
Other 10,277,558
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,921,926
Air transport 357,950

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) 21,144,574 7,319,461 -13,825,113
Other 5,373,030 4,904,528 -468,502
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 897,257 2,024,669 +1,127,412
Air transport 262,695 95,255 -167,440

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 10,749,543
000 10,277,558
Liverpool Docks 7,046,708
London 6,942,138
Felixstowe 2,353,029

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 8,149,422 2,600,121 -5,549,301
000 5,373,030 4,904,528 -468,502
Liverpool Docks 4,996,483 2,050,225 -2,946,258
London 5,280,576 1,661,562 -3,619,014
Felixstowe 1,878,034 474,995 -1,403,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 440,540 1,370,499 +929,959
Southampton 116,408 486,438 +370,030
Immingham Docks 492,989 18,270 -474,719
Harwich 0 433,968 +433,968
Holyhead 121,350 188,718 +67,368

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