Import/export HS code 200591: Prepared bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots prepared or preserved, not frozen

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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 £
China 5,168,597
Thailand 539,289
Jamaica 379,432
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 365,046
Netherlands 258,629

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 £
China 3,053,444 2,115,153 -938,291
Thailand 304,096 235,193 -68,903
Jamaica 140,022 239,410 +99,388
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 284,518 80,528 -203,990
Netherlands 128,257 130,372 +2,115
Japan 89,290 87,883 -1,407
Viet Nam 73,258 23,961 -49,297
Taiwan 70,879 24,997 -45,882
Ireland 22,033 30,340 +8,307
Spain 0 50,798 +50,798

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 £
China 5,735,055
Thailand 545,743
Jamaica 379,432
Japan 175,351
Viet Nam 114,607

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 £
China 3,438,274 2,296,781 -1,141,493
Thailand 307,811 237,932 -69,879
Jamaica 140,022 239,410 +99,388
Japan 87,468 87,883 +415
Viet Nam 88,085 26,522 -61,563
Taiwan 37,103 24,997 -12,106
Spain 0 50,798 +50,798
Italy 15,568 4,781 -10,787
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 7,584 +7,584
North Macedonia 7,410 0 -7,410

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 11
Inner London - West 7
Inner London - East 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
West Central Scotland 5

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 - East and North East 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
West Central Scotland 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 6,849,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 213,165
Other 148,783
Rail transport 32,427
Road transport 7,410

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) 3,998,737 2,850,309 -1,148,428
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,786 126,379 +39,593
Other 86,521 62,262 -24,259
Rail transport 32,427 0 -32,427
Road transport 7,410 0 -7,410

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,399,074
Southampton 2,200,378
London Gateway Port 738,925
Liverpool Docks 430,603
000 148,783

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 2,268,752 1,130,322 -1,138,430
Southampton 1,240,254 960,124 -280,130
London Gateway Port 205,800 533,125 +327,325
Liverpool Docks 261,479 169,124 -92,355
000 86,521 62,262 -24,259
Eurotunnel 8,743 62,349 +53,606
Belfast Port 34,727 25,626 -9,101
Immingham Docks 32,677 23,849 -8,828
Grangemouth Docks 20,271 21,363 +1,092
Harwich 23,729 9,280 -14,449

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 52
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Food and beverage service activities 9
Manufacture of food products 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 25
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 13

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 29
54m+ 19
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
Other 5

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 143,559
Kuwait 7,447
Malta 6,781
Czechia 5,763

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 79,798 63,761 -16,037
Kuwait 7,447 0 -7,447
Malta 5,353 1,428 -3,925
Czechia 3,200 2,563 -637

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 £
Switzerland 16,173
China 14,355
Thailand 1,018
Ireland 39
Italy 17

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 £
Switzerland 6,228 9,945 +3,717
China 8,281 6,074 -2,207
Thailand 755 263 -492
Ireland 4 35 +31
Italy 0 17 +17
Netherlands 5 0 -5

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) 119,143
Other 31,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,800

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) 67,725 51,418 -16,307
Other 15,273 16,334 +1,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,800 0 -12,800

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 67,562
000 31,607
Liverpool Docks 20,970
Heysham 19,215
London Gateway Port 7,447

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 £
Holyhead 33,010 34,552 +1,542
000 15,273 16,334 +1,061
Liverpool Docks 13,516 7,454 -6,062
Heysham 14,799 4,416 -10,383
London Gateway Port 7,447 0 -7,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,200 3,991 +791
Felixstowe 5,353 0 -5,353
Milford 1,516 1,005 -511
Fishguard 1,684 0 -1,684

Quick facts

HS code: 200591

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

Description: Bamboo shoots prepared or preserved, not frozen