Import/export HS code 200591: Prepared bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots prepared or preserved, not frozen

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 5,165,265
Thailand 565,187
Jamaica 402,923
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 383,061
Netherlands 317,942

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 3,060,061 2,105,204 -954,857
Thailand 345,767 219,420 -126,347
Jamaica 170,324 232,599 +62,275
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 259,293 123,768 -135,525
Netherlands 170,310 147,632 -22,678
Japan 92,355 77,863 -14,492
Taiwan 79,475 27,157 -52,318
Viet Nam 70,981 25,106 -45,875
Ireland 10,286 42,733 +32,447
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 5,795,257
Thailand 571,641
Jamaica 402,923
Japan 168,396
Viet Nam 113,475

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 3,461,812 2,333,445 -1,128,367
Thailand 349,482 222,159 -127,323
Jamaica 170,324 232,599 +62,275
Japan 90,533 77,863 -12,670
Viet Nam 85,808 27,667 -58,141
Taiwan 38,494 27,157 -11,337
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 10
Inner London - West 6
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 8 -1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 4 2 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
West Central Scotland 2 5 +3
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) 6,956,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 210,686
Other 168,630
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) 4,091,905 2,864,675 -1,227,230
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,308 119,378 +28,070
Other 81,886 86,744 +4,858
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 3,457,614
Southampton 2,234,030
London Gateway Port 712,620
Liverpool Docks 433,209
000 168,630

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 2,258,411 1,199,203 -1,059,208
Southampton 1,281,376 952,654 -328,722
London Gateway Port 228,028 484,592 +256,564
Liverpool Docks 293,242 139,967 -153,275
000 81,886 86,744 +4,858
Eurotunnel 8,743 60,551 +51,808
Immingham Docks 41,278 23,849 -17,429
Belfast Port 34,727 25,626 -9,101
Grangemouth Docks 2,842 41,634 +38,792
Harwich 19,793 14,451 -5,342

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 8
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
2025-11 25
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 13
2025-07 26

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 28
54m+ 19
15m-54m 12
0-1m 9
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
Qatar 2,750

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 72,057 71,502 -555
Kuwait 7,447 0 -7,447
Malta 5,353 1,428 -3,925
Czechia 3,200 2,563 -637
Qatar 2,750 0 -2,750

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 £
China 15,643
Switzerland 15,068
Thailand 946
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 £
China 9,555 6,088 -3,467
Switzerland 6,228 8,840 +2,612
Thailand 620 326 -294
Ireland 4 35 +31
Italy 0 17 +17
XI 8 0 -8
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) 119,024
Other 31,726
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,550

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) 58,837 60,187 +1,350
Other 16,420 15,306 -1,114
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,550 0 -15,550

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 67,562
000 31,726
Heysham 20,612
Liverpool Docks 19,578
Felixstowe 8,103

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 27,427 40,135 +12,708
000 16,420 15,306 -1,114
Heysham 10,613 9,999 -614
Liverpool Docks 13,516 6,062 -7,454
Felixstowe 8,103 0 -8,103
London Gateway Port 7,447 0 -7,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,200 3,991 +791
Milford 2,397 0 -2,397
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