Import/export HS code 2006: Preserved fruits, vegetables, and nuts in sugar

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and plant parts preserved with sugar, such as drained, glacé, or crystallized items

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 £
Italy 8,939,779
France 7,279,563
China 5,329,158
Netherlands 4,901,873
Spain 3,149,280

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 £
Italy 4,891,753 4,048,026 -843,727
France 4,086,877 3,192,686 -894,191
China 2,776,364 2,552,794 -223,570
Netherlands 2,482,899 2,418,974 -63,925
Spain 1,471,696 1,677,584 +205,888
Philippines 1,397,597 1,266,573 -131,024
Lebanon 1,461,892 1,010,504 -451,388
Australia 1,367,763 1,057,605 -310,158
Greece 1,094,669 1,245,858 +151,189
Thailand 1,037,699 1,166,314 +128,615

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 £
Italy 9,954,812
China 5,384,428
France 5,349,690
Netherlands 4,373,374
Spain 3,150,788

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 £
Italy 5,458,239 4,496,573 -961,666
China 2,895,381 2,489,047 -406,334
France 3,134,031 2,215,659 -918,372
Netherlands 2,194,379 2,178,995 -15,384
Spain 1,473,204 1,677,584 +204,380
Philippines 1,408,830 1,266,573 -142,257
Thailand 1,221,668 1,258,388 +36,720
Lebanon 1,461,892 1,010,504 -451,388
Australia 1,367,763 1,057,605 -310,158
Greece 742,844 930,721 +187,877

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 19
Inner London - West 17
Outer London - East and North East 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Inner London - East 10

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 18 13 -5
Inner London - West 14 13 -1
Outer London - East and North East 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 10 9 -1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 7 +3
Kent 7 5 -2
West Midlands 3 6 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 2 -4

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) 23,930,639
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,885,082
Other 2,017,576
Air transport 621,297
Road transport 5,633

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) 12,407,143 11,523,496 -883,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,202,115 7,682,967 -1,519,148
Other 888,876 1,128,700 +239,824
Air transport 258,579 362,718 +104,139
Road transport 3,417 2,216 -1,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,796,016
Dover 6,418,716
Immingham Docks 4,486,388
London Gateway Port 3,688,804
Liverpool Docks 3,573,833

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 6,375,447 5,420,569 -954,878
Dover 3,305,794 3,112,922 -192,872
Immingham Docks 2,167,621 2,318,767 +151,146
London Gateway Port 2,230,341 1,458,463 -771,878
Liverpool Docks 1,491,773 2,082,060 +590,287
Eurotunnel 1,912,831 1,330,949 -581,882
London 1,334,183 861,254 -472,929
000 888,876 1,128,700 +239,824
Grangemouth Docks 823,057 860,857 +37,800
Southampton 465,862 523,719 +57,857

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 101
Manufacture of food products 42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Food and beverage service activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 31
2025-11 54
2025-10 54
2025-09 38
2025-08 47

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 73
54m+ 43
0-1m 37
15m-54m 22
Other 8

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 1,341,257
Poland 703,293
Germany 594,638
Turkey 164,469
United Arab Emirates 156,694

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 724,691 616,566 -108,125
Poland 498,172 205,121 -293,051
Germany 316,733 277,905 -38,828
Turkey 164,469 0 -164,469
United Arab Emirates 39,205 117,489 +78,284
Netherlands 56,254 35,046 -21,208
Russia 49,179 39,024 -10,155
Italy 40,887 46,861 +5,974
Israel 0 74,512 +74,512
Gibraltar 38,042 17,529 -20,513

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 847,494
XI 419,266
Greece 251,989
France 79,700
Netherlands 79,357

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 647,985 199,509 -448,476
XI 236,424 182,842 -53,582
Greece 95,554 156,435 +60,881
France 22,236 57,464 +35,228
Netherlands 40,933 38,424 -2,509
Italy 63,384 2,047 -61,337
Spain 3,578 2,492 -1,086
Turkey 453 968 +515
Malaysia 408 0 -408
Poland 11 0 -11

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,827,221
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,302,539
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 429,085
Air transport 30,073

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 £
Other 1,149,249 677,972 -471,277
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 700,611 601,928 -98,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,813 259,272 +89,459
Air transport 30,073 0 -30,073

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,827,221
Dover / Eurotunnel 916,258
London Gateway Port 254,534
Liverpool Docks 199,230
Holyhead 107,411

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 £
000 1,149,249 677,972 -471,277
Dover / Eurotunnel 477,472 438,786 -38,686
London Gateway Port 80,026 174,508 +94,482
Liverpool Docks 117,862 81,368 -36,494
Holyhead 67,815 39,596 -28,219
Harwich 56,254 32,217 -24,037
London 36,146 14,481 -21,665
Felixstowe 1,248 44,648 +43,400
Immingham Docks 7,489 12,648 +5,159
East Midlands Airport 18,192 0 -18,192

Quick facts

HS code: 2006

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

Description: Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and plant parts preserved with sugar, such as drained, glacé, or crystallized items