Import/export HS code 20089948: Tropical fruit

Fruits grown in tropical regions, such as mangoes and pineapples

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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 £
India 14,319,911
Philippines 5,112,383
Thailand 2,820,271
Netherlands 2,194,920
France 1,331,829

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 £
India 7,747,936 6,571,975 -1,175,961
Philippines 2,529,642 2,582,741 +53,099
Thailand 1,786,577 1,033,694 -752,883
Netherlands 676,683 1,518,237 +841,554
France 662,952 668,877 +5,925
Ireland 382,718 300,864 -81,854
Belgium 329,454 141,637 -187,817
Brazil 254,351 196,008 -58,343
South Korea 162,487 264,361 +101,874
Poland 140,798 130,997 -9,801

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 £
India 16,582,937
Philippines 5,112,383
Thailand 3,041,329
Italy 715,050
France 575,078

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 £
India 8,681,179 7,901,758 -779,421
Philippines 2,529,642 2,582,741 +53,099
Thailand 1,899,662 1,141,667 -757,995
Italy 439,767 275,283 -164,484
France 225,010 350,068 +125,058
Brazil 254,351 196,008 -58,343
South Korea 162,487 264,361 +101,874
Poland 156,743 140,302 -16,441
Ecuador 7,700 206,699 +198,999
Mali 66,203 126,446 +60,243

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Inner London - East 7
Kent 7
Outer London - East and North East 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 4 -5
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Kent 2 7 +5
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
West Central Scotland 2 4 +2

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) 24,023,580
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,474,519
Other 704,058
Air transport 38,129
Road transport 5,635

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) 12,927,230 11,096,350 -1,830,880
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,814,133 2,660,386 +846,253
Other 386,574 317,484 -69,090
Air transport 27,074 11,055 -16,019
Road transport 5,635 0 -5,635

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 10,265,603
London Gateway Port 7,569,898
Belfast Port 3,644,019
Southampton 2,304,468
Eurotunnel 1,329,109

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 5,792,067 4,473,536 -1,318,531
London Gateway Port 3,769,003 3,800,895 +31,892
Belfast Port 1,531,346 2,112,673 +581,327
Southampton 1,625,249 679,219 -946,030
Eurotunnel 722,245 606,864 -115,381
Dover 165,901 824,793 +658,892
Dover / Eurotunnel 295,694 645,521 +349,827
000 386,574 317,484 -69,090
London 386,402 191,284 -195,118
Immingham Docks 133,686 128,911 -4,775

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 59
Manufacture of food products 26
Food and beverage service activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 25
2025-11 28
2025-10 28
2025-09 27
2025-08 24

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
54m+ 38
1m-15m 27
15m-54m 18
0-1m 15
Other 3

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 484,837
Sweden 122,662
Iceland 50,508
Saudi Arabia 41,496
Poland 19,604

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 260,014 224,823 -35,191
Sweden 51,957 70,705 +18,748
Iceland 18,274 32,234 +13,960
Saudi Arabia 23,712 17,784 -5,928
Poland 14,018 5,586 -8,432
Norway 5,525 8,851 +3,326
Switzerland 0 4,737 +4,737
United Arab Emirates 4,687 0 -4,687
Canada 1,057 1,185 +128
Germany 0 1,798 +1,798

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 £
Nicaragua 6,902
XI 50

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 £
Nicaragua 0 6,902 +6,902
XI 50 0 -50

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) 626,380
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 110,927
Other 7,013
Air transport 3,561

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) 324,194 302,186 -22,008
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,402 59,525 +8,123
Other 87 6,926 +6,839
Air transport 3,561 0 -3,561

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 244,277
Liverpool Docks 205,152
Immingham Docks 111,442
Dover / Eurotunnel 50,871
Middlesbrough 50,508

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 108,326 135,951 +27,625
Liverpool Docks 122,021 83,131 -38,890
Immingham Docks 52,475 58,967 +6,492
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,025 31,846 +12,821
Middlesbrough 18,274 32,234 +13,960
Southampton 5,928 17,784 +11,856
Fishguard 19,630 0 -19,630
London Gateway Port 18,910 0 -18,910
Heysham 11,007 0 -11,007
000 87 6,926 +6,839

Quick facts

HS code: 20089948

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

Description: Fruits grown in tropical regions, such as mangoes and pineapples