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 14,576,134
Philippines 5,275,705
Thailand 2,975,038
Netherlands 2,145,921
France 1,322,127

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 7,244,096 7,332,038 +87,942
Philippines 2,679,648 2,596,057 -83,591
Thailand 1,930,862 1,044,176 -886,686
Netherlands 680,249 1,465,672 +785,423
France 638,607 683,520 +44,913
Ireland 407,701 281,588 -126,113
Belgium 351,655 146,422 -205,233
Brazil 241,860 236,976 -4,884
South Korea 162,487 264,361 +101,874
Poland 141,700 127,856 -13,844

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 16,794,339
Philippines 5,275,705
Thailand 3,195,513
Italy 715,050
France 571,440

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 8,186,581 8,607,758 +421,177
Philippines 2,679,648 2,596,057 -83,591
Thailand 2,038,311 1,157,202 -881,109
Italy 414,948 300,102 -114,846
France 229,155 342,285 +113,130
Brazil 241,860 236,976 -4,884
South Korea 162,487 264,361 +101,874
Poland 157,645 137,161 -20,484
Ecuador 15,400 202,974 +187,574
Mali 45,005 147,644 +102,639

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 6 +0
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 3 -1
West Central Scotland 1 4 +3

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) 24,627,032
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,434,268
Other 712,247
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) 12,717,060 11,909,972 -807,088
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,798,681 2,635,587 +836,906
Other 413,140 299,107 -114,033
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 10,775,272
London Gateway Port 7,547,536
Belfast Port 3,657,352
Southampton 2,381,289
Eurotunnel 1,340,861

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 6,126,046 4,649,226 -1,476,820
London Gateway Port 3,447,862 4,099,674 +651,812
Belfast Port 1,531,363 2,125,989 +594,626
Southampton 1,394,732 986,557 -408,175
Eurotunnel 718,609 622,252 -96,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 297,070 640,442 +343,372
Dover 166,578 761,975 +595,397
000 413,140 299,107 -114,033
London 408,603 196,069 -212,534
Immingham Docks 131,255 148,751 +17,496

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 58
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 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 28
2025-09 27
2025-08 24
2025-07 30

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+ 37
1m-15m 26
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 497,588
Sweden 122,898
Iceland 46,315
Saudi Arabia 41,496
Poland 15,348

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 235,822 261,766 +25,944
Sweden 55,011 67,887 +12,876
Iceland 18,274 28,041 +9,767
Saudi Arabia 23,712 17,784 -5,928
Poland 10,028 5,320 -4,708
Norway 4,027 10,349 +6,322
Switzerland 0 4,737 +4,737
United Arab Emirates 4,687 0 -4,687
Canada 1,057 1,185 +128
Spain 0 934 +934

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
XU 61
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
XU 26 35 +9
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) 626,066
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,981
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) 296,023 330,043 +34,020
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,958 61,023 +8,065
Other 76 6,937 +6,861
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 241,501
Liverpool Docks 213,528
Immingham Docks 111,678
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,615
Middlesbrough 46,315

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 96,723 144,778 +48,055
Liverpool Docks 115,972 97,556 -18,416
Immingham Docks 54,031 57,647 +3,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,035 31,580 +16,545
Middlesbrough 18,274 28,041 +9,767
Southampton 5,928 17,784 +11,856
Fishguard 5,950 13,680 +7,730
London Gateway Port 18,910 0 -18,910
Heysham 11,007 0 -11,007
Milford 7,151 0 -7,151

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