Import/export HS code 20089999: Various plant products

Other edible parts of plants not specifically listed

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 £
South Korea 20,390,147
Colombia 18,749,822
Italy 15,568,814
South Africa 12,400,124
France 9,103,364

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 £
South Korea 10,049,708 10,340,439 +290,731
Colombia 9,300,141 9,449,681 +149,540
Italy 7,474,506 8,094,308 +619,802
South Africa 7,806,009 4,594,115 -3,211,894
France 4,512,919 4,590,445 +77,526
Netherlands 3,817,256 4,182,147 +364,891
China 3,854,526 3,408,091 -446,435
Germany 2,556,116 2,650,387 +94,271
Ecuador 2,069,792 2,058,487 -11,305
Turkey 1,619,077 1,481,413 -137,664

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 £
South Korea 21,253,879
Colombia 18,947,189
Italy 14,448,727
South Africa 12,194,492
China 7,429,126

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 £
South Korea 10,529,649 10,724,230 +194,581
Colombia 9,346,570 9,600,619 +254,049
Italy 7,030,396 7,418,331 +387,935
South Africa 7,806,009 4,388,483 -3,417,526
China 3,941,976 3,487,150 -454,826
Poland 2,742,790 3,057,247 +314,457
Spain 2,824,117 2,571,784 -252,333
Ecuador 2,072,043 2,101,603 +29,560
France 1,985,467 1,919,908 -65,559
Mexico 2,235,535 1,301,328 -934,207

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 37
Inner London - East 31
Outer London - East and North East 30
Inner London - West 28
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23

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 27 23 -4
Inner London - East 23 25 +2
Outer London - East and North East 21 26 +5
Inner London - West 20 24 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 18 +2
Outer London - South 17 16 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 16 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 10 -3
Essex 10 10 +0
West Midlands 9 9 +0

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) 95,888,491
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,324,123
Other 2,358,682
Air transport 1,635,339
Road transport 155,803

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) 49,001,688 46,886,803 -2,114,885
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,658,195 12,665,928 -992,267
Other 980,618 1,378,064 +397,446
Air transport 1,051,643 583,696 -467,947
Road transport 35,446 120,357 +84,911
Rail transport 1,407 1,991 +584

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 48,691,428
Southampton 19,195,185
Felixstowe 18,626,074
Dover 12,468,948
Eurotunnel 5,709,922

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 £
London Gateway Port 25,216,534 23,474,894 -1,741,640
Southampton 11,147,074 8,048,111 -3,098,963
Felixstowe 8,209,635 10,416,439 +2,206,804
Dover 6,681,530 5,787,418 -894,112
Eurotunnel 2,830,691 2,879,231 +48,540
Harwich 1,492,619 2,629,585 +1,136,966
London 1,889,549 1,397,281 -492,268
Hull 1,890,787 860,162 -1,030,625
000 980,618 1,378,064 +397,446
Grangemouth Docks 698,834 634,332 -64,502

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 209
Manufacture of food products 58
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Food and beverage service activities 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 94
2025-11 108
2025-10 109
2025-09 104
2025-08 108

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 143
54m+ 83
0-1m 48
15m-54m 45
Other 14

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 1,798,861
Netherlands 1,522,540
France 402,501
Iceland 382,148
Czechia 332,141

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 893,105 905,756 +12,651
Netherlands 257,232 1,265,308 +1,008,076
France 223,285 179,216 -44,069
Iceland 183,958 198,190 +14,232
Czechia 183,613 148,528 -35,085
Spain 179,169 96,768 -82,401
Sweden 64,322 132,084 +67,762
South Korea 158,000 8,058 -149,942
Germany 39,912 96,148 +56,236
Belgium 68,901 26,069 -42,832

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 £
XI 477,399
Italy 31,781
South Africa 15,762
Thailand 2,448
Eswatini 1,521

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 £
XI 262,487 214,912 -47,575
Italy 15,345 16,436 +1,091
South Africa 10,726 5,036 -5,690
Thailand 2,448 0 -2,448
Eswatini 1,078 443 -635
Ireland 0 375 +375
Spain 225 25 -200
France 123 106 -17
China 0 181 +181
Brazil 0 138 +138

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) 4,402,344
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 918,420
Other 610,589
Air transport 176,593
Road transport 2,730

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) 1,624,484 2,777,860 +1,153,376
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 591,359 327,061 -264,298
Other 342,652 267,937 -74,715
Air transport 98,526 78,067 -20,459
Road transport 2,730 0 -2,730

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,673,786
Harwich 1,205,608
000 610,589
Liverpool Docks 551,703
Holyhead 544,804

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 893,927 779,859 -114,068
Harwich 91,253 1,114,355 +1,023,102
000 342,652 267,937 -74,715
Liverpool Docks 250,998 300,705 +49,707
Holyhead 241,009 303,795 +62,786
Middlesbrough 153,582 153,833 +251
London Gateway Port 147,936 115,816 -32,120
Southampton 196,338 12,503 -183,835
Immingham Docks 61,730 131,573 +69,843
Dover 62,316 42,870 -19,446

Quick facts

HS code: 20089999

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

Description: Other edible parts of plants not specifically listed