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 20,172,967
Colombia 18,418,098
Italy 15,786,755
South Africa 12,720,617
France 9,251,229

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 9,823,932 10,349,035 +525,103
Colombia 9,100,109 9,317,989 +217,880
Italy 7,689,899 8,096,856 +406,957
South Africa 8,309,335 4,411,282 -3,898,053
France 4,541,664 4,709,565 +167,901
Netherlands 4,056,334 4,062,189 +5,855
China 3,696,345 3,479,353 -216,992
Germany 2,703,888 2,493,266 -210,622
Ecuador 2,016,139 1,945,195 -70,944
Mexico 2,037,268 1,206,778 -830,490

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 21,032,120
Colombia 18,611,146
Italy 14,648,289
South Africa 12,514,985
China 7,351,240

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 10,220,327 10,811,793 +591,466
Colombia 9,147,238 9,463,908 +316,670
Italy 7,224,625 7,423,664 +199,039
South Africa 8,309,335 4,205,650 -4,103,685
China 3,845,085 3,506,155 -338,930
Poland 2,848,824 2,847,522 -1,302
Spain 2,922,915 2,579,551 -343,364
France 1,919,240 2,138,645 +219,405
Ecuador 2,015,920 1,990,781 -25,139
Mexico 2,442,925 1,446,745 -996,180

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 36
Outer London - East and North East 31
Inner London - 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 26 24 -2
Outer London - East and North East 21 27 +6
Inner London - East 22 23 +1
Inner London - West 20 24 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 18 +0
Outer London - South 18 16 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 16 +1
Essex 9 11 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
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) 95,735,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,824,540
Other 2,358,123
Air transport 1,619,352
Road transport 152,390

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) 49,441,125 46,294,171 -3,146,954
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,886,573 12,937,967 -948,606
Other 963,203 1,394,920 +431,717
Air transport 1,021,322 598,030 -423,292
Road transport 35,446 116,944 +81,498
Rail transport 18,011 1,991 -16,020

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 48,695,642
Southampton 18,967,066
Felixstowe 18,621,504
Dover 12,562,907
Eurotunnel 5,883,976

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 25,951,387 22,744,255 -3,207,132
Southampton 10,795,992 8,171,074 -2,624,918
Felixstowe 8,104,984 10,516,520 +2,411,536
Dover 6,613,742 5,949,165 -664,577
Eurotunnel 2,812,931 3,071,045 +258,114
Harwich 1,559,705 2,383,428 +823,723
London 2,063,533 1,378,569 -684,964
Hull 1,812,166 1,025,706 -786,460
000 963,203 1,394,920 +431,717
Grangemouth Docks 772,204 688,431 -83,773

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 208
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
2025-11 108
2025-10 109
2025-09 104
2025-08 108
2025-07 114

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 139
54m+ 84
0-1m 51
15m-54m 44
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 1,782,929
Netherlands 1,526,494
France 422,053
Iceland 371,589
Czechia 329,610

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 832,806 950,123 +117,317
Netherlands 264,524 1,261,970 +997,446
France 246,454 175,599 -70,855
Iceland 181,889 189,700 +7,811
Czechia 168,746 160,864 -7,882
Spain 175,646 101,261 -74,385
Sweden 59,956 119,234 +59,278
South Korea 158,000 8,058 -149,942
Germany 38,040 82,760 +44,720
Belgium 71,766 20,439 -51,327

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 483,431
XU 73,738
Italy 32,072
South Africa 15,344
Thailand 3,242

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 253,287 230,144 -23,143
XU 45,188 28,550 -16,638
Italy 14,882 17,190 +2,308
South Africa 9,518 5,826 -3,692
Thailand 3,167 75 -3,092
Eswatini 1,029 547 -482
Ireland 0 375 +375
Spain 249 34 -215
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) 4,357,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 931,944
Other 610,599
Air transport 177,645
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) 1,604,502 2,752,803 +1,148,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 548,730 383,214 -165,516
Other 327,480 283,119 -44,361
Air transport 100,568 77,077 -23,491
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 1,687,509
Harwich 1,203,420
000 610,599
Holyhead 544,270
Liverpool Docks 531,323

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 931,025 756,484 -174,541
Harwich 91,253 1,112,167 +1,020,914
000 327,480 283,119 -44,361
Holyhead 232,953 311,317 +78,364
Liverpool Docks 225,225 306,098 +80,873
Middlesbrough 135,089 145,033 +9,944
London Gateway Port 108,220 150,006 +41,786
Southampton 199,253 12,503 -186,750
Immingham Docks 71,887 118,263 +46,376
Dover 64,188 42,870 -21,318

Quick facts

HS code: 20089999

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

Description: Other edible parts of plants not specifically listed