Import/export HS code 08039019: Various fresh bananas

Includes all other fresh banana varieties not specified elsewhere

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 £
Colombia 256,773,106
Costa Rica 189,519,881
Dominican Republic 97,672,482
Ecuador 78,251,177
Belize 63,141,282

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 £
Colombia 141,760,492 115,012,614 -26,747,878
Costa Rica 111,788,098 77,731,783 -34,056,315
Dominican Republic 54,552,730 43,119,752 -11,432,978
Ecuador 51,175,584 27,075,593 -24,099,991
Belize 36,457,724 26,683,558 -9,774,166
Nicaragua 27,826,161 24,937,662 -2,888,499
Guatemala 29,183,975 18,729,573 -10,454,402
Cameroon 15,893,025 16,804,169 +911,144
Ghana 14,298,793 13,986,374 -312,419
Ivory Coast 13,961,883 13,593,437 -368,446

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 £
Colombia 256,351,791
Costa Rica 180,893,098
Dominican Republic 97,521,047
Ecuador 78,736,519
Belize 63,141,282

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 £
Colombia 142,816,402 113,535,389 -29,281,013
Costa Rica 104,678,303 76,214,795 -28,463,508
Dominican Republic 54,555,717 42,965,330 -11,590,387
Ecuador 51,581,021 27,155,498 -24,425,523
Belize 36,457,724 26,683,558 -9,774,166
Nicaragua 30,243,880 26,575,017 -3,668,863
Guatemala 29,392,394 19,113,457 -10,278,937
Cameroon 15,838,817 16,871,707 +1,032,890
Ghana 14,326,129 14,167,416 -158,713
Panama 19,255,498 9,105,933 -10,149,565

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Kent 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2
Inner London - West 2
Merseyside 2

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
Kent 2 3 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 1 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 0 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 1 +0
Inner London - East 1 1 +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) 908,549,997
Other 16,085,967
Road transport 1,283,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 619,918
Air transport 35,213

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) 518,683,971 389,866,026 -128,817,945
Other 10,984,175 5,101,792 -5,882,383
Road transport 613,750 669,849 +56,099
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 323,923 295,995 -27,928
Air transport 32,513 2,700 -29,813

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 330,108,288
London Gateway Port 268,398,881
Portsmouth 181,543,703
Medway 41,622,114
Felixstowe 41,000,625

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 £
Southampton 178,506,877 151,601,411 -26,905,466
London Gateway Port 192,949,317 75,449,564 -117,499,753
Portsmouth 96,477,883 85,065,820 -11,412,063
Medway 21,957,803 19,664,311 -2,293,492
Felixstowe 50,615 40,950,010 +40,899,395
Dover 23,807,770 13,888,382 -9,919,388
000 10,984,175 5,101,792 -5,882,383
London 3,913,700 1,514,277 -2,399,423
Thamesport 1,141,617 1,140,553 -1,064
ZLC 687,440 1,345,712 +658,272

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 16
Manufacture of food products 2
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 11
2025-11 11
2025-10 11
2025-09 10
2025-08 11

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+ 10
1m-15m 6
15m-54m 5
Other 2

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 458,945
France 86,275
Netherlands 55,493
Germany 13,139
United States 6,689

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 222,731 236,214 +13,483
France 34,614 51,661 +17,047
Netherlands 35,621 19,872 -15,749
Germany 13,139 0 -13,139
United States 6,689 0 -6,689
Jordan 1,335 0 -1,335

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 £
Colombia 38,652
Costa Rica 38,349
Honduras 34,755
XI 3,036
Belize 818

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 £
Colombia 32,549 6,103 -26,446
Costa Rica 12,049 26,300 +14,251
Honduras 21,233 13,522 -7,711
XI 3,036 0 -3,036
Belize 501 317 -184
Ireland 128 175 +47
Mexico 34 54 +20
South Africa 50 24 -26
Turkey 0 55 +55

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) 412,946
Other 119,466
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,158
Air transport 3,306

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) 164,446 248,500 +84,054
Other 72,916 46,550 -26,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,461 12,697 -60,764
Air transport 3,306 0 -3,306

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 320,258
Dover / Eurotunnel 154,907
000 119,466
Fishguard 17,280
London Gateway Port 4,718

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 130,594 189,664 +59,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,374 71,533 -11,841
000 72,916 46,550 -26,366
Fishguard 17,280 0 -17,280
London Gateway Port 4,718 0 -4,718
East Midlands Airport 1,971 0 -1,971
Liverpool Docks 1,941 0 -1,941
London Heathrow Airport 1,335 0 -1,335

Quick facts

HS code: 08039019

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

Description: Includes all other fresh banana varieties not specified elsewhere