Import/export HS code 080410: Dates

Fresh or dried dates, a sweet and nutritious fruit often used in desserts or as a natural sweetener

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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 £
Israel 45,234,624
Turkey 13,651,444
Tunisia 11,654,562
Jordan 10,841,812
Saudi Arabia 10,642,432

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 £
Israel 24,561,069 20,673,555 -3,887,514
Turkey 7,039,224 6,612,220 -427,004
Tunisia 5,468,908 6,185,654 +716,746
Jordan 7,539,595 3,302,217 -4,237,378
Saudi Arabia 6,350,600 4,291,832 -2,058,768
South Africa 5,299,044 5,309,657 +10,613
United Arab Emirates 5,240,173 3,991,869 -1,248,304
United States 4,195,403 4,659,541 +464,138
State of Palestine 2,417,365 2,003,329 -414,036
France 1,422,663 2,078,469 +655,806

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 £
Israel 39,517,854
Tunisia 17,899,253
State of Palestine 12,199,557
United Arab Emirates 11,826,907
Jordan 10,913,696

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 £
Israel 21,666,369 17,851,485 -3,814,884
Tunisia 8,229,030 9,670,223 +1,441,193
State of Palestine 6,263,720 5,935,837 -327,883
United Arab Emirates 6,493,678 5,333,229 -1,160,449
Jordan 7,537,864 3,375,832 -4,162,032
Saudi Arabia 6,403,554 4,204,423 -2,199,131
United States 4,359,913 5,101,065 +741,152
South Africa 4,088,285 4,221,099 +132,814
Pakistan 2,872,073 3,020,522 +148,449
Algeria 1,751,831 2,126,885 +375,054

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 39
Inner London - West 15
Outer London - East and North East 14
West Midlands 14
Inner London - East 13

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 32 26 -6
Inner London - West 12 14 +2
Outer London - East and North East 11 9 -2
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 6 -4
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
Essex 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +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) 115,780,020
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,431,121
Air transport 9,628,458
Road transport 5,224,558
Other 527,217

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) 64,175,154 51,604,866 -12,570,288
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,520,501 8,910,620 +390,119
Air transport 4,245,022 5,383,436 +1,138,414
Road transport 2,815,920 2,408,638 -407,282
Other 193,742 333,475 +139,733
Rail transport 98,232 0 -98,232

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 74,262,697
Felixstowe 23,190,450
Southampton 19,613,833
ZLC 11,082,416
London Heathrow Airport 9,053,117

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 44,493,932 29,768,765 -14,725,167
Felixstowe 9,839,430 13,351,020 +3,511,590
Southampton 11,174,873 8,438,960 -2,735,913
ZLC 5,694,521 5,387,895 -306,626
London Heathrow Airport 3,764,059 5,289,058 +1,524,999
Eurotunnel 1,602,069 1,823,806 +221,737
Dover 1,325,643 1,491,851 +166,208
Liverpool Docks 247,350 1,439,491 +1,192,141
Dover / Eurotunnel 459,242 414,579 -44,663
000 193,742 333,475 +139,733

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 136
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Manufacture of food products 9
Food and beverage service activities 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 58
2025-11 50
2025-10 56
2025-09 41
2025-08 34

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 70
54m+ 42
0-1m 31
15m-54m 19
Other 12

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 2,400,056
Turkey 745,200
Netherlands 708,022
Iceland 603,515
Sweden 213,321

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 1,256,347 1,143,709 -112,638
Turkey 745,200 0 -745,200
Netherlands 368,816 339,206 -29,610
Iceland 310,525 292,990 -17,535
Sweden 46,763 166,558 +119,795
Denmark 92,572 68,967 -23,605
Finland 79,958 24,592 -55,366
Israel 91,984 0 -91,984
France 60,231 27,673 -32,558
Tunisia 28,422 18,976 -9,446

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 331,556
Israel 72,014
State of Palestine 30,736
Jordan 14,952
Peru 5,178

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 156,241 175,315 +19,074
Israel 68,482 3,532 -64,950
State of Palestine 24,926 5,810 -19,116
Jordan 14,952 0 -14,952
Peru 5,178 0 -5,178
Ireland 3,300 821 -2,479
Pakistan 1,965 1,255 -710
Tunisia 508 527 +19
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 319 495 +176
Turkey 57 67 +10

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) 3,408,270
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,455,204
Other 547,869
Air transport 71,742

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) 1,756,576 1,651,694 -104,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,141,182 314,022 -827,160
Other 311,970 235,899 -76,071
Air transport 40,814 30,928 -9,886

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,321,288
London Gateway Port 863,026
Dover / Eurotunnel 666,442
Middlesbrough 616,065
Immingham Docks 608,411

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 628,633 692,655 +64,022
London Gateway Port 850,792 12,234 -838,558
Dover / Eurotunnel 407,750 258,692 -149,058
Middlesbrough 323,075 292,990 -30,085
Immingham Docks 263,246 345,165 +81,919
000 311,970 235,899 -76,071
Liverpool Docks 230,940 131,859 -99,081
Harwich 63,555 28,604 -34,951
Felixstowe 11,066 79,086 +68,020
Milford 38,368 49,489 +11,121

Quick facts

HS code: 080410

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

Description: Fresh or dried dates, a sweet and nutritious fruit often used in desserts or as a natural sweetener