Import/export HS code 080440: Avocados

Fresh or dried avocados, a creamy and nutritious fruit often used in salads, dips, or spreads

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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 £
Peru 180,873,843
Israel 88,411,395
Chile 80,536,007
South Africa 65,142,144
Netherlands 48,003,915

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 £
Peru 82,634,264 98,239,579 +15,605,315
Israel 48,392,805 40,018,590 -8,374,215
Chile 33,450,812 47,085,195 +13,634,383
South Africa 33,463,956 31,678,188 -1,785,768
Netherlands 26,521,098 21,482,817 -5,038,281
Colombia 20,050,421 26,210,657 +6,160,236
Spain 17,574,430 17,008,403 -566,027
Morocco 17,206,888 14,743,832 -2,463,056
France 2,807,490 6,105,089 +3,297,599
Kenya 8,068,312 488,497 -7,579,815

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 £
Peru 207,778,605
Israel 95,795,540
Chile 84,815,788
South Africa 63,155,639
Colombia 53,308,743

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 £
Peru 96,506,864 111,271,741 +14,764,877
Israel 50,027,644 45,767,896 -4,259,748
Chile 36,437,456 48,378,332 +11,940,876
South Africa 32,570,886 30,584,753 -1,986,133
Colombia 23,800,380 29,508,363 +5,707,983
Morocco 20,264,970 17,064,396 -3,200,574
Spain 14,638,914 11,521,553 -3,117,361
Kenya 10,573,029 2,814,623 -7,758,406
Portugal 3,267,483 4,341,791 +1,074,308
Dominican Republic 2,564,014 4,084,083 +1,520,069

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 14
Outer London - East and North East 11
Inner London - East 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Greater Manchester 5

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 9 10 +1
Outer London - East and North East 7 9 +2
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 2 5 +3
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
West Midlands 2 5 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Kent 4 3 -1
Lincolnshire 2 3 +1

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) 447,297,437
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 108,228,403
Road transport 55,270,477
Air transport 5,033,300
Other 3,256,397

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) 211,009,628 236,287,809 +25,278,181
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,391,142 50,837,261 -6,553,881
Road transport 31,610,119 23,660,358 -7,949,761
Air transport 1,569,465 3,463,835 +1,894,370
Other 1,557,907 1,698,490 +140,583

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 308,902,672
Southampton 71,837,795
ZLC 61,605,862
Dover 46,271,553
Felixstowe 39,629,780

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 145,982,981 162,919,691 +16,936,710
Southampton 34,738,560 37,099,235 +2,360,675
ZLC 35,723,628 25,882,234 -9,841,394
Dover 21,155,985 25,115,568 +3,959,583
Felixstowe 21,098,446 18,531,334 -2,567,112
Eurotunnel 18,072,640 17,779,683 -292,957
Harwich 13,239,289 8,030,426 -5,208,863
Portsmouth 5,731,772 9,964,941 +4,233,169
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,468,613 2,411,701 -56,912
London Heathrow Airport 1,454,517 2,810,370 +1,355,853

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 69
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
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
2026-04 23
2026-03 25
2026-02 27
2026-01 22
2025-12 24

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 40
54m+ 21
15m-54m 14
0-1m 12
Other 4

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 16,550,798
Netherlands 11,967,883
Spain 1,249,632
Germany 561,035
France 490,635

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 7,157,066 9,393,732 +2,236,666
Netherlands 7,877,562 4,090,321 -3,787,241
Spain 575,799 673,833 +98,034
Germany 188,920 372,115 +183,195
France 257,040 233,595 -23,445
United Arab Emirates 7,530 122,142 +114,612
Iceland 5,022 14,586 +9,564
Hungary 1,348 5,526 +4,178
Italy 0 5,999 +5,999
Gibraltar 4,331 0 -4,331

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 £
Peru 456,913
Mexico 30,037
Israel 22,929
Spain 21,877
XI 15,140

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 £
Peru 168,697 288,216 +119,519
Mexico 0 30,037 +30,037
Israel 16,739 6,190 -10,549
Spain 4,847 17,030 +12,183
XI 12,558 2,582 -9,976
Colombia 2,601 8,355 +5,754
Morocco 6,450 1,383 -5,067
Turkey 3,111 4,613 +1,502
South Africa 2,172 4,628 +2,456
Chile 146 4,036 +3,890

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) 24,232,064
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,909,746
Other 695,377
Air transport 150,266

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) 13,050,824 11,181,240 -1,869,584
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,756,404 3,153,342 +396,938
Other 254,838 440,539 +185,701
Air transport 12,552 137,714 +125,162

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 14,578,799
Harwich 7,829,243
Felixstowe 4,205,627
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,927,889
Liverpool Docks 702,162

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 5,746,471 8,832,328 +3,085,857
Harwich 5,345,494 2,483,749 -2,861,745
Felixstowe 2,453,323 1,752,304 -701,019
Dover / Eurotunnel 899,238 1,028,651 +129,413
Liverpool Docks 581,297 120,865 -460,432
000 254,838 440,539 +185,701
Fishguard 336,963 0 -336,963
Immingham Docks 206,945 12,000 -194,945
Milford 192,699 0 -192,699
London Gatwick Airport 3,510 88,733 +85,223

Quick facts

HS code: 080440

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

Description: Fresh or dried avocados, a creamy and nutritious fruit often used in salads, dips, or spreads