Import/export HS code 080711: Fresh watermelons

Large, juicy watermelons, perfect for summer snacks and desserts

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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 £
Brazil 90,685,138
Spain 86,196,765
Costa Rica 16,735,914
Morocco 16,696,276
Germany 14,530,507

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 £
Brazil 43,215,674 47,469,464 +4,253,790
Spain 48,398,780 37,797,985 -10,600,795
Costa Rica 8,289,950 8,445,964 +156,014
Morocco 9,492,354 7,203,922 -2,288,432
Germany 8,128,960 6,401,547 -1,727,413
Italy 4,391,198 4,925,000 +533,802
Panama 4,721,751 4,376,590 -345,161
France 5,918,865 2,901,316 -3,017,549
South Africa 3,958,273 4,282,639 +324,366
Greece 4,639,129 2,748,899 -1,890,230

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 £
Spain 101,138,233
Brazil 93,252,647
Morocco 20,193,143
Costa Rica 18,596,857
Panama 9,674,066

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 £
Spain 56,768,946 44,369,287 -12,399,659
Brazil 44,481,388 48,771,259 +4,289,871
Morocco 11,751,417 8,441,726 -3,309,691
Costa Rica 9,216,941 9,379,916 +162,975
Panama 5,106,694 4,567,372 -539,322
Greece 5,730,978 3,405,037 -2,325,941
South Africa 3,906,493 4,283,806 +377,313
Italy 4,094,484 3,902,746 -191,738
Mauritania 2,423,215 2,650,102 +226,887
Turkey 1,155,860 673,740 -482,120

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 28
Outer London - West and North West 23
Greater Manchester 16
Inner London - East 15
Inner London - West 15

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 - East and North East 25 24 -1
Outer London - West and North West 17 18 +1
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
Inner London - East 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 11 8 -3
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Kent 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Essex 4 5 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 143,236,749
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 120,989,229
Air transport 8,746,465
Road transport 5,527,906
Other 3,679,021

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,074,549 62,162,200 -18,912,349
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,067,614 62,921,615 +4,854,001
Air transport 4,265,048 4,481,417 +216,369
Road transport 3,158,408 2,369,498 -788,910
Other 2,012,882 1,666,139 -346,743
Rail transport 17,837 4,586 -13,251

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 69,553,459
Dover 68,167,416
London Gateway Port 62,541,848
Portsmouth 20,558,746
Southampton 14,808,030

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 £
Eurotunnel 40,130,271 29,423,188 -10,707,083
Dover 29,914,105 38,253,311 +8,339,206
London Gateway Port 35,304,764 27,237,084 -8,067,680
Portsmouth 10,826,956 9,731,790 -1,095,166
Southampton 7,084,241 7,723,789 +639,548
ZLC 6,987,924 5,108,149 -1,879,775
London Heathrow Airport 4,265,048 4,481,417 +216,369
Felixstowe 4,256,841 3,938,898 -317,943
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,685,475 2,949,800 +264,325
000 2,012,882 1,666,139 -346,743

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
159
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Food and beverage service activities
9
Manufacture of food products
8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 79
2026-04 53
2026-03 45
2026-02 37
2026-01 14

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 81
54m+ 39
0-1m 37
15m-54m 32
Other 8

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 786,668
Netherlands 349,028
United Arab Emirates 143,735
France 139,665
Saudi Arabia 40,980

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 365,862 420,806 +54,944
Netherlands 168,219 180,809 +12,590
United Arab Emirates 4,915 138,820 +133,905
France 47,433 92,232 +44,799
Saudi Arabia 0 40,980 +40,980
Portugal 0 22,440 +22,440

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 £
Costa Rica 91,745
South Africa 64,082
Egypt 11,004
Spain 9,731
Brazil 8,554

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 £
Costa Rica 52,777 38,968 -13,809
South Africa 22,921 41,161 +18,240
Egypt 6,733 4,271 -2,462
Spain 2,000 7,731 +5,731
Brazil 4,319 4,235 -84
Panama 3,016 2,042 -974
XI 261 18 -243
Peru 0 49 +49

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 715,980
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 520,860
Air transport 184,715
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 60,961

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 £
Other 295,174 420,806 +125,632
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 286,340 234,520 -51,820
Air transport 4,915 179,800 +174,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 60,961 +60,961

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 715,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 183,798
London Gatwick Airport 166,600
Felixstowe 162,555
Harwich 124,946

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 £
000 295,174 420,806 +125,632
Dover / Eurotunnel 47,433 136,365 +88,932
London Gatwick Airport 4,915 161,685 +156,770
Felixstowe 64,400 98,155 +33,755
Harwich 103,819 21,127 -82,692
Immingham Docks 0 39,834 +39,834
Holyhead 23,254 0 -23,254
Fishguard 19,103 0 -19,103
London Heathrow Airport 0 18,115 +18,115
Milford 15,087 0 -15,087

Quick facts

HS code: 080711

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

Description: Large, juicy watermelons, perfect for summer snacks and desserts