Import/export HS code 0808: Fresh apples, pears, and quinces

Fresh fruits including apples, pears, and quinces, ready to eat or use in recipes

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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 £
France 248,165,253
South Africa 184,367,801
Netherlands 124,978,632
Italy 78,811,908
New Zealand 51,919,216

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 £
France 145,187,082 102,978,171 -42,208,911
South Africa 90,586,312 93,781,489 +3,195,177
Netherlands 67,147,744 57,830,888 -9,316,856
Italy 44,670,597 34,141,311 -10,529,286
New Zealand 26,978,595 24,940,621 -2,037,974
Chile 20,291,497 24,009,719 +3,718,222
Belgium 16,536,501 21,785,419 +5,248,918
Poland 15,692,973 9,453,508 -6,239,465
Portugal 14,089,296 9,860,914 -4,228,382
Spain 9,389,156 9,402,363 +13,207

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 £
France 193,795,071
South Africa 191,407,603
Netherlands 96,140,544
Italy 85,245,434
Belgium 79,645,858

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 £
France 107,130,874 86,664,197 -20,466,677
South Africa 93,375,647 98,031,956 +4,656,309
Netherlands 50,587,742 45,552,802 -5,034,940
Italy 49,320,329 35,925,105 -13,395,224
Belgium 43,725,029 35,920,829 -7,804,200
New Zealand 27,119,520 21,694,831 -5,424,689
Chile 20,355,587 24,116,238 +3,760,651
Spain 19,995,619 15,045,910 -4,949,709
Poland 18,597,657 9,881,962 -8,715,695
Portugal 14,145,122 10,306,018 -3,839,104

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 17
Inner London - East 14
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 15 16 +1
Inner London - East 12 10 -2
Inner London - West 11 10 -1
Outer London - West and North West 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Kent 10 8 -2
Lincolnshire 9 7 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
Essex 5 3 -2

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) 558,363,927
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 307,407,169
Other 24,264,403
Road transport 4,528,587
Air transport 930,110

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) 313,859,220 244,504,707 -69,354,513
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 153,499,277 153,907,892 +408,615
Other 13,146,929 11,117,474 -2,029,455
Road transport 2,926,597 1,601,990 -1,324,607
Air transport 470,834 459,276 -11,558
Rail transport 83,864 1,726 -82,138

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 258,298,821
Eurotunnel 244,217,283
Dover 172,429,627
Portsmouth 51,870,252
Felixstowe 42,884,263

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 126,408,135 131,890,686 +5,482,551
Eurotunnel 130,933,374 113,283,909 -17,649,465
Dover 97,725,494 74,704,133 -23,021,361
Portsmouth 31,068,296 20,801,956 -10,266,340
Felixstowe 28,470,113 14,414,150 -14,055,963
Dover / Eurotunnel 22,814,199 12,015,365 -10,798,834
000 13,146,929 11,117,474 -2,029,455
Harwich 13,365,762 9,872,600 -3,493,162
Southampton 6,801,429 13,101,836 +6,300,407
ZLC 5,265,183 3,408,069 -1,857,114

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 124
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 7
Manufacture of food products 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 75
2025-11 75
2025-10 78
2025-09 77
2025-08 65

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 66
54m+ 41
0-1m 27
15m-54m 27
Other 10

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 12,168,335
France 508,328
Netherlands 416,679
United Arab Emirates 406,504
Iceland 315,168

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 6,309,705 5,858,630 -451,075
France 303,455 204,873 -98,582
Netherlands 205,122 211,557 +6,435
United Arab Emirates 188,776 217,728 +28,952
Iceland 135,217 179,951 +44,734
Qatar 138,264 54,432 -83,832
Belgium 106,327 57,068 -49,259
Saudi Arabia 107,475 27,216 -80,259
Oman 105,840 27,216 -78,624
Gibraltar 65,640 50,707 -14,933

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 4,676,021
Ireland 4,058,813
Nicaragua 677,936
France 295,886
South Africa 136,864

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 2,476,298 2,199,723 -276,575
Ireland 1,961,209 2,097,604 +136,395
Nicaragua 318,223 359,713 +41,490
France 219,888 75,998 -143,890
South Africa 26,027 110,837 +84,810
Netherlands 26,362 77,051 +50,689
Chile 2,854 73,604 +70,750
Italy 35,550 32,814 -2,736
Germany 0 27,541 +27,541
New Zealand 1,419 19,303 +17,884

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 12,073,030
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,463,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,377,131
Air transport 18,583

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 6,180,974 5,892,056 -288,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 836,437 626,695 -209,742
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 816,372 560,759 -255,613
Air transport 6,601 11,982 +5,381

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,073,030
London Gateway Port 1,003,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 542,608
Portsmouth 422,701
Middlesbrough 313,410

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 6,180,974 5,892,056 -288,918
London Gateway Port 622,003 381,024 -240,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 291,718 250,890 -40,828
Portsmouth 260,470 162,231 -98,239
Middlesbrough 133,459 179,951 +46,492
Felixstowe 59,490 123,335 +63,845
Holyhead 142,661 22,406 -120,255
Harwich 61,270 57,052 -4,218
Southampton 47,028 0 -47,028
Dover 20,828 0 -20,828

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0808

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

Description: Fresh fruits including apples, pears, and quinces, ready to eat or use in recipes