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 276,664,876
South Africa 185,852,931
Netherlands 133,744,928
Italy 86,958,656
New Zealand 51,887,786

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 145,622,172 131,042,704 -14,579,468
South Africa 93,154,082 92,698,849 -455,233
Netherlands 67,233,365 66,511,563 -721,802
Italy 43,541,687 43,416,969 -124,718
New Zealand 26,818,059 25,069,727 -1,748,332
Belgium 16,432,705 29,952,238 +13,519,533
Chile 21,500,599 22,639,890 +1,139,291
Portugal 14,952,414 12,351,736 -2,600,678
Poland 15,938,527 10,543,301 -5,395,226
Spain 9,649,257 12,858,312 +3,209,055

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 227,787,368
South Africa 192,932,951
Netherlands 103,095,682
Italy 92,269,571
Belgium 85,805,179

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 110,772,995 117,014,373 +6,241,378
South Africa 95,943,636 96,989,315 +1,045,679
Netherlands 50,817,921 52,277,761 +1,459,840
Italy 47,740,465 44,529,106 -3,211,359
Belgium 42,767,505 43,037,674 +270,169
New Zealand 26,958,984 21,825,181 -5,133,803
Chile 21,544,136 22,764,169 +1,220,033
Spain 19,104,748 18,734,101 -370,647
Poland 18,027,760 10,817,097 -7,210,663
Portugal 15,136,558 12,823,398 -2,313,160

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 19
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 17 +2
Inner London - East 11 11 +0
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Outer London - West and North West 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Kent 10 8 -2
Lincolnshire 7 8 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 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) 620,074,160
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 309,084,581
Other 26,810,883
Road transport 4,771,579
Air transport 735,788

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) 313,632,316 306,441,844 -7,190,472
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,486,230 152,598,351 -3,887,879
Other 13,140,288 13,670,595 +530,307
Road transport 3,052,496 1,719,083 -1,333,413
Air transport 335,889 399,899 +64,010
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 £
Eurotunnel 276,198,375
London Gateway Port 258,709,825
Dover 190,831,214
Portsmouth 59,950,332
Felixstowe 44,245,561

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 135,329,087 140,869,288 +5,540,201
London Gateway Port 129,056,983 129,652,842 +595,859
Dover 95,721,076 95,110,138 -610,938
Portsmouth 29,702,230 30,248,102 +545,872
Felixstowe 28,646,327 15,599,234 -13,047,093
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,151,500 13,182,004 -7,969,496
000 13,140,288 13,670,595 +530,307
Harwich 13,148,624 11,695,445 -1,453,179
Southampton 6,927,731 12,878,858 +5,951,127
ZLC 5,436,646 3,784,352 -1,652,294

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 127
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Manufacture of food products 6
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 65
2026-03 65
2026-02 69
2026-01 75
2025-12 70

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+ 40
0-1m 28
15m-54m 26
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 14,253,362
France 552,822
Netherlands 506,880
United Arab Emirates 436,443
Iceland 316,790

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 6,271,471 7,981,891 +1,710,420
France 296,625 256,197 -40,428
Netherlands 205,504 301,376 +95,872
United Arab Emirates 244,944 191,499 -53,445
Iceland 150,260 166,530 +16,270
Belgium 106,327 57,068 -49,259
Qatar 136,080 27,216 -108,864
Saudi Arabia 81,648 81,648 +0
Kuwait 27,216 108,864 +81,648
Oman 54,432 81,648 +27,216

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 5,436,036
Ireland 4,866,095
Nicaragua 677,936
France 297,716
South Africa 174,238

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 2,528,485 2,907,551 +379,066
Ireland 1,912,365 2,953,730 +1,041,365
Nicaragua 318,223 359,713 +41,490
France 189,214 108,502 -80,712
South Africa 21,884 152,354 +130,470
Chile 2,854 126,260 +123,406
Netherlands 65,474 58,395 -7,079
Italy 36,628 49,022 +12,394
Spain 55 37,248 +37,193
New Zealand 1,419 31,498 +30,079

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 14,158,047
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,705,497
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,477,947
Air transport 38,095

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 6,181,200 7,976,847 +1,795,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 790,585 914,912 +124,327
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 809,405 668,542 -140,863
Air transport 7,890 30,205 +22,315

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 14,158,047
London Gateway Port 1,115,856
Dover / Eurotunnel 636,734
Portsmouth 450,940
Middlesbrough 311,889

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 6,181,200 7,976,847 +1,795,647
London Gateway Port 598,752 517,104 -81,648
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,866 390,868 +145,002
Portsmouth 260,470 190,470 -70,000
Middlesbrough 148,502 163,387 +14,885
Felixstowe 60,731 174,830 +114,099
Holyhead 142,661 22,406 -120,255
Harwich 61,270 90,739 +29,469
Southampton 47,028 0 -47,028
London Heathrow Airport 6,132 26,075 +19,943

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