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 272,556,844
South Africa 154,135,912
Netherlands 125,295,833
Italy 86,329,920
New Zealand 48,647,072

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 145,058,271 127,498,573 -17,559,698
South Africa 89,125,805 65,010,107 -24,115,698
Netherlands 66,063,596 59,232,237 -6,831,359
Italy 44,216,433 42,113,487 -2,102,946
New Zealand 27,307,791 21,339,281 -5,968,510
Belgium 18,157,331 28,394,290 +10,236,959
Chile 21,767,512 16,709,451 -5,058,061
Portugal 14,995,234 12,359,482 -2,635,752
Poland 14,840,191 9,641,367 -5,198,824
Spain 10,038,553 12,415,517 +2,376,964

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 229,866,962
South Africa 160,863,294
Netherlands 96,684,636
Italy 90,882,282
Belgium 81,184,139

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 113,449,737 116,417,225 +2,967,488
South Africa 91,779,750 69,083,544 -22,696,206
Netherlands 50,309,987 46,374,649 -3,935,338
Italy 47,664,260 43,218,022 -4,446,238
Belgium 42,394,382 38,789,757 -3,604,625
New Zealand 27,387,557 18,093,073 -9,294,484
Chile 21,917,644 16,901,718 -5,015,926
Spain 19,361,586 17,587,683 -1,773,903
Portugal 15,158,914 12,831,144 -2,327,770
Poland 16,377,408 9,824,182 -6,553,226

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 18
Inner London - East 14
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 13
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 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Outer London - West and North West 9 11 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 10 8 -2
Kent 9 7 -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) 604,708,923
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 266,234,578
Other 25,174,941
Road transport 4,660,492
Air transport 509,975

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) 312,434,420 292,274,503 -20,159,917
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 152,497,122 113,737,456 -38,759,666
Other 13,015,466 12,159,475 -855,991
Road transport 2,850,019 1,810,473 -1,039,546
Air transport 449,764 60,211 -389,553
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 268,570,458
London Gateway Port 220,742,160
Dover 187,961,746
Portsmouth 59,846,240
Felixstowe 39,029,200

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 136,215,715 132,354,743 -3,860,972
London Gateway Port 121,469,748 99,272,412 -22,197,336
Dover 95,899,285 92,062,461 -3,836,824
Portsmouth 28,874,282 30,971,958 +2,097,676
Felixstowe 26,832,945 12,196,255 -14,636,690
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,918,274 12,215,808 -8,702,466
000 13,015,466 12,159,475 -855,991
Harwich 12,427,439 11,032,022 -1,395,417
Southampton 12,173,216 6,597,964 -5,575,252
ZLC 4,978,179 3,783,445 -1,194,734

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
126
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Manufacture of food products
5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 64
2026-04 65
2026-03 65
2026-02 69
2026-01 75

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 28
15m-54m 24
Other 9

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 13,756,738
France 578,625
Netherlands 493,740
United Arab Emirates 436,443
Iceland 313,907

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 6,639,043 7,117,695 +478,652
France 333,642 244,983 -88,659
Netherlands 183,522 310,218 +126,696
United Arab Emirates 244,944 191,499 -53,445
Iceland 178,523 135,384 -43,139
Qatar 136,080 27,216 -108,864
Saudi Arabia 81,648 81,648 +0
Belgium 115,835 42,909 -72,926
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 5,343,928
Ireland 4,628,672
Nicaragua 677,936
France 200,538
South Africa 172,829

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 2,836,310 2,507,618 -328,692
Ireland 1,971,018 2,657,654 +686,636
Nicaragua 318,223 359,713 +41,490
France 110,069 90,469 -19,600
South Africa 42,218 130,611 +88,393
Chile 3,276 138,492 +135,216
Netherlands 65,026 62,671 -2,355
Italy 44,124 40,986 -3,138
Spain 61 40,829 +40,768
New Zealand 1,695 34,648 +32,953

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 13,684,333
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,730,479
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,445,659
Air transport 39,007

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 6,566,139 7,118,194 +552,055
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 817,989 912,490 +94,501
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 823,786 621,873 -201,913
Air transport 9,966 29,041 +19,075

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 13,684,333
London Gateway Port 1,115,856
Dover / Eurotunnel 653,234
Portsmouth 450,940
Middlesbrough 309,006

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 6,566,139 7,118,194 +552,055
London Gateway Port 598,752 517,104 -81,648
Dover / Eurotunnel 276,417 376,817 +100,400
Portsmouth 260,470 190,470 -70,000
Middlesbrough 176,765 132,241 -44,524
Felixstowe 60,731 176,877 +116,146
Harwich 75,429 76,580 +1,151
Holyhead 119,730 22,406 -97,324
Southampton 47,028 0 -47,028
Dover 20,828 13,843 -6,985

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