Import/export HS code 080940: Fresh plums and sloes

Fresh plums and sloes, perfect for eating or making preserves

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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 £
South Africa 33,173,448
Spain 27,507,678
Italy 20,767,118
Chile 5,878,454
France 5,412,988

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 £
South Africa 15,594,745 17,578,703 +1,983,958
Spain 13,776,409 13,731,269 -45,140
Italy 11,208,233 9,558,885 -1,649,348
Chile 3,428,499 2,449,955 -978,544
France 3,342,239 2,070,749 -1,271,490
Germany 2,311,507 2,536,353 +224,846
Netherlands 1,741,471 1,185,152 -556,319
Moldova 832,209 1,108,650 +276,441
Turkey 983,428 685,560 -297,868
Portugal 625,121 984,242 +359,121

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 £
South Africa 35,327,615
Spain 33,083,904
Italy 21,893,418
Chile 6,099,188
France 2,526,865

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 £
South Africa 16,871,396 18,456,219 +1,584,823
Spain 16,687,094 16,396,810 -290,284
Italy 12,306,545 9,586,873 -2,719,672
Chile 3,571,120 2,528,068 -1,043,052
France 1,220,443 1,306,422 +85,979
Portugal 971,388 1,447,926 +476,538
Moldova 853,489 1,196,021 +342,532
Turkey 983,428 681,464 -301,964
Greece 131,311 58,876 -72,435
Bulgaria 48,798 27,871 -20,927

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 16
Outer London - West and North West 14
Inner London - East 13
Inner London - West 11
Kent 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 12 16 +4
Outer London - West and North West 11 8 -3
Inner London - East 10 13 +3
Inner London - West 10 7 -3
Kent 8 11 +3
Greater Manchester 8 3 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Lincolnshire 5 5 +0
Merseyside 5 4 -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) 65,771,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,109,848
Air transport 3,295,177
Other 678,305
Road transport 605,711

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) 34,258,709 31,513,016 -2,745,693
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,562,498 18,547,350 +984,852
Air transport 1,648,649 1,646,528 -2,121
Other 342,603 335,702 -6,901
Road transport 397,068 208,643 -188,425
Rail transport 0 2,401 +2,401

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 31,012,732
Eurotunnel 30,838,595
Dover 24,062,640
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,177,902
London Heathrow Airport 3,291,939

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 14,693,632 16,319,100 +1,625,468
Eurotunnel 15,893,269 14,945,326 -947,943
Dover 12,551,411 11,511,229 -1,040,182
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,593,163 2,584,739 -8,424
London Heathrow Airport 1,647,354 1,644,585 -2,769
Harwich 1,704,429 1,326,916 -377,513
Southampton 1,316,118 681,778 -634,340
Portsmouth 1,033,168 906,764 -126,404
Felixstowe 1,131,886 479,085 -652,801
Newhaven 396,268 678,608 +282,340

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
109
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Food and beverage service activities
6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
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 34
2026-04 29
2026-03 21
2026-02 19
2026-01 23

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 55
54m+ 29
0-1m 24
15m-54m 21
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 1,265,926
Netherlands 90,726
Italy 21,125
Iceland 19,491
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,371

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 753,896 512,030 -241,866
Netherlands 8,065 82,661 +74,596
Italy 21,125 0 -21,125
Iceland 9,557 9,934 +377
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 5,371 +5,371

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 £
Italy 24,618
South Africa 22,994
Spain 15,866
France 5,237
Portugal 531

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 £
Italy 683 23,935 +23,252
South Africa 12,428 10,566 -1,862
Spain 11,977 3,889 -8,088
France 3,830 1,407 -2,423
Portugal 144 387 +243
XI 160 57 -103
Chile 0 57 +57

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) 883,922
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 399,481
Other 92,274
Air transport 26,962

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) 495,028 388,894 -106,134
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 255,943 143,538 -112,405
Other 32,115 60,159 +28,044
Air transport 9,557 17,405 +7,848

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,085,498
000 92,274
Felixstowe 90,726
Liverpool Docks 48,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,125

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 635,727 449,771 -185,956
000 32,115 60,159 +28,044
Felixstowe 8,065 82,661 +74,596
Liverpool Docks 48,953 0 -48,953
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,125 0 -21,125
Fishguard 20,287 0 -20,287
Birmingham Airport 9,557 8,970 -587
Milford 9,240 0 -9,240
Heysham 7,574 0 -7,574
London Stansted Airport 0 5,371 +5,371

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 080940

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

Description: Fresh plums and sloes, perfect for eating or making preserves