Import/export HS code 08109020: Fresh tamarinds, lychees, jackfruit, and more

Fresh tropical fruits like tamarinds, lychees, jackfruit, and others, often used in Asian cuisine

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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 £
Colombia 12,685,352
Thailand 8,746,273
Viet Nam 6,866,460
South Africa 5,407,835
India 4,491,799

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 £
Colombia 5,970,998 6,714,354 +743,356
Thailand 3,468,485 5,277,788 +1,809,303
Viet Nam 2,903,089 3,963,371 +1,060,282
South Africa 1,173,833 4,234,002 +3,060,169
India 2,371,460 2,120,339 -251,121
Netherlands 2,725,468 1,678,452 -1,047,016
Brazil 497,251 3,517,572 +3,020,321
Israel 1,327,313 1,551,441 +224,128
Spain 1,277,363 1,581,897 +304,534
Ecuador 1,106,986 1,403,767 +296,781

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 £
Colombia 13,483,907
Thailand 8,939,919
Viet Nam 7,083,846
South Africa 6,664,894
India 4,531,912

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 £
Colombia 6,759,129 6,724,778 -34,351
Thailand 3,569,332 5,370,587 +1,801,255
Viet Nam 2,940,136 4,143,710 +1,203,574
South Africa 1,423,036 5,241,858 +3,818,822
India 2,371,938 2,159,974 -211,964
Brazil 549,227 3,549,023 +2,999,796
Israel 1,537,220 1,687,044 +149,824
Ecuador 1,295,939 1,728,433 +432,494
Spain 1,279,718 1,544,018 +264,300
Bangladesh 1,421,335 905,692 -515,643

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 49
Outer London - West and North West 45
Outer London - East and North East 40
West Midlands 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19

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
Inner London - East 36 40 +4
Outer London - West and North West 34 33 -1
Outer London - East and North East 29 32 +3
West Midlands 23 22 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 14 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 5 9 +4
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - South 9 7 -2

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 40,606,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,703,540
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,213,805
Road transport 2,022,143
Other 312,564

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 £
Air transport 16,292,354 24,314,015 +8,021,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,836,472 8,867,068 +2,030,596
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,309,623 4,904,182 -405,441
Road transport 678,170 1,343,973 +665,803
Other 137,362 175,202 +37,840

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 37,001,820
London Gateway Port 8,629,680
Eurotunnel 4,880,236
Felixstowe 4,289,781
Southampton 2,750,147

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 Heathrow Airport 14,561,244 22,440,576 +7,879,332
London Gateway Port 3,706,730 4,922,950 +1,216,220
Eurotunnel 2,149,266 2,730,970 +581,704
Felixstowe 2,167,310 2,122,471 -44,839
Southampton 1,251,465 1,498,682 +247,217
Harwich 1,278,895 1,105,644 -173,251
ZLC 678,170 1,474,254 +796,084
Portsmouth 1,062,390 901,673 -160,717
Birmingham Airport 898,820 752,760 -146,060
London Gatwick Airport 266,874 789,278 +522,404

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 227
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10
Other personal service activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 67
2026-03 68
2026-02 64
2026-01 60
2025-12 62

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 118
0-1m 111
54m+ 28
15m-54m 25
Other 15

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 £
Netherlands 507,208
Falkland Islands 161,290
Ireland 144,101
Iceland 127,239
Saint Helena 86,763

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 £
Netherlands 375,941 131,267 -244,674
Falkland Islands 65,961 95,329 +29,368
Ireland 32,736 111,365 +78,629
Iceland 53,625 73,614 +19,989
Saint Helena 44,452 42,311 -2,141
Australia 0 50,505 +50,505
France 46,753 0 -46,753
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,592 0 -31,592
United Arab Emirates 0 15,312 +15,312
Taiwan 0 4,000 +4,000

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 £
Brazil 26,086
South Africa 18,901
Colombia 17,525
Ghana 14,533
Madagascar 12,172

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 £
Brazil 52 26,034 +25,982
South Africa 7,370 11,531 +4,161
Colombia 6,344 11,181 +4,837
Ghana 0 14,533 +14,533
Madagascar 2,429 9,743 +7,314
Viet Nam 0 7,680 +7,680
Thailand 637 4,637 +4,000
Kenya 302 2,585 +2,283
Rwanda 0 2,211 +2,211
France 225 1,314 +1,089

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) 575,744
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 301,750
Air transport 183,223
Other 114,046

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) 429,402 146,342 -283,060
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,605 188,145 +74,540
Air transport 88,660 94,563 +5,903
Other 19,393 94,653 +75,260

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 290,424
Felixstowe 200,231
Southampton 166,686
Birmingham Airport 132,319
London Gateway Port 125,146

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 £
Harwich 216,845 73,579 -143,266
Felixstowe 159,096 41,135 -117,961
Southampton 44,452 122,234 +77,782
Birmingham Airport 57,068 75,251 +18,183
London Gateway Port 65,961 59,185 -6,776
000 19,393 94,653 +75,260
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,753 945 -45,808
London Heathrow Airport 31,592 4,995 -26,597
Immingham Docks 0 22,334 +22,334
Holyhead 9,900 9,600 -300

Quick facts

HS code: 08109020

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

Description: Fresh tropical fruits like tamarinds, lychees, jackfruit, and others, often used in Asian cuisine