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 12,941,810
Thailand 8,871,080
Viet Nam 7,186,364
South Africa 5,445,941
India 5,007,204

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 6,209,529 6,732,281 +522,752
Thailand 3,687,012 5,184,068 +1,497,056
Viet Nam 3,109,932 4,076,432 +966,500
South Africa 1,218,246 4,227,695 +3,009,449
India 2,506,913 2,500,291 -6,622
Brazil 480,090 3,968,567 +3,488,477
Netherlands 2,589,075 1,775,194 -813,881
Israel 1,327,313 1,551,441 +224,128
Spain 1,244,187 1,604,873 +360,686
Ecuador 1,158,542 1,460,940 +302,398

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 13,633,699
Thailand 9,058,192
Viet Nam 7,433,700
South Africa 6,700,402
India 5,047,317

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 6,868,826 6,764,873 -103,953
Thailand 3,776,878 5,281,314 +1,504,436
Viet Nam 3,118,464 4,315,236 +1,196,772
South Africa 1,469,516 5,230,886 +3,761,370
India 2,507,391 2,539,926 +32,535
Brazil 545,255 3,979,566 +3,434,311
Israel 1,537,220 1,687,044 +149,824
Ecuador 1,356,455 1,848,567 +492,112
Spain 1,254,783 1,543,868 +289,085
Bangladesh 1,405,544 911,458 -494,086

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 51
Outer London - West and North West 43
Outer London - East and North East 41
West Midlands 32
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 42 +6
Outer London - West and North West 33 32 -1
Outer London - East and North East 29 31 +2
West Midlands 24 24 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Inner London - West 4 12 +8
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 8 +1
Outer London - South 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1

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 42,229,093
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,744,268
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,217,646
Road transport 2,022,143
Other 311,499

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 16,986,958 25,242,135 +8,255,177
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,000,708 8,743,560 +1,742,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,198,283 5,019,363 -178,920
Road transport 678,170 1,343,973 +665,803
Other 133,448 178,051 +44,603

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 38,611,744
London Gateway Port 8,712,727
Eurotunnel 4,900,717
Felixstowe 4,441,289
Southampton 2,699,699

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 15,259,510 23,352,234 +8,092,724
London Gateway Port 3,825,098 4,887,629 +1,062,531
Eurotunnel 2,127,798 2,772,919 +645,121
Felixstowe 2,319,523 2,121,766 -197,757
Southampton 1,154,025 1,545,674 +391,649
Harwich 1,186,389 1,096,775 -89,614
ZLC 678,170 1,474,254 +796,084
Portsmouth 1,035,332 885,671 -149,661
Birmingham Airport 915,305 736,481 -178,824
London Gatwick Airport 285,287 812,420 +527,133

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
234
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
63
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
2026-05 83
2026-04 67
2026-03 68
2026-02 64
2026-01 60

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 119
0-1m 110
54m+ 30
15m-54m 25
Other 20

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 504,016
Falkland Islands 160,679
Ireland 147,003
Iceland 127,490
Saint Helena 79,605

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 372,749 131,267 -241,482
Falkland Islands 66,650 94,029 +27,379
Ireland 35,911 111,092 +75,181
Iceland 54,421 73,069 +18,648
Saint Helena 37,294 42,311 +5,017
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 4,000 0 -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 27,236
South Africa 18,787
Colombia 18,202
Ghana 15,615
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 27,184 +27,132
South Africa 7,323 11,464 +4,141
Colombia 7,431 10,771 +3,340
Ghana 0 15,615 +15,615
Madagascar 2,429 9,743 +7,314
Viet Nam 0 7,680 +7,680
Thailand 1,220 4,740 +3,520
Kenya 1,318 1,569 +251
Rwanda 0 2,211 +2,211
France 289 1,209 +920

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) 290,789
Air transport 183,474
Other 116,948

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) 430,322 145,422 -284,900
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,944 186,845 +82,901
Air transport 93,456 90,018 -3,438
Other 21,648 95,300 +73,652

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 290,424
Felixstowe 197,039
Southampton 166,908
Birmingham Airport 130,798
London Gateway Port 117,155

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 155,904 41,135 -114,769
Southampton 37,294 129,614 +92,320
Birmingham Airport 57,864 72,934 +15,070
London Gateway Port 66,650 50,505 -16,145
000 21,648 95,300 +73,652
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,753 945 -45,808
London Heathrow Airport 31,592 4,995 -26,597
Immingham Docks 0 22,334 +22,334
Holyhead 10,820 8,680 -2,140

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