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 10,688,799
Thailand 7,785,620
Viet Nam 6,408,770
India 4,306,441
Netherlands 4,086,355

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 5,441,077 5,247,722 -193,355
Thailand 3,295,630 4,489,990 +1,194,360
Viet Nam 2,823,205 3,585,565 +762,360
India 2,240,225 2,066,216 -174,009
Netherlands 3,169,085 917,270 -2,251,815
South Africa 1,298,398 2,278,073 +979,675
Israel 1,327,313 1,551,441 +224,128
Spain 1,286,915 1,463,162 +176,247
Bangladesh 1,408,374 914,106 -494,268
Ecuador 940,498 1,014,670 +74,172

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 11,823,897
Thailand 7,899,863
Viet Nam 6,527,774
India 4,346,042
South Africa 4,345,225

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 6,521,832 5,302,065 -1,219,767
Thailand 3,345,223 4,554,640 +1,209,417
Viet Nam 2,883,161 3,644,613 +761,452
India 2,243,929 2,102,113 -141,816
South Africa 1,660,372 2,684,853 +1,024,481
Israel 1,537,220 1,687,044 +149,824
Spain 1,318,239 1,475,915 +157,676
Bangladesh 1,419,725 905,762 -513,963
Ecuador 1,083,439 1,172,105 +88,666
Mexico 881,657 1,194,026 +312,369

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 48
Outer London - East and North East 40
Outer London - West and North West 40
West Midlands 31
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18

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 38 37 -1
Outer London - East and North East 28 32 +4
Outer London - West and North West 32 27 -5
West Midlands 22 23 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 13 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 7 6 -1
Outer London - South 9 6 -3
Greater Manchester 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 5 +0

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 33,550,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,015,020
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,268,993
Road transport 2,039,439
Other 255,908

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 15,159,323 18,391,274 +3,231,951
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,586,601 6,428,419 -158,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,749,143 3,519,850 -2,229,293
Road transport 694,064 1,345,375 +651,311
Other 124,815 131,093 +6,278

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 30,218,473
London Gateway Port 7,098,879
Eurotunnel 4,181,358
Felixstowe 3,946,419
ZLC 2,169,720

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 13,399,496 16,818,977 +3,419,481
London Gateway Port 3,420,296 3,678,583 +258,287
Eurotunnel 2,197,823 1,983,535 -214,288
Felixstowe 2,173,784 1,772,635 -401,149
ZLC 694,064 1,475,656 +781,592
Harwich 1,525,858 618,567 -907,291
Southampton 1,295,606 680,421 -615,185
Portsmouth 1,104,193 750,513 -353,680
Birmingham Airport 897,862 700,041 -197,821
Manchester Airport 577,495 335,764 -241,731

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 213
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 58
Food and beverage service activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Other personal service activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 60
2025-11 66
2025-10 54
2025-09 62
2025-08 83

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
0-1m 110
1m-15m 109
54m+ 27
15m-54m 22
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 £
Netherlands 446,493
Falkland Islands 145,131
Iceland 137,985
Ireland 88,165
Saint Helena 81,540

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 70,552 -305,389
Falkland Islands 65,855 79,276 +13,421
Iceland 78,914 59,071 -19,843
Ireland 29,702 58,463 +28,761
Saint Helena 37,339 44,201 +6,862
Australia 0 50,505 +50,505
France 46,753 0 -46,753
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,592 0 -31,592
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 13,877
Colombia 11,735
South Africa 10,559
Madagascar 7,120
Viet Nam 5,979

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 0 13,877 +13,877
Colombia 5,919 5,816 -103
South Africa 6,874 3,685 -3,189
Madagascar 2,429 4,691 +2,262
Viet Nam 0 5,979 +5,979
Ghana 0 4,366 +4,366
Zimbabwe 1,221 21 -1,200
Spain 259 656 +397
France 181 228 +47
XI 8 389 +381

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) 515,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 280,368
Air transport 177,020
Other 59,747

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 85,627 -343,775
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 106,386 173,982 +67,596
Air transport 111,565 65,455 -46,110
Other 18,743 41,004 +22,261

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 236,374
Felixstowe 193,505
Birmingham Airport 141,428
London Gateway Port 140,400
Southampton 136,776

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 19,529 -197,316
Felixstowe 159,096 34,409 -124,687
Birmingham Airport 79,973 61,455 -18,518
London Gateway Port 65,855 74,545 +8,690
Southampton 37,339 99,437 +62,098
000 18,743 41,004 +22,261
Dover / Eurotunnel 46,753 0 -46,753
London Heathrow Airport 31,592 0 -31,592
Holyhead 9,900 9,600 -300
Immingham Docks 0 16,614 +16,614

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