Import/export HS code 081310: Dried apricots

Apricots that have been dried and are ready to eat or use in cooking

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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 £
Turkey 46,144,553
France 4,907,730
Netherlands 432,195
Pakistan 222,550
Afghanistan 201,599

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 £
Turkey 23,423,175 22,721,378 -701,797
France 2,045,189 2,862,541 +817,352
Netherlands 187,996 244,199 +56,203
Pakistan 128,461 94,089 -34,372
Afghanistan 80,562 121,037 +40,475
Ireland 39,838 60,018 +20,180
Greece 6,899 77,318 +70,419
Germany 44,002 19,305 -24,697
China 24,746 25,247 +501
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,075 29,667 +19,592

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 £
Turkey 46,489,518
Tajikistan 3,624,113
Uzbekistan 900,710
Pakistan 298,399
Afghanistan 286,640

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 £
Turkey 25,398,905 21,090,613 -4,308,292
Tajikistan 6,606 3,617,507 +3,610,901
Uzbekistan 1,719 898,991 +897,272
Pakistan 128,461 169,938 +41,477
Afghanistan 112,996 173,644 +60,648
Italy 104,501 132,361 +27,860
France 105,001 47,844 -57,157
China 34,203 28,614 -5,589
Turkmenistan 0 47,169 +47,169
Netherlands 7,163 33,718 +26,555

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 28
Outer London - East and North East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Inner London - West 8
West Midlands 7

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 - West and North West 23 18 -5
Outer London - East and North East 9 5 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Essex 6 3 -3
West Yorkshire 5 3 -2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 1 3 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 3 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,120,501
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,625,845
Road transport 501,990
Other 181,702
Air transport 56,029

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,620,216 21,500,285 +880,069
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,258,334 4,367,511 -890,823
Road transport 66,316 435,674 +369,358
Other 117,376 64,326 -53,050
Air transport 21,833 34,196 +12,363

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 38,321,937
London Gateway Port 4,750,722
Eurotunnel 2,969,384
Liverpool Docks 2,522,674
Dover 1,778,050

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 £
Felixstowe 18,970,143 19,351,794 +381,651
London Gateway Port 3,501,713 1,249,009 -2,252,704
Eurotunnel 1,264,541 1,704,843 +440,302
Liverpool Docks 1,045,329 1,477,345 +432,016
Dover 651,895 1,126,155 +474,260
Southampton 130,356 427,356 +297,000
ZLC 106,265 439,442 +333,177
Dover / Eurotunnel 157,272 166,391 +9,119
Portsmouth 67,905 177,150 +109,245
000 117,376 64,326 -53,050

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
86
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
16
Manufacture of food products
9
Food and beverage service activities
5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 29
2026-03 30
2026-02 23
2026-01 27

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 37
0-1m 26
54m+ 25
15m-54m 13
Other 11

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 422,786
Netherlands 106,404
Turkey 77,815
Sweden 76,727
Iceland 75,064

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 201,816 220,970 +19,154
Netherlands 2,708 103,696 +100,988
Turkey 5,970 71,845 +65,875
Sweden 25,939 50,788 +24,849
Iceland 37,909 37,155 -754
Germany 72,841 0 -72,841
United Arab Emirates 16,786 21,314 +4,528
Barbados 14,143 15,988 +1,845
Ethiopia 0 27,560 +27,560
China 13,480 0 -13,480

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 £
Turkey 76,458
XI 75,297
France 35,483

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 £
Turkey 46,964 29,494 -17,470
XI 37,183 38,114 +931
France 25,303 10,180 -15,123

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) 482,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 277,194
Other 190,952
Air transport 33,046

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) 164,382 317,970 +153,588
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,655 151,539 +25,884
Other 111,406 79,546 -31,860
Air transport 980 32,066 +31,086

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 221,671
000 190,952
Holyhead 181,460
Immingham Docks 74,174
Middlesbrough 72,645

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 £
Felixstowe 59,734 161,937 +102,203
000 111,406 79,546 -31,860
Holyhead 73,654 107,806 +34,152
Immingham Docks 23,386 50,788 +27,402
Middlesbrough 35,490 37,155 +1,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,602 19,349 -25,253
London Gateway Port 29,200 28,026 -1,174
Liverpool Docks 10,578 32,335 +21,757
London Heathrow Airport 980 30,678 +29,698
Portsmouth 7,215 18,726 +11,511

Quick facts

HS code: 081310

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

Description: Apricots that have been dried and are ready to eat or use in cooking