Import/export HS code 20019097: Various preserved plant foods

Other types of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and edible plant parts preserved or prepared with vinegar or acetic acid, not listed elsewhere

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Belgium 14,989,435
Poland 14,795,608
Turkey 9,465,583
Italy 6,874,536
Pakistan 6,315,675

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 £
Belgium 7,450,552 7,538,883 +88,331
Poland 7,384,116 7,411,492 +27,376
Turkey 4,854,195 4,611,388 -242,807
Italy 3,186,419 3,688,117 +501,698
Pakistan 2,950,810 3,364,865 +414,055
Spain 2,505,143 3,036,470 +531,327
India 2,128,195 1,852,850 -275,345
Netherlands 1,761,674 1,805,090 +43,416
China 1,670,399 1,672,530 +2,131
South Africa 1,810,594 1,511,544 -299,050

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 £
Poland 15,332,769
Italy 9,851,703
Turkey 9,571,024
Netherlands 8,239,177
Spain 6,449,622

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 £
Poland 7,597,159 7,735,610 +138,451
Italy 4,622,653 5,229,050 +606,397
Turkey 4,923,208 4,647,816 -275,392
Netherlands 4,191,699 4,047,478 -144,221
Spain 3,155,930 3,293,692 +137,762
Pakistan 2,950,810 3,359,795 +408,985
India 2,128,195 1,841,700 -286,495
Belgium 2,121,282 1,830,046 -291,236
Germany 1,652,979 2,204,241 +551,262
China 1,792,484 1,762,724 -29,760

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 71
Outer London - East and North East 62
Inner London - East 44
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26

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 56 59 +3
Outer London - East and North East 47 51 +4
Inner London - East 29 35 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33 31 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22 20 -2
Inner London - West 17 18 +1
West Midlands 15 16 +1
Essex 12 12 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 12 14 +2
Outer London - South 10 14 +4

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) 45,351,126
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,092,438
Other 2,897,696
Air transport 205,682
Road transport 166,041

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) 21,847,072 23,504,054 +1,656,982
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,460,466 17,631,972 -1,828,494
Other 1,408,727 1,488,969 +80,242
Air transport 93,433 112,249 +18,816
Road transport 112,569 53,472 -59,097

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 15,643,730
Felixstowe 15,290,250
Dover 14,750,315
Southampton 11,290,756
London Gateway Port 8,403,376

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 7,823,464 7,820,266 -3,198
Felixstowe 8,092,086 7,198,164 -893,922
Dover 7,096,215 7,654,100 +557,885
Southampton 5,428,074 5,862,682 +434,608
London Gateway Port 4,309,359 4,094,017 -215,342
Immingham Docks 2,603,792 2,721,774 +117,982
Liverpool Docks 1,356,224 2,206,139 +849,915
000 1,408,727 1,488,969 +80,242
Eurotunnel 1,417,449 1,087,236 -330,213
Dover / Eurotunnel 556,634 354,617 -202,017

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
326
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
117
Food and beverage service activities
40
Manufacture of food products
39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 122
2026-04 124
2026-03 140
2026-02 115
2026-01 106

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 230
0-1m 119
54m+ 69
15m-54m 40
Other 16

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 7,131,432
Australia 1,347,856
Canada 822,578
United Arab Emirates 567,537
Spain 496,915

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 3,545,040 3,586,392 +41,352
Australia 638,414 709,442 +71,028
Canada 501,782 320,796 -180,986
United Arab Emirates 312,459 255,078 -57,381
Spain 242,451 254,464 +12,013
United States 294,780 164,052 -130,728
Gibraltar 187,774 185,097 -2,677
Netherlands 200,313 116,042 -84,271
France 142,718 147,247 +4,529
Germany 69,872 164,024 +94,152

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 £
XI 934,763
Ireland 115,789
Poland 34,554
Italy 26,186
Spain 1,744

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 £
XI 203,019 731,744 +528,725
Ireland 61,061 54,728 -6,333
Poland 16,082 18,472 +2,390
Italy 12,324 13,862 +1,538
Spain 0 1,744 +1,744
France 686 33 -653
China 319 272 -47
Netherlands 537 0 -537
Austria 287 0 -287
Turkey 179 0 -179

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) 7,460,007
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,680,819
Other 1,613,178
Air transport 119,483

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) 4,097,327 3,362,680 -734,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,432,943 2,247,876 -185,067
Other 503,068 1,110,110 +607,042
Air transport 22,990 96,493 +73,503

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,272,065
Holyhead 2,081,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,747,618
London Gateway Port 1,653,226
000 1,613,178

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,791,687 1,480,378 -311,309
Holyhead 1,026,374 1,054,689 +28,315
Dover / Eurotunnel 855,092 892,526 +37,434
London Gateway Port 782,530 870,696 +88,166
000 503,068 1,110,110 +607,042
Heysham 778,603 434,476 -344,127
Southampton 504,500 167,555 -336,945
Immingham Docks 293,488 247,138 -46,350
Felixstowe 306,063 208,224 -97,839
London Heathrow Airport 14,924 93,442 +78,518

Quick facts

HS code: 20019097

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

Description: Other types of vegetables, fruits, nuts, and edible plant parts preserved or prepared with vinegar or acetic acid, not listed elsewhere