Import/export HS code 200520: Prepared potatoes

Potatoes prepared or preserved, not frozen

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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 £
Belgium 61,548,833
Netherlands 52,479,415
Spain 35,591,804
France 16,602,768
Germany 12,920,719

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 28,530,041 33,018,792 +4,488,751
Netherlands 32,070,650 20,408,765 -11,661,885
Spain 13,489,252 22,102,552 +8,613,300
France 10,523,615 6,079,153 -4,444,462
Germany 6,860,372 6,060,347 -800,025
Poland 5,603,210 4,424,371 -1,178,839
Ireland 5,182,380 4,322,203 -860,177
Lithuania 5,043,510 2,507,471 -2,536,039
China 3,208,356 1,988,233 -1,220,123
United States 1,932,081 1,465,000 -467,081

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 £
Belgium 50,290,475
Spain 49,634,802
Netherlands 47,766,122
Poland 26,217,290
Germany 10,085,087

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 £
Belgium 27,119,986 23,170,489 -3,949,497
Spain 21,113,399 28,521,403 +7,408,004
Netherlands 27,068,848 20,697,274 -6,371,574
Poland 13,803,961 12,413,329 -1,390,632
Germany 5,169,213 4,915,874 -253,339
China 3,705,936 2,147,370 -1,558,566
Denmark 4,040,908 165,644 -3,875,264
France 2,225,579 1,837,302 -388,277
United States 1,910,898 1,404,286 -506,612
Romania 1,641,779 1,651,666 +9,887

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 65
Outer London - East and North East 52
Inner London - East 39
Inner London - West 24
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 23

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 47 50 +3
Outer London - East and North East 41 39 -2
Inner London - East 31 27 -4
Inner London - West 15 19 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20 15 -5
Greater Manchester 17 16 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 16 +0
West Midlands 13 14 +1
Essex 13 6 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 169,918,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,072,552
Other 11,975,577
Air transport 461,602
Road transport 380,893

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,501,555 81,416,858 -7,084,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,045,280 24,027,272 -4,018,008
Other 6,712,288 5,263,289 -1,448,999
Air transport 383,625 77,977 -305,648
Road transport 308,469 72,424 -236,045
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 994 +994

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 57,034,833
London 29,837,450
Eurotunnel 29,076,280
Immingham Docks 24,549,310
Harwich 17,188,475

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 £
Dover 29,433,622 27,601,211 -1,832,411
London 14,546,549 15,290,901 +744,352
Eurotunnel 15,561,477 13,514,803 -2,046,674
Immingham Docks 12,155,367 12,393,943 +238,576
Harwich 9,696,428 7,492,047 -2,204,381
Killingholme 8,023,404 4,010,675 -4,012,729
000 6,712,288 5,263,289 -1,448,999
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,345,611 5,414,253 +68,642
Felixstowe 4,954,451 3,630,112 -1,324,339
Liverpool Docks 1,501,640 3,748,128 +2,246,488

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 272
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 112
Food and beverage service activities 48
Manufacture of food products 30
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 14

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 118
2025-11 131
2025-10 139
2025-09 130
2025-08 120

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 186
0-1m 129
54m+ 59
15m-54m 37
Other 32

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 64,547,675
United States 9,563,468
France 8,633,802
United Arab Emirates 7,535,823
Nigeria 6,337,333

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 34,297,927 30,249,748 -4,048,179
United States 6,847,834 2,715,634 -4,132,200
France 5,305,322 3,328,480 -1,976,842
United Arab Emirates 4,637,915 2,897,908 -1,740,007
Nigeria 4,848,940 1,488,393 -3,360,547
Canada 3,658,983 1,120,202 -2,538,781
Netherlands 1,755,117 1,698,869 -56,248
Australia 1,149,701 1,084,868 -64,833
Singapore 1,217,965 759,249 -458,716
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,123,799 767,103 -356,696

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 18,387,230
Ireland 1,198,104
Netherlands 445,644
Belgium 131,795
Denmark 122,040

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 9,867,791 8,519,439 -1,348,352
Ireland 511,710 686,394 +174,684
Netherlands 248,574 197,070 -51,504
Belgium 65,423 66,372 +949
Denmark 104,591 17,449 -87,142
Spain 61,545 51,775 -9,770
Italy 21,362 38,816 +17,454
France 18,207 33,104 +14,897
Poland 13,736 20,155 +6,419
Germany 6,425 2,668 -3,757

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) 66,158,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,891,857
Other 26,395,625
Air transport 8,360,433

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) 34,017,214 32,141,571 -1,875,643
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,628,016 14,263,841 -16,364,175
Other 14,365,327 12,030,298 -2,335,029
Air transport 6,067,630 2,292,803 -3,774,827

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 26,395,625
Liverpool Docks 25,165,564
Holyhead 20,213,296
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,172,096
London Gateway Port 15,153,012

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 £
000 14,365,327 12,030,298 -2,335,029
Liverpool Docks 13,993,068 11,172,496 -2,820,572
Holyhead 10,977,015 9,236,281 -1,740,734
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,974,505 10,197,591 +223,086
London Gateway Port 10,351,400 4,801,612 -5,549,788
London 5,449,069 1,765,858 -3,683,211
Felixstowe 3,780,673 1,835,585 -1,945,088
Southampton 3,216,954 2,111,682 -1,105,272
London Heathrow Airport 3,674,964 640,670 -3,034,294
Heysham 1,806,542 1,312,653 -493,889

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 200520

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

Description: Potatoes prepared or preserved, not frozen