Import/export HS code 20052020: Fried or baked potato slices

Thin potato slices, fried or baked, ready to eat, packed airtight

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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 £
Spain 15,162,157
Belgium 13,158,803
France 10,645,929
Ireland 8,614,673
Germany 8,268,657

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 £
Spain 9,517,383 5,644,774 -3,872,609
Belgium 3,186,106 9,972,697 +6,786,591
France 4,724,827 5,921,102 +1,196,275
Ireland 4,350,731 4,263,942 -86,789
Germany 3,687,350 4,581,307 +893,957
Poland 4,723,638 3,275,010 -1,448,628
Lithuania 4,063,108 2,663,667 -1,399,441
China 2,314,726 1,918,446 -396,280
Netherlands 1,412,021 1,256,792 -155,229
Denmark 2,028,722 205,637 -1,823,085

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 24,964,256
Spain 24,362,980
China 4,539,921
Germany 4,496,634
Romania 3,050,260

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 12,521,832 12,442,424 -79,408
Spain 10,150,057 14,212,923 +4,062,866
China 2,655,437 1,884,484 -770,953
Germany 2,060,052 2,436,582 +376,530
Romania 1,495,995 1,554,265 +58,270
Denmark 2,742,026 142,959 -2,599,067
France 1,224,056 1,211,540 -12,516
Portugal 1,861,677 568,202 -1,293,475
Belgium 1,055,620 530,288 -525,332
Italy 613,820 619,682 +5,862

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 51
Outer London - East and North East 45
Inner London - East 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22
Greater Manchester 20

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 38 39 +1
Outer London - East and North East 34 30 -4
Inner London - East 20 19 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 17 +0
Greater Manchester 13 16 +3
Inner London - West 15 15 +0
West Midlands 9 13 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 13 +4
West Yorkshire 8 13 +5
Outer London - South 9 11 +2

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) 58,399,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,016,118
Other 10,149,399
Air transport 148,008
Road transport 121,440

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) 27,178,286 31,221,401 +4,043,115
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,895,961 9,120,157 -4,775,804
Other 5,080,794 5,068,605 -12,189
Air transport 118,514 29,494 -89,020
Road transport 45,534 75,906 +30,372
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 30,773,879
London 10,643,363
000 10,149,399
Immingham Docks 8,433,473
Harwich 7,309,839

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 15,263,189 15,510,690 +247,501
London 4,043,865 6,599,498 +2,555,633
000 5,080,794 5,068,605 -12,189
Immingham Docks 3,492,727 4,940,746 +1,448,019
Harwich 3,657,677 3,652,162 -5,515
Felixstowe 3,248,896 2,042,417 -1,206,479
Liverpool Docks 4,091,901 587,635 -3,504,266
Eurotunnel 2,400,080 922,615 -1,477,465
Southampton 932,360 1,759,484 +827,124
Portsmouth 975,861 1,022,912 +47,051

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
228
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
94
Food and beverage service activities
38
Manufacture of food products
16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 96
2026-04 89
2026-03 122
2026-02 99
2026-01 91

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 157
0-1m 103
54m+ 33
Other 30
15m-54m 29

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 54,205,986
France 8,169,040
United Arab Emirates 4,513,328
Netherlands 3,606,199
United States 2,329,249

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 26,619,069 27,586,917 +967,848
France 4,685,384 3,483,656 -1,201,728
United Arab Emirates 2,303,878 2,209,450 -94,428
Netherlands 1,726,598 1,879,601 +153,003
United States 1,286,818 1,042,431 -244,387
Canada 1,275,008 911,696 -363,312
Singapore 974,671 970,828 -3,843
Italy 832,881 960,564 +127,683
Australia 891,046 833,057 -57,989
Latvia 854,632 838,938 -15,694

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 12,994,395
Ireland 833,560
Netherlands 381,538
Belgium 133,865
Spain 95,484

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 6,484,835 6,509,560 +24,725
Ireland 456,412 377,148 -79,264
Netherlands 222,703 158,835 -63,868
Belgium 69,739 64,126 -5,613
Spain 16,370 79,114 +62,744
France 24,378 49,768 +25,390
Denmark 54,933 8,306 -46,627
Poland 13,314 15,122 +1,808
United States 132 282 +150
Nicaragua 0 386 +386

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) 64,212,258
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,828,133
Other 17,506,543
Air transport 5,044,154

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) 31,506,053 32,706,205 +1,200,152
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,760,245 9,067,888 +307,643
Other 8,816,201 8,690,342 -125,859
Air transport 2,649,088 2,395,066 -254,022

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,843,684
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,358,123
000 17,506,543
Holyhead 16,875,186
London Gateway Port 5,600,337

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 9,157,561 11,686,123 +2,528,562
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,436,018 9,922,105 +486,087
000 8,816,201 8,690,342 -125,859
Holyhead 8,862,008 8,013,178 -848,830
London Gateway Port 2,642,248 2,958,089 +315,841
Southampton 2,544,689 2,050,714 -493,975
Heysham 1,780,082 1,374,979 -405,103
Felixstowe 1,421,001 1,659,119 +238,118
Harwich 1,052,176 1,408,222 +356,046
Dover 1,363,257 840,902 -522,355

Quick facts

HS code: 20052020

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

Description: Thin potato slices, fried or baked, ready to eat, packed airtight