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

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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 13,559,617
Belgium 9,104,804
France 9,023,413
Poland 8,756,254
Ireland 8,262,905

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 4,528,373 9,031,244 +4,502,871
Belgium 2,858,824 6,245,980 +3,387,156
France 3,801,249 5,222,164 +1,420,915
Poland 5,217,686 3,538,568 -1,679,118
Ireland 4,445,461 3,817,444 -628,017
Lithuania 4,933,346 2,432,011 -2,501,335
Germany 3,689,156 3,570,363 -118,793
China 2,880,811 1,540,386 -1,340,425
Denmark 3,120,397 150,569 -2,969,828
Netherlands 1,452,013 1,114,065 -337,948

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 24,102,628
Spain 18,744,691
China 4,905,483
Denmark 4,172,666
Germany 3,893,159

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 12,882,096 11,220,532 -1,661,564
Spain 5,123,592 13,621,099 +8,497,507
China 3,288,699 1,616,784 -1,671,915
Denmark 4,007,022 165,644 -3,841,378
Germany 1,948,997 1,944,162 -4,835
Romania 1,470,719 1,607,611 +136,892
Portugal 1,170,639 1,570,395 +399,756
France 1,006,349 1,139,659 +133,310
Belgium 1,143,660 631,513 -512,147
Lithuania 1,040,340 267,664 -772,676

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 48
Outer London - East and North East 46
Inner London - East 28
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21
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 33 37 +4
Outer London - East and North East 32 33 +1
Inner London - East 21 18 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 15 -2
Greater Manchester 14 15 +1
Inner London - West 11 14 +3
West Midlands 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 10 -1
West Yorkshire 8 10 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 9 6 -3

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) 52,065,661
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,639,538
Other 9,654,263
Air transport 203,881
Road transport 99,800

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) 23,982,788 28,082,873 +4,100,085
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,469,442 10,170,096 -3,299,346
Other 5,187,355 4,466,908 -720,447
Air transport 168,413 35,468 -132,945
Road transport 28,461 71,339 +42,878
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 28,219,961
000 9,654,263
London 8,309,650
Immingham Docks 7,523,009
Harwich 6,840,405

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 13,958,035 14,261,926 +303,891
000 5,187,355 4,466,908 -720,447
London 3,315,073 4,994,577 +1,679,504
Immingham Docks 4,444,211 3,078,798 -1,365,413
Harwich 3,564,554 3,275,851 -288,703
Felixstowe 3,955,944 2,008,061 -1,947,883
Liverpool Docks 1,485,188 3,697,615 +2,212,427
Eurotunnel 1,553,847 1,827,207 +273,360
Southampton 1,057,466 1,213,710 +156,244
Portsmouth 1,040,222 833,746 -206,476

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 224
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Food and beverage service activities 40
Manufacture of food products 11
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
2026-01 91
2025-11 98
2025-10 112
2025-09 103
2025-08 89

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 156
0-1m 101
54m+ 34
15m-54m 29
Other 24

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 50,183,095
France 7,753,783
United Arab Emirates 4,535,450
United States 4,146,225
Netherlands 3,380,466

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 26,310,431 23,872,664 -2,437,767
France 4,823,684 2,930,099 -1,893,585
United Arab Emirates 2,568,520 1,966,930 -601,590
United States 3,130,049 1,016,176 -2,113,873
Netherlands 1,698,817 1,681,649 -17,168
Canada 1,926,988 830,645 -1,096,343
Singapore 1,123,296 749,314 -373,982
Australia 986,342 840,537 -145,805
Italy 826,533 869,502 +42,969
Latvia 528,839 1,166,951 +638,112

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 11,751,165
Ireland 718,045
Netherlands 374,430
Belgium 123,722
Denmark 80,304

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 6,261,909 5,489,256 -772,653
Ireland 331,567 386,478 +54,911
Netherlands 215,576 158,854 -56,722
Belgium 59,178 64,544 +5,366
Denmark 77,103 3,201 -73,902
France 18,180 33,104 +14,924
Poland 10,662 14,321 +3,659
Spain 0 22,029 +22,029
Nicaragua 0 386 +386
United States 89 248 +159

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) 60,014,545
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,897,563
Other 15,620,309
Air transport 7,804,766

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) 31,145,923 28,868,622 -2,277,301
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,833,437 8,064,126 -1,769,311
Other 8,317,265 7,303,044 -1,014,221
Air transport 5,804,258 2,000,508 -3,803,750

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 18,550,339
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,357,707
Holyhead 16,860,987
000 15,620,309
London Gateway Port 4,999,839

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 9,245,956 9,304,383 +58,427
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,361,828 8,995,879 -365,949
Holyhead 9,228,828 7,632,159 -1,596,669
000 8,317,265 7,303,044 -1,014,221
London Gateway Port 2,352,601 2,647,238 +294,637
Southampton 2,917,928 1,813,267 -1,104,661
London Heathrow Airport 3,505,772 501,317 -3,004,455
Felixstowe 1,801,200 1,568,241 -232,959
Heysham 1,788,531 1,312,653 -475,878
London Gatwick Airport 1,541,962 634,508 -907,454

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