Import/export HS code 20052080: Various prepared potatoes

Potatoes prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 52,444,029
Netherlands 49,011,721
Spain 22,031,205
France 7,520,093
Germany 5,629,752

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 25,671,217 26,772,812 +1,101,595
Netherlands 30,052,002 18,959,719 -11,092,283
Spain 8,960,879 13,070,326 +4,109,447
France 6,689,661 830,432 -5,859,229
Germany 3,160,450 2,469,302 -691,148
Ireland 703,009 476,277 -226,732
Poland 357,670 502,949 +145,279
China 194,470 354,240 +159,770
Pakistan 282,519 240,628 -41,891
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 169,809 269,009 +99,200

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 48,515,302
Netherlands 46,881,974
Spain 30,889,129
Germany 6,144,095
Poland 1,972,561

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 25,976,326 22,538,976 -3,437,350
Netherlands 26,865,170 20,016,804 -6,848,366
Spain 15,989,807 14,899,322 -1,090,485
Germany 3,209,450 2,934,645 -274,805
Poland 895,368 1,077,193 +181,825
France 1,185,150 692,001 -493,149
China 284,162 436,979 +152,817
Pakistan 282,519 240,628 -41,891
Portugal 278,073 212,531 -65,542
Italy 194,061 174,029 -20,032

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 23
Outer London - East and North East 19
Inner London - East 14
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 17 15 -2
Outer London - East and North East 15 15 +0
Inner London - East 11 11 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 3 -4
Outer London - South 6 4 -2
West Midlands 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Essex 5 2 -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) 115,276,777
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,753,780
Other 1,732,518
Air transport 224,062
Road transport 3,096

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) 63,466,730 51,810,047 -11,656,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,039,919 12,713,861 -326,058
Other 965,080 767,438 -197,642
Air transport 187,256 36,806 -150,450
Road transport 2,011 1,085 -926

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 28,117,813
Eurotunnel 25,643,872
London 21,524,930
Immingham Docks 17,011,264
Killingholme 11,499,661

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 15,401,290 12,716,523 -2,684,767
Eurotunnel 13,994,160 11,649,712 -2,344,448
London 11,228,606 10,296,324 -932,282
Immingham Docks 7,702,209 9,309,055 +1,606,846
Killingholme 7,762,211 3,737,450 -4,024,761
Harwich 6,128,783 4,184,403 -1,944,380
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,622,136 5,056,150 +434,014
Newhaven 1,594,498 2,419,172 +824,674
Middlesbrough 2,024,303 1,754,513 -269,790
Portsmouth 3,107,776 235,348 -2,872,428

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 81
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of food products 22
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 32
2025-10 30
2025-09 34
2025-08 34

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 51
54m+ 35
0-1m 33
15m-54m 14
Other 10

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 10,374,927
Nigeria 6,313,591
United States 5,409,439
United Arab Emirates 2,645,279
Canada 2,001,610

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 5,789,623 4,585,304 -1,204,319
Nigeria 4,835,275 1,478,316 -3,356,959
United States 3,709,981 1,699,458 -2,010,523
United Arab Emirates 1,924,790 720,489 -1,204,301
Canada 1,730,819 270,791 -1,460,028
Gambia 960,144 149,306 -810,838
Saudi Arabia 484,047 441,416 -42,631
Sierra Leone 744,985 156,145 -588,840
France 479,812 391,040 -88,772
Yemen 738,400 0 -738,400

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 6,573,912
Ireland 350,784
Spain 91,283
Netherlands 71,034
Denmark 41,736

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 3,563,828 3,010,084 -553,744
Ireland 95,238 255,546 +160,308
Spain 61,545 29,738 -31,807
Netherlands 32,998 38,036 +5,038
Denmark 27,488 14,248 -13,240
Belgium 5,606 1,558 -4,048
Germany 0 2,491 +2,491
Italy 81 23 -58
Nicaragua 0 87 +87
France 27 0 -27

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,722,336
Other 9,997,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,866,059
Air transport 337,504

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,598,271 6,124,065 -14,474,206
Other 5,639,470 4,357,987 -1,281,483
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,024,481 1,841,578 +817,097
Air transport 247,438 90,066 -157,372

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,997,457
London Gateway Port 9,956,448
London 6,682,168
Liverpool Docks 6,546,925
Felixstowe 2,178,784

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 5,639,470 4,357,987 -1,281,483
London Gateway Port 7,826,650 2,129,798 -5,696,852
London 5,115,783 1,566,385 -3,549,398
Liverpool Docks 4,700,998 1,845,927 -2,855,071
Felixstowe 1,931,347 247,437 -1,683,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 588,095 1,192,868 +604,773
Southampton 299,026 294,965 -4,061
Immingham Docks 491,405 18,270 -473,135
Harwich 0 433,968 +433,968
Holyhead 108,000 185,015 +77,015

Quick facts

HS code: 20052080

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

Description: Potatoes prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes