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 57,594,746
Netherlands 45,855,260
Spain 26,471,034
Germany 5,740,654
France 5,011,115

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 27,259,486 30,335,260 +3,075,774
Netherlands 27,662,297 18,192,963 -9,469,334
Spain 11,163,443 15,307,591 +4,144,148
Germany 2,931,501 2,809,153 -122,348
France 4,103,696 907,419 -3,196,277
Ireland 809,942 809,473 -469
Poland 371,154 867,088 +495,934
China 169,460 571,939 +402,479
Pakistan 255,063 383,198 +128,135
Portugal 199,537 282,430 +82,893

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 49,656,496
Netherlands 46,828,346
Spain 33,347,511
Germany 6,348,090
Poland 2,458,557

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 25,042,714 24,613,782 -428,932
Netherlands 26,861,462 19,966,884 -6,894,578
Spain 15,910,086 17,437,425 +1,527,339
Germany 3,026,702 3,321,388 +294,686
Poland 942,761 1,515,796 +573,035
France 1,146,166 649,247 -496,919
China 303,750 592,140 +288,390
Pakistan 255,063 383,198 +128,135
Portugal 305,145 316,626 +11,481
Hungary 1,363 462,254 +460,891

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 26
Outer London - East and North East 17
Inner London - East 15
Inner London - West 9
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 19 17 -2
Outer London - East and North East 16 12 -4
Inner London - East 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
West Yorkshire 5 1 -4

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) 118,651,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,079,790
Other 2,237,264
Air transport 181,696
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) 62,591,099 56,060,845 -6,530,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,889,569 14,190,221 +1,300,652
Other 1,089,355 1,147,909 +58,554
Air transport 147,859 33,837 -114,022
Road transport 3,096 0 -3,096

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 29,302,570
Dover 25,918,090
London 22,545,833
Immingham Docks 19,679,760
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,012,462

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 £
Eurotunnel 13,604,720 15,697,850 +2,093,130
Dover 15,544,982 10,373,108 -5,171,874
London 11,218,003 11,327,830 +109,827
Immingham Docks 8,170,141 11,509,619 +3,339,478
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,783,648 6,228,814 +1,445,166
Killingholme 7,634,426 3,280,666 -4,353,760
Harwich 5,765,086 4,322,044 -1,443,042
Middlesbrough 2,141,649 1,601,843 -539,806
Newhaven 1,465,071 2,117,341 +652,270
Portsmouth 2,005,326 659,224 -1,346,102

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
84
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
35
Manufacture of food products
19
Food and beverage service activities
17
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
2026-05 34
2026-04 34
2026-03 35
2026-02 36
2026-01 33

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 58
54m+ 34
0-1m 28
15m-54m 16
Other 9

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 12,050,415
United States 5,597,697
Nigeria 4,377,411
United Arab Emirates 2,606,921
Canada 1,254,625

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 5,769,053 6,281,362 +512,309
United States 3,317,072 2,280,625 -1,036,447
Nigeria 3,284,475 1,092,936 -2,191,539
United Arab Emirates 1,818,871 788,050 -1,030,821
Canada 920,790 333,835 -586,955
Saudi Arabia 608,685 412,421 -196,264
Sierra Leone 633,389 223,289 -410,100
Gambia 740,511 42,376 -698,135
France 732,934 5,994 -726,940
Germany 187,851 466,800 +278,949

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 6,658,286
Ireland 350,011
Netherlands 186,701
Spain 137,439
Denmark 67,565

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 3,651,217 3,007,069 -644,148
Ireland 89,467 260,544 +171,077
Netherlands 47,659 139,042 +91,383
Spain 68,690 68,749 +59
Denmark 30,366 37,199 +6,833
Belgium 4,671 843 -3,828
Germany 0 2,491 +2,491
Nicaragua 0 87 +87
Italy 77 0 -77
France 18 54 +36

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) 21,767,101
Other 11,446,586
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,977,857
Air transport 227,648

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) 15,268,758 6,498,343 -8,770,415
Other 5,618,348 5,828,238 +209,890
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,691,237 1,286,620 -404,617
Air transport 108,963 118,685 +9,722

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 11,446,586
London Gateway Port 7,986,548
Liverpool Docks 6,401,141
London 4,523,491
Felixstowe 1,827,848

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 5,618,348 5,828,238 +209,890
London Gateway Port 5,709,625 2,276,923 -3,432,702
Liverpool Docks 3,705,861 2,695,280 -1,010,581
London 3,426,595 1,096,896 -2,329,699
Felixstowe 1,733,628 94,220 -1,639,408
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,357,523 342,526 -1,014,997
Southampton 334,012 261,314 -72,698
Holyhead 104,772 417,415 +312,643
Harwich 0 434,976 +434,976
London Heathrow Airport 107,731 112,001 +4,270

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