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 59,222,366
Netherlands 50,265,433
Spain 26,029,259
France 6,643,345
Germany 5,994,572

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 26,367,758 32,854,608 +6,486,850
Netherlands 29,140,261 21,125,172 -8,015,089
Spain 9,762,474 16,266,785 +6,504,311
France 5,571,453 1,071,892 -4,499,561
Germany 3,026,407 2,968,165 -58,242
Ireland 737,892 922,195 +184,303
Poland 379,064 835,700 +456,636
China 181,973 500,587 +318,614
Pakistan 265,683 343,788 +78,105
Portugal 221,143 279,292 +58,149

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 52,057,612
Netherlands 50,088,033
Spain 34,554,545
Germany 6,700,609
Poland 2,444,679

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 25,464,862 26,592,750 +1,127,888
Netherlands 26,942,966 23,145,067 -3,797,899
Spain 15,983,992 18,570,553 +2,586,561
Germany 3,036,174 3,664,435 +628,261
Poland 964,812 1,479,867 +515,055
France 1,165,172 787,122 -378,050
China 309,013 545,978 +236,965
Portugal 328,636 317,496 -11,140
Pakistan 265,683 343,788 +78,105
Hungary 1,363 388,763 +387,400

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 18
Inner London - East 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Inner London - West 8

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 18 19 +1
Outer London - East and North East 15 15 +0
Inner London - East 11 12 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
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) 124,146,852
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,031,999
Other 2,305,474
Air transport 209,735
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) 62,668,898 61,477,954 -1,190,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,330,758 15,701,241 +2,370,483
Other 1,012,759 1,292,715 +279,956
Air transport 168,003 41,732 -126,271
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 30,066,808
Dover 28,025,368
London 23,927,910
Immingham Docks 20,132,168
Killingholme 11,815,230

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 14,155,117 15,911,691 +1,756,574
Dover 15,393,515 12,631,853 -2,761,662
London 11,168,104 12,759,806 +1,591,702
Immingham Docks 7,573,536 12,558,632 +4,985,096
Killingholme 8,237,365 3,577,865 -4,659,500
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,646,260 6,297,597 +1,651,337
Harwich 6,105,225 4,809,809 -1,295,416
Newhaven 1,377,744 2,554,296 +1,176,552
Middlesbrough 2,015,160 1,912,260 -102,900
Portsmouth 2,385,705 621,673 -1,764,032

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 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
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
2026-04 34
2026-03 35
2026-02 36
2026-01 33
2025-12 35

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 55
54m+ 34
0-1m 31
15m-54m 16
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 12,628,939
United States 5,870,319
Nigeria 5,860,825
United Arab Emirates 2,798,850
Canada 1,685,275

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 5,704,053 6,924,886 +1,220,833
United States 3,413,004 2,457,315 -955,689
Nigeria 4,639,232 1,221,593 -3,417,639
United Arab Emirates 1,763,952 1,034,898 -729,054
Canada 1,400,824 284,451 -1,116,373
Saudi Arabia 547,217 475,319 -71,898
Sierra Leone 769,581 143,211 -626,370
France 796,929 2,850 -794,079
Gambia 760,020 2,549 -757,471
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 7,158,655
Ireland 360,009
Netherlands 170,293
Spain 136,690
Denmark 65,828

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 3,627,574 3,531,081 -96,493
Ireland 93,670 266,339 +172,669
Netherlands 37,185 133,108 +95,923
Spain 59,739 76,951 +17,212
Denmark 25,129 40,699 +15,570
Belgium 5,517 932 -4,585
Germany 0 2,491 +2,491
Italy 69 20 -49
Nicaragua 0 87 +87
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) 25,717,711
Other 12,037,119
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,037,960
Air transport 335,121

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) 18,743,380 6,974,331 -11,769,049
Other 5,554,744 6,482,375 +927,631
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,573,825 1,464,135 -109,690
Air transport 218,083 117,038 -101,045

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,037,119
London Gateway Port 9,530,326
Liverpool Docks 6,840,850
London 6,030,251
Felixstowe 2,221,519

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 5,554,744 6,482,375 +927,631
London Gateway Port 6,968,844 2,561,482 -4,407,362
Liverpool Docks 4,248,750 2,592,100 -1,656,650
London 4,694,377 1,335,874 -3,358,503
Felixstowe 2,087,856 133,663 -1,954,193
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,141,487 585,572 -555,915
Southampton 278,671 294,609 +15,938
Holyhead 103,937 403,934 +299,997
Harwich 0 434,976 +434,976
Immingham Docks 330,401 23,655 -306,746

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