Import/export HS code 200591: Prepared bamboo shoots

Bamboo shoots prepared or preserved, not frozen

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  • 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 £
China 4,943,406
Thailand 532,366
Jamaica 379,432
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 324,110
Netherlands 237,633

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 £
China 3,102,397 1,841,009 -1,261,388
Thailand 315,059 217,307 -97,752
Jamaica 140,022 239,410 +99,388
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 262,621 61,489 -201,132
Netherlands 121,911 115,722 -6,189
Japan 86,862 82,238 -4,624
Viet Nam 73,258 23,961 -49,297
Taiwan 68,799 24,040 -44,759
Ireland 37,559 14,247 -23,312
Spain 0 50,798 +50,798

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 £
China 5,457,549
Thailand 538,820
Jamaica 379,432
Japan 167,278
Viet Nam 114,607

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 £
China 3,467,992 1,989,557 -1,478,435
Thailand 318,774 220,046 -98,728
Jamaica 140,022 239,410 +99,388
Japan 85,040 82,238 -2,802
Viet Nam 88,085 26,522 -61,563
Taiwan 35,023 24,040 -10,983
Spain 0 50,798 +50,798
Italy 5,269 4,781 -488
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 7,584 +7,584
North Macedonia 7,410 0 -7,410

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 11
Inner London - West 7
Outer London - West and North West 5
West Central Scotland 5
West Yorkshire 5

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 - East and North East 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Outer London - West and North West 4 5 +1
West Central Scotland 3 4 +1
West Yorkshire 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 1 3 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,552,944
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 200,685
Other 137,654
Rail transport 32,427
Road transport 7,410

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,020,306 2,532,638 -1,487,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 88,347 112,338 +23,991
Other 92,094 45,560 -46,534
Rail transport 32,427 0 -32,427
Road transport 7,410 0 -7,410

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,197,148
Southampton 2,153,513
London Gateway Port 738,925
Liverpool Docks 390,131
000 137,654

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 £
Felixstowe 2,239,300 957,848 -1,281,452
Southampton 1,348,501 805,012 -543,489
London Gateway Port 205,800 533,125 +327,325
Liverpool Docks 221,007 169,124 -51,883
000 92,094 45,560 -46,534
Eurotunnel 7,642 62,349 +54,707
Immingham Docks 30,807 23,849 -6,958
Belfast Port 23,005 25,626 +2,621
Grangemouth Docks 20,271 21,363 +1,092
Harwich 24,174 5,154 -19,020

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 52
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 9
Manufacture of food products 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 25
2025-10 13
2025-09 17
2025-08 13

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 28
54m+ 19
15m-54m 13
0-1m 10
Other 5

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 139,807
Kuwait 7,447
Malta 6,781
Czechia 5,763

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 84,368 55,439 -28,929
Kuwait 7,447 0 -7,447
Malta 5,353 1,428 -3,925
Czechia 3,200 2,563 -637

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 £
Switzerland 16,173
China 14,355
Thailand 1,013
Ireland 39
Italy 17

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 £
Switzerland 7,162 9,011 +1,849
China 8,299 6,056 -2,243
Thailand 782 231 -551
Ireland 4 35 +31
Italy 0 17 +17
Netherlands 5 0 -5

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) 115,396
Other 31,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,800

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) 71,316 44,080 -27,236
Other 16,252 15,350 -902
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,800 0 -12,800

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 65,878
000 31,602
Liverpool Docks 20,970
Heysham 17,152
London Gateway Port 7,447

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 £
Holyhead 35,356 30,522 -4,834
000 16,252 15,350 -902
Liverpool Docks 16,824 4,146 -12,678
Heysham 12,736 4,416 -8,320
London Gateway Port 7,447 0 -7,447
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,200 3,991 +791
Felixstowe 5,353 0 -5,353
Milford 1,516 1,005 -511
Fishguard 1,684 0 -1,684

Quick facts

HS code: 200591

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

Description: Bamboo shoots prepared or preserved, not frozen