Import/export HS code 20059920: Prepared capers

Capers prepared or preserved, not frozen

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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 £
Turkey 463,566
Spain 410,388
Italy 351,590
Morocco 261,620
Greece 194,754

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 £
Turkey 279,503 184,063 -95,440
Spain 261,801 148,587 -113,214
Italy 172,312 179,278 +6,966
Morocco 181,001 80,619 -100,382
Greece 119,607 75,147 -44,460
Portugal 127,144 0 -127,144
Belgium 9,180 33,051 +23,871
Ireland 18,906 13,867 -5,039
France 11,605 20,012 +8,407
Netherlands 2,048 21,059 +19,011

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 £
Spain 681,364
Turkey 487,240
Italy 378,843
Greece 228,481
Morocco 125,221

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 £
Spain 498,501 182,863 -315,638
Turkey 291,439 195,801 -95,638
Italy 176,269 202,574 +26,305
Greece 121,728 106,753 -14,975
Morocco 76,264 48,957 -27,307
China 0 11,553 +11,553
Tunisia 5,185 3,057 -2,128
France 0 4,868 +4,868
South Africa 3,633 0 -3,633
India 0 2,057 +2,057

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 7
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - East and North East 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 5 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 1 +0

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) 1,315,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 602,557
Other 36,135
Air transport 11,986
Road transport 2,282

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) 882,350 433,495 -448,855
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 278,515 324,042 +45,527
Other 22,268 13,867 -8,401
Air transport 11,986 0 -11,986
Road transport 0 2,282 +2,282

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 486,860
Felixstowe 410,290
Dover 286,564
Thamesport 284,727
Dover / Eurotunnel 130,658

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 £
London Gateway Port 405,556 81,304 -324,252
Felixstowe 203,076 207,214 +4,138
Dover 125,905 160,659 +34,754
Thamesport 183,049 101,678 -81,371
Dover / Eurotunnel 74,244 56,414 -17,830
Eurotunnel 53,391 62,599 +9,208
London 51,392 39,235 -12,157
Avonmouth Docks 34,610 6,800 -27,810
000 22,268 13,867 -8,401
Poole 20,743 8,613 -12,130

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
36
Manufacture of food products
5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
5
Food and beverage service activities
4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 12
2026-04 13
2026-03 6
2026-02 10
2026-01 11

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 26
54m+ 13
15m-54m 4
0-1m 3

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 52,141
China 43,172
Qatar 22,569
Turkey 5,848
Malta 3,954

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 29,215 22,926 -6,289
China 40,474 2,698 -37,776
Qatar 5,957 16,612 +10,655
Turkey 5,848 0 -5,848
Malta 2,080 1,874 -206
Bahrain 2,634 0 -2,634
Saudi Arabia 1,936 0 -1,936
United Arab Emirates 1,771 0 -1,771

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 £
Ireland 10,555
Morocco 130
France 9

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 £
Ireland 5,214 5,341 +127
Morocco 0 130 +130
France 9 0 -9

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) 69,384
Other 52,141
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,802
Air transport 2,698

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) 52,772 16,612 -36,160
Other 29,215 22,926 -6,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,928 1,874 -6,054
Air transport 0 2,698 +2,698

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 52,141
Southampton 40,474
London Gateway Port 28,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,802
London Heathrow Airport 2,698

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 29,215 22,926 -6,289
Southampton 40,474 0 -40,474
London Gateway Port 12,298 16,612 +4,314
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,928 1,874 -6,054
London Heathrow Airport 0 2,698 +2,698

Quick facts

HS code: 20059920

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

Description: Capers prepared or preserved, not frozen