Import/export HS code 20059920: Prepared capers

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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 £
Spain 538,177
Turkey 457,840
Italy 327,365
Morocco 287,142
Portugal 270,177

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 £
Spain 350,304 187,873 -162,431
Turkey 260,018 197,822 -62,196
Italy 188,725 138,640 -50,085
Morocco 213,217 73,925 -139,292
Portugal 270,177 0 -270,177
Greece 114,481 95,115 -19,366
Ireland 14,140 17,724 +3,584
France 14,436 15,448 +1,012
Belgium 0 25,665 +25,665
Tunisia 7,930 2,089 -5,841

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 1,001,129
Turkey 483,690
Italy 334,976
Greece 175,844
Morocco 147,387

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 747,468 253,661 -493,807
Turkey 274,257 209,433 -64,824
Italy 188,884 146,092 -42,792
Greece 56,454 119,390 +62,936
Morocco 144,295 3,092 -141,203
Tunisia 7,930 2,089 -5,841
France 0 4,868 +4,868
China 1,026 2,873 +1,847
South Africa 3,633 0 -3,633
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 1,945 +1,945

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 8
Inner London - East 6
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - East and North East 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3

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 8 5 -3
Inner London - East 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 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) 1,602,047
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 550,013
Other 35,226
Air transport 15,456

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) 1,145,776 456,271 -689,505
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 260,602 289,411 +28,809
Other 17,502 17,724 +222
Air transport 15,456 0 -15,456

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 742,999
Felixstowe 431,272
Dover 248,700
Thamesport 221,159
London 154,169

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 689,097 53,902 -635,195
Felixstowe 233,829 197,443 -36,386
Dover 115,375 133,325 +17,950
Thamesport 145,186 75,973 -69,213
London 80,332 73,837 -6,495
Dover / Eurotunnel 80,937 55,390 -25,547
Eurotunnel 59,376 62,687 +3,311
Avonmouth Docks 0 41,410 +41,410
000 17,502 17,724 +222
Poole 0 29,356 +29,356

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 35
Food and beverage service activities 5
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Manufacture of food products 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
2026-01 11
2025-11 11
2025-10 10
2025-09 12
2025-08 10

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 £
China 46,406
Ireland 43,831
Qatar 22,569
Turkey 5,848
Malta 4,176

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 £
China 43,708 2,698 -41,010
Ireland 18,009 25,822 +7,813
Qatar 1,804 20,765 +18,961
Turkey 5,848 0 -5,848
Malta 1,106 3,070 +1,964
United Arab Emirates 3,707 0 -3,707
Bahrain 2,634 0 -2,634
Saudi Arabia 1,936 0 -1,936
Australia 1,064 0 -1,064

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 8,961
XI 12
France 10

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 3,152 5,809 +2,657
XI 12 0 -12
France 7 3 -4

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) 75,618
Other 43,831
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,024
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) 54,853 20,765 -34,088
Other 18,009 25,822 +7,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,954 3,070 -3,884
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 43,831
Southampton 43,708
London Gateway Port 31,910
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,024
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 18,009 25,822 +7,813
Southampton 43,708 0 -43,708
London Gateway Port 11,145 20,765 +9,620
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,954 3,070 -3,884
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