Import/export HS code 2006: Preserved fruits, vegetables, and nuts in sugar

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and plant parts preserved with sugar, such as drained, glacé, or crystallized items

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 £
Italy 9,895,988
France 7,861,853
Netherlands 5,566,710
China 5,385,692
Spain 3,536,962

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 £
Italy 4,844,713 5,051,275 +206,562
France 4,079,685 3,782,168 -297,517
Netherlands 2,570,631 2,996,079 +425,448
China 2,460,999 2,924,693 +463,694
Spain 1,485,839 2,051,123 +565,284
Greece 1,307,065 1,654,676 +347,611
Philippines 1,335,337 1,488,351 +153,014
Australia 1,216,100 1,308,544 +92,444
Thailand 1,227,669 1,258,769 +31,100
Lebanon 1,454,121 706,013 -748,108

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 £
Italy 11,007,751
France 5,544,069
China 5,432,071
Netherlands 4,896,286
Spain 3,537,503

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 £
Italy 5,389,192 5,618,559 +229,367
France 3,150,337 2,393,732 -756,605
China 2,575,180 2,856,891 +281,711
Netherlands 2,246,497 2,649,789 +403,292
Spain 1,487,347 2,050,156 +562,809
Philippines 1,346,570 1,488,351 +141,781
Thailand 1,420,922 1,326,496 -94,426
Australia 1,216,100 1,308,544 +92,444
Greece 897,621 1,295,190 +397,569
Lebanon 1,454,121 706,013 -748,108

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 21
Inner London - West 19
Outer London - East and North East 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Inner London - East 10

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 17 15 -2
Inner London - West 15 15 +0
Outer London - East and North East 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
West Yorkshire 7 6 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 8 +3
Kent 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 5 -1
West Midlands 3 5 +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) 25,940,303
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,122,257
Other 2,335,596
Air transport 653,424
Road transport 5,633

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) 12,151,352 13,788,951 +1,637,599
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,257,572 8,864,685 -392,887
Other 1,102,345 1,233,251 +130,906
Air transport 249,166 404,258 +155,092
Road transport 3,417 2,216 -1,201

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 11,637,437
Dover 7,322,277
Liverpool Docks 4,871,236
Immingham Docks 4,790,596
London Gateway Port 3,560,454

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 5,848,461 5,788,976 -59,485
Dover 3,445,075 3,877,202 +432,127
Liverpool Docks 1,840,233 3,031,003 +1,190,770
Immingham Docks 2,171,560 2,619,036 +447,476
London Gateway Port 2,031,437 1,529,017 -502,420
Eurotunnel 1,977,926 1,238,866 -739,060
London 1,276,867 1,160,892 -115,975
000 1,102,345 1,233,251 +130,906
Grangemouth Docks 918,979 1,048,459 +129,480
Southampton 671,912 343,514 -328,398

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 110
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Manufacture of food products 42
Food and beverage service activities 15
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 30
2026-03 37
2026-02 30
2026-01 31
2025-12 50

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 78
54m+ 44
0-1m 39
15m-54m 22
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 1,376,637
Germany 690,110
Poland 534,990
United Arab Emirates 169,785
Turkey 158,825

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 710,140 666,497 -43,643
Germany 370,197 319,913 -50,284
Poland 329,869 205,121 -124,748
United Arab Emirates 63,001 106,784 +43,783
Turkey 158,825 0 -158,825
Russia 47,507 44,248 -3,259
Italy 57,226 31,706 -25,520
Netherlands 49,747 35,521 -14,226
Israel 20,132 54,380 +34,248
Gibraltar 37,603 16,885 -20,718

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 £
China 671,743
XI 431,426
Greece 255,597
France 107,456
Netherlands 91,803

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 £
China 479,041 192,702 -286,339
XI 224,703 206,723 -17,980
Greece 116,009 139,588 +23,579
France 21,047 86,409 +65,362
Netherlands 40,831 50,972 +10,141
Italy 56,160 2,385 -53,775
Spain 3,421 2,873 -548
Turkey 557 895 +338
Ireland 0 25 +25
Poland 11 0 -11

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 1,709,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,393,788
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 457,990
Air transport 14,009

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 £
Other 981,962 727,195 -254,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 787,758 606,030 -181,728
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 203,767 254,223 +50,456
Air transport 14,009 0 -14,009

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,709,157
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,014,105
London Gateway Port 282,054
Liverpool Docks 184,730
Holyhead 105,860

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 £
000 981,962 727,195 -254,767
Dover / Eurotunnel 573,767 440,338 -133,429
London Gateway Port 125,531 156,523 +30,992
Liverpool Docks 110,602 74,128 -36,474
Holyhead 69,067 36,793 -32,274
Harwich 49,747 31,393 -18,354
Felixstowe 1,248 64,598 +63,350
London 35,707 9,370 -26,337
Immingham Docks 7,489 13,947 +6,458
Southampton 3,547 13,913 +10,366

Quick facts

HS code: 2006

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

Description: Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and plant parts preserved with sugar, such as drained, glacé, or crystallized items