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 9,360,586
France 7,497,101
Netherlands 5,446,574
China 4,912,399
Spain 3,506,886

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 4,605,541 4,755,045 +149,504
France 4,182,437 3,314,664 -867,773
Netherlands 2,623,302 2,823,272 +199,970
China 2,375,443 2,536,956 +161,513
Spain 1,692,806 1,814,080 +121,274
Greece 1,406,930 1,581,244 +174,314
Philippines 1,292,584 1,426,270 +133,686
Australia 1,104,039 1,395,659 +291,620
Thailand 1,364,012 1,051,082 -312,930
Lebanon 1,676,858 391,365 -1,285,493

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 10,548,117
France 5,091,562
China 4,929,391
Netherlands 4,807,252
Spain 3,506,805

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 5,216,675 5,331,442 +114,767
France 3,124,323 1,967,239 -1,157,084
China 2,462,664 2,466,727 +4,063
Netherlands 2,320,463 2,486,789 +166,326
Spain 1,693,692 1,813,113 +119,421
Philippines 1,292,584 1,426,270 +133,686
Thailand 1,545,476 1,077,955 -467,521
Australia 1,104,039 1,395,659 +291,620
Greece 954,988 1,276,284 +321,296
Lebanon 1,676,858 391,365 -1,285,493

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 18
Outer London - East and North East 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Inner London - East 9

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 16 -1
Inner London - West 14 14 +0
Outer London - East and North East 11 8 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 10 +2
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Kent 7 6 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 6 4 -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) 24,876,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,328,510
Other 2,344,607
Air transport 627,993
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) 12,279,880 12,596,972 +317,092
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,582,628 7,745,882 -1,836,746
Other 1,246,597 1,098,010 -148,587
Air transport 253,064 374,929 +121,865
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 10,670,905
Dover 7,275,637
Liverpool Docks 4,957,911
Immingham Docks 4,821,093
London Gateway Port 3,594,038

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 5,595,619 5,075,286 -520,333
Dover 3,902,210 3,373,427 -528,783
Liverpool Docks 2,069,697 2,888,214 +818,517
Immingham Docks 2,405,824 2,415,269 +9,445
London Gateway Port 2,246,043 1,347,995 -898,048
Eurotunnel 1,764,306 1,058,178 -706,128
000 1,246,597 1,098,010 -148,587
London 1,086,635 1,087,016 +381
Grangemouth Docks 850,310 1,050,592 +200,282
Southampton 802,043 120,332 -681,711

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
111
Manufacture of food products
42
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
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
2026-05 39
2026-04 30
2026-03 37
2026-02 30
2026-01 31

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 75
54m+ 44
0-1m 39
15m-54m 23
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 1,310,348
Germany 624,580
Poland 491,652
United Arab Emirates 170,638
Russia 91,755

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 685,963 624,385 -61,578
Germany 262,301 362,279 +99,978
Poland 309,286 182,366 -126,920
United Arab Emirates 72,183 98,455 +26,272
Russia 47,507 44,248 -3,259
Netherlands 44,208 35,605 -8,603
Italy 56,992 21,367 -35,625
Israel 37,932 36,580 -1,352
France 39,802 7,866 -31,936
Gibraltar 39,636 7,515 -32,121

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 560,714
XI 416,981
Greece 239,578
France 108,992
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 402,175 158,539 -243,636
XI 215,603 201,378 -14,225
Greece 117,347 122,231 +4,884
France 20,743 88,249 +67,506
Netherlands 40,831 50,972 +10,141
Italy 50,722 2,347 -48,375
Spain 3,210 2,681 -529
Turkey 571 809 +238
Ireland 0 50 +50
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 1,557,813
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,201,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 454,022
Air transport 1,881

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 889,398 668,415 -220,983
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 570,112 631,848 +61,736
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,225 204,797 -44,428
Air transport 1,881 0 -1,881

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 1,557,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 837,586
London Gateway Port 285,423
Liverpool Docks 182,094
Holyhead 104,392

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 £
000 889,398 668,415 -220,983
Dover / Eurotunnel 365,221 472,365 +107,144
London Gateway Port 168,072 117,351 -50,721
Liverpool Docks 114,557 67,537 -47,020
Holyhead 67,301 37,091 -30,210
Harwich 44,208 31,477 -12,731
Felixstowe 2,132 63,714 +61,582
London 37,740 0 -37,740
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