Import/export HS code 20081993: Almonds and pistachios

Includes raw or processed almonds and pistachios

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 £
Belgium 21,002,376
Germany 10,021,027
France 8,428,204
United States 6,012,239
Austria 2,361,628

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 £
Belgium 14,397,767 6,604,609 -7,793,158
Germany 1,096,424 8,924,603 +7,828,179
France 4,255,836 4,172,368 -83,468
United States 2,907,941 3,104,298 +196,357
Austria 1,129,219 1,232,409 +103,190
Spain 705,278 812,514 +107,236
Netherlands 416,932 1,057,440 +640,508
Turkey 405,910 556,577 +150,667
Italy 329,883 430,886 +101,003
Denmark 8,147 152,009 +143,862

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 £
Germany 21,446,623
United States 14,833,467
Italy 8,502,322
Austria 2,416,675
Spain 1,633,739

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 £
Germany 9,819,544 11,627,079 +1,807,535
United States 8,048,966 6,784,501 -1,264,465
Italy 4,135,273 4,367,049 +231,776
Austria 1,156,733 1,259,942 +103,209
Spain 728,740 904,999 +176,259
Turkey 577,647 590,249 +12,602
Netherlands 638,925 480,426 -158,499
Greece 41,135 289,161 +248,026
Belgium 168,144 161,091 -7,053
Denmark 7,452 151,524 +144,072

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 12
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Inner London - East 7
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6

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 6 -3
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Outer London - West and North West 6 7 +1
Inner London - East 5 5 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Essex 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 5 3 -2
West Midlands 1 5 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1

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) 32,317,869
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,005,288
Other 644,447
Air transport 102,832
Road transport 5,489

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) 16,796,070 15,521,799 -1,274,271
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,632,152 11,373,136 +2,740,984
Other 317,691 326,756 +9,065
Air transport 35,690 67,142 +31,452
Road transport 1,750 3,739 +1,989
Rail transport 0 1,966 +1,966

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 18,648,448
Eurotunnel 8,707,867
Immingham Docks 5,976,564
Southampton 5,564,222
Hull 4,335,458

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 9,233,171 9,415,277 +182,106
Eurotunnel 4,588,183 4,119,684 -468,499
Immingham Docks 2,696,968 3,279,596 +582,628
Southampton 2,818,352 2,745,870 -72,482
Hull 2,995,541 1,339,917 -1,655,624
Middlesbrough 1,238,802 1,182,573 -56,229
Dover 734,233 1,611,314 +877,081
Dover / Eurotunnel 289,737 1,102,332 +812,595
Thamesport 56,760 1,164,258 +1,107,498
Felixstowe 528,756 482,927 -45,829

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 60
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Food and beverage service activities 17
Manufacture of food products 8
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 29
2025-10 30
2025-09 21
2025-08 26

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 36
0-1m 24
54m+ 22
15m-54m 11
Other 8

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 3,942,132
France 728,765
Poland 694,099
Iceland 237,363
Sweden 231,132

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 2,066,347 1,875,785 -190,562
France 373,491 355,274 -18,217
Poland 414,102 279,997 -134,105
Iceland 111,166 126,197 +15,031
Sweden 56,330 174,802 +118,472
Norway 111,037 106,345 -4,692
Spain 50,400 131,292 +80,892
United Arab Emirates 81,769 32,003 -49,766
Belgium 33,207 75,309 +42,102
Germany 60,713 23,560 -37,153

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 £
XI 51,850
Italy 10,805
Ireland 6,211

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 £
XI 34,120 17,730 -16,390
Italy 8,159 2,646 -5,513
Ireland 2,043 4,168 +2,125

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) 5,745,761
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 631,847
Other 509,089
Air transport 80,482

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) 3,239,599 2,506,162 -733,437
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,593 410,254 +188,661
Other 55,723 453,366 +397,643
Air transport 79,391 1,091 -78,300

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,501,326
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,774,809
000 509,089
Holyhead 508,150
Immingham Docks 489,685

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,510,683 990,643 -520,040
Dover / Eurotunnel 904,381 870,428 -33,953
000 55,723 453,366 +397,643
Holyhead 251,285 256,865 +5,580
Immingham Docks 200,581 289,104 +88,523
Heysham 258,599 193,287 -65,312
Middlesbrough 100,738 118,994 +18,256
London Gateway Port 50,412 70,530 +20,118
Dover 71,408 48,480 -22,928
Harwich 53,182 30,570 -22,612

Quick facts

HS code: 20081993

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

Description: Includes raw or processed almonds and pistachios