Import/export HS code 20089948: Tropical fruit

Fruits grown in tropical regions, such as mangoes and pineapples

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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 £
India 14,309,741
Philippines 6,054,757
Thailand 2,727,342
Netherlands 2,376,584
France 1,511,079

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 £
India 8,109,849 6,199,892 -1,909,957
Philippines 2,459,615 3,595,142 +1,135,527
Thailand 1,287,067 1,440,275 +153,208
Netherlands 985,630 1,390,954 +405,324
France 928,103 582,976 -345,127
Ireland 354,809 277,459 -77,350
Brazil 255,120 275,982 +20,862
South Korea 264,361 251,483 -12,878
Belgium 217,609 138,791 -78,818
Germany 125,723 181,928 +56,205

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 £
India 16,532,067
Philippines 6,054,757
Thailand 2,971,630
France 762,455
Italy 651,984

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 £
India 9,197,307 7,334,760 -1,862,547
Philippines 2,459,615 3,595,142 +1,135,527
Thailand 1,374,958 1,596,672 +221,714
France 279,126 483,329 +204,203
Italy 603,904 48,080 -555,824
Brazil 255,120 275,982 +20,862
South Korea 264,361 251,483 -12,878
Poland 142,727 128,448 -14,279
Ecuador 103,952 157,518 +53,566
Mali 86,557 159,310 +72,753

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8
Outer London - East and North East 8
Kent 7
Outer London - West and North West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Kent 6 6 +0
Outer London - West and North West 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 3 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +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) 25,110,715
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,807,332
Other 706,400
Air transport 16,571

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) 12,830,751 12,279,964 -550,787
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,353,821 2,453,511 +99,690
Other 365,307 341,093 -24,214
Air transport 1,100 15,471 +14,371

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 9,977,376
London Gateway Port 7,591,687
Belfast Port 4,622,432
Southampton 2,674,804
Eurotunnel 1,234,945

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 5,322,084 4,655,292 -666,792
London Gateway Port 3,785,899 3,805,788 +19,889
Belfast Port 1,876,651 2,745,781 +869,130
Southampton 1,659,222 1,015,582 -643,640
Eurotunnel 909,526 325,419 -584,107
Dover 379,628 829,329 +449,701
Dover / Eurotunnel 533,971 664,918 +130,947
000 365,307 341,093 -24,214
London 293,985 157,097 -136,888
Immingham Docks 138,756 164,820 +26,064

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
54
Manufacture of food products
28
Food and beverage service activities
9
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Manufacture of beverages
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 26
2026-04 32
2026-03 20
2026-02 28
2026-01 25

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
54m+ 36
1m-15m 28
15m-54m 18
0-1m 14
Other 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 486,740
Sweden 148,845
Iceland 53,887
Saudi Arabia 42,793
Norway 23,208

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 302,685 184,055 -118,630
Sweden 78,434 70,411 -8,023
Iceland 26,889 26,998 +109
Saudi Arabia 41,496 1,297 -40,199
Norway 5,525 17,683 +12,158
Poland 13,492 5,533 -7,959
Germany 0 8,748 +8,748
Belgium 0 8,541 +8,541
France 0 5,616 +5,616
Switzerland 3,162 1,575 -1,587

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 £
Nicaragua 6,902
France 1,455

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 £
Nicaragua 3,174 3,728 +554
France 0 1,455 +1,455

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) 687,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 113,666
Other 8,434
Air transport 3,561

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) 398,584 289,255 -109,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,251 40,415 -32,836
Other 3,216 5,218 +2,002
Air transport 3,561 0 -3,561

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 292,596
Liverpool Docks 168,322
Immingham Docks 141,492
Dover / Eurotunnel 75,840
Middlesbrough 53,887

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 £
Holyhead 157,730 134,866 -22,864
Liverpool Docks 124,351 43,971 -80,380
Immingham Docks 69,081 72,411 +3,330
Dover / Eurotunnel 31,532 44,308 +12,776
Middlesbrough 26,889 26,998 +109
Southampton 23,712 0 -23,712
London Gateway Port 18,910 1,297 -17,613
Fishguard 19,630 0 -19,630
000 3,216 5,218 +2,002
London 0 4,218 +4,218

Quick facts

HS code: 20089948

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

Description: Fruits grown in tropical regions, such as mangoes and pineapples