Import/export HS code 20089978: Small fruit packages (less than 5kg)

Fruits sold in small packages weighing less than 5kg

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Greece 4,960,942
Turkey 2,978,086
Italy 757,968
Netherlands 99,125
China 55,054

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 £
Greece 2,550,506 2,410,436 -140,070
Turkey 1,396,363 1,581,723 +185,360
Italy 385,799 372,169 -13,630
Netherlands 78,854 20,271 -58,583
China 35,149 19,905 -15,244
France 48,087 4,296 -43,791
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9,139 20,197 +11,058
Liberia 18,013 0 -18,013
Japan 1,832 7,211 +5,379
Portugal 0 3,440 +3,440

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 £
Greece 5,009,029
Turkey 2,580,064
Italy 764,383
France 344,793
South Africa 67,513

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 £
Greece 2,598,593 2,410,436 -188,157
Turkey 1,166,014 1,414,050 +248,036
Italy 390,185 374,198 -15,987
France 248,362 96,431 -151,931
South Africa 0 67,513 +67,513
China 40,531 21,666 -18,865
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 16,208 20,322 +4,114
Japan 12,939 16,289 +3,350
Chile 3,097 892 -2,205
Bulgaria 0 3,729 +3,729

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Essex 3
Outer London - East and North East 3
Outer London - West and North West 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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
Essex 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Suffolk 1 2 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 1 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 0 1 +1
West Yorkshire 1 0 -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) 8,602,451
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 302,485
Other 59,784
Air transport 1,894

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) 4,208,773 4,393,678 +184,905
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 268,891 33,594 -235,297
Other 47,724 12,060 -35,664
Air transport 0 1,894 +1,894

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 4,824,779
London Gateway Port 3,777,372
Dover 122,710
Southampton 92,982
000 59,784

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 2,258,119 2,566,660 +308,541
London Gateway Port 2,072,000 1,705,372 -366,628
Dover 106,266 16,444 -89,822
Southampton 5,589 87,393 +81,804
000 47,724 12,060 -35,664
Liverpool Docks 0 29,808 +29,808
Immingham Docks 11,011 1,886 -9,125
Harwich 11,107 1,461 -9,646
London 9,341 3,172 -6,169
Purfleet 4,231 6,335 +2,104

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 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of food products 2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 1
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 3
2025-11 7
2025-10 5
2025-09 4
2025-08 6

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+ 11
1m-15m 4
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1
Other 1

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 125,105
Saudi Arabia 2,914
Singapore 2,736

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 69,450 55,655 -13,795
Saudi Arabia 0 2,914 +2,914
Singapore 2,736 0 -2,736

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 £
Greece 418

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 £
Greece 227 191 -36

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) 124,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,650
Other 418

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) 69,223 55,464 -13,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,736 2,914 +178
Other 227 191 -36

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 85,169
Holyhead 33,288
Heysham 6,230
London Gateway Port 2,914
Southampton 2,736

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 50,998 34,171 -16,827
Holyhead 16,133 17,155 +1,022
Heysham 2,092 4,138 +2,046
London Gateway Port 0 2,914 +2,914
Southampton 2,736 0 -2,736
000 227 191 -36

Quick facts

HS code: 20089978

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

Description: Fruits sold in small packages weighing less than 5kg