Import/export HS code 20089999: Various plant products

Other edible parts of plants not specifically listed

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 £
South Korea 20,708,188
Colombia 18,513,256
Italy 16,343,663
South Africa 12,292,468
France 9,588,402

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 £
South Korea 10,503,596 10,204,592 -299,004
Colombia 8,982,967 9,530,289 +547,322
Italy 8,111,163 8,232,500 +121,337
South Africa 7,922,900 4,369,568 -3,553,332
France 4,789,001 4,799,401 +10,400
Netherlands 3,242,725 4,656,532 +1,413,807
China 3,874,884 3,421,770 -453,114
Germany 2,725,521 2,985,893 +260,372
Ecuador 1,588,913 2,487,588 +898,675
Thailand 1,804,363 1,677,699 -126,664

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 £
South Korea 21,547,726
Colombia 18,721,441
Italy 15,226,739
South Africa 12,086,836
China 7,422,570

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 £
South Korea 10,974,120 10,573,606 -400,514
Colombia 9,140,998 9,580,443 +439,445
Italy 7,658,153 7,568,586 -89,567
South Africa 7,922,900 4,163,936 -3,758,964
China 3,906,247 3,516,323 -389,924
Spain 2,719,180 3,096,156 +376,976
Poland 2,337,653 3,191,940 +854,287
France 2,199,302 2,187,475 -11,827
Ecuador 1,648,387 2,472,951 +824,564
Thailand 1,811,776 1,670,555 -141,221

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 37
Outer London - East and North East 34
Inner London - West 30
Inner London - East 28
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21

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 25 28 +3
Outer London - East and North East 25 25 +0
Inner London - West 19 27 +8
Inner London - East 19 23 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 16 -2
Outer London - South 17 17 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 17 +1
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Essex 12 11 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +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) 96,480,043
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,443,258
Other 2,415,328
Air transport 1,363,781
Road transport 120,357

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) 48,036,163 48,443,880 +407,717
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,691,876 13,751,382 +59,506
Other 1,152,850 1,262,478 +109,628
Air transport 779,729 584,052 -195,677
Road transport 112,451 7,906 -104,545
Rail transport 2,506 892 -1,614

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 48,593,025
Felixstowe 19,341,466
Southampton 19,124,651
Dover 11,900,359
Eurotunnel 6,539,115

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 Gateway Port 23,546,450 25,046,575 +1,500,125
Felixstowe 9,473,722 9,867,744 +394,022
Southampton 10,528,917 8,595,734 -1,933,183
Dover 6,604,439 5,295,920 -1,308,519
Eurotunnel 3,398,893 3,140,222 -258,671
Harwich 1,290,860 3,627,099 +2,336,239
London 1,500,208 2,016,165 +515,957
000 1,152,850 1,262,478 +109,628
Hull 2,003,319 410,855 -1,592,464
Dover / Eurotunnel 419,333 1,379,980 +960,647

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
223
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
63
Manufacture of food products
59
Food and beverage service activities
32
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 105
2026-04 105
2026-03 119
2026-02 99
2026-01 94

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 158
54m+ 83
0-1m 47
15m-54m 45
Other 16

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 2,084,565
Netherlands 1,452,218
Iceland 379,029
France 376,604
Czechia 315,909

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 968,961 1,115,604 +146,643
Netherlands 250,579 1,201,639 +951,060
Iceland 193,370 185,659 -7,711
France 218,670 157,934 -60,736
Czechia 152,732 163,177 +10,445
Spain 167,955 118,235 -49,720
Sweden 90,333 136,221 +45,888
Germany 75,334 88,364 +13,030
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 49,061 31,903 -17,158
Switzerland 38,673 24,949 -13,724

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 468,182
Italy 37,377
South Africa 21,508
Eswatini 1,885
France 1,538

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 275,569 192,613 -82,956
Italy 16,039 21,338 +5,299
South Africa 13,010 8,498 -4,512
Eswatini 935 950 +15
France 123 1,415 +1,292
Spain 177 1,187 +1,010
Thailand 1,213 86 -1,127
China 91 1,019 +928
Ireland 209 208 -1
Germany 96 63 -33

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) 4,606,692
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 713,575
Other 658,298
Air transport 153,505

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) 1,753,784 2,852,908 +1,099,124
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 430,605 282,970 -147,635
Other 361,738 296,560 -65,178
Air transport 90,030 63,475 -26,555

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,614,459
Harwich 1,146,628
Holyhead 815,699
000 658,298
Liverpool Docks 494,540

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 910,172 704,287 -205,885
Harwich 27,334 1,119,294 +1,091,960
Holyhead 284,332 531,367 +247,035
000 361,738 296,560 -65,178
Liverpool Docks 265,612 228,928 -36,684
Middlesbrough 158,655 143,529 -15,126
London Gateway Port 173,090 77,254 -95,836
Immingham Docks 83,945 154,074 +70,129
Felixstowe 43,488 72,920 +29,432
Dover 69,589 11,640 -57,949

Quick facts

HS code: 20089999

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

Description: Other edible parts of plants not specifically listed