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 21,938,826
Colombia 19,471,976
Italy 16,708,725
South Africa 12,951,111
France 10,021,730

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 10,837,365 11,101,461 +264,096
Colombia 9,155,358 10,316,618 +1,161,260
Italy 7,638,206 9,070,519 +1,432,313
South Africa 8,043,189 4,907,922 -3,135,267
France 4,608,081 5,413,649 +805,568
Netherlands 3,595,701 4,613,874 +1,018,173
China 4,208,122 3,726,263 -481,859
Germany 2,583,838 3,284,960 +701,122
Ecuador 1,490,363 2,659,310 +1,168,947
Thailand 1,824,029 1,775,348 -48,681

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 22,776,622
Colombia 19,663,344
Italy 15,543,751
South Africa 12,745,479
China 8,070,859

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 11,282,813 11,493,809 +210,996
Colombia 9,216,143 10,447,201 +1,231,058
Italy 7,375,284 8,168,467 +793,183
South Africa 8,043,189 4,702,290 -3,340,899
China 4,307,128 3,763,731 -543,397
Spain 2,820,088 3,138,530 +318,442
Poland 2,358,552 3,206,148 +847,596
France 2,003,447 2,363,377 +359,930
Ecuador 1,525,783 2,647,657 +1,121,874
Thailand 1,850,039 1,780,139 -69,900

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 - East 30
Inner London - West 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22

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 23 29 +6
Outer London - East and North East 22 27 +5
Inner London - East 20 26 +6
Inner London - West 20 26 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 16 -3
Outer London - South 17 17 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 15 17 +2
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Essex 10 12 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -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) 101,219,796
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,368,272
Other 2,549,490
Air transport 1,524,063
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) 48,986,402 52,233,394 +3,246,992
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 13,630,886 14,737,386 +1,106,500
Other 935,218 1,614,272 +679,054
Air transport 976,499 547,564 -428,935
Road transport 0 120,357 +120,357
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 51,093,855
Southampton 20,436,112
Felixstowe 20,158,424
Dover 12,747,647
Eurotunnel 6,603,383

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 24,001,089 27,092,766 +3,091,677
Southampton 11,133,505 9,302,607 -1,830,898
Felixstowe 9,346,839 10,811,585 +1,464,746
Dover 6,482,266 6,265,381 -216,885
Eurotunnel 3,299,827 3,303,556 +3,729
Harwich 1,457,286 3,332,760 +1,875,474
London 1,451,065 1,901,932 +450,867
Hull 2,106,071 555,905 -1,550,166
000 935,218 1,614,272 +679,054
Dover / Eurotunnel 361,183 1,358,079 +996,896

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 65
Manufacture of food products 59
Food and beverage service activities 33
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
2026-04 105
2026-03 119
2026-02 99
2026-01 94
2025-12 89

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 159
54m+ 83
0-1m 49
15m-54m 46
Other 15

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 2,122,374
Netherlands 1,458,922
Iceland 396,066
France 384,777
Czechia 329,227

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 964,743 1,157,631 +192,888
Netherlands 266,281 1,192,641 +926,360
Iceland 193,954 202,112 +8,158
France 226,649 158,128 -68,521
Czechia 153,482 175,745 +22,263
Spain 180,205 135,411 -44,794
Sweden 72,687 144,311 +71,624
Germany 62,688 107,473 +44,785
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 51,465 31,903 -19,562
Belgium 52,052 23,006 -29,046

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 491,714
Italy 36,561
South Africa 23,375
Eswatini 2,004
Thailand 1,546

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 269,711 222,003 -47,708
Italy 16,734 19,827 +3,093
South Africa 12,384 10,991 -1,393
Eswatini 915 1,089 +174
Thailand 1,460 86 -1,374
France 123 1,415 +1,292
China 91 717 +626
Ireland 21 375 +354
Spain 209 25 -184
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) 4,709,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 757,746
Other 683,544
Air transport 178,958

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) 1,808,457 2,900,692 +1,092,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 451,774 305,972 -145,802
Other 353,508 330,036 -23,472
Air transport 108,116 70,842 -37,274

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,725,915
Harwich 1,146,301
Holyhead 782,689
000 683,544
Liverpool Docks 535,631

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 979,294 746,621 -232,673
Harwich 25,905 1,120,396 +1,094,491
Holyhead 279,140 503,549 +224,409
000 353,508 330,036 -23,472
Liverpool Docks 272,304 263,327 -8,977
Middlesbrough 160,696 155,372 -5,324
London Gateway Port 183,414 91,756 -91,658
Immingham Docks 75,102 147,364 +72,262
Felixstowe 35,908 81,026 +45,118
Birmingham Airport 60,078 43,117 -16,961

Quick facts

HS code: 20089999

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

Description: Other edible parts of plants not specifically listed