Import/export HS code 0701: Fresh or Chilled Potatoes

All types of fresh or chilled potatoes, used for cooking, eating, or processing

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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 £
Netherlands 28,407,224
Israel 22,166,064
Ireland 18,441,035
France 15,955,952
Cyprus 15,442,753

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 £
Netherlands 20,025,636 8,381,588 -11,644,048
Israel 13,753,364 8,412,700 -5,340,664
Ireland 10,229,400 8,211,635 -2,017,765
France 13,092,575 2,863,377 -10,229,198
Cyprus 8,478,412 6,964,341 -1,514,071
Egypt 10,698,567 3,725,096 -6,973,471
Belgium 10,543,767 3,077,044 -7,466,723
Spain 2,788,267 1,092,172 -1,696,095
Germany 1,469,546 390,623 -1,078,923
Italy 966,022 509,068 -456,954

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 £
Israel 22,378,850
Netherlands 20,184,763
France 17,364,095
Egypt 14,505,658
Cyprus 12,736,096

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 £
Israel 13,966,150 8,412,700 -5,553,450
Netherlands 13,989,807 6,194,956 -7,794,851
France 13,830,627 3,533,468 -10,297,159
Egypt 10,625,562 3,880,096 -6,745,466
Cyprus 6,585,007 6,151,089 -433,918
Belgium 9,844,027 435,941 -9,408,086
Spain 2,875,710 1,066,656 -1,809,054
Germany 1,662,523 649,640 -1,012,883
Italy 1,058,780 511,732 -547,048
Poland 903,753 454,675 -449,078

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Lincolnshire 6
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5
Outer London - West and North West 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Essex 3

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
Lincolnshire 4 3 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 5 2 -3
Outer London - West and North West 5 2 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 1 -3
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 2 2 +0
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Devon 2 0 -2

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) 55,629,828
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,903,826
Other 30,711,449
Road transport 224,610
Rail transport 21,031

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) 35,874,837 19,754,991 -16,119,846
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,206,766 11,697,060 -29,509,706
Other 17,726,428 12,985,021 -4,741,407
Road transport 87,450 137,160 +49,710
Rail transport 21,031 0 -21,031
Air transport 2,377 0 -2,377

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 32,896,823
000 30,711,449
Dover 17,884,786
Felixstowe 16,055,188
Eurotunnel 10,754,662

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 24,508,700 8,388,123 -16,120,577
000 17,726,428 12,985,021 -4,741,407
Dover 14,614,267 3,270,519 -11,343,748
Felixstowe 7,596,922 8,458,266 +861,344
Eurotunnel 8,653,249 2,101,413 -6,551,836
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,490,417 467,789 -8,022,628
Harwich 4,465,040 3,166,101 -1,298,939
Immingham Docks 3,285,239 1,445,395 -1,839,844
Killingholme 3,035,444 798,598 -2,236,846
Liverpool Docks 1,589,403 1,385,398 -204,005

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 31
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 8
Manufacture of food products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

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

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 27
54m+ 12
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
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 £
Egypt 87,595,008
Ireland 74,194,961
Spain 42,843,413
Morocco 12,626,238
Thailand 7,440,125

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 £
Egypt 62,262,440 25,332,568 -36,929,872
Ireland 45,860,662 28,334,299 -17,526,363
Spain 25,009,611 17,833,802 -7,175,809
Morocco 11,926,509 699,729 -11,226,780
Thailand 3,390,285 4,049,840 +659,555
Norway 3,903,288 3,447,000 -456,288
Germany 4,084,631 3,099,988 -984,643
France 3,900,163 1,674,769 -2,225,394
Netherlands 2,040,876 3,287,707 +1,246,831
Turkey 2,908,338 2,300,799 -607,539

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 25,959,734
France 1,496,592
Netherlands 781,105
Belgium 553,270
Nicaragua 112,805

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 14,790,400 11,169,334 -3,621,066
France 1,473,531 23,061 -1,450,470
Netherlands 325,923 455,182 +129,259
Belgium 271,952 281,318 +9,366
Nicaragua 0 112,805 +112,805
Ireland 47,160 64,354 +17,194
Spain 28,155 1 -28,154
Egypt 9,934 6,466 -3,468
Cyprus 10,957 2,633 -8,324
Italy 1,711 2,726 +1,015

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 185,686,385
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 72,782,352
Other 35,193,022
Air transport 778,389
Road transport 26,454

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 121,697,353 63,989,032 -57,708,321
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,043,352 28,739,000 -15,304,352
Other 20,408,280 14,784,742 -5,623,538
Air transport 344,673 433,716 +89,043
Road transport 26,454 0 -26,454

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Grangemouth Docks 103,979,912
000 35,193,022
London Gateway Port 27,066,278
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,698,961
Holyhead 20,861,917

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 £
Grangemouth Docks 69,437,378 34,542,534 -34,894,844
000 20,408,280 14,784,742 -5,623,538
London Gateway Port 20,472,607 6,593,671 -13,878,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,234,759 11,464,202 -1,770,557
Holyhead 13,690,834 7,171,083 -6,519,751
London 13,311,009 3,371,043 -9,939,966
Immingham Docks 8,810,098 6,676,863 -2,133,235
Liverpool Docks 7,402,031 4,145,189 -3,256,842
Greenock 8,143,092 2,005,494 -6,137,598
Thamesport 816,446 6,772,166 +5,955,720

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 0701

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

Description: All types of fresh or chilled potatoes, used for cooking, eating, or processing