Import/export HS code 070190: Various Potatoes

Fresh or chilled potatoes not classified as seeds, including those for general use

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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 £
Israel 21,959,994
Ireland 18,847,364
Netherlands 17,177,658
Cyprus 15,801,609
France 14,601,202

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 £
Israel 13,818,914 8,141,080 -5,677,834
Ireland 9,793,436 9,053,928 -739,508
Netherlands 12,172,670 5,004,988 -7,167,682
Cyprus 8,478,585 7,323,024 -1,155,561
France 11,853,796 2,747,406 -9,106,390
Egypt 10,668,742 3,633,083 -7,035,659
Belgium 10,327,305 3,024,877 -7,302,428
Spain 2,774,390 1,092,748 -1,681,642
Poland 871,334 487,034 -384,300
Italy 921,650 384,385 -537,265

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 22,172,780
France 15,948,111
Egypt 14,413,645
Cyprus 13,100,213
Belgium 9,943,683

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 14,031,700 8,141,080 -5,890,620
France 12,475,744 3,472,367 -9,003,377
Egypt 10,625,562 3,788,083 -6,837,479
Cyprus 6,552,237 6,547,976 -4,261
Belgium 9,662,752 280,931 -9,381,821
Netherlands 6,027,500 2,582,397 -3,445,103
Spain 2,875,710 1,066,656 -1,809,054
Poland 870,574 538,436 -332,138
Italy 1,011,017 387,049 -623,968
Germany 1,230,068 98,903 -1,131,165

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2
Essex 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 2 -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) 52,439,322
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,481,343
Other 31,500,237
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) 33,888,331 18,550,991 -15,337,340
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,136,515 8,344,828 -24,791,687
Other 17,433,248 14,066,989 -3,366,259
Road transport 59,753 164,857 +105,104
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 32,815,573
000 31,500,237
Dover 16,496,629
Felixstowe 12,626,415
Eurotunnel 10,186,397

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 24,692,529 8,123,044 -16,569,485
000 17,433,248 14,066,989 -3,366,259
Dover 13,579,124 2,917,505 -10,661,619
Felixstowe 4,787,116 7,839,299 +3,052,183
Eurotunnel 8,098,746 2,087,651 -6,011,095
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,148,216 535,290 -7,612,926
Immingham Docks 2,442,584 1,351,991 -1,090,593
Killingholme 2,713,262 750,038 -1,963,224
Liverpool Docks 1,483,909 1,489,352 +5,443
Portsmouth 580,510 562,310 -18,200

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
Manufacture of food products 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 4
2025-10 6
2025-09 7
2025-08 4
2025-07 10

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 25
54m+ 11
15m-54m 8
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 £
Ireland 73,587,586
Spain 36,708,025
Norway 7,268,381
Germany 7,204,233
France 5,685,297

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 45,602,439 27,985,147 -17,617,292
Spain 20,599,196 16,108,829 -4,490,367
Norway 3,933,894 3,334,487 -599,407
Germany 3,985,968 3,218,265 -767,703
France 3,768,424 1,916,873 -1,851,551
Belgium 2,428,071 1,450,652 -977,419
Netherlands 1,638,057 1,922,808 +284,751
Denmark 1,528,288 1,801,539 +273,251
Iceland 978,082 1,045,692 +67,610
Portugal 992,080 872,392 -119,688

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 23,660,308
XU 6,127,519
France 1,458,590
Netherlands 640,220
Belgium 565,204

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 13,802,800 9,857,508 -3,945,292
XU 3,372,826 2,754,693 -618,133
France 1,453,788 4,802 -1,448,986
Netherlands 230,325 409,895 +179,570
Belgium 268,473 296,731 +28,258
Ireland 39,978 43,200 +3,222
Spain 28,155 1 -28,154
Egypt 9,575 6,999 -2,576
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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 67,727,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,229,424
Other 32,600,312
Air transport 709,960

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) 40,974,429 26,753,435 -14,220,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,252,414 22,977,010 -5,275,404
Other 19,220,658 13,379,654 -5,841,004
Air transport 198,024 511,936 +313,912

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 32,600,312
Holyhead 21,631,950
Dover / Eurotunnel 20,920,524
London Gateway Port 14,382,609
London 14,165,671

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 £
000 19,220,658 13,379,654 -5,841,004
Holyhead 14,469,021 7,162,929 -7,306,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,273,287 9,647,237 -1,626,050
London Gateway Port 9,485,535 4,897,074 -4,588,461
London 10,140,077 4,025,594 -6,114,483
Immingham Docks 6,705,779 6,106,324 -599,455
Liverpool Docks 7,355,031 4,140,516 -3,214,515
Thamesport 0 6,702,557 +6,702,557
Dover 3,009,863 1,773,624 -1,236,239
Heysham 2,057,366 1,902,902 -154,464

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 070190

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

Description: Fresh or chilled potatoes not classified as seeds, including those for general use