Import/export HS code 070310: Fresh or chilled onions and shallots

Onions and shallots that are sold fresh or kept cold. Great for cooking or adding flavor to dishes

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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 166,414,916
Spain 76,043,980
Egypt 69,239,240
Poland 50,816,852
France 28,902,858

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 91,640,826 74,774,090 -16,866,736
Spain 37,542,572 38,501,408 +958,836
Egypt 38,843,688 30,395,552 -8,448,136
Poland 27,331,564 23,485,288 -3,846,276
France 16,038,169 12,864,689 -3,173,480
Germany 9,072,146 6,552,419 -2,519,727
Senegal 8,483,474 5,666,509 -2,816,965
New Zealand 6,948,108 4,180,648 -2,767,460
China 4,778,338 3,662,040 -1,116,298
Chile 3,558,186 2,969,082 -589,104

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 £
Netherlands 164,542,635
Spain 82,237,456
Egypt 79,558,519
Poland 52,332,750
Senegal 14,254,258

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 £
Netherlands 91,699,672 72,842,963 -18,856,709
Spain 40,502,855 41,734,601 +1,231,746
Egypt 44,169,987 35,388,532 -8,781,455
Poland 28,357,093 23,975,657 -4,381,436
Senegal 8,557,691 5,696,567 -2,861,124
New Zealand 7,104,897 4,193,446 -2,911,451
France 5,542,818 5,483,858 -58,960
Germany 5,939,659 3,765,674 -2,173,985
China 4,861,903 3,607,672 -1,254,231
Chile 3,752,767 3,105,646 -647,121

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 19
Outer London - East and North East 14
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 11

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 19 15 -4
Outer London - East and North East 12 12 +0
Inner London - West 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 9 +1
Greater Manchester 8 9 +1
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Lincolnshire 9 7 -2
Merseyside 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
West Midlands 7 8 +1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 316,128,839
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 130,349,228
Other 10,488,564
Air transport 9,570,187
Road transport 5,606,180

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 171,757,815 144,371,024 -27,386,791
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,339,857 58,009,371 -14,330,486
Other 5,564,864 4,923,700 -641,164
Air transport 5,863,271 3,706,916 -2,156,355
Road transport 2,034,846 3,571,334 +1,536,488
Rail transport 929,733 1,148,287 +218,554

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 94,862,477
Eurotunnel 92,581,582
London Gateway Port 69,814,658
Felixstowe 46,292,337
Dover 40,044,602

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 £
Harwich 52,209,833 42,652,644 -9,557,189
Eurotunnel 46,226,665 46,354,917 +128,252
London Gateway Port 41,616,334 28,198,324 -13,418,010
Felixstowe 28,766,744 17,525,593 -11,241,151
Dover 22,584,751 17,459,851 -5,124,900
Immingham Docks 15,499,810 17,874,575 +2,374,765
Portsmouth 13,922,726 10,933,727 -2,988,999
000 5,564,864 4,923,700 -641,164
London 3,972,366 5,487,470 +1,515,104
London Heathrow Airport 5,740,568 3,521,522 -2,219,046

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 129
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of food products 13
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Food and beverage service activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 65
2025-10 55
2025-09 43
2025-08 43
2025-07 45

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 78
15m-54m 39
54m+ 34
0-1m 24
Other 6

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 9,471,292
Romania 872,061
Netherlands 724,106
Germany 292,439
Falkland Islands 238,718

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 5,310,473 4,160,819 -1,149,654
Romania 485,937 386,124 -99,813
Netherlands 278,941 445,165 +166,224
Germany 156,000 136,439 -19,561
Falkland Islands 223,000 15,718 -207,282
Belarus 122,903 0 -122,903
France 5,914 106,423 +100,509
United Arab Emirates 22,454 59,528 +37,074
Spain 61,627 11,234 -50,393
Poland 58,741 6,669 -52,072

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 2,824,157
XU 1,556,321
Egypt 1,446,659
Spain 138,898
Netherlands 121,479

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 1,463,430 1,360,727 -102,703
XU 930,691 625,630 -305,061
Egypt 832,454 614,205 -218,249
Spain 60,244 78,654 +18,410
Netherlands 80,849 40,630 -40,219
Senegal 0 73,999 +73,999
Belgium 26,153 18,585 -7,568
Kenya 9,694 10,556 +862
Singapore 14,626 0 -14,626
Ireland 8,644 4,724 -3,920

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,272,889
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,871,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,948,021
Air transport 117,483

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 £
Other 3,435,601 2,837,288 -598,313
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,109,514 1,761,703 -347,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,219,251 728,770 -490,481
Air transport 56,864 60,619 +3,755

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,272,889
Holyhead 2,436,765
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,655,089
Liverpool Docks 591,331
Harwich 325,341

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 3,435,601 2,837,288 -598,313
Holyhead 1,533,460 903,305 -630,155
Dover / Eurotunnel 865,309 789,780 -75,529
Liverpool Docks 267,333 323,998 +56,665
Harwich 188,902 136,439 -52,463
London Gateway Port 223,000 15,718 -207,282
Felixstowe 63,277 36,742 -26,535
Heysham 41,382 58,011 +16,629
London Gatwick Airport 19,524 59,528 +40,004
Portsmouth 35,568 30,179 -5,389

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 070310

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

Description: Onions and shallots that are sold fresh or kept cold. Great for cooking or adding flavor to dishes