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 164,316,943
Spain 75,522,653
Egypt 68,385,749
Poland 50,321,168
France 28,187,672

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 88,190,635 76,126,308 -12,064,327
Spain 35,867,252 39,655,401 +3,788,149
Egypt 38,740,133 29,645,616 -9,094,517
Poland 27,294,595 23,026,573 -4,268,022
France 15,491,886 12,695,786 -2,796,100
Germany 9,018,818 6,532,482 -2,486,336
Senegal 8,291,561 4,684,607 -3,606,954
New Zealand 6,948,108 4,180,648 -2,767,460
China 4,568,941 3,577,843 -991,098
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 161,189,766
Spain 81,874,707
Egypt 78,735,038
Poland 51,584,279
Senegal 13,080,443

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 87,750,996 73,438,770 -14,312,226
Spain 38,849,552 43,025,155 +4,175,603
Egypt 44,070,602 34,664,436 -9,406,166
Poland 28,005,179 23,579,100 -4,426,079
Senegal 8,365,778 4,714,665 -3,651,113
France 5,852,677 6,136,832 +284,155
New Zealand 7,096,791 4,193,446 -2,903,345
Germany 5,958,814 3,752,769 -2,206,045
China 4,656,627 3,516,327 -1,140,300
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 20
Outer London - East and North East 14
Inner London - West 13
Greater Manchester 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 18 17 -1
Outer London - East and North East 12 12 +0
Inner London - West 7 12 +5
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Inner London - East 9 7 -2
Lincolnshire 9 7 -2
Merseyside 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
West Midlands 8 8 +0

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) 311,756,348
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 128,967,166
Other 10,180,589
Air transport 9,341,234
Road transport 5,598,315

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) 165,715,150 146,041,198 -19,673,952
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,083,901 56,883,265 -15,200,636
Other 5,391,266 4,789,323 -601,943
Air transport 5,733,316 3,607,918 -2,125,398
Road transport 2,232,999 3,365,316 +1,132,317
Rail transport 1,069,769 991,782 -77,987

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 94,755,430
Eurotunnel 92,083,737
London Gateway Port 68,472,167
Felixstowe 44,905,749
Dover 39,355,642

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 51,546,848 43,208,582 -8,338,266
Eurotunnel 44,909,704 47,174,033 +2,264,329
London Gateway Port 41,338,049 27,134,118 -14,203,931
Felixstowe 27,173,916 17,731,833 -9,442,083
Dover 21,162,189 18,193,453 -2,968,736
Immingham Docks 15,122,175 18,274,292 +3,152,117
Portsmouth 13,032,600 10,305,894 -2,726,706
000 5,391,266 4,789,323 -601,943
London 4,489,481 5,258,955 +769,474
ZLC 3,726,449 5,784,368 +2,057,919

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 134
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 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 79
2025-11 65
2025-10 55
2025-09 43
2025-08 43

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 83
15m-54m 38
54m+ 34
0-1m 24
Other 8

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 9,136,884
Romania 899,575
Netherlands 815,288
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 4,975,479 4,161,405 -814,074
Romania 445,925 453,650 +7,725
Netherlands 360,407 454,881 +94,474
Germany 156,000 136,439 -19,561
Falkland Islands 223,000 15,718 -207,282
France 5,914 106,423 +100,509
Belarus 103,521 0 -103,521
United Arab Emirates 27,559 54,423 +26,864
Spain 72,620 241 -72,379
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 2,807,082
Egypt 1,539,056
Spain 139,189
Netherlands 98,691
Senegal 94,844

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 1,451,193 1,355,889 -95,304
Egypt 919,538 619,518 -300,020
Spain 62,386 76,803 +14,417
Netherlands 57,494 41,197 -16,297
Senegal 0 94,844 +94,844
Belgium 24,423 17,560 -6,863
Kenya 11,131 10,897 -234
Singapore 14,626 0 -14,626
Ireland 5,928 4,106 -1,822
Chile 4,120 2,511 -1,609

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,154,959
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,918,432
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,754,334
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 3,288,995 2,865,964 -423,031
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,045,807 1,872,625 -173,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,098,327 656,007 -442,320
Air transport 63,060 54,423 -8,637

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,154,959
Holyhead 2,168,327
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,754,403
Liverpool Docks 640,029
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 3,288,995 2,865,964 -423,031
Holyhead 1,219,697 948,630 -271,067
Dover / Eurotunnel 866,556 887,847 +21,291
Liverpool Docks 299,866 340,163 +40,297
Harwich 188,902 136,439 -52,463
London Gateway Port 223,000 15,718 -207,282
Heysham 89,793 9,600 -80,193
London Gatwick Airport 24,629 54,423 +29,794
Felixstowe 56,982 15,917 -41,065
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