Import/export HS code 07031019: Various fresh or chilled onions and shallots

Fresh or chilled onions and shallots, excluding sets. Ideal for cooking or raw 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 £
Netherlands 152,793,668
Spain 75,889,485
Egypt 68,679,494
Poland 50,704,611
France 26,759,715

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 83,490,930 69,302,738 -14,188,192
Spain 37,414,506 38,474,979 +1,060,473
Egypt 38,497,649 30,181,845 -8,315,804
Poland 27,237,537 23,467,074 -3,770,463
France 14,740,280 12,019,435 -2,720,845
Germany 8,784,724 6,519,149 -2,265,575
Senegal 8,456,041 5,666,509 -2,789,532
New Zealand 6,948,108 4,180,648 -2,767,460
China 4,588,788 3,417,387 -1,171,401
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 155,554,267
Spain 82,169,143
Egypt 78,933,356
Poland 52,246,985
Senegal 14,226,825

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 85,698,387 69,855,880 -15,842,507
Spain 40,455,326 41,713,817 +1,258,491
Egypt 43,804,202 35,129,154 -8,675,048
Poland 28,289,542 23,957,443 -4,332,099
Senegal 8,530,258 5,696,567 -2,833,691
New Zealand 7,104,897 4,193,446 -2,911,451
Germany 5,633,677 3,720,699 -1,912,978
China 4,672,353 3,355,871 -1,316,482
Chile 3,752,767 3,105,646 -647,121
Mexico 3,573,974 2,127,469 -1,446,505

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Outer London - East and North East 12
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - East 8

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
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 12 9 -3
Outer London - East and North East 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 8 6 -2
Merseyside 6 6 +0
West Midlands 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 4 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 4 -3
Lincolnshire 5 4 -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) 304,306,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,774,288
Other 9,989,572
Air transport 8,843,759
Road transport 4,943,898

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) 164,351,584 139,955,395 -24,396,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,589,736 55,184,552 -13,405,184
Other 5,257,252 4,732,320 -524,932
Air transport 5,417,758 3,426,001 -1,991,757
Road transport 1,781,095 3,162,803 +1,381,708
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 £
Eurotunnel 90,275,820
Harwich 87,362,839
London Gateway Port 69,177,027
Felixstowe 43,606,670
Dover 39,598,018

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 £
Eurotunnel 44,769,282 45,506,538 +737,256
Harwich 48,008,014 39,354,825 -8,653,189
London Gateway Port 41,003,318 28,173,709 -12,829,609
Felixstowe 26,987,563 16,619,107 -10,368,456
Dover 22,293,650 17,304,368 -4,989,282
Immingham Docks 13,415,167 16,450,416 +3,035,249
Portsmouth 13,844,925 10,899,892 -2,945,033
000 5,257,252 4,732,320 -524,932
London 3,970,674 5,487,470 +1,516,796
London Heathrow Airport 5,333,743 3,322,008 -2,011,735

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 106
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Manufacture of food products 13
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Food and beverage service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 52
2025-10 48
2025-09 27
2025-08 30
2025-07 34

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 52
15m-54m 34
54m+ 30
0-1m 18
Other 5

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 8,396,751
Falkland Islands 238,718
Netherlands 159,858
France 76,492
Spain 72,861

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 4,748,222 3,648,529 -1,099,693
Falkland Islands 223,000 15,718 -207,282
Netherlands 87,765 72,093 -15,672
France 5,914 70,578 +64,664
Spain 61,627 11,234 -50,393
Poland 58,741 6,669 -52,072
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,257 0 -31,257
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 11,646 +11,646
Belgium 0 4,932 +4,932
Czechia 0 2,600 +2,600

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 2,775,107
XU 1,535,673
Egypt 1,357,139
Spain 130,568
Netherlands 75,137

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 1,443,024 1,332,083 -110,941
XU 921,198 614,475 -306,723
Egypt 830,764 526,375 -304,389
Spain 56,041 74,527 +18,486
Netherlands 45,674 29,463 -16,211
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 8,626 4,720 -3,906

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,057,478
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,691,853
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,281,061
Air transport 33,133

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 3,363,750 2,693,728 -670,022
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 983,551 708,302 -275,249
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 837,906 443,155 -394,751
Air transport 33,133 0 -33,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,057,478
Holyhead 2,017,071
London Gateway Port 238,718
Liverpool Docks 188,397
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,248

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 3,363,750 2,693,728 -670,022
Holyhead 1,193,203 823,868 -369,335
London Gateway Port 223,000 15,718 -207,282
Liverpool Docks 129,070 59,327 -69,743
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,461 12,787 -73,674
Heysham 41,382 41,691 +309
Felixstowe 36,157 36,742 +585
Portsmouth 35,568 30,179 -5,389
Dover 6,719 51,608 +44,889
London 31,279 0 -31,279

Quick facts

HS code: 07031019

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

Description: Fresh or chilled onions and shallots, excluding sets. Ideal for cooking or raw use