Import/export HS code 0704: Fresh or chilled cabbages, cauliflowers, and similar vegetables

Includes all types of edible brassicas like kale, kohlrabi, and more, fresh or chilled

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Spain 358,205,497
France 57,845,569
Netherlands 45,898,758
Kenya 39,321,672
Germany 19,028,718

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 £
Spain 196,120,366 162,085,131 -34,035,235
France 31,082,226 26,763,343 -4,318,883
Netherlands 21,655,824 24,242,934 +2,587,110
Kenya 21,116,944 18,204,728 -2,912,216
Germany 10,626,593 8,402,125 -2,224,468
Italy 7,259,359 7,613,231 +353,872
Portugal 7,940,399 5,798,110 -2,142,289
Morocco 5,426,530 6,269,175 +842,645
Poland 4,900,756 3,432,460 -1,468,296
Ireland 3,008,827 2,706,376 -302,451

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 £
Spain 405,925,732
Netherlands 40,195,392
Kenya 39,374,040
Portugal 18,004,911
France 16,715,262

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 £
Spain 221,070,884 184,854,848 -36,216,036
Netherlands 18,931,995 21,263,397 +2,331,402
Kenya 21,148,823 18,225,217 -2,923,606
Portugal 10,180,934 7,823,977 -2,356,957
France 9,642,340 7,072,922 -2,569,418
Italy 8,405,311 7,954,642 -450,669
Morocco 6,270,608 7,482,475 +1,211,867
Poland 5,586,002 3,649,669 -1,936,333
Egypt 2,287,577 1,523,834 -763,743
Germany 1,721,447 1,064,164 -657,283

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 28
Outer London - West and North West 22
Inner London - East 16
Lincolnshire 15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 - East and North East 24 20 -4
Outer London - West and North West 16 18 +2
Inner London - East 15 11 -4
Lincolnshire 12 13 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 10 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 11 +1
Greater Manchester 9 10 +1
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Kent 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 6 -2

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) 524,383,060
Air transport 43,688,433
Other 12,750,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,319,518
Road transport 1,246,758

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) 282,674,852 241,708,208 -40,966,644
Air transport 23,456,668 20,231,765 -3,224,903
Other 6,421,996 6,328,812 -93,184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,205,536 2,113,982 -91,554
Road transport 494,578 752,180 +257,602
Rail transport 12,523 18,498 +5,975

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 215,444,983
Portsmouth 124,040,615
Dover 99,778,991
London Heathrow Airport 41,485,130
Harwich 27,479,821

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 117,430,279 98,014,704 -19,415,575
Portsmouth 67,577,997 56,462,618 -11,115,379
Dover 54,792,070 44,986,921 -9,805,149
London Heathrow Airport 22,439,865 19,045,265 -3,394,600
Harwich 13,717,574 13,762,247 +44,673
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,823,123 9,379,254 -1,443,869
Felixstowe 7,255,246 6,665,390 -589,856
000 6,421,996 6,328,812 -93,184
Newhaven 3,996,825 4,917,803 +920,978
ZLC 2,997,790 4,905,842 +1,908,052

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 163
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of food products 21
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 84
2025-11 86
2025-10 53
2025-09 47
2025-08 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 91
54m+ 54
15m-54m 46
0-1m 31
Other 11

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 17,711,913
Netherlands 5,394,694
Italy 2,735,755
Poland 2,652,212
Spain 1,534,719

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 9,265,073 8,446,840 -818,233
Netherlands 2,759,641 2,635,053 -124,588
Italy 1,769,056 966,699 -802,357
Poland 1,722,727 929,485 -793,242
Spain 1,209,418 325,301 -884,117
France 611,805 723,190 +111,385
United Arab Emirates 275,060 4,100 -270,960
Belgium 103,023 174,042 +71,019
Portugal 259,604 8,931 -250,673
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,369 4,777 -112,592

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 £
Spain 3,786,876
XI 2,185,410
Ireland 621,239
Kenya 258,118
Nicaragua 162,006

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 £
Spain 1,796,852 1,990,024 +193,172
XI 1,209,061 976,349 -232,712
Ireland 499,188 122,051 -377,137
Kenya 172,809 85,309 -87,500
Nicaragua 0 162,006 +162,006
Netherlands 27,940 22,598 -5,342
Portugal 5,620 1,634 -3,986
France 3,495 3,268 -227
South Africa 2,441 3,020 +579
Germany 248 2,410 +2,162

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) 17,088,268
Other 13,715,217
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,326,819
Air transport 427,119
Road transport 38,376

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) 9,485,053 7,603,215 -1,881,838
Other 7,036,687 6,678,530 -358,157
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,255,178 71,641 -1,183,537
Air transport 403,486 23,633 -379,853
Road transport 38,376 0 -38,376

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 13,715,217
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,614,528
Holyhead 3,338,827
Harwich 1,811,377
Immingham Docks 1,521,345

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 7,036,687 6,678,530 -358,157
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,597,571 3,016,957 -2,580,614
Holyhead 1,791,472 1,547,355 -244,117
Harwich 937,203 874,174 -63,029
Immingham Docks 698,526 822,819 +124,293
Felixstowe 738,597 677,362 -61,235
Liverpool Docks 415,307 212,515 -202,792
Tyne 134,075 177,570 +43,495
London Gatwick Airport 253,588 4,100 -249,488
Portsmouth 185,649 71,538 -114,111

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0704

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

Description: Includes all types of edible brassicas like kale, kohlrabi, and more, fresh or chilled