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 359,420,874
France 57,972,142
Netherlands 46,141,849
Kenya 39,196,009
Germany 19,196,154

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 197,022,586 162,398,288 -34,624,298
France 31,491,820 26,480,322 -5,011,498
Netherlands 21,878,965 24,262,884 +2,383,919
Kenya 21,313,855 17,882,154 -3,431,701
Germany 10,345,478 8,850,676 -1,494,802
Italy 7,340,851 7,156,829 -184,022
Portugal 7,945,763 5,935,415 -2,010,348
Morocco 5,764,156 5,622,395 -141,761
Poland 4,888,358 3,462,729 -1,425,629
Ireland 2,928,460 2,847,755 -80,705

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 406,046,667
Netherlands 40,307,515
Kenya 39,297,744
France 18,384,180
Portugal 18,198,167

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 220,630,772 185,415,895 -35,214,877
Netherlands 19,048,890 21,258,625 +2,209,735
Kenya 21,395,101 17,902,643 -3,492,458
France 11,076,549 7,307,631 -3,768,918
Portugal 10,179,349 8,018,818 -2,160,531
Italy 8,622,362 7,394,440 -1,227,922
Morocco 6,633,606 6,579,804 -53,802
Poland 5,557,404 3,677,753 -1,879,651
Egypt 1,501,402 2,205,016 +703,614
Turkey 1,189,576 1,491,394 +301,818

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 29
Outer London - West and North West 21
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 25 20 -5
Outer London - West and North West 16 17 +1
Inner London - East 15 12 -3
Lincolnshire 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 10 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 10 +0
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Inner London - West 9 6 -3
Kent 9 8 -1
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) 525,582,404
Air transport 43,658,221
Other 12,877,982
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,248,555
Road transport 972,943

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) 283,552,436 242,029,968 -41,522,468
Air transport 23,325,368 20,332,853 -2,992,515
Other 6,456,617 6,421,365 -35,252
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,194,245 2,054,310 -139,935
Road transport 728,736 244,207 -484,529
Rail transport 16,333 18,498 +2,165

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 216,086,830
Portsmouth 124,367,799
Dover 99,220,187
London Heathrow Airport 41,486,007
Harwich 27,627,398

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 119,147,591 96,939,239 -22,208,352
Portsmouth 68,345,228 56,022,571 -12,322,657
Dover 53,851,377 45,368,810 -8,482,567
London Heathrow Airport 22,245,703 19,240,304 -3,005,399
Harwich 13,786,072 13,841,326 +55,254
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,924,143 10,026,077 -898,066
Felixstowe 7,050,738 7,293,798 +243,060
000 6,456,617 6,421,365 -35,252
Newhaven 3,613,020 5,475,593 +1,862,573
ZLC 3,061,512 3,940,776 +879,264

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 162
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 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
2025-11 86
2025-10 53
2025-09 47
2025-08 45
2025-07 50

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 88
54m+ 52
15m-54m 47
0-1m 34
Other 10

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 17,748,240
Netherlands 5,423,508
Italy 2,779,501
Poland 2,657,827
Spain 1,538,632

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 9,306,787 8,441,453 -865,334
Netherlands 2,667,849 2,755,659 +87,810
Italy 1,758,432 1,021,069 -737,363
Poland 1,625,461 1,032,366 -593,095
Spain 1,191,029 347,603 -843,426
France 614,925 676,390 +61,465
United Arab Emirates 297,292 8,412 -288,880
Belgium 99,577 192,704 +93,127
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 £
XU 6,654,124
Spain 3,808,435
XI 2,350,470
Ireland 621,026
Kenya 253,898

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 £
XU 3,291,558 3,362,566 +71,008
Spain 1,885,798 1,922,637 +36,839
XI 1,215,611 1,134,859 -80,752
Ireland 497,966 123,060 -374,906
Kenya 159,767 94,131 -65,636
Netherlands 29,556 24,397 -5,159
Portugal 5,308 1,954 -3,354
France 2,728 4,039 +1,311
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) 16,990,900
Other 13,770,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,499,383
Air transport 458,833
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) 9,113,205 7,877,695 -1,235,510
Other 7,093,553 6,676,574 -416,979
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,423,092 76,291 -1,346,801
Air transport 429,943 28,890 -401,053
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 13,770,127
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,695,188
Holyhead 3,328,100
Harwich 1,806,170
Immingham Docks 1,509,366

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 7,093,553 6,676,574 -416,979
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,509,916 3,185,272 -2,324,644
Holyhead 1,828,621 1,499,479 -329,142
Harwich 890,978 915,192 +24,214
Immingham Docks 690,834 818,532 +127,698
Felixstowe 687,809 748,302 +60,493
Liverpool Docks 370,864 249,102 -121,762
Tyne 134,075 177,570 +43,495
London Gatwick Airport 275,820 8,412 -267,408
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