Import/export HS code 070490: Various fresh or chilled cabbages and similar vegetables

Includes other fresh or chilled cabbages and similar edible brassicas

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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 £
Spain 54,980,678
Netherlands 27,763,142
Italy 10,059,365
France 8,079,109
Portugal 5,024,825

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 29,042,902 25,937,776 -3,105,126
Netherlands 14,501,946 13,261,196 -1,240,750
Italy 5,112,257 4,947,108 -165,149
France 5,125,202 2,953,907 -2,171,295
Portugal 2,638,287 2,386,538 -251,749
Turkey 1,232,026 1,465,602 +233,576
Poland 1,986,334 292,744 -1,693,590
Germany 1,103,522 1,165,080 +61,558
Ireland 1,008,121 884,001 -124,120
Belgium 330,571 473,401 +142,830

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 60,196,907
Netherlands 22,966,031
Italy 11,511,996
Portugal 9,097,659
Turkey 2,700,427

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 32,173,964 28,022,943 -4,151,021
Netherlands 12,123,608 10,842,423 -1,281,185
Italy 6,336,632 5,175,364 -1,161,268
Portugal 4,758,771 4,338,888 -419,883
Turkey 1,232,849 1,467,578 +234,729
Poland 2,032,931 271,910 -1,761,021
Germany 990,631 870,122 -120,509
France 383,069 191,079 -191,990
China 179,447 300,258 +120,811
Belgium 248,527 179,840 -68,687

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 27
Outer London - West and North West 19
Lincolnshire 14
Inner London - East 13
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12

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 22 19 -3
Outer London - West and North West 13 13 +0
Lincolnshire 12 12 +0
Inner London - East 12 10 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 6 -5
Greater Manchester 8 8 +0
Kent 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 4 -3

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) 111,059,106
Other 4,382,120
Air transport 1,456,495
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,149,866
Road transport 157,977

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) 60,254,581 50,804,525 -9,450,056
Other 1,940,926 2,441,194 +500,268
Air transport 833,307 623,188 -210,119
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 298,480 851,386 +552,906
Road transport 98,505 59,472 -39,033

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 44,800,212
Dover 19,898,308
Harwich 17,570,461
Portsmouth 13,132,463
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,155,689

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 25,018,572 19,781,640 -5,236,932
Dover 10,753,656 9,144,652 -1,609,004
Harwich 9,424,165 8,146,296 -1,277,869
Portsmouth 6,918,593 6,213,870 -704,723
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,740,650 2,415,039 -325,611
Felixstowe 2,370,151 2,451,509 +81,358
000 1,940,926 2,441,194 +500,268
Newhaven 1,017,709 962,528 -55,181
Tyne 862,442 548,480 -313,962
London Heathrow Airport 654,808 580,350 -74,458

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 135
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of food products 19
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 18
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 58
2025-11 61
2025-10 39
2025-09 35
2025-08 26

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 77
54m+ 45
15m-54m 40
0-1m 22
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 8,483,129
Netherlands 1,557,853
Poland 844,313
Italy 419,239
Spain 375,222

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 4,186,816 4,296,313 +109,497
Netherlands 708,691 849,162 +140,471
Poland 250,410 593,903 +343,493
Italy 357,390 61,849 -295,541
Spain 322,631 52,591 -270,040
Belgium 103,023 168,083 +65,060
United Arab Emirates 236,470 0 -236,470
France 40,266 154,434 +114,168
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 83,302 1,547 -81,755
Czechia 3,600 31,148 +27,548

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 1,705,393
Spain 343,952
Ireland 151,517
Nicaragua 109,361
Kenya 97,547

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 957,404 747,989 -209,415
Spain 95,808 248,144 +152,336
Ireland 111,513 40,004 -71,509
Nicaragua 0 109,361 +109,361
Kenya 62,183 35,364 -26,819
Netherlands 25,798 22,395 -3,403
France 603 579 -24
South Korea 911 0 -911
Australia 0 716 +716
Portugal 398 88 -310

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,193,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,839,336
Air transport 334,562
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 245,438

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 3,451,129 3,742,564 +291,435
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,382,686 2,456,650 +73,964
Air transport 329,437 5,125 -324,312
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 178,535 66,903 -111,632

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,193,693
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,079,060
Holyhead 1,228,511
Harwich 820,555
Felixstowe 437,506

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 3,451,129 3,742,564 +291,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,128,357 950,703 -177,654
Holyhead 694,158 534,353 -159,805
Harwich 321,256 499,299 +178,043
Felixstowe 152,351 285,155 +132,804
London Gatwick Airport 221,963 0 -221,963
Dover 55,161 128,820 +73,659
Immingham Docks 121,541 40,241 -81,300
London Heathrow Airport 97,112 1,547 -95,565
London 39,006 39,581 +575

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 070490

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

Description: Includes other fresh or chilled cabbages and similar edible brassicas