Import/export HS code 0705: Fresh or chilled lettuce and chicory

Includes all types of lettuce and chicory, fresh or chilled

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 271,253,242
Germany 27,341,831
France 27,133,981
Netherlands 17,323,385
Italy 10,177,212

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 143,167,278 128,085,964 -15,081,314
Germany 14,096,380 13,245,451 -850,929
France 15,794,004 11,339,977 -4,454,027
Netherlands 9,677,958 7,645,427 -2,032,531
Italy 5,420,471 4,756,741 -663,730
Ireland 2,052,600 2,052,454 -146
Portugal 941,026 603,735 -337,291
Poland 293,772 326,371 +32,599
Belgium 106,334 374,794 +268,460
Egypt 125,120 59,884 -65,236

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 315,918,381
Netherlands 14,423,934
Italy 10,277,399
France 6,959,511
Germany 2,525,345

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 167,755,707 148,162,674 -19,593,033
Netherlands 7,855,977 6,567,957 -1,288,020
Italy 5,506,233 4,771,166 -735,067
France 3,699,740 3,259,771 -439,969
Germany 1,435,381 1,089,964 -345,417
Portugal 939,428 553,857 -385,571
Belgium 357,454 375,922 +18,468
Poland 285,002 247,169 -37,833
Morocco 177,568 53,401 -124,167
Egypt 139,590 67,254 -72,336

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 13
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 11 8 -3
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 11 8 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Kent 6 4 -2
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Norfolk 4 4 +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) 352,877,141
Other 6,984,237
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 494,298
Air transport 196,798
Rail transport 17,277

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) 187,882,217 164,994,924 -22,887,293
Other 3,678,052 3,306,185 -371,867
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 257,838 236,460 -21,378
Air transport 123,015 73,783 -49,232
Rail transport 17,277 0 -17,277

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 168,087,144
Portsmouth 83,795,747
Dover 61,954,917
Newhaven 17,160,343
Harwich 10,591,387

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 90,252,182 77,834,962 -12,417,220
Portsmouth 43,008,317 40,787,430 -2,220,887
Dover 32,265,551 29,689,366 -2,576,185
Newhaven 9,652,008 7,508,335 -2,143,673
Harwich 5,698,301 4,893,086 -805,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,611,397 2,695,574 -1,915,823
000 3,678,052 3,306,185 -371,867
Felixstowe 869,706 716,885 -152,821
Poole 969,556 219,586 -749,970
Plymouth 157,625 231,333 +73,708

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 101
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 19
Manufacture of food products 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 74
2025-10 55
2025-09 50
2025-08 27
2025-07 24

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 46
54m+ 37
15m-54m 35
0-1m 11
Other 9

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 16,921,060
France 310,478
Greece 246,019
Italy 213,866
Poland 116,521

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 9,200,559 7,720,501 -1,480,058
France 29,239 281,239 +252,000
Greece 246,019 0 -246,019
Italy 160,844 53,022 -107,822
Poland 82,346 34,175 -48,171
Netherlands 30,333 1,811 -28,522
Iceland 888 24,981 +24,093
United Arab Emirates 18,398 3,244 -15,154
Spain 21,060 0 -21,060
Belgium 18,201 0 -18,201

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 9,905,703
XI 172,586
Spain 88,767
Ireland 54,531
Italy 21,624

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 5,585,288 4,320,415 -1,264,873
XI 60,828 111,758 +50,930
Spain 53,116 35,651 -17,465
Ireland 37,214 17,317 -19,897
Italy 14,905 6,719 -8,186
Netherlands 3,830 4,613 +783
Australia 0 1,235 +1,235
France 42 59 +17
Denmark 14 0 -14
Belgium 13 0 -13

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 10,253,017
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,110,025
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 516,307
Air transport 63,177

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 5,755,250 4,497,767 -1,257,483
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,845,943 3,264,082 -581,861
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 187,408 328,899 +141,491
Air transport 23,242 39,935 +16,693

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,253,017
Holyhead 6,420,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 679,257
Dover 257,691
Liverpool Docks 187,520

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 5,755,250 4,497,767 -1,257,483
Holyhead 3,322,063 3,098,687 -223,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 568,512 110,745 -457,767
Dover 0 257,691 +257,691
Liverpool Docks 88,414 99,106 +10,692
Fishguard 18,376 21,624 +3,248
Birmingham Airport 888 24,981 +24,093
London Heathrow Airport 10,449 11,710 +1,261
Harwich 19,530 1,811 -17,719
Milford 14,997 0 -14,997

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0705

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

Description: Includes all types of lettuce and chicory, fresh or chilled