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 272,527,621
Germany 27,417,820
France 26,687,584
Netherlands 17,083,741
Italy 10,226,554

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 141,467,719 131,059,902 -10,407,817
Germany 13,978,918 13,438,902 -540,016
France 15,371,087 11,316,497 -4,054,590
Netherlands 9,458,361 7,625,380 -1,832,981
Italy 5,416,639 4,809,915 -606,724
Ireland 2,056,772 1,985,119 -71,653
Portugal 889,797 507,156 -382,641
Poland 328,573 288,987 -39,586
Belgium 106,334 382,149 +275,815
Morocco 158,482 25,242 -133,240

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 316,766,282
Netherlands 14,139,834
Italy 10,415,841
France 7,015,677
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 165,519,623 151,246,659 -14,272,964
Netherlands 7,599,745 6,540,089 -1,059,656
Italy 5,567,020 4,848,821 -718,199
France 3,770,661 3,245,016 -525,645
Germany 1,439,005 1,086,340 -352,665
Portugal 887,007 465,130 -421,877
Belgium 357,745 377,926 +20,181
Poland 282,419 247,169 -35,250
Morocco 185,010 39,648 -145,362
Egypt 152,458 29,827 -122,631

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 14
Inner London - East 12
Outer London - West and North West 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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 12 9 -3
Inner London - East 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 10 8 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 10 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Kent 6 4 -2
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 2 -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) 353,472,736
Other 6,826,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 538,902
Air transport 181,932
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) 185,473,232 167,999,504 -17,473,728
Other 3,623,340 3,203,609 -419,731
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,815 268,087 -2,728
Air transport 114,741 67,191 -47,550
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 168,810,727
Portsmouth 83,785,162
Dover 62,792,014
Newhaven 16,364,959
Harwich 10,529,725

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 88,817,869 79,992,858 -8,825,011
Portsmouth 43,023,052 40,762,110 -2,260,942
Dover 31,757,642 31,034,372 -723,270
Newhaven 9,162,970 7,201,989 -1,960,981
Harwich 5,717,585 4,812,140 -905,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,590,660 2,644,224 -1,946,436
000 3,623,340 3,203,609 -419,731
Felixstowe 873,656 674,407 -199,249
Poole 969,556 243,979 -725,577
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 103
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
2026-01 76
2025-11 74
2025-10 55
2025-09 50
2025-08 27

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 47
54m+ 38
15m-54m 34
0-1m 12
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 16,887,910
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 9,201,675 7,686,235 -1,515,440
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 27,041 +26,153
Spain 21,060 0 -21,060
United Arab Emirates 17,172 1,238 -15,934
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 £
XI 172,977
Spain 86,214
Ireland 51,729
Italy 21,454
Netherlands 8,451

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 57,133 115,844 +58,711
Spain 54,060 32,154 -21,906
Ireland 36,629 15,100 -21,529
Italy 15,143 6,311 -8,832
Netherlands 3,848 4,603 +755
Nicaragua 0 2,721 +2,721
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 10,186,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,092,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 566,946
Air transport 62,005

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 5,706,548 4,479,739 -1,226,809
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,864,460 3,228,506 -635,954
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 218,709 348,237 +129,528
Air transport 22,016 39,989 +17,973

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,186,287
Holyhead 6,454,330
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 5,706,548 4,479,739 -1,226,809
Holyhead 3,304,648 3,149,682 -154,966
Dover / Eurotunnel 568,512 110,745 -457,767
Dover 0 257,691 +257,691
Liverpool Docks 130,706 56,814 -73,892
Fishguard 40,000 0 -40,000
Birmingham Airport 888 27,041 +26,153
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