Import/export HS code 070519: Various fresh or chilled lettuce

Includes other types of lettuce, 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 74,624,787
Germany 14,550,023
France 11,044,651
Italy 6,605,714
Netherlands 6,182,083

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 39,203,305 35,421,482 -3,781,823
Germany 7,311,555 7,238,468 -73,087
France 6,902,522 4,142,129 -2,760,393
Italy 3,457,756 3,147,958 -309,798
Netherlands 3,741,161 2,440,922 -1,300,239
Ireland 1,311,078 1,359,101 +48,023
Portugal 918,856 602,048 -316,808
Belgium 43,165 102,242 +59,077
Canada 106,106 20,791 -85,315
Egypt 81,718 44,407 -37,311

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 95,042,366
Italy 6,491,429
Netherlands 4,709,379
France 2,688,774
Portugal 1,456,716

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 50,842,020 44,200,346 -6,641,674
Italy 3,442,198 3,049,231 -392,967
Netherlands 2,932,289 1,777,090 -1,155,199
France 1,353,892 1,334,882 -19,010
Portugal 905,929 550,787 -355,142
Germany 223,992 705,050 +481,058
Belgium 282,801 244,092 -38,709
Canada 106,106 20,791 -85,315
Egypt 78,175 44,407 -33,768
Poland 0 95,866 +95,866

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 12
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 10 8 -2
Inner London - East 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 7 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Kent 6 4 -2
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 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) 111,949,673
Other 5,440,353
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 200,265
Air transport 168,833
Rail transport 4,145

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) 59,976,157 51,973,516 -8,002,641
Other 2,897,708 2,542,645 -355,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,216 104,049 +7,833
Air transport 109,466 59,367 -50,099
Rail transport 4,145 0 -4,145

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 46,376,491
Portsmouth 30,874,691
Dover 19,391,469
Newhaven 8,925,979
000 5,440,353

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 25,520,221 20,856,270 -4,663,951
Portsmouth 16,461,243 14,413,448 -2,047,795
Dover 10,155,671 9,235,798 -919,873
Newhaven 4,711,887 4,214,092 -497,795
000 2,897,708 2,542,645 -355,063
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,473,279 970,756 -502,523
Harwich 738,070 1,672,196 +934,126
Poole 526,948 70,735 -456,213
Plymouth 96,894 218,837 +121,943
Felixstowe 122,162 143,848 +21,686

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 79
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 17
Manufacture of food products 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
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 60
2025-10 43
2025-09 27
2025-08 16
2025-07 16

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 37
54m+ 32
15m-54m 26
0-1m 7
Other 7

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 11,626,789
Italy 68,738
Iceland 25,869
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,666
United Arab Emirates 10,946

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 6,699,591 4,927,198 -1,772,393
Italy 15,716 53,022 +37,306
Iceland 888 24,981 +24,093
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,956 11,710 +7,754
United Arab Emirates 10,946 0 -10,946
Netherlands 10,803 0 -10,803
Spain 10,140 0 -10,140

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 8,757,679
XI 86,670
Spain 65,155
Ireland 52,774
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 5,009,134 3,748,545 -1,260,589
XI 43,171 43,499 +328
Spain 35,631 29,524 -6,107
Ireland 35,979 16,795 -19,184
Italy 14,905 6,719 -8,186
Netherlands 3,079 4,323 +1,244
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 8,992,667
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,723,803
Air transport 52,481

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 5,141,968 3,850,699 -1,291,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,594,282 1,129,521 -464,761
Air transport 15,790 36,691 +20,901

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,992,667
Holyhead 2,558,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,681
Liverpool Docks 75,414
Birmingham Airport 25,869

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 5,141,968 3,850,699 -1,291,269
Holyhead 1,529,813 1,028,895 -500,918
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,659 53,022 +16,363
Liverpool Docks 27,810 47,604 +19,794
Birmingham Airport 888 24,981 +24,093
London Heathrow Airport 7,952 11,710 +3,758
London Gatwick Airport 5,642 0 -5,642
London Stansted Airport 1,308 0 -1,308

Quick facts

HS code: 070519

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

Description: Includes other types of lettuce, fresh or chilled