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 74,483,684
Germany 14,689,510
France 10,644,121
Italy 6,726,812
Netherlands 6,022,534

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 38,695,195 35,788,489 -2,906,706
Germany 7,474,832 7,214,678 -260,154
France 6,546,830 4,097,291 -2,449,539
Italy 3,512,242 3,214,570 -297,672
Netherlands 3,633,667 2,388,867 -1,244,800
Ireland 1,318,369 1,336,516 +18,147
Portugal 867,627 505,469 -362,158
Belgium 43,165 108,601 +65,436
Egypt 107,051 22,457 -84,594
Poland 26,131 95,866 +69,735

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 94,627,794
Italy 6,635,621
Netherlands 4,502,527
France 2,763,838
Portugal 1,315,568

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 50,225,743 44,402,051 -5,823,692
Italy 3,482,974 3,152,647 -330,327
Netherlands 2,780,462 1,722,065 -1,058,397
France 1,423,994 1,339,844 -84,150
Portugal 853,508 462,060 -391,448
Germany 223,992 705,050 +481,058
Belgium 283,092 245,100 -37,992
Ireland 0 127,420 +127,420
Egypt 103,508 22,457 -81,051
Canada 90,945 18,758 -72,187

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
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
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 11 8 -3
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 6 8 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Kent 6 4 -2
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
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) 111,422,699
Other 5,330,934
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 242,701
Air transport 151,639
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) 59,261,670 52,161,029 -7,100,641
Other 2,831,450 2,499,484 -331,966
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,724 116,977 -8,747
Air transport 95,261 56,378 -38,883
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 46,257,913
Portsmouth 30,619,989
Dover 19,531,636
Newhaven 8,533,089
000 5,330,934

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 24,928,734 21,329,179 -3,599,555
Portsmouth 16,358,842 14,261,147 -2,097,695
Dover 10,132,949 9,398,687 -734,262
Newhaven 4,663,138 3,869,951 -793,187
000 2,831,450 2,499,484 -331,966
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,434,341 1,040,810 -393,531
Harwich 827,718 1,625,359 +797,641
Poole 526,948 80,794 -446,154
Plymouth 96,894 218,837 +121,943
Felixstowe 126,499 139,511 +13,012

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 81
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 17
Manufacture of food products 7
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
2026-01 58
2025-11 60
2025-10 43
2025-09 27
2025-08 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 39
54m+ 32
15m-54m 26
0-1m 8
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 11,511,329
Italy 68,738
Iceland 27,929
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,666
Netherlands 10,803

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 6,676,117 4,835,212 -1,840,905
Italy 15,716 53,022 +37,306
Iceland 888 27,041 +26,153
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,956 11,710 +7,754
Netherlands 10,803 0 -10,803
Spain 10,140 0 -10,140
United Arab Emirates 7,714 0 -7,714

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 88,692
Spain 62,622
Ireland 50,034
Italy 21,454
Netherlands 7,414

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 40,478 48,214 +7,736
Spain 36,039 26,583 -9,456
Ireland 35,415 14,619 -20,796
Italy 15,143 6,311 -8,832
Netherlands 3,065 4,349 +1,284
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 8,873,357
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,727,653
Air transport 51,309

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 5,087,934 3,785,423 -1,302,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,624,842 1,102,811 -522,031
Air transport 12,558 38,751 +26,193

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,873,357
Holyhead 2,562,558
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,681
Liverpool Docks 75,414
Birmingham Airport 27,929

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 5,087,934 3,785,423 -1,302,511
Holyhead 1,540,655 1,021,903 -518,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,659 53,022 +16,363
Liverpool Docks 47,528 27,886 -19,642
Birmingham Airport 888 27,041 +26,153
London Heathrow Airport 7,952 11,710 +3,758
London Gatwick Airport 2,410 0 -2,410
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