Import/export HS code 0706: Fresh or chilled edible roots

Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes, and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled

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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 32,021,831
Netherlands 18,583,018
France 16,271,803
Israel 14,664,462
Italy 13,946,520

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 18,303,305 13,718,526 -4,584,779
Netherlands 9,336,521 9,246,497 -90,024
France 10,486,745 5,785,058 -4,701,687
Israel 11,932,976 2,731,486 -9,201,490
Italy 6,669,046 7,277,474 +608,428
Ireland 2,761,109 3,879,118 +1,118,009
Senegal 1,314,134 5,037,638 +3,723,504
Germany 1,663,819 1,271,724 -392,095
Poland 1,355,016 1,477,163 +122,147
South Africa 1,297,363 1,204,407 -92,956

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 35,366,701
Italy 15,601,743
Netherlands 14,731,909
Israel 14,710,126
France 10,581,936

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 21,114,370 14,252,331 -6,862,039
Italy 7,671,999 7,929,744 +257,745
Netherlands 6,990,680 7,741,229 +750,549
Israel 11,975,811 2,734,315 -9,241,496
France 6,353,657 4,228,279 -2,125,378
Senegal 1,314,134 5,037,638 +3,723,504
Portugal 2,581,175 1,377,935 -1,203,240
Germany 1,871,453 1,389,214 -482,239
Poland 1,356,937 1,532,259 +175,322
South Africa 1,308,220 1,205,644 -102,576

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 24
Outer London - West and North West 21
Inner London - East 14
Greater Manchester 12
Inner London - West 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 19 15 -4
Outer London - West and North West 16 16 +0
Inner London - East 9 11 +2
Greater Manchester 11 12 +1
Inner London - West 11 9 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Lincolnshire 6 7 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 6 +0
Merseyside 6 6 +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) 84,678,706
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,410,342
Other 8,825,919
Air transport 4,132,022
Road transport 627,449

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) 45,842,923 38,835,783 -7,007,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,278,968 10,131,374 -9,147,594
Other 4,034,489 4,791,430 +756,941
Air transport 2,266,813 1,865,209 -401,604
Road transport 150,862 476,587 +325,725
Rail transport 2,182 0 -2,182

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 36,916,050
Dover 21,257,305
Portsmouth 15,144,281
London Gateway Port 12,350,345
Harwich 9,768,790

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 21,032,359 15,883,691 -5,148,668
Dover 11,016,183 10,241,122 -775,061
Portsmouth 6,430,167 8,714,114 +2,283,947
London Gateway Port 10,821,675 1,528,670 -9,293,005
Harwich 5,046,798 4,721,992 -324,806
000 4,034,489 4,791,430 +756,941
Felixstowe 3,541,401 2,660,538 -880,863
London 2,822,226 2,216,877 -605,349
London Heathrow Airport 2,195,186 1,806,330 -388,856
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,902,217 956,184 -946,033

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 138
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 21
Manufacture of food products 20
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Food and beverage service activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 68
2025-10 51
2025-09 28
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 76
15m-54m 44
54m+ 43
0-1m 23
Other 10

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 15,567,916
France 4,480,835
Netherlands 3,568,828
Belgium 1,515,999
Germany 914,121

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 9,361,290 6,206,626 -3,154,664
France 2,101,937 2,378,898 +276,961
Netherlands 2,174,670 1,394,158 -780,512
Belgium 852,021 663,978 -188,043
Germany 639,500 274,621 -364,879
United Arab Emirates 451,721 197,195 -254,526
Spain 29,627 336,717 +307,090
Poland 4,725 174,118 +169,393
Norway 141,680 0 -141,680
Faroe Islands 0 49,007 +49,007

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 2,579,480
Ireland 2,359,247
Italy 432,227
Spain 305,495
Israel 60,995

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 1,766,042 813,438 -952,604
Ireland 1,227,905 1,131,342 -96,563
Italy 0 432,227 +432,227
Spain 174,706 130,789 -43,917
Israel 60,995 0 -60,995
France 2,851 6,368 +3,517
Netherlands 3,381 3,390 +9
Belgium 3,707 585 -3,122
Australia 0 3,746 +3,746
Nicaragua 0 3,457 +3,457

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,110,495
Other 9,743,000
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,129,276
Air transport 572,768

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,317,726 6,792,769 -1,524,957
Other 5,411,167 4,331,833 -1,079,334
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,672,798 456,478 -1,216,320
Air transport 406,224 166,544 -239,680

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,743,000
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,402,868
Holyhead 4,249,762
Immingham Docks 1,950,915
Felixstowe 1,059,467

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 5,411,167 4,331,833 -1,079,334
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,239,005 3,163,863 +924,858
Holyhead 2,823,802 1,425,960 -1,397,842
Immingham Docks 1,287,000 663,915 -623,085
Felixstowe 610,097 449,370 -160,727
Ayr Harbour 630,196 367,276 -262,920
Harwich 552,282 361,631 -190,651
Dover 401,600 474,216 +72,616
London 757,456 9,535 -747,921
London Gatwick Airport 338,745 155,633 -183,112

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0706

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

Description: Carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes, and similar edible roots, fresh or chilled