Import/export HS code 070690: Various fresh or chilled edible roots

Other types of fresh or chilled edible roots not listed separately

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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 18,542,352
Netherlands 10,212,530
Senegal 5,325,698
Italy 4,430,280
Ireland 2,840,111

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 10,112,342 8,430,010 -1,682,332
Netherlands 4,906,545 5,305,985 +399,440
Senegal 1,376,220 3,949,478 +2,573,258
Italy 2,105,788 2,324,492 +218,704
Ireland 1,277,019 1,563,092 +286,073
France 1,465,818 1,091,632 -374,186
Germany 1,533,449 999,457 -533,992
Morocco 1,040,990 1,039,630 -1,360
Israel 783,755 622,440 -161,315
Hungary 632,718 741,082 +108,364

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 20,342,667
Netherlands 6,968,629
Italy 5,957,149
Senegal 5,325,698
Germany 2,913,461

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 11,325,866 9,016,801 -2,309,065
Netherlands 3,202,173 3,766,456 +564,283
Italy 2,836,126 3,121,023 +284,897
Senegal 1,376,220 3,949,478 +2,573,258
Germany 1,684,317 1,229,144 -455,173
Morocco 1,084,840 1,039,630 -45,210
Hungary 678,978 807,880 +128,902
Israel 783,755 622,440 -161,315
Portugal 776,792 438,484 -338,308
France 549,063 415,062 -134,001

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 20
Outer London - West and North West 14
Inner London - East 11
Greater Manchester 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 15 15 +0
Outer London - West and North West 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 6 -2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Lincolnshire 3 4 +1

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) 36,767,320
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,532,127
Other 3,571,885
Air transport 652,508
Road transport 197,293

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) 18,364,228 18,403,092 +38,864
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,480,463 7,051,664 +571,201
Other 1,677,743 1,894,142 +216,399
Air transport 428,538 223,970 -204,568
Road transport 25,811 171,482 +145,671
Rail transport 1,799 0 -1,799

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 13,100,184
Dover 10,161,208
Portsmouth 8,901,038
Harwich 6,257,541
London 4,926,396

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 6,360,923 6,739,261 +378,338
Dover 4,991,756 5,169,452 +177,696
Portsmouth 3,911,907 4,989,131 +1,077,224
Harwich 3,022,992 3,234,549 +211,557
London 2,727,709 2,198,687 -529,022
000 1,677,743 1,894,142 +216,399
Felixstowe 701,473 1,074,267 +372,794
Dover / Eurotunnel 963,434 496,586 -466,848
London Gateway Port 798,599 491,400 -307,199
London Heathrow Airport 422,506 223,970 -198,536

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 98
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Manufacture of food products 10
Food and beverage service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 51
2025-10 37
2025-09 16
2025-08 8
2025-07 23

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 59
15m-54m 30
54m+ 30
0-1m 12
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 £
France 4,544,039
Ireland 2,955,398
Belgium 1,469,768
Germany 907,859
Netherlands 387,792

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 £
France 2,259,720 2,284,319 +24,599
Ireland 1,738,936 1,216,462 -522,474
Belgium 659,083 810,685 +151,602
Germany 592,032 315,827 -276,205
Netherlands 220,826 166,966 -53,860
United Arab Emirates 93,803 90,364 -3,439
Spain 2,694 107,116 +104,422
Faroe Islands 0 36,890 +36,890
Falkland Islands 10,098 0 -10,098
Ghana 0 8,500 +8,500

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 339,954
XI 292,541
Ireland 186,749
Spain 77,232
Netherlands 3,911

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 214,089 125,865 -88,224
XI 8,533 284,008 +275,475
Ireland 55,125 131,624 +76,499
Spain 76,356 876 -75,480
Netherlands 1,328 2,583 +1,255
Morocco 912 1,006 +94
France 524 536 +12
Australia 0 137 +137
Colombia 54 73 +19
China 0 15 +15

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) 9,360,380
Other 903,676
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 267,497
Air transport 109,792

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) 4,968,354 4,392,026 -576,328
Other 356,947 546,729 +189,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,569 74,928 -117,641
Air transport 65,170 44,622 -20,548

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,595,741
Holyhead 1,968,549
Dover 1,272,103
000 903,676
London 765,956

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,880,811 2,714,930 +834,119
Holyhead 1,324,732 643,817 -680,915
Dover 826,813 445,290 -381,523
000 356,947 546,729 +189,782
London 573,328 192,628 -380,700
Harwich 341,353 71,207 -270,146
Immingham Docks 69,088 213,456 +144,368
London Gatwick Airport 47,605 42,306 -5,299
London Gateway Port 38,731 46,798 +8,067
Liverpool Docks 44,271 39,140 -5,131

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 070690

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

Description: Other types of fresh or chilled edible roots not listed separately