Import/export HS code 070920: Fresh or chilled asparagus

Fresh or chilled asparagus, ready for cooking or consumption

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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 £
Peru 64,000,489
United States 24,564,452
Mexico 17,533,922
Spain 969,050
France 870,548

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 £
Peru 30,175,465 33,825,024 +3,649,559
United States 11,512,826 13,051,626 +1,538,800
Mexico 11,322,646 6,211,276 -5,111,370
Spain 523,887 445,163 -78,724
France 599,678 270,870 -328,808
Italy 258,297 419,914 +161,617
Netherlands 384,673 179,623 -205,050
Ireland 210,745 298,483 +87,738
Poland 183,481 209,932 +26,451
Morocco 100,607 231,922 +131,315

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 £
Peru 65,095,983
Mexico 41,067,508
Spain 1,163,235
Italy 995,655
Morocco 404,446

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 £
Peru 30,920,200 34,175,783 +3,255,583
Mexico 22,219,504 18,848,004 -3,371,500
Spain 569,212 594,023 +24,811
Italy 612,214 383,441 -228,773
Morocco 161,291 243,155 +81,864
Poland 183,481 209,932 +26,451
United States 247,951 141,880 -106,071
France 172,812 185,742 +12,930
Netherlands 126,077 122,491 -3,586
Ecuador 137,990 43,521 -94,469

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 5
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - West and North West 4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Outer London - West and North West 2 4 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Merseyside 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 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 £
Air transport 87,707,131
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,568,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,225,285
Other 554,374
Road transport 24,615

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 £
Air transport 46,178,458 41,528,673 -4,649,785
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,371,194 11,197,453 +3,826,259
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,948,159 2,277,126 +328,967
Other 213,584 340,790 +127,206
Road transport 0 24,615 +24,615

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 87,704,799
Dover 19,775,940
Eurotunnel 1,857,206
000 554,374
Dover / Eurotunnel 518,610

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 46,178,458 41,526,341 -4,652,117
Dover 7,875,620 11,900,320 +4,024,700
Eurotunnel 918,260 938,946 +20,686
000 213,584 340,790 +127,206
Dover / Eurotunnel 143,841 374,769 +230,928
Harwich 181,198 133,178 -48,020
Portsmouth 74,047 79,008 +4,961
Felixstowe 91,324 4,708 -86,616
ZLC 26,552 62,266 +35,714
Jersey 8,511 5,999 -2,512

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 37
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 3
Food and beverage service activities 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 12
2025-10 12
2025-09 11
2025-08 9
2025-07 11

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
54m+ 18
1m-15m 15
15m-54m 7
0-1m 6
Other 1

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 350,295
Antigua and Barbuda 148,718
Iceland 131,391
Netherlands 84,344
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53,363

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 212,561 137,734 -74,827
Antigua and Barbuda 68,794 79,924 +11,130
Iceland 53,764 77,627 +23,863
Netherlands 3,600 80,744 +77,144
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,676 39,687 +26,011
Belgium 0 43,204 +43,204
Saint Lucia 0 30,548 +30,548
Grenada 28,303 0 -28,303
United Arab Emirates 7,698 7,563 -135
Bahamas 3,150 7,071 +3,921

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 86,517
Mexico 18,117
Peru 13,559
XI 348
Spain 201

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 53,759 32,758 -21,001
Mexico 2,252 15,865 +13,613
Peru 34 13,525 +13,491
XI 59 289 +230
Spain 119 82 -37
Australia 0 111 +111
Israel 28 72 +44
Italy 36 47 +11

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 440,204
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 356,908
Other 119,036
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,014
Road transport 1,819

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 £
Air transport 181,025 259,179 +78,154
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 158,945 197,963 +39,018
Other 56,287 62,749 +6,462
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,750 5,264 +514
Road transport 1,819 0 -1,819

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 271,683
Holyhead 229,360
Birmingham Airport 132,361
Felixstowe 123,948
000 119,036

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 120,817 150,866 +30,049
Holyhead 155,345 74,015 -81,330
Birmingham Airport 53,764 78,597 +24,833
Felixstowe 0 123,948 +123,948
000 56,287 62,749 +6,462
London Gatwick Airport 5,515 28,271 +22,756
Southampton 0 5,264 +5,264
London Gateway Port 4,750 0 -4,750
Harwich 3,600 0 -3,600
ZLC 1,819 1,445 -374

Quick facts

HS code: 070920

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

Description: Fresh or chilled asparagus, ready for cooking or consumption