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 66,818,623
United States 24,539,211
Mexico 17,115,851
Spain 969,050
France 854,291

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 32,900,397 33,918,226 +1,017,829
United States 11,329,943 13,209,268 +1,879,325
Mexico 10,676,043 6,439,808 -4,236,235
Spain 523,887 445,163 -78,724
France 583,421 270,870 -312,551
Italy 248,134 421,899 +173,765
Netherlands 367,089 172,285 -194,804
Ireland 218,883 304,078 +85,195
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 67,903,978
Mexico 40,556,053
Spain 1,159,626
Italy 997,640
Morocco 406,280

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 33,719,208 34,184,770 +465,562
Mexico 21,272,076 19,283,977 -1,988,099
Spain 565,603 594,023 +28,420
Italy 612,214 385,426 -226,788
Morocco 161,291 244,989 +83,698
Poland 183,481 209,932 +26,451
United States 256,555 133,276 -123,279
France 172,812 185,742 +12,930
Netherlands 126,077 122,491 -3,586
Ecuador 149,162 26,713 -122,449

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 6 6 +0
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 88,098,696
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,480,026
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,175,928
Other 568,107
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 46,759,122 41,339,574 -5,419,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,677,609 11,802,417 +3,124,808
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,904,155 2,271,773 +367,618
Other 221,722 346,385 +124,663
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 88,096,364
Dover 21,687,319
Eurotunnel 1,824,186
000 568,107
Dover / Eurotunnel 518,795

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 46,759,122 41,337,242 -5,421,880
Dover 9,182,035 12,505,284 +3,323,249
Eurotunnel 889,962 934,224 +44,262
000 221,722 346,385 +124,663
Dover / Eurotunnel 142,041 376,754 +234,713
Harwich 176,697 130,562 -46,135
Portsmouth 74,047 79,008 +4,961
ZLC 26,552 62,266 +35,714
Felixstowe 81,919 4,708 -77,211
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
2026-01 11
2025-11 12
2025-10 12
2025-09 11
2025-08 9

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 16
15m-54m 7
0-1m 5
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 330,733
Antigua and Barbuda 148,718
Iceland 133,557
Netherlands 96,614
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 196,700 134,033 -62,667
Antigua and Barbuda 91,967 56,751 -35,216
Iceland 57,267 76,290 +19,023
Netherlands 3,600 93,014 +89,414
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 13,676 39,687 +26,011
Belgium 0 43,204 +43,204
Saint Lucia 10,748 19,800 +9,052
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 £
Mexico 23,198
Peru 13,559
XI 354
Spain 201
Australia 111

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 £
Mexico 2,020 21,178 +19,158
Peru 34 13,525 +13,491
XI 59 295 +236
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 442,370
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 342,415
Other 126,237
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 228,409 213,961 -14,448
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 132,182 210,233 +78,051
Other 67,189 59,048 -8,141
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 202,597
Birmingham Airport 134,527
Felixstowe 132,128
000 126,237

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 143,990 127,693 -16,297
Holyhead 128,582 74,015 -54,567
Birmingham Airport 57,267 77,260 +19,993
Felixstowe 0 132,128 +132,128
000 67,189 59,048 -8,141
London Gatwick Airport 26,223 7,563 -18,660
Harwich 3,600 4,090 +490
Southampton 0 5,264 +5,264
London Gateway Port 4,750 0 -4,750
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