Import/export HS code 070930: Fresh or chilled eggplants

Fresh or chilled eggplants, also known as aubergines

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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 38,794,004
Netherlands 24,902,513
France 9,233,082
Germany 4,338,005
Belgium 3,642,202

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 20,398,785 18,395,219 -2,003,566
Netherlands 12,926,107 11,976,406 -949,701
France 5,933,551 3,299,531 -2,634,020
Germany 2,435,050 1,902,955 -532,095
Belgium 1,248,153 2,394,049 +1,145,896
Kenya 555,921 822,357 +266,436
Italy 595,400 744,709 +149,309
Morocco 574,042 431,127 -142,915
Uganda 437,364 522,235 +84,871
Ireland 259,606 178,743 -80,863

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 49,185,862
Netherlands 24,482,664
Belgium 6,731,466
Kenya 1,371,503
Italy 1,148,180

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 26,372,711 22,813,151 -3,559,560
Netherlands 12,375,552 12,107,112 -268,440
Belgium 3,900,266 2,831,200 -1,069,066
Kenya 549,562 821,941 +272,379
Italy 579,329 568,851 -10,478
Morocco 573,156 429,380 -143,776
Uganda 443,683 524,452 +80,769
France 57,848 85,926 +28,078
Dominican Republic 66,302 42,310 -23,992
Germany 47,081 54,755 +7,674

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 29
Outer London - West and North West 25
Inner London - West 17
Inner London - East 16
Greater Manchester 14

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 23 20 -3
Outer London - West and North West 20 23 +3
Inner London - West 14 10 -4
Inner London - East 14 14 +0
Greater Manchester 8 13 +5
West Midlands 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 5 9 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 5 7 +2
Kent 4 5 +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) 82,682,740
Air transport 2,907,202
Other 834,430
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,768
Road transport 25,597

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) 43,884,988 38,797,752 -5,087,236
Air transport 1,218,309 1,688,893 +470,584
Other 448,399 386,031 -62,368
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,046 18,722 +4,676
Road transport 22,009 3,588 -18,421
Rail transport 19,307 0 -19,307

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 41,056,578
Dover 13,521,713
Harwich 10,610,868
Felixstowe 4,894,894
Portsmouth 4,855,757

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 22,046,336 19,010,242 -3,036,094
Dover 7,163,922 6,357,791 -806,131
Harwich 5,345,308 5,265,560 -79,748
Felixstowe 2,312,689 2,582,205 +269,516
Portsmouth 2,610,733 2,245,024 -365,709
London Heathrow Airport 1,015,471 1,355,109 +339,638
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,285,638 881,804 -403,834
Killingholme 1,969,307 143,107 -1,826,200
Immingham Docks 249,261 1,493,177 +1,243,916
Newhaven 790,999 712,985 -78,014

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 160
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Manufacture of food products 9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 84
2025-11 78
2025-10 77
2025-09 58
2025-08 50

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 89
15m-54m 38
54m+ 33
0-1m 29
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 157,392
United Arab Emirates 107,575
Canada 70,098
Netherlands 17,408
Spain 3,608

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 82,882 74,510 -8,372
United Arab Emirates 66,877 40,698 -26,179
Canada 28,594 41,504 +12,910
Netherlands 17,408 0 -17,408
Spain 3,608 0 -3,608

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 £
Spain 28,595
Netherlands 1,071
XI 424
Belgium 23

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 £
Spain 23,750 4,845 -18,905
Netherlands 204 867 +663
XI 83 341 +258
Belgium 23 0 -23

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 177,673
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,328
Other 33,080

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 95,471 82,202 -13,269
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 79,248 66,080 -13,168
Other 24,650 8,430 -16,220

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 116,332
London Gatwick Airport 97,233
London Heathrow Airport 76,876
000 33,080
Immingham Docks 17,408

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 £
Holyhead 50,252 66,080 +15,828
London Gatwick Airport 53,884 43,349 -10,535
London Heathrow Airport 38,991 37,885 -1,106
000 24,650 8,430 -16,220
Immingham Docks 17,408 0 -17,408
Fishguard 7,980 0 -7,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,608 0 -3,608
London Stansted Airport 2,596 968 -1,628

Quick facts

HS code: 070930

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

Description: Fresh or chilled eggplants, also known as aubergines