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 38,418,593
Netherlands 24,893,142
France 9,345,130
Germany 4,024,211
Belgium 3,642,909

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 20,470,415 17,948,178 -2,522,237
Netherlands 12,912,563 11,980,579 -931,984
France 5,778,912 3,566,218 -2,212,694
Germany 2,257,458 1,766,753 -490,705
Belgium 1,247,643 2,395,266 +1,147,623
Kenya 499,750 803,540 +303,790
Italy 578,971 625,955 +46,984
Morocco 622,589 452,406 -170,183
Uganda 414,569 524,538 +109,969
Ireland 259,978 180,862 -79,116

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 48,475,243
Netherlands 24,476,568
Belgium 6,733,068
Kenya 1,296,515
Italy 1,157,296

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 26,080,632 22,394,611 -3,686,021
Netherlands 12,375,552 12,101,016 -274,536
Belgium 3,901,868 2,831,200 -1,070,668
Kenya 493,391 803,124 +309,733
Italy 605,605 551,691 -53,914
Morocco 624,959 450,659 -174,300
Uganda 420,888 526,755 +105,867
France 64,666 80,794 +16,128
Dominican Republic 80,295 42,080 -38,215
Jordan 27,987 62,872 +34,885

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 28
Outer London - West and North West 26
Inner London - East 16
Inner London - West 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 19 -4
Outer London - West and North West 22 22 +0
Inner London - East 14 14 +0
Inner London - West 14 9 -5
Greater Manchester 7 13 +6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
West Midlands 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 5 8 +3
Essex 6 5 -1
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) 82,057,250
Air transport 2,819,199
Other 831,709
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 25,880
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) 43,653,269 38,403,981 -5,249,288
Air transport 1,161,505 1,657,694 +496,189
Other 440,461 391,248 -49,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,110 9,770 -6,340
Road transport 20,027 5,570 -14,457
Rail transport 21,986 0 -21,986

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 40,540,348
Dover 13,419,948
Harwich 10,607,704
Felixstowe 4,902,160
Portsmouth 4,766,426

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 21,961,915 18,578,433 -3,383,482
Dover 7,059,067 6,360,881 -698,186
Harwich 5,324,149 5,283,555 -40,594
Felixstowe 2,321,451 2,580,709 +259,258
Portsmouth 2,539,169 2,227,257 -311,912
London Heathrow Airport 933,724 1,341,169 +407,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,241,654 975,203 -266,451
Killingholme 1,966,810 145,604 -1,821,206
Immingham Docks 249,261 1,493,177 +1,243,916
Newhaven 883,150 642,637 -240,513

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 156
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Manufacture of food products 10
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 78
2025-10 77
2025-09 58
2025-08 50
2025-07 42

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 88
15m-54m 37
54m+ 33
0-1m 28
Other 6

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 153,872
United Arab Emirates 105,498
Canada 59,724
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 79,544 74,328 -5,216
United Arab Emirates 58,610 46,888 -11,722
Canada 22,329 37,395 +15,066
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 30,744
XU 2,737
Netherlands 1,071
XI 385
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 25,763 4,981 -20,782
XU 559 2,178 +1,619
Netherlands 204 867 +663
XI 83 302 +219
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 165,222
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 139,928
Other 34,960

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 80,939 84,283 +3,344
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 73,928 66,000 -7,928
Other 26,632 8,328 -18,304

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 110,932
London Gatwick Airport 95,156
London Heathrow Airport 66,502
000 34,960
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 47,592 63,340 +15,748
London Gatwick Airport 45,617 49,539 +3,922
London Heathrow Airport 32,726 33,776 +1,050
000 26,632 8,328 -18,304
Immingham Docks 17,408 0 -17,408
Fishguard 5,320 2,660 -2,660
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