Import/export HS code 070970: Fresh or chilled spinach and similar greens

Fresh or chilled spinach, New Zealand spinach, and orache spinach

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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 64,985,899
Italy 32,715,950
France 7,025,133
Germany 1,275,926
Ireland 651,871

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 36,610,247 28,375,652 -8,234,595
Italy 16,138,768 16,577,182 +438,414
France 4,936,300 2,088,833 -2,847,467
Germany 741,603 534,323 -207,280
Ireland 403,257 248,614 -154,643
Portugal 471,031 165,611 -305,420
Cyprus 346,447 218,425 -128,022
Netherlands 91,230 243,984 +152,754
Belgium 37,331 131,766 +94,435
Sweden 58,024 9,535 -48,489

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 65,940,008
Italy 36,571,613
Germany 1,622,063
France 909,833
Portugal 852,507

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 37,042,973 28,897,035 -8,145,938
Italy 19,405,307 17,166,306 -2,239,001
Germany 1,011,756 610,307 -401,449
France 653,946 255,887 -398,059
Portugal 562,454 290,053 -272,401
Cyprus 345,651 226,569 -119,082
Netherlands 45,837 509,536 +463,699
Sweden 99,867 73,792 -26,075
Poland 42,122 3,896 -38,226
Belgium 0 37,811 +37,811

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - East and North East 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - West 6

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
Inner London - East 11 10 -1
Outer London - East and North East 8 11 +3
Outer London - West and North West 10 9 -1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
West Midlands 6 2 -4
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Kent 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 1 -2

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) 106,649,623
Other 1,170,797
Air transport 645,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,590
Road transport 15,046

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) 58,860,426 47,789,197 -11,071,229
Other 618,842 551,955 -66,887
Air transport 394,188 251,051 -143,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 26,472 55,118 +28,646
Road transport 962 14,084 +13,122

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 45,327,500
Portsmouth 22,609,166
Dover 22,133,821
Newhaven 7,737,571
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,078,461

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 25,025,419 20,302,081 -4,723,338
Portsmouth 12,901,345 9,707,821 -3,193,524
Dover 12,956,619 9,177,202 -3,779,417
Newhaven 3,747,887 3,989,684 +241,797
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,229,230 3,849,231 +620,001
000 618,842 551,955 -66,887
Harwich 576,119 577,817 +1,698
London Heathrow Airport 376,213 244,891 -131,322
Killingholme 304,900 0 -304,900
Immingham Docks 0 162,155 +162,155

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 74
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of food products 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 46
2025-10 28
2025-09 21
2025-08 20
2025-07 25

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 36
54m+ 23
15m-54m 20
0-1m 17
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 2,593,501
Germany 9,274
United Arab Emirates 6,455
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,579
Spain 506

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 1,068,392 1,525,109 +456,717
Germany 6,334 2,940 -3,394
United Arab Emirates 6,455 0 -6,455
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,888 2,691 +803
Spain 412 94 -318

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 1,141,036
XI 8,307
Belgium 7,389
Italy 4,734
Ireland 788

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 366,548 774,488 +407,940
XI 2,304 6,003 +3,699
Belgium 5,499 1,890 -3,609
Italy 3,476 1,258 -2,218
Ireland 0 788 +788

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) 1,350,893
Other 1,162,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 90,134
Air transport 11,034

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) 690,056 660,837 -29,219
Other 377,827 784,427 +406,600
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,255 82,879 +75,624
Air transport 8,343 2,691 -5,652

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,363,180
000 1,162,254
Liverpool Docks 58,506
London Heathrow Airport 11,034
Fishguard 7,191

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 643,514 719,666 +76,152
000 377,827 784,427 +406,600
Liverpool Docks 41,005 17,501 -23,504
London Heathrow Airport 8,343 2,691 -5,652
Fishguard 4,664 2,527 -2,137
Harwich 6,334 0 -6,334
Felixstowe 0 2,940 +2,940
Milford 1,794 0 -1,794
Heysham 0 1,082 +1,082

Quick facts

HS code: 070970

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

Description: Fresh or chilled spinach, New Zealand spinach, and orache spinach