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 64,081,255
Italy 34,542,719
France 6,603,387
Germany 1,275,926
Ireland 652,349

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 35,043,378 29,037,877 -6,005,501
Italy 16,784,385 17,758,334 +973,949
France 5,056,488 1,546,899 -3,509,589
Germany 741,603 534,323 -207,280
Ireland 415,833 236,516 -179,317
Cyprus 423,194 172,926 -250,268
Portugal 364,536 147,904 -216,632
Netherlands 90,172 302,178 +212,006
Belgium 37,848 130,742 +92,894
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 64,774,968
Italy 38,195,163
Germany 1,622,063
France 891,956
Portugal 775,326

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 35,424,604 29,350,364 -6,074,240
Italy 20,087,548 18,107,615 -1,979,933
Germany 1,011,756 610,307 -401,449
France 617,400 274,556 -342,844
Portugal 596,710 178,616 -418,094
Cyprus 422,398 182,778 -239,620
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 11
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - West 7

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 9 -2
Outer London - East and North East 9 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Kent 4 3 -1
West Midlands 3 2 -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) 107,016,265
Other 1,238,921
Air transport 671,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 80,108
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) 57,920,835 49,095,430 -8,825,405
Other 668,138 570,783 -97,355
Air transport 477,335 194,589 -282,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 27,645 52,463 +24,818
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 45,257,102
Portsmouth 22,695,085
Dover 22,024,165
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,927,482
Newhaven 7,308,867

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 25,011,188 20,245,914 -4,765,274
Portsmouth 12,868,505 9,826,580 -3,041,925
Dover 12,102,823 9,921,342 -2,181,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,500,753 4,426,729 +925,976
Newhaven 3,438,813 3,870,054 +431,241
000 668,138 570,783 -97,355
Harwich 576,119 599,056 +22,937
London Heathrow Airport 460,567 193,689 -266,878
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 71
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
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
2026-01 49
2025-11 46
2025-10 28
2025-09 21
2025-08 20

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 34
54m+ 23
15m-54m 20
0-1m 15
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 2,826,825
Germany 9,274
United Arab Emirates 6,455
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,579
Spain 463

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 1,113,528 1,713,297 +599,769
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 369 94 -275

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 £
XI 8,809
Belgium 6,951
Italy 4,441
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 £
XI 2,290 6,519 +4,229
Belgium 5,106 1,845 -3,261
Italy 3,398 1,043 -2,355
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) 1,383,236
Other 1,336,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,822
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) 702,975 680,261 -22,714
Other 406,582 929,922 +523,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,674 106,148 +95,474
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 1,422,211
000 1,336,504
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 646,741 775,470 +128,729
000 406,582 929,922 +523,340
Liverpool Docks 50,507 7,999 -42,508
London Heathrow Airport 8,343 2,691 -5,652
Fishguard 7,191 0 -7,191
Harwich 6,334 0 -6,334
Felixstowe 0 2,940 +2,940
Milford 1,794 0 -1,794
Heysham 1,082 0 -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