Import/export HS code 071220: Dried onions

Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, or powdered, but not further prepared. Perfect for cooking and seasoning

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
India 21,967,854
France 7,146,092
Spain 6,547,834
United States 6,474,471
China 6,348,171

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 £
India 11,545,336 10,422,518 -1,122,818
France 3,528,319 3,617,773 +89,454
Spain 3,569,291 2,978,543 -590,748
United States 4,038,741 2,435,730 -1,603,011
China 2,998,660 3,349,511 +350,851
Egypt 1,547,156 2,088,378 +541,222
Netherlands 1,660,058 1,543,011 -117,047
Canada 942,841 149,791 -793,050
Ireland 397,281 633,725 +236,444
Germany 476,561 406,647 -69,914

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 £
India 22,755,315
United States 8,795,117
France 8,214,322
China 7,002,827
Spain 6,942,944

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 £
India 11,914,824 10,840,491 -1,074,333
United States 5,471,960 3,323,157 -2,148,803
France 4,177,160 4,037,162 -139,998
China 3,597,674 3,405,153 -192,521
Spain 3,806,929 3,136,015 -670,914
Egypt 1,753,241 2,469,454 +716,213
Pakistan 292,180 267,120 -25,060
Poland 240,837 247,230 +6,393
Netherlands 131,552 29,958 -101,594
Singapore 7,393 109,756 +102,363

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Inner London - West 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Outer London - East and North East 3

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 5 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,838,555
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 17,189,071
Other 1,252,366
Air transport 438,285
Road transport 105,965

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,701,160 19,137,395 -3,563,765
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,588,313 8,600,758 +12,445
Other 503,268 749,098 +245,830
Air transport 153,038 285,247 +132,209
Road transport 12,907 93,058 +80,151

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 21,173,900
Southampton 8,586,571
London Gateway Port 7,878,494
Dover 7,533,746
Eurotunnel 6,029,155

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 £
Felixstowe 12,256,459 8,917,441 -3,339,018
Southampton 3,761,886 4,824,685 +1,062,799
London Gateway Port 3,693,427 4,185,067 +491,640
Dover 3,940,344 3,593,402 -346,942
Eurotunnel 3,065,814 2,963,341 -102,473
Liverpool Docks 2,986,653 2,097,825 -888,828
000 503,268 749,098 +245,830
Portsmouth 409,990 200,267 -209,723
Immingham Docks 151,432 282,510 +131,078
Dover / Eurotunnel 176,157 156,410 -19,747

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 36
Manufacture of food products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 8

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+ 22
1m-15m 16
15m-54m 10
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 1,293,391
France 794,299
Poland 597,913
Netherlands 317,926
India 279,121

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 681,195 612,196 -68,999
France 465,070 329,229 -135,841
Poland 259,926 337,987 +78,061
Netherlands 173,199 144,727 -28,472
India 53,577 225,544 +171,967
Belgium 84,166 2,568 -81,598
Jordan 37,005 20,126 -16,879
Australia 28,201 15,676 -12,525
United Arab Emirates 37,733 1,028 -36,705
Guyana 0 31,603 +31,603

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 58,063
Ireland 6,130
Netherlands 4,964
India 2,846
Belgium 1,748

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 30,506 27,557 -2,949
Ireland 3,893 2,237 -1,656
Netherlands 3,916 1,048 -2,868
India 21 2,825 +2,804
Belgium 1,748 0 -1,748

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) 2,922,536
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 542,240
Other 239,047
Air transport 7,453

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) 1,615,357 1,307,179 -308,178
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 211,152 331,088 +119,936
Other 76,250 162,797 +86,547
Air transport 5,323 2,130 -3,193

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,770,932
Holyhead 621,684
London Gateway Port 420,630
Liverpool Docks 311,060
000 239,047

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 958,399 812,533 -145,866
Holyhead 330,679 291,005 -39,674
London Gateway Port 158,256 262,374 +104,118
Liverpool Docks 182,975 128,085 -54,890
000 76,250 162,797 +86,547
Heysham 82,906 36,489 -46,417
Dover 53,000 31,603 -21,397
Felixstowe 42,696 26,562 -16,134
Harwich 954 31,374 +30,420
Immingham Docks 6,263 9,190 +2,927

Quick facts

HS code: 071220

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

Description: Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, or powdered, but not further prepared. Perfect for cooking and seasoning