Import/export HS code 07142090: Various sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes that are not fresh or not intended for direct human consumption

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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 £
China 14,737,990
United States 4,779,659
Egypt 3,241,263
Uganda 2,131,154
Spain 2,068,016

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 £
China 8,573,377 6,164,613 -2,408,764
United States 2,554,225 2,225,434 -328,791
Egypt 1,368,426 1,872,837 +504,411
Uganda 799,837 1,331,317 +531,480
Spain 1,016,567 1,051,449 +34,882
Belgium 586,324 588,081 +1,757
Netherlands 291,211 326,433 +35,222
Germany 153,341 170,826 +17,485
France 134,114 181,059 +46,945
Brazil 117,062 0 -117,062

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 £
China 19,905,044
Egypt 3,250,483
Spain 2,346,045
Uganda 2,127,885
Belgium 330,179

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 £
China 11,284,080 8,620,964 -2,663,116
Egypt 1,368,426 1,882,057 +513,631
Spain 1,117,735 1,228,310 +110,575
Uganda 796,646 1,331,239 +534,593
Belgium 155,488 174,691 +19,203
Thailand 129,974 120,647 -9,327
Netherlands 140,119 69,277 -70,842
Brazil 135,395 0 -135,395
Jamaica 49,349 52,564 +3,215
India 69,199 0 -69,199

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 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
Greater Manchester 7
Inner London - East 5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4

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 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 4 7 +3
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
Kent 3 1 -2
North Yorkshire 2 1 -1

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) 23,506,763
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,258,763
Air transport 2,247,307
Other 1,075,820

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) 12,903,242 10,603,521 -2,299,721
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,621,423 1,637,340 +15,917
Air transport 850,996 1,396,311 +545,315
Other 537,199 538,621 +1,422

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 13,081,590
Felixstowe 5,529,779
London Gateway Port 3,570,777
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,254,989
Eurotunnel 1,231,707

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 £
Liverpool Docks 6,943,685 6,137,905 -805,780
Felixstowe 3,404,325 2,125,454 -1,278,871
London Gateway Port 1,682,018 1,888,759 +206,741
Dover / Eurotunnel 447,596 807,393 +359,797
Eurotunnel 803,334 428,373 -374,961
London Heathrow Airport 474,051 659,736 +185,685
London Gatwick Airport 376,945 716,904 +339,959
000 537,199 538,621 +1,422
Southampton 759,796 271,026 -488,770
Dover 211,545 266,321 +54,776

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 53
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of food products 11
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3
Food and beverage service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 28
2025-11 23
2025-10 26
2025-09 26
2025-08 22

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 23
54m+ 21
0-1m 16
15m-54m 14
Other 1

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 £
Netherlands 2,716,819
Ireland 892,762
Belgium 153,061
Falkland Islands 38,549
United Arab Emirates 8,524

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 £
Netherlands 1,088,227 1,628,592 +540,365
Ireland 448,370 444,392 -3,978
Belgium 34,619 118,442 +83,823
Falkland Islands 7,466 31,083 +23,617
United Arab Emirates 2,050 6,474 +4,424
Spain 5,921 0 -5,921
Germany 0 3,686 +3,686
Saint Helena 0 3,238 +3,238
Bahrain 2,880 0 -2,880
Cyprus 2,252 0 -2,252

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 £
Belgium 405,048
XI 12,009
Portugal 6,445
Ireland 75

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 £
Belgium 194,128 210,920 +16,792
XI 3,021 8,988 +5,967
Portugal 6,432 13 -6,419
Ireland 54 21 -33

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) 3,094,186
Other 441,735
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 289,352
Air transport 2,880

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) 1,165,810 1,928,376 +762,566
Other 209,337 232,398 +23,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 214,219 75,133 -139,086
Air transport 2,880 0 -2,880

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 2,281,542
000 441,735
Immingham Docks 369,486
Heysham 240,463
Liverpool Docks 200,486

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 £
Harwich 1,027,712 1,253,830 +226,118
000 209,337 232,398 +23,061
Immingham Docks 90,972 278,514 +187,542
Heysham 164,714 75,749 -88,965
Liverpool Docks 65,459 135,027 +69,568
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,162 178,009 +173,847
Southampton 7,466 34,321 +26,855
Hull 0 28,546 +28,546
Holyhead 15,242 1,218 -14,024
London 0 11,821 +11,821

Quick facts

HS code: 07142090

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

Description: Sweet potatoes that are not fresh or not intended for direct human consumption