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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  • 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 £
China 14,891,321
United States 4,782,645
Egypt 3,053,885
Uganda 2,067,305
Spain 2,056,357

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 8,608,277 6,283,044 -2,325,233
United States 2,396,834 2,385,811 -11,023
Egypt 1,256,278 1,797,607 +541,329
Uganda 743,112 1,324,193 +581,081
Spain 1,051,200 1,005,157 -46,043
Belgium 571,977 618,939 +46,962
Netherlands 309,036 320,078 +11,042
Germany 141,684 147,495 +5,811
France 117,218 165,441 +48,223
Brazil 158,593 0 -158,593

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 20,046,206
Egypt 3,057,105
Spain 2,328,045
Uganda 2,064,036
Belgium 320,497

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 11,162,624 8,883,582 -2,279,042
Egypt 1,256,278 1,800,827 +544,549
Spain 1,157,109 1,170,936 +13,827
Uganda 743,112 1,320,924 +577,812
Belgium 146,512 173,985 +27,473
Thailand 163,015 104,562 -58,453
Netherlands 144,628 82,430 -62,198
Brazil 176,926 0 -176,926
Jamaica 53,437 54,070 +633
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 6
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 5 6 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Kent 4 1 -3
Lincolnshire 3 2 -1
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 2 +0
North Yorkshire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,555,117
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,223,603
Air transport 2,189,052
Other 1,106,910

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) 12,769,439 10,785,678 -1,983,761
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,658,074 1,565,529 -92,545
Air transport 798,359 1,390,693 +592,334
Other 535,118 571,792 +36,674

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 13,089,684
Felixstowe 5,706,034
London Gateway Port 3,451,971
Eurotunnel 1,317,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,147,985

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 6,822,781 6,266,903 -555,878
Felixstowe 3,475,485 2,230,549 -1,244,936
London Gateway Port 1,588,486 1,863,485 +274,999
Eurotunnel 856,342 461,552 -394,790
Dover / Eurotunnel 422,659 725,326 +302,667
London Heathrow Airport 425,124 693,395 +268,271
000 535,118 571,792 +36,674
London Gatwick Airport 373,235 685,631 +312,396
Southampton 779,198 259,828 -519,370
Dover 244,065 233,878 -10,187

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 51
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 12
Manufacture of food products 10
Food and beverage service activities 3
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 23
2025-10 26
2025-09 26
2025-08 22
2025-07 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 21
54m+ 21
0-1m 17
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 2,735,719
Ireland 946,741
Belgium 153,061
Falkland Islands 33,618
Malaysia 9,169

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 1,173,073 1,562,646 +389,573
Ireland 429,864 516,877 +87,013
Belgium 34,619 118,442 +83,823
Falkland Islands 8,450 25,168 +16,718
Malaysia 9,169 0 -9,169
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

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 415,000
XI 12,009
XU 11,584
Portugal 6,459
Ireland 95

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 192,054 222,946 +30,892
XI 2,634 9,375 +6,741
XU 5,732 5,852 +120
Portugal 6,446 13 -6,433
Ireland 56 39 -17

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) 2,989,868
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 467,375
Other 445,147
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) 1,060,780 1,929,088 +868,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 398,157 69,218 -328,939
Other 206,922 238,225 +31,303
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 2,158,412
000 445,147
Immingham Docks 369,486
Heysham 258,618
Liverpool Docks 219,239

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 970,528 1,187,884 +217,356
000 206,922 238,225 +31,303
Immingham Docks 90,972 278,514 +187,542
Heysham 114,993 143,625 +28,632
Liverpool Docks 85,430 133,809 +48,379
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,162 178,009 +173,847
Felixstowe 125,333 2,738 -122,595
Southampton 8,450 28,406 +19,956
Holyhead 28,901 1,218 -27,683
Hull 0 28,546 +28,546

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