Import/export HS code 20059930: Prepared globe artichokes

Globe artichokes prepared or preserved, not frozen

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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 £
Italy 8,035,550
Spain 2,500,099
Belgium 2,322,511
Germany 631,112
Peru 530,631

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 £
Italy 4,194,693 3,840,857 -353,836
Spain 1,324,356 1,175,743 -148,613
Belgium 1,203,247 1,119,264 -83,983
Germany 302,491 328,621 +26,130
Peru 237,936 292,695 +54,759
Netherlands 206,937 287,672 +80,735
France 64,998 106,617 +41,619
Greece 63,605 51,742 -11,863
Thailand 0 84,445 +84,445
Lebanon 48,342 1,831 -46,511

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 £
Italy 10,674,467
Spain 2,770,820
Peru 984,363
Greece 346,703
Egypt 81,025

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 £
Italy 5,552,676 5,121,791 -430,885
Spain 1,446,696 1,324,124 -122,572
Peru 454,724 529,639 +74,915
Greece 99,184 247,519 +148,335
Egypt 32,357 48,668 +16,311
Lebanon 48,342 1,831 -46,511
Turkey 21,961 25,600 +3,639
Tunisia 15,064 8,162 -6,902
France 7,185 0 -7,185
Netherlands 0 6,308 +6,308

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 16
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 - West 13 13 +0
Inner London - East 12 13 +1
Outer London - West and North West 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
West of England 4 3 -1

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) 9,991,077
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,984,683
Other 39,059
Air transport 24,939

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) 5,080,569 4,910,508 -170,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,597,056 2,387,627 -209,429
Other 28,027 11,032 -16,995
Air transport 3,286 21,653 +18,367

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 3,006,082
London Gateway Port 2,302,195
Purfleet 2,129,099
Dover 1,955,365
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,477,159

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 £
London 1,663,627 1,342,455 -321,172
London Gateway Port 1,406,205 895,990 -510,215
Purfleet 1,146,238 982,861 -163,377
Dover 865,781 1,089,584 +223,803
Dover / Eurotunnel 701,133 776,026 +74,893
Eurotunnel 500,936 506,210 +5,274
Immingham Docks 475,980 454,734 -21,246
Liverpool Docks 308,712 381,353 +72,641
Felixstowe 157,367 352,519 +195,152
Hull 183,073 99,572 -83,501

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 82
Food and beverage service activities 29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 35
2025-10 47
2025-09 40
2025-08 37

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 71
54m+ 24
0-1m 16
15m-54m 16
Other 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 42,759
Sweden 32,341
Iceland 18,473
Australia 16,548
France 12,386

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 30,681 12,078 -18,603
Sweden 10,688 21,653 +10,965
Iceland 8,568 9,905 +1,337
Australia 14,245 2,303 -11,942
France 0 12,386 +12,386
China 4,379 2,766 -1,613
Italy 0 2,814 +2,814
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,140 1,123 -17

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 £
Italy 8,169
Spain 27

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 £
Italy 5,166 3,003 -2,163
Spain 27 0 -27

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) 75,085
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,852
Other 13,051
Air transport 3,741

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) 34,012 41,073 +7,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,521 13,331 -16,190
Other 5,193 7,858 +2,665
Air transport 975 2,766 +1,791

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 30,181
Holyhead 25,561
Middlesbrough 18,473
000 13,051
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,819

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 £
Immingham Docks 10,688 19,493 +8,805
Holyhead 21,341 4,220 -17,121
Middlesbrough 8,568 9,905 +1,337
000 5,193 7,858 +2,665
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 12,819 +12,819
London Gateway Port 9,012 3,426 -5,586
Southampton 5,398 0 -5,398
Felixstowe 4,379 0 -4,379
Liverpool Docks 4,147 0 -4,147
Dover 0 2,477 +2,477

Quick facts

HS code: 20059930

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

Description: Globe artichokes prepared or preserved, not frozen