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 8,035,867
Spain 2,606,191
Belgium 2,291,597
Germany 631,112
Netherlands 475,869

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 4,141,980 3,893,887 -248,093
Spain 1,374,205 1,231,986 -142,219
Belgium 1,224,777 1,066,820 -157,957
Germany 300,486 330,626 +30,140
Netherlands 206,937 268,932 +61,995
Peru 172,383 297,998 +125,615
France 68,793 95,555 +26,762
Greece 60,156 60,399 +243
Thailand 0 84,445 +84,445
Lebanon 40,048 11,615 -28,433

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 10,664,623
Spain 2,863,086
Peru 930,787
Greece 310,924
Egypt 79,239

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 5,518,900 5,145,723 -373,177
Spain 1,495,079 1,368,007 -127,072
Peru 395,845 534,942 +139,097
Greece 92,418 218,506 +126,088
Egypt 34,602 44,637 +10,035
Lebanon 40,048 11,615 -28,433
Turkey 21,961 6,876 -15,085
Tunisia 14,741 9,812 -4,929
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 12 -1
Inner London - East 12 13 +1
Outer London - West and North West 12 10 -2
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 5 7 +2
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) 9,949,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,001,181
Other 39,439
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) 5,084,992 4,864,961 -220,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,535,223 2,465,958 -69,265
Other 23,639 15,800 -7,839
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 2,998,639
London Gateway Port 2,373,388
Purfleet 2,118,225
Dover 1,934,076
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,427,793

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 1,678,742 1,319,897 -358,845
London Gateway Port 1,403,977 969,411 -434,566
Purfleet 1,128,465 989,760 -138,705
Dover 876,983 1,057,093 +180,110
Dover / Eurotunnel 688,703 739,090 +50,387
Eurotunnel 501,053 487,757 -13,296
Immingham Docks 478,085 457,472 -20,613
Liverpool Docks 315,386 381,353 +65,967
Felixstowe 122,229 379,009 +256,780
Hull 182,342 110,934 -71,408

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
2025-11 35
2025-10 47
2025-09 40
2025-08 37
2025-07 45

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 15
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 42,211
Sweden 29,951
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 25,795 16,416 -9,379
Sweden 10,688 19,263 +8,575
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 7,621
XU 4,855
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 4,427 3,194 -1,233
XU 0 4,855 +4,855
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) 72,695
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,852
Other 12,503
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) 29,865 42,830 +12,965
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,521 13,331 -16,190
Other 4,454 8,049 +3,595
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 27,791
Holyhead 25,561
Middlesbrough 18,473
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,819
000 12,503

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 17,103 +6,415
Holyhead 21,341 4,220 -17,121
Middlesbrough 8,568 9,905 +1,337
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 12,819 +12,819
000 4,454 8,049 +3,595
London Gateway Port 9,012 3,426 -5,586
Southampton 5,398 0 -5,398
Felixstowe 4,379 0 -4,379
Liverpool Docks 0 4,147 +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