Import/export HS code 20059980: Various prepared vegetables

Vegetables prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes

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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 £
Italy 49,485,891
Netherlands 30,084,862
France 22,308,410
Spain 19,216,498
Turkey 11,242,649

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 24,250,116 25,235,775 +985,659
Netherlands 14,913,022 15,171,840 +258,818
France 12,319,192 9,989,218 -2,329,974
Spain 8,865,813 10,350,685 +1,484,872
Turkey 6,233,391 5,009,258 -1,224,133
Belgium 5,563,843 5,476,702 -87,141
India 5,172,637 3,533,505 -1,639,132
Poland 4,163,563 4,200,266 +36,703
China 3,580,676 3,618,633 +37,957
Lithuania 2,474,886 3,191,110 +716,224

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 55,076,719
Netherlands 25,528,732
Spain 20,890,246
France 17,900,015
Turkey 11,445,672

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 27,197,084 27,879,635 +682,551
Netherlands 12,089,100 13,439,632 +1,350,532
Spain 9,562,760 11,327,486 +1,764,726
France 9,493,005 8,407,010 -1,085,995
Turkey 6,284,870 5,160,802 -1,124,068
Poland 5,822,894 5,475,445 -347,449
China 4,699,409 4,313,251 -386,158
India 5,167,950 3,594,050 -1,573,900
Greece 3,333,179 3,045,940 -287,239
Lithuania 2,564,246 3,139,448 +575,202

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 84
Outer London - East and North East 64
Inner London - East 60
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 43
Inner London - West 38

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 - West and North West 69 71 +2
Outer London - East and North East 52 45 -7
Inner London - East 49 46 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 33 40 +7
Inner London - West 26 32 +6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 31 +5
Outer London - South 23 21 -2
West Midlands 21 24 +3
West Yorkshire 21 20 -1
Greater Manchester 17 18 +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) 116,534,918
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 87,139,482
Other 5,902,905
Road transport 2,973,432
Air transport 469,666

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) 60,126,890 56,408,028 -3,718,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,128,951 44,010,531 +881,580
Other 2,923,449 2,979,456 +56,007
Road transport 2,410,145 563,287 -1,846,858
Air transport 334,242 135,424 -198,818
Rail transport 8,952 18,637 +9,685

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 44,396,872
Felixstowe 41,776,023
Dover 37,501,439
Eurotunnel 14,175,699
London 12,803,055

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 Gateway Port 25,806,671 18,590,201 -7,216,470
Felixstowe 20,618,854 21,157,169 +538,315
Dover 18,199,204 19,302,235 +1,103,031
Eurotunnel 6,934,003 7,241,696 +307,693
London 6,045,601 6,757,454 +711,853
Immingham Docks 6,007,205 5,916,202 -91,003
Southampton 3,808,419 6,050,475 +2,242,056
000 2,923,449 2,979,456 +56,007
Liverpool Docks 3,022,481 2,396,462 -626,019
Killingholme 2,045,113 2,879,353 +834,240

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 404
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 132
Food and beverage service activities 77
Manufacture of food products 77
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 233
2025-10 225
2025-09 218
2025-08 196
2025-07 211

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 301
0-1m 134
54m+ 116
15m-54m 72
Other 33

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 16,925,384
France 885,853
Italy 539,811
Netherlands 476,765
Germany 235,397

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 8,511,763 8,413,621 -98,142
France 258,384 627,469 +369,085
Italy 345,635 194,176 -151,459
Netherlands 303,222 173,543 -129,679
Germany 126,823 108,574 -18,249
Japan 59,524 166,018 +106,494
United Arab Emirates 139,471 50,116 -89,355
Sweden 73,774 88,032 +14,258
Singapore 87,094 68,793 -18,301
Belgium 132,182 18,179 -114,003

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 3,855,949
XU 2,208,878
Ireland 241,184
Italy 141,404
Spain 71,663

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 2,175,086 1,680,863 -494,223
XU 988,066 1,220,812 +232,746
Ireland 110,376 130,808 +20,432
Italy 86,046 55,358 -30,688
Spain 59,894 11,769 -48,125
Netherlands 24,144 13,351 -10,793
Belgium 10,879 19,124 +8,245
China 5,086 7,590 +2,504
France 3,641 3,282 -359
Germany 6,490 0 -6,490

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) 11,863,681
Other 6,621,694
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,007,029
Air transport 386,923

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) 5,950,218 5,913,463 -36,755
Other 3,476,130 3,145,564 -330,566
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 877,422 1,129,607 +252,185
Air transport 219,857 167,066 -52,791

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 6,735,991
000 6,621,694
Liverpool Docks 3,082,759
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,855,508
Felixstowe 423,191

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 £
Holyhead 3,018,616 3,717,375 +698,759
000 3,476,130 3,145,564 -330,566
Liverpool Docks 1,691,942 1,390,817 -301,125
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,034,173 821,335 -212,838
Felixstowe 195,722 227,469 +31,747
London Heathrow Airport 181,841 145,332 -36,509
Dover 87,317 205,140 +117,823
Milford 151,401 104,369 -47,032
London Gateway Port 81,705 138,986 +57,281
Southampton 166,065 26,069 -139,996

Quick facts

HS code: 20059980

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

Description: Vegetables prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes