Import/export HS code 20059980: Various prepared vegetables

Vegetables prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes

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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 49,401,577
Netherlands 29,483,173
France 22,072,866
Spain 19,193,056
Turkey 11,103,078

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 23,541,616 25,859,961 +2,318,345
Netherlands 14,531,022 14,952,151 +421,129
France 11,968,674 10,104,192 -1,864,482
Spain 8,733,758 10,459,298 +1,725,540
Turkey 6,060,215 5,042,863 -1,017,352
Belgium 5,247,978 5,822,962 +574,984
India 5,117,122 3,558,227 -1,558,895
Poland 4,084,865 4,179,946 +95,081
China 3,647,255 3,852,703 +205,448
Lithuania 2,506,523 3,185,686 +679,163

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 55,005,534
Netherlands 25,451,802
Spain 20,865,676
France 17,553,721
Turkey 11,256,721

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 26,376,181 28,629,353 +2,253,172
Netherlands 12,146,374 13,305,428 +1,159,054
Spain 9,419,216 11,446,460 +2,027,244
France 9,066,572 8,487,149 -579,423
Turkey 6,058,679 5,198,042 -860,637
Poland 5,698,802 5,492,762 -206,040
China 4,774,200 4,459,974 -314,226
India 5,107,065 3,628,532 -1,478,533
Greece 3,175,183 3,327,404 +152,221
Lithuania 2,537,414 3,130,418 +593,004

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
Inner London - East 63
Outer London - East and North East 62
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 45
Inner London - West 37

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 70 69 -1
Inner London - East 50 47 -3
Outer London - East and North East 53 44 -9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 38 41 +3
Inner London - West 26 31 +5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 24 30 +6
Outer London - South 24 20 -4
West Midlands 21 24 +3
West Yorkshire 23 20 -3
Greater Manchester 17 19 +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) 115,810,564
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 86,706,929
Other 5,785,507
Road transport 2,398,619
Air transport 511,197

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) 58,557,139 57,253,425 -1,303,714
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,317,559 44,389,370 +2,071,811
Other 2,972,900 2,812,607 -160,293
Road transport 1,835,332 563,287 -1,272,045
Air transport 339,744 171,453 -168,291
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 43,459,223
Felixstowe 42,178,916
Dover 37,323,844
Eurotunnel 14,196,953
London 13,051,404

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 24,947,684 18,511,539 -6,436,145
Felixstowe 20,648,126 21,530,790 +882,664
Dover 17,556,844 19,767,000 +2,210,156
Eurotunnel 7,133,273 7,063,680 -69,593
London 5,767,502 7,283,902 +1,516,400
Immingham Docks 5,657,793 6,020,012 +362,219
Southampton 3,738,478 6,103,802 +2,365,324
000 2,972,900 2,812,607 -160,293
Liverpool Docks 2,768,767 2,462,326 -306,441
Killingholme 2,202,391 2,810,060 +607,669

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 406
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 133
Manufacture of food products 76
Food and beverage service activities 75
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
2026-01 194
2025-11 233
2025-10 225
2025-09 218
2025-08 196

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 305
0-1m 130
54m+ 114
15m-54m 73
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 17,138,091
France 871,172
Italy 539,811
Netherlands 483,448
Germany 239,582

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 8,435,946 8,702,145 +266,199
France 263,181 607,991 +344,810
Italy 350,171 189,640 -160,531
Netherlands 339,331 144,117 -195,214
Germany 126,823 112,759 -14,064
Japan 88,165 137,377 +49,212
United Arab Emirates 135,049 47,594 -87,455
Sweden 75,376 84,554 +9,178
Singapore 86,648 66,381 -20,267
Portugal 72,462 73,743 +1,281

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 3,861,854
Ireland 238,717
Italy 136,602
Spain 71,709
Netherlands 36,296

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 2,163,157 1,698,697 -464,460
Ireland 106,948 131,769 +24,821
Italy 78,527 58,075 -20,452
Spain 59,964 11,745 -48,219
Netherlands 23,860 12,436 -11,424
Belgium 10,732 18,548 +7,816
China 5,101 7,575 +2,474
France 3,819 3,003 -816
Poland 631 2,222 +1,591
South Africa 2,428 102 -2,326

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) 11,732,620
Other 6,908,603
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,042,562
Air transport 391,792

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) 5,953,725 5,778,895 -174,830
Other 3,433,591 3,475,012 +41,421
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 900,933 1,141,629 +240,696
Air transport 225,663 166,129 -59,534

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,908,603
Holyhead 6,737,250
Liverpool Docks 3,038,251
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,852,583
Felixstowe 422,285

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 £
000 3,433,591 3,475,012 +41,421
Holyhead 2,893,847 3,843,403 +949,556
Liverpool Docks 1,728,632 1,309,619 -419,013
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,066,309 786,274 -280,035
Felixstowe 224,534 197,751 -26,783
London Heathrow Airport 184,097 146,782 -37,315
Dover 55,417 206,240 +150,823
Milford 161,907 92,689 -69,218
London Gateway Port 80,601 137,723 +57,122
Heysham 129,540 58,574 -70,966

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