Import/export HS code 070190: Various Potatoes

Fresh or chilled potatoes not classified as seeds, including those for general use

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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 £
Israel 21,661,960
Ireland 19,175,424
Cyprus 16,116,034
Egypt 13,603,313
Netherlands 13,477,623

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 £
Israel 12,906,171 8,755,789 -4,150,382
Ireland 10,353,350 8,822,074 -1,531,276
Cyprus 9,196,595 6,919,439 -2,277,156
Egypt 9,767,550 3,835,763 -5,931,787
Netherlands 11,233,677 2,243,946 -8,989,731
France 9,354,583 1,589,767 -7,764,816
Belgium 6,961,477 3,168,852 -3,792,625
Spain 2,898,836 962,628 -1,936,208
Italy 943,446 675,385 -268,061
Poland 893,660 281,735 -611,925

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 £
Israel 21,878,276
Cyprus 13,816,841
Egypt 13,718,787
France 11,756,493
Netherlands 6,149,955

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 £
Israel 13,118,957 8,759,319 -4,359,638
Cyprus 7,381,177 6,435,664 -945,513
Egypt 9,984,370 3,734,417 -6,249,953
France 10,412,118 1,344,375 -9,067,743
Netherlands 5,669,810 480,145 -5,189,665
Belgium 5,509,062 223,085 -5,285,977
Spain 2,894,282 861,386 -2,032,896
Italy 1,007,706 667,981 -339,725
Poland 889,382 366,497 -522,885
Hungary 918,419 0 -918,419

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 5
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4
Lincolnshire 4
Outer London - East and North East 4
Essex 3

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 5 2 -3
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 4 1 -3
Lincolnshire 4 2 -2
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Essex 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Devon 2 0 -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) 50,602,461
Other 31,649,293
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 31,316,456
Road transport 224,610
Air transport 24,327

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) 31,899,532 18,702,929 -13,196,603
Other 17,344,535 14,304,758 -3,039,777
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,138,756 4,177,700 -22,961,056
Road transport 87,450 137,160 +49,710
Air transport 2,377 21,950 +19,573
Rail transport 21,031 0 -21,031

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 31,649,293
London Gateway Port 30,617,101
Felixstowe 12,795,654
Dover 12,051,195
Eurotunnel 8,620,576

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 £
000 17,344,535 14,304,758 -3,039,777
London Gateway Port 23,009,549 7,607,552 -15,401,997
Felixstowe 4,651,160 8,144,494 +3,493,334
Dover 10,918,554 1,132,641 -9,785,913
Eurotunnel 6,771,267 1,849,309 -4,921,958
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,001,606 319,321 -4,682,285
Liverpool Docks 1,944,985 954,476 -990,509
Immingham Docks 2,616,660 31,235 -2,585,425
Killingholme 2,544,984 0 -2,544,984
London 14,183 1,434,623 +1,420,440

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 27
Manufacture of food products 7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 6
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 12
2026-03 14
2026-02 10
2026-01 6
2025-12 5

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 24
54m+ 11
0-1m 4
15m-54m 4
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 £
Ireland 67,015,276
Spain 41,445,391
Germany 8,201,656
Norway 6,816,908
Belgium 6,077,524

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 40,441,606 26,573,670 -13,867,936
Spain 23,206,232 18,239,159 -4,967,073
Germany 4,807,366 3,394,290 -1,413,076
Norway 3,408,206 3,408,702 +496
Belgium 2,954,231 3,123,293 +169,062
France 4,474,680 1,101,225 -3,373,455
Netherlands 1,969,221 2,535,067 +565,846
Denmark 2,550,381 880,527 -1,669,854
Iceland 1,148,198 1,324,018 +175,820
Portugal 964,812 930,639 -34,173

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 23,463,748
Netherlands 750,006
France 695,062
Belgium 616,621
Nicaragua 113,869

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 13,250,124 10,213,624 -3,036,500
Netherlands 190,975 559,031 +368,056
France 693,562 1,500 -692,062
Belgium 290,405 326,216 +35,811
Nicaragua 0 113,869 +113,869
Ireland 46,007 61,054 +15,047
Cyprus 26,264 20,991 -5,273
Spain 28,155 13,268 -14,887
Egypt 8,910 6,409 -2,501
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 8,848 +8,848

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) 66,310,578
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,108,029
Other 32,772,090
Air transport 795,613

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) 40,932,459 25,378,119 -15,554,340
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,156,945 24,951,084 -5,205,861
Other 18,207,050 14,565,040 -3,642,010
Air transport 579,115 216,498 -362,617

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 32,772,090
Dover / Eurotunnel 25,563,775
Holyhead 17,973,322
London Gateway Port 16,348,750
London 15,294,391

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 18,207,050 14,565,040 -3,642,010
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,918,124 10,645,651 -4,272,473
Holyhead 10,856,713 7,116,609 -3,740,104
London Gateway Port 7,759,604 8,589,146 +829,542
London 12,090,263 3,204,128 -8,886,135
Immingham Docks 7,143,072 5,663,205 -1,479,867
Liverpool Docks 6,839,458 3,415,547 -3,423,911
Thamesport 2,100,148 5,821,691 +3,721,543
Dover 2,181,178 1,881,406 -299,772
Heysham 2,363,526 1,274,245 -1,089,281

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 070190

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

Description: Fresh or chilled potatoes not classified as seeds, including those for general use