Import/export HS code 0703: Fresh or chilled onions, garlic, leeks, and similar vegetables

Includes onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, and other vegetables from the allium family, sold fresh or kept cold

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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 £
Netherlands 160,717,198
Spain 147,017,834
Egypt 66,489,634
China 55,198,960
Poland 48,166,862

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 £
Netherlands 88,289,420 72,427,778 -15,861,642
Spain 76,425,440 70,592,394 -5,833,046
Egypt 39,185,803 27,303,831 -11,881,972
China 31,755,819 23,443,141 -8,312,678
Poland 27,227,827 20,939,035 -6,288,792
Germany 18,943,890 16,230,216 -2,713,674
France 19,024,083 15,129,994 -3,894,089
Senegal 8,621,783 3,366,153 -5,255,630
New Zealand 6,948,108 4,180,648 -2,767,460
Chile 3,606,228 2,969,082 -637,146

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 £
Spain 176,555,242
Netherlands 153,908,170
Egypt 76,868,117
China 56,662,832
Poland 49,277,190

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 £
Spain 91,432,672 85,122,570 -6,310,102
Netherlands 85,099,029 68,809,141 -16,289,888
Egypt 44,500,267 32,367,850 -12,132,417
China 32,466,527 24,196,305 -8,270,222
Poland 27,855,747 21,421,443 -6,434,304
France 8,113,979 6,596,388 -1,517,591
Senegal 8,714,614 3,396,211 -5,318,403
New Zealand 7,096,791 4,193,446 -2,903,345
Germany 6,096,279 3,818,416 -2,277,863
Chile 3,805,826 3,104,514 -701,312

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 26
Outer London - East and North East 18
Inner London - West 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Greater Manchester 14

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 24 18 -6
Outer London - East and North East 16 14 -2
Inner London - West 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 11 -2
Greater Manchester 11 10 -1
West Midlands 10 10 +0
Merseyside 9 8 -1
Inner London - East 10 9 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 5 -3
Lincolnshire 9 6 -3

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) 407,120,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 161,542,483
Other 22,372,589
Air transport 11,121,177
Road transport 5,464,668

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) 221,572,206 185,548,270 -36,023,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,751,050 69,791,433 -21,959,617
Other 14,555,314 7,817,275 -6,738,039
Air transport 6,880,168 4,241,009 -2,639,159
Road transport 2,434,845 3,029,823 +594,978
Rail transport 1,175,414 877,262 -298,152

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 155,066,610
Harwich 93,517,162
Felixstowe 80,537,718
London Gateway Port 67,343,083
Dover 55,263,548

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 £
Eurotunnel 81,070,985 73,995,625 -7,075,360
Harwich 52,808,690 40,708,472 -12,100,218
Felixstowe 45,382,312 35,155,406 -10,226,906
London Gateway Port 41,807,987 25,535,096 -16,272,891
Dover 29,388,905 25,874,643 -3,514,262
Portsmouth 20,097,963 14,334,648 -5,763,315
Immingham Docks 15,106,586 17,313,247 +2,206,661
000 14,555,314 7,817,275 -6,738,039
London Heathrow Airport 6,775,290 4,076,130 -2,699,160
London 5,109,996 4,228,213 -881,783

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 168
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Manufacture of food products 21
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 14
Food and beverage service activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 99
2025-11 82
2025-10 72
2025-09 62
2025-08 60

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 111
54m+ 48
15m-54m 43
0-1m 27
Other 9

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 11,559,461
Netherlands 858,877
Romania 624,837
Spain 310,087
Germany 306,944

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 6,329,404 5,230,057 -1,099,347
Netherlands 509,076 349,801 -159,275
Romania 373,792 251,045 -122,747
Spain 248,551 61,536 -187,015
Germany 168,291 138,653 -29,638
Falkland Islands 227,639 20,793 -206,846
United Arab Emirates 75,034 88,626 +13,592
France 41,477 106,423 +64,946
Iceland 31,627 34,538 +2,911
Poland 42,550 12,249 -30,301

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 2,967,151
Egypt 1,453,033
Ireland 346,643
Netherlands 263,719
Spain 236,169

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 1,541,410 1,425,741 -115,669
Egypt 905,376 547,657 -357,719
Ireland 140,368 206,275 +65,907
Netherlands 159,318 104,401 -54,917
Spain 70,440 165,729 +95,289
Senegal 0 94,844 +94,844
Belgium 28,127 19,485 -8,642
Kenya 12,553 9,475 -3,078
Singapore 14,626 0 -14,626
China 8,019 4,380 -3,639

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,097,282
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,640,931
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,549,996
Air transport 215,151

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 £
Other 3,812,271 3,285,011 -527,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,561,942 2,078,989 -482,953
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,683,137 866,859 -816,278
Air transport 118,145 97,006 -21,139

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,097,282
Holyhead 3,163,683
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,589,263
Liverpool Docks 1,062,772
Harwich 411,984

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 3,812,271 3,285,011 -527,260
Holyhead 1,740,268 1,423,415 -316,853
Dover / Eurotunnel 942,129 647,134 -294,995
Liverpool Docks 559,532 503,240 -56,292
Harwich 275,545 136,439 -139,106
London Gateway Port 274,737 11,079 -263,658
London Gatwick Airport 61,623 87,731 +26,108
Heysham 94,041 9,600 -84,441
Fishguard 96,659 0 -96,659
Immingham Docks 48,065 35,516 -12,549

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0703

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

Description: Includes onions, shallots, garlic, leeks, and other vegetables from the allium family, sold fresh or kept cold