Import/export HS code 070310: Fresh or chilled onions and shallots

Onions and shallots that are sold fresh or kept cold. Great for cooking or adding flavor to dishes

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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 162,880,641
Spain 74,330,876
Egypt 68,544,028
Poland 50,510,299
France 26,793,918

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 78,140,618 84,740,023 +6,599,405
Spain 31,849,533 42,481,343 +10,631,810
Egypt 37,763,182 30,780,846 -6,982,336
Poland 27,148,840 23,361,459 -3,787,381
France 13,403,680 13,390,238 -13,442
Germany 8,509,555 7,465,806 -1,043,749
Senegal 7,746,905 6,439,775 -1,307,130
New Zealand 4,985,048 5,261,867 +276,819
China 3,918,004 4,102,791 +184,787
Chile 2,532,217 5,331,850 +2,799,633

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 £
Netherlands 158,925,315
Spain 81,292,614
Egypt 79,340,319
Poland 51,418,293
Senegal 14,252,779

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 £
Netherlands 76,508,934 82,416,381 +5,907,447
Spain 34,354,066 46,938,548 +12,584,482
Egypt 42,747,850 36,592,469 -6,155,381
Poland 27,526,807 23,891,486 -3,635,321
Senegal 7,796,484 6,456,295 -1,340,189
France 5,559,095 6,754,848 +1,195,753
New Zealand 5,189,811 5,261,867 +72,056
Germany 5,913,934 4,050,703 -1,863,231
Chile 2,597,285 5,501,693 +2,904,408
China 3,875,942 4,129,078 +253,136

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 20
Outer London - East and North East 15
Greater Manchester 14
Inner London - West 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 18 16 -2
Outer London - East and North East 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 9 12 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 9 +0
Lincolnshire 8 7 -1
Merseyside 7 6 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 7 8 +1
West Yorkshire 6 8 +2

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) 308,199,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,673,804
Other 9,986,923
Air transport 8,364,710
Road transport 7,057,256

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) 148,422,040 159,777,676 +11,355,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,135,620 65,538,184 -597,436
Other 5,147,622 4,839,301 -308,321
Air transport 5,010,557 3,354,153 -1,656,404
Road transport 3,396,411 3,660,845 +264,434
Rail transport 1,697,927 245,218 -1,452,709

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 94,462,123
Eurotunnel 92,124,121
London Gateway Port 65,312,222
Felixstowe 41,155,214
Dover 38,566,603

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 £
Harwich 47,338,873 47,123,250 -215,623
Eurotunnel 41,905,552 50,218,569 +8,313,017
London Gateway Port 36,012,527 29,299,695 -6,712,832
Felixstowe 19,895,258 21,259,956 +1,364,698
Dover 18,112,034 20,454,569 +2,342,535
Immingham Docks 15,848,635 19,460,927 +3,612,292
Portsmouth 10,962,334 11,334,356 +372,022
London 6,094,047 7,467,233 +1,373,186
ZLC 5,350,002 7,655,875 +2,305,873
000 5,147,622 4,839,301 -308,321

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
139
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
33
Manufacture of food products
14
Food and beverage service activities
10
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 39
2026-04 51
2026-03 66
2026-02 62
2026-01 79

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 83
15m-54m 38
54m+ 35
0-1m 28
Other 7

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 9,445,461
Netherlands 855,676
Romania 736,736
Falkland Islands 242,871
France 136,856

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 5,005,360 4,440,101 -565,259
Netherlands 501,350 354,326 -147,024
Romania 386,124 350,612 -35,512
Falkland Islands 232,118 10,753 -221,365
France 66,134 70,722 +4,588
Germany 136,439 0 -136,439
United Arab Emirates 55,562 59,063 +3,501
Poland 28,217 28,680 +463
Iceland 16,095 32,437 +16,342
Spain 11,349 23,410 +12,061

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 2,687,947
Egypt 1,710,984
China 309,764
Spain 275,625
Senegal 130,553

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 1,364,376 1,323,571 -40,805
Egypt 1,036,852 674,132 -362,720
China 130,735 179,029 +48,294
Spain 100,472 175,153 +74,681
Senegal 65,833 64,720 -1,113
Netherlands 44,577 46,122 +1,545
Chile 44,326 20,320 -24,006
Belgium 21,323 19,551 -1,772
Kenya 14,724 23,194 +8,470
Singapore 14,626 0 -14,626

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 6,741,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,627,250
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,391,235
Air transport 151,096

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 3,450,118 3,291,039 -159,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,017,531 1,609,719 -407,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 947,569 443,666 -503,903
Air transport 91,063 60,033 -31,030

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,741,157
Holyhead 1,850,305
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,534,316
Liverpool Docks 669,940
London Gateway Port 232,118

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 3,450,118 3,291,039 -159,079
Holyhead 1,111,243 739,062 -372,181
Dover / Eurotunnel 819,149 715,167 -103,982
Liverpool Docks 327,744 342,196 +14,452
London Gateway Port 232,118 0 -232,118
Harwich 145,213 24,112 -121,101
London Gatwick Airport 52,632 48,176 -4,456
Fishguard 54,873 24,531 -30,342
Heysham 58,011 19,530 -38,481
Felixstowe 56,982 20,366 -36,616

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 070310

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

Description: Onions and shallots that are sold fresh or kept cold. Great for cooking or adding flavor to dishes