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 154,289,150
Spain 71,855,355
Egypt 66,145,348
Poland 48,071,106
France 26,395,414

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 84,619,554 69,669,596 -14,949,958
Spain 33,993,330 37,862,025 +3,868,695
Egypt 39,066,124 27,079,224 -11,986,900
Poland 27,203,208 20,867,898 -6,335,310
France 14,689,953 11,705,461 -2,984,492
Germany 8,863,828 6,316,695 -2,547,133
Senegal 8,621,783 3,366,153 -5,255,630
New Zealand 6,948,108 4,180,648 -2,767,460
China 4,591,537 3,186,238 -1,405,299
Chile 3,558,186 2,969,082 -589,104

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 150,576,932
Spain 77,920,463
Egypt 76,485,684
Poland 49,205,068
Senegal 12,092,211

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 83,233,324 67,343,608 -15,889,716
Spain 36,888,483 41,031,980 +4,143,497
Egypt 44,365,630 32,120,054 -12,245,576
Poland 27,840,162 21,364,906 -6,475,256
Senegal 8,696,000 3,396,211 -5,299,789
New Zealand 7,096,791 4,193,446 -2,903,345
France 6,080,773 5,094,905 -985,868
Germany 5,966,520 3,745,063 -2,221,457
China 4,657,598 3,124,722 -1,532,876
Chile 3,753,899 3,104,514 -649,385

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 14
Inner London - West 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 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 19 15 -4
Outer London - East and North East 12 12 +0
Inner London - West 7 12 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 8 -3
Greater Manchester 9 7 -2
Merseyside 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 5 -2
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Lincolnshire 8 6 -2
West Midlands 8 8 +0

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) 295,466,825
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 123,888,034
Other 9,695,100
Air transport 9,086,178
Road transport 5,405,360

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) 159,477,197 135,989,628 -23,487,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 72,587,612 51,300,422 -21,287,190
Other 5,253,406 4,441,694 -811,712
Air transport 5,691,213 3,394,965 -2,296,248
Road transport 2,422,317 2,983,043 +560,726
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 £
Harwich 89,559,079
Eurotunnel 87,845,572
London Gateway Port 66,593,845
Felixstowe 42,196,101
Dover 37,427,772

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 50,765,089 38,793,990 -11,971,099
Eurotunnel 43,298,980 44,546,592 +1,247,612
London Gateway Port 41,556,241 25,037,604 -16,518,637
Felixstowe 25,351,385 16,844,716 -8,506,669
Dover 20,049,140 17,378,632 -2,670,508
Immingham Docks 14,968,045 17,111,138 +2,143,093
Portsmouth 12,730,438 9,089,454 -3,640,984
000 5,253,406 4,441,694 -811,712
London 5,107,277 4,224,148 -883,129
ZLC 3,957,785 5,244,322 +1,286,537

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 133
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Manufacture of food products 13
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Food and beverage service activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 79
2025-11 65
2025-10 55
2025-09 43
2025-08 43

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 81
15m-54m 37
54m+ 35
0-1m 24
Other 8

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 8,512,226
Netherlands 677,192
Romania 624,837
Germany 292,439
Falkland Islands 238,718

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 4,792,544 3,719,682 -1,072,862
Netherlands 366,102 311,090 -55,012
Romania 373,792 251,045 -122,747
Germany 156,000 136,439 -19,561
Falkland Islands 227,639 11,079 -216,560
France 5,914 106,423 +100,509
United Arab Emirates 27,559 54,423 +26,864
Spain 68,179 144 -68,035
Poland 42,550 6,669 -35,881
Iceland 17,687 18,334 +647

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 2,805,321
Egypt 1,452,410
Spain 137,425
Senegal 94,844
Netherlands 86,476

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 1,454,693 1,350,628 -104,065
Egypt 905,376 547,034 -358,342
Spain 68,269 69,156 +887
Senegal 0 94,844 +94,844
Netherlands 51,877 34,599 -17,278
Belgium 24,115 15,853 -8,262
Kenya 12,553 9,475 -3,078
Singapore 14,626 0 -14,626
Ireland 6,371 3,497 -2,874
Chile 4,120 2,511 -1,609

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 5,987,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,275,418
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,414,695
Air transport 117,483

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 3,261,537 2,726,237 -535,300
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,787,553 1,487,865 -299,688
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,039,914 374,781 -665,133
Air transport 63,060 54,423 -8,637

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 5,987,774
Holyhead 1,799,012
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,257,603
Liverpool Docks 551,773
Harwich 304,173

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 3,261,537 2,726,237 -535,300
Holyhead 1,101,117 697,895 -403,222
Dover / Eurotunnel 716,152 541,451 -174,701
Liverpool Docks 274,614 277,159 +2,545
Harwich 167,734 136,439 -31,295
London Gateway Port 227,639 11,079 -216,560
Heysham 89,793 9,600 -80,193
London Gatwick Airport 24,629 54,423 +29,794
Felixstowe 56,982 15,917 -41,065
Portsmouth 35,568 30,179 -5,389

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