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 164,226,509
Spain 75,622,254
Egypt 71,901,484
Poland 50,712,307
France 26,880,350

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 77,968,421 86,258,088 +8,289,667
Spain 31,893,917 43,728,337 +11,834,420
Egypt 38,609,492 33,291,992 -5,317,500
Poland 27,025,950 23,686,357 -3,339,593
France 13,234,862 13,645,488 +410,626
Germany 8,577,637 7,489,126 -1,088,511
Senegal 8,562,994 5,378,999 -3,183,995
New Zealand 5,900,929 4,208,375 -1,692,554
China 4,184,698 4,058,947 -125,751
Chile 3,113,966 4,403,443 +1,289,477

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 159,229,321
Egypt 83,365,689
Spain 82,424,626
Poland 51,761,313
Senegal 14,062,788

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 75,807,424 83,421,897 +7,614,473
Egypt 43,872,883 39,492,806 -4,380,077
Spain 34,459,092 47,965,534 +13,506,442
Poland 27,525,213 24,236,100 -3,289,113
Senegal 8,637,211 5,425,577 -3,211,634
France 5,508,233 6,897,788 +1,389,555
New Zealand 6,066,839 4,221,173 -1,845,666
Germany 5,923,794 4,182,081 -1,741,713
China 4,178,256 4,093,194 -85,062
Chile 3,197,582 4,555,601 +1,358,019

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
Greater Manchester 15
Outer London - East and North East 15
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 17 -1
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Outer London - East and North East 12 12 +0
Inner London - West 8 12 +4
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 Midlands 8 7 -1

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) 311,551,756
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,969,503
Other 10,232,306
Air transport 8,867,401
Road transport 7,128,238

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) 148,489,692 163,062,064 +14,572,372
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 69,464,119 63,505,384 -5,958,735
Other 5,120,129 5,112,177 -7,952
Air transport 5,328,779 3,538,622 -1,790,157
Road transport 3,186,590 3,941,648 +755,058
Rail transport 1,499,749 519,355 -980,394

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Harwich 95,576,492
Eurotunnel 93,294,752
London Gateway Port 67,926,216
Felixstowe 42,877,432
Dover 38,874,073

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 47,768,100 47,808,392 +40,292
Eurotunnel 41,530,089 51,764,663 +10,234,574
London Gateway Port 38,449,015 29,477,201 -8,971,814
Felixstowe 21,283,724 21,593,708 +309,984
Dover 17,930,567 20,943,506 +3,012,939
Immingham Docks 14,975,320 20,013,707 +5,038,387
Portsmouth 11,829,387 10,623,209 -1,206,178
ZLC 5,082,934 7,492,536 +2,409,602
London 6,063,574 6,340,058 +276,484
000 5,120,129 5,112,177 -7,952

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
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
2026-04 51
2026-03 66
2026-02 62
2026-01 79
2025-12 58

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 84
15m-54m 39
54m+ 35
0-1m 27
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 9,715,101
Netherlands 858,636
Romania 736,736
Falkland Islands 242,871
Germany 136,439

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 4,879,979 4,835,122 -44,857
Netherlands 504,310 354,326 -149,984
Romania 386,124 350,612 -35,512
Falkland Islands 232,118 10,753 -221,365
Germany 136,439 0 -136,439
France 66,093 69,596 +3,503
United Arab Emirates 50,711 50,556 -155
Poland 42,550 31,824 -10,726
Iceland 16,221 23,423 +7,202
Spain 11,613 23,357 +11,744

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 2,817,987
Egypt 1,787,838
China 295,627
Spain 270,704
Senegal 129,128

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 1,479,501 1,338,486 -141,015
Egypt 983,870 803,968 -179,902
China 71,584 224,043 +152,459
Spain 99,966 170,738 +70,772
Senegal 4,844 124,284 +119,440
Netherlands 47,004 43,824 -3,180
Chile 31,661 28,808 -2,853
Belgium 21,990 19,603 -2,387
Kenya 13,736 23,488 +9,752
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 6,898,075
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,772,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,355,552
Air transport 137,738

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 3,339,089 3,558,986 +219,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,029,552 1,742,726 -286,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 933,906 421,646 -512,260
Air transport 86,212 51,526 -34,686

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,898,075
Holyhead 1,947,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,550,626
Liverpool Docks 644,704
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 3,339,089 3,558,986 +219,897
Holyhead 1,082,081 865,011 -217,070
Dover / Eurotunnel 828,550 722,076 -106,474
Liverpool Docks 310,995 333,709 +22,714
London Gateway Port 232,118 0 -232,118
Harwich 148,173 24,112 -124,061
Heysham 89,793 29,130 -60,663
London Gatwick Airport 47,781 39,669 -8,112
Fishguard 54,873 24,531 -30,342
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