Import/export HS code 07031019: Various fresh or chilled onions and shallots

Fresh or chilled onions and shallots, excluding sets. Ideal for cooking or raw 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 £
Netherlands 148,498,407
Spain 74,191,146
Egypt 68,099,671
Poland 50,467,539
France 24,996,941

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 71,199,369 77,299,038 +6,099,669
Spain 31,761,715 42,429,431 +10,667,716
Egypt 37,478,773 30,620,898 -6,857,875
Poland 27,126,865 23,340,674 -3,786,191
France 12,187,861 12,809,080 +621,219
Germany 8,223,340 7,460,267 -763,073
Senegal 7,746,905 6,439,775 -1,307,130
New Zealand 4,985,048 5,261,867 +276,819
Chile 2,532,217 5,317,925 +2,785,708
China 3,483,801 4,102,791 +618,990

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 149,695,024
Spain 81,239,184
Egypt 78,819,383
Poland 51,393,274
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 72,043,283 77,651,741 +5,608,458
Spain 34,331,361 46,907,823 +12,576,462
Egypt 42,456,811 36,362,572 -6,094,239
Poland 27,522,573 23,870,701 -3,651,872
Senegal 7,796,484 6,456,295 -1,340,189
New Zealand 5,189,811 5,261,867 +72,056
Germany 5,600,029 4,046,885 -1,553,144
Chile 2,597,285 5,487,768 +2,890,483
China 3,434,591 4,129,078 +694,487
France 1,878,691 3,628,351 +1,749,660

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - East and North East 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Greater Manchester 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7

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
Inner London - West 9 11 +2
Outer London - East and North East 10 11 +1
Outer London - West and North West 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 4 -3
Merseyside 6 4 -2
West Midlands 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +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) 296,099,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 125,449,268
Other 9,541,306
Air transport 7,647,149
Road transport 6,424,431

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) 141,944,944 154,154,701 +12,209,757
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 62,945,079 62,504,189 -440,890
Other 4,918,899 4,622,407 -296,492
Air transport 4,660,669 2,986,480 -1,674,189
Road transport 3,041,531 3,382,900 +341,369
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 £
Eurotunnel 89,909,888
Harwich 85,320,871
London Gateway Port 65,139,445
Felixstowe 39,149,511
Dover 38,300,369

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 40,498,349 49,411,539 +8,913,190
Harwich 43,048,102 42,272,769 -775,333
London Gateway Port 35,878,089 29,261,356 -6,616,733
Felixstowe 18,691,623 20,457,888 +1,766,265
Dover 17,952,772 20,347,597 +2,394,825
Immingham Docks 14,133,869 17,960,170 +3,826,301
Portsmouth 10,888,971 11,300,135 +411,164
London 6,094,047 7,464,727 +1,370,680
ZLC 4,995,122 7,377,003 +2,381,881
000 4,918,899 4,622,407 -296,492

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
113
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
17
Manufacture of food products
13
Food and beverage service activities
7
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 32
2026-04 45
2026-03 55
2026-02 54
2026-01 51

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 54
15m-54m 33
54m+ 30
0-1m 23
Other 6

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 8,360,914
Falkland Islands 232,118
Netherlands 215,247
France 76,492
Spain 34,759

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 4,412,356 3,948,558 -463,798
Falkland Islands 232,118 0 -232,118
Netherlands 120,246 95,001 -25,245
France 36,134 40,358 +4,224
Spain 11,349 23,410 +12,061
Poland 28,217 3,525 -24,692
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 31,257 0 -31,257
Sweden 0 13,970 +13,970
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11,646 0 -11,646
Thailand 0 5,040 +5,040

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 2,653,332
Egypt 1,622,127
China 309,254
Spain 269,052
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 1,345,225 1,308,107 -37,118
Egypt 948,196 673,931 -274,265
China 130,225 179,029 +48,804
Spain 93,899 175,153 +81,254
Senegal 65,833 64,720 -1,113
Netherlands 29,953 38,545 +8,592
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 6,540,464
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,675,989
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 775,039
Air transport 33,133

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 3,301,073 3,239,391 -61,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 875,946 800,043 -75,903
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 679,917 95,122 -584,795
Air transport 33,133 0 -33,133

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,540,464
Holyhead 1,570,250
London Gateway Port 232,118
Liverpool Docks 127,174
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,355

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 3,301,073 3,239,391 -61,682
Holyhead 960,755 609,495 -351,260
London Gateway Port 232,118 0 -232,118
Liverpool Docks 70,775 56,399 -14,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,969 56,386 +16,417
Felixstowe 56,982 20,366 -36,616
Heysham 41,691 19,530 -22,161
Dover 6,719 51,608 +44,889
Immingham Docks 14,616 23,455 +8,839
Milford 0 35,078 +35,078

Quick facts

HS code: 07031019

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

Description: Fresh or chilled onions and shallots, excluding sets. Ideal for cooking or raw use