Import/export HS code 0704: Fresh or chilled cabbages, cauliflowers, and similar vegetables

Includes all types of edible brassicas like kale, kohlrabi, and more, fresh or chilled

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Spain 331,413,553
France 53,754,703
Netherlands 44,528,120
Kenya 37,406,359
Germany 17,809,484

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 £
Spain 196,394,120 135,019,433 -61,374,687
France 32,179,303 21,575,400 -10,603,903
Netherlands 21,346,289 23,181,831 +1,835,542
Kenya 21,033,707 16,372,652 -4,661,055
Germany 11,027,193 6,782,291 -4,244,902
Italy 7,274,422 6,695,638 -578,784
Portugal 7,897,473 4,963,197 -2,934,276
Morocco 5,468,238 5,502,540 +34,302
Poland 4,914,622 3,398,956 -1,515,666
Ireland 3,047,481 2,423,754 -623,727

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 375,994,730
Netherlands 39,134,833
Kenya 37,432,470
Portugal 16,949,964
Italy 15,335,254

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 222,645,959 153,348,771 -69,297,188
Netherlands 18,794,008 20,340,825 +1,546,817
Kenya 21,049,758 16,382,712 -4,667,046
Portugal 10,096,286 6,853,678 -3,242,608
Italy 8,392,783 6,942,471 -1,450,312
France 9,629,500 5,274,693 -4,354,807
Morocco 6,300,604 6,727,552 +426,948
Poland 5,596,162 3,619,871 -1,976,291
Egypt 2,485,064 933,510 -1,551,554
Germany 1,787,036 998,575 -788,461

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 28
Outer London - West and North West 22
Inner London - East 16
Lincolnshire 15
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 13

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 - East and North East 24 19 -5
Outer London - West and North West 17 18 +1
Inner London - East 16 10 -6
Lincolnshire 12 12 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 10 11 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 9 5 -4
Kent 8 8 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -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) 488,667,415
Air transport 41,362,390
Other 12,120,103
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,277,336
Road transport 1,085,075

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) 284,386,853 204,280,562 -80,106,291
Air transport 23,380,730 17,981,660 -5,399,070
Other 6,507,604 5,612,499 -895,105
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,263,346 2,013,990 -249,356
Road transport 362,784 722,291 +359,507
Rail transport 1,559 18,498 +16,939

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 199,025,835
Portsmouth 114,946,612
Dover 93,233,702
London Heathrow Airport 39,266,408
Harwich 26,657,172

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 116,331,558 82,694,277 -33,637,281
Portsmouth 68,072,440 46,874,172 -21,198,268
Dover 56,489,224 36,744,478 -19,744,746
London Heathrow Airport 22,350,676 16,915,732 -5,434,944
Harwich 13,613,347 13,043,825 -569,522
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,185,762 7,574,322 -3,611,440
Felixstowe 7,220,209 6,354,487 -865,722
000 6,507,604 5,612,499 -895,105
Newhaven 4,367,010 3,978,030 -388,980
ZLC 3,136,856 4,450,563 +1,313,707

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 160
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 27
Manufacture of food products 21
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 84
2025-11 86
2025-10 53
2025-09 47
2025-08 45

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 89
54m+ 53
15m-54m 46
0-1m 31
Other 11

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 17,003,221
Netherlands 5,160,804
Italy 2,715,206
Poland 2,652,212
Spain 1,534,719

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 9,373,334 7,629,887 -1,743,447
Netherlands 2,776,006 2,384,798 -391,208
Italy 1,755,944 959,262 -796,682
Poland 1,873,557 778,655 -1,094,902
Spain 1,222,428 312,291 -910,137
France 603,318 723,190 +119,872
Belgium 141,138 135,927 -5,211
Portugal 259,604 8,931 -250,673
United Arab Emirates 245,561 4,100 -241,461
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 117,369 4,777 -112,592

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 £
Spain 3,727,739
XI 2,142,922
Ireland 511,693
Kenya 258,089
Nicaragua 162,006

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 £
Spain 2,083,663 1,644,076 -439,587
XI 1,313,489 829,433 -484,056
Ireland 389,761 121,932 -267,829
Kenya 191,559 66,530 -125,029
Nicaragua 0 162,006 +162,006
Netherlands 25,034 22,191 -2,843
Portugal 5,985 1,260 -4,725
France 3,937 2,443 -1,494
South Africa 2,441 3,020 +579
Germany 248 2,410 +2,162

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,950,038
Other 13,096,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,108,427
Air transport 397,620
Road transport 38,376

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,888,606 7,061,432 -2,827,174
Other 7,162,278 5,934,343 -1,227,935
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,036,786 71,641 -965,145
Air transport 375,157 22,463 -352,694
Road transport 38,376 0 -38,376

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 13,096,621
Dover / Eurotunnel 8,569,994
Holyhead 3,251,294
Harwich 1,756,501
Immingham Docks 1,414,899

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 7,162,278 5,934,343 -1,227,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,766,464 2,803,530 -2,962,934
Holyhead 1,730,539 1,520,755 -209,784
Harwich 1,008,178 748,323 -259,855
Immingham Docks 638,730 776,169 +137,439
Felixstowe 774,881 619,178 -155,703
Liverpool Docks 448,060 177,199 -270,861
Tyne 136,095 158,000 +21,905
Portsmouth 185,649 71,538 -114,111
London Gatwick Airport 224,089 4,100 -219,989

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0704

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

Description: Includes all types of edible brassicas like kale, kohlrabi, and more, fresh or chilled