Import/export HS code 070490: Various fresh or chilled cabbages and similar vegetables

Includes other fresh or chilled cabbages and similar edible brassicas

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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 £
Spain 57,861,174
Netherlands 28,231,123
Italy 11,370,487
France 8,002,072
Portugal 6,665,467

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 28,258,880 29,602,294 +1,343,414
Netherlands 13,700,701 14,530,422 +829,721
Italy 5,188,624 6,181,863 +993,239
France 4,406,698 3,595,374 -811,324
Portugal 2,091,499 4,573,968 +2,482,469
Turkey 1,486,496 1,492,058 +5,562
Poland 1,991,817 545,770 -1,446,047
Germany 1,857,918 669,843 -1,188,075
Ireland 1,086,342 829,519 -256,823
Belgium 371,308 611,453 +240,145

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 63,250,749
Netherlands 23,937,720
Italy 12,480,477
Portugal 10,354,590
Turkey 2,981,353

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 31,499,629 31,751,120 +251,491
Netherlands 12,126,951 11,810,769 -316,182
Italy 6,087,073 6,393,404 +306,331
Portugal 3,824,590 6,530,000 +2,705,410
Turkey 1,488,249 1,493,104 +4,855
Poland 1,990,452 578,135 -1,412,317
Germany 1,111,085 1,074,599 -36,486
France 183,408 417,266 +233,858
Kenya 245,458 334,516 +89,058
China 190,831 329,525 +138,694

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 25
Outer London - West and North West 18
Lincolnshire 14
Greater Manchester 12
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 12

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 20 18 -2
Outer London - West and North West 13 12 -1
Lincolnshire 12 11 -1
Greater Manchester 9 9 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 10 +1
Inner London - East 11 9 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Kent 7 7 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Merseyside 7 5 -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) 118,059,281
Other 4,618,193
Air transport 1,646,445
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,288,074
Road transport 237,380

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) 58,459,823 59,599,458 +1,139,635
Other 1,954,217 2,663,976 +709,759
Air transport 848,786 797,659 -51,127
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 339,366 948,708 +609,342
Road transport 92,419 144,961 +52,542

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 46,583,458
Dover 20,973,997
Harwich 18,741,208
Portsmouth 14,726,973
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,339,578

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 23,084,883 23,498,575 +413,692
Dover 10,627,930 10,346,067 -281,863
Harwich 9,349,106 9,392,102 +42,996
Portsmouth 6,796,430 7,930,543 +1,134,113
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,043,864 3,295,714 +251,850
000 1,954,217 2,663,976 +709,759
Felixstowe 2,615,581 1,969,005 -646,576
Newhaven 997,808 973,564 -24,244
London Heathrow Airport 664,749 763,375 +98,626
Immingham Docks 80,347 1,327,062 +1,246,715

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 25
Manufacture of food products 19
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 18
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
2026-04 67
2026-03 71
2026-02 63
2026-01 58
2025-12 70

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 77
54m+ 44
15m-54m 38
0-1m 22
Other 10

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 8,623,471
Netherlands 1,485,399
Poland 844,313
Italy 387,489
Spain 371,009

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 4,327,242 4,296,229 -31,013
Netherlands 1,267,326 218,073 -1,049,253
Poland 735,240 109,073 -626,167
Italy 365,171 22,318 -342,853
Spain 331,428 39,581 -291,847
Belgium 265,833 6,616 -259,217
United Arab Emirates 179,134 0 -179,134
France 36,869 134,714 +97,845
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 84,849 0 -84,849
Czechia 31,148 0 -31,148

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 1,825,057
Spain 360,537
Kenya 132,446
Nicaragua 109,373
Netherlands 45,435

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 1,216,188 608,869 -607,319
Spain 187,419 173,118 -14,301
Kenya 58,990 73,456 +14,466
Nicaragua 0 109,373 +109,373
Netherlands 19,358 26,077 +6,719
Ireland 41,309 2,291 -39,018
Portugal 1,882 2,631 +749
France 430 1,138 +708
Poland 0 1,243 +1,243
South Korea 911 105 -806

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,353,537
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,818,554
Air transport 272,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,346

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 3,640,310 3,713,227 +72,917
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,746,492 1,072,062 -2,674,430
Air transport 270,193 2,633 -267,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 44,320 94,026 +49,706

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,353,537
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,039,366
Holyhead 1,218,201
Harwich 795,530
Felixstowe 421,837

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 3,640,310 3,713,227 +72,917
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,862,254 177,112 -1,685,142
Holyhead 645,588 572,613 -72,975
Harwich 671,863 123,667 -548,196
Felixstowe 355,770 66,067 -289,703
London Gatwick Airport 164,627 0 -164,627
Dover 41,836 122,315 +80,479
Immingham Docks 130,789 28,339 -102,450
London Heathrow Airport 94,259 0 -94,259
London 34,793 39,581 +4,788

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 070490

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

Description: Includes other fresh or chilled cabbages and similar edible brassicas