Import/export HS code 070519: Various fresh or chilled lettuce

Includes other types of lettuce, fresh or chilled

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 82,313,841
Germany 15,837,385
France 9,646,358
Italy 7,129,883
Netherlands 4,761,201

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 39,485,573 42,828,268 +3,342,695
Germany 7,540,539 8,296,846 +756,307
France 5,373,905 4,272,453 -1,101,452
Italy 3,451,396 3,678,487 +227,091
Netherlands 3,017,564 1,743,637 -1,273,927
Ireland 1,397,773 1,163,101 -234,672
Portugal 823,137 307,871 -515,266
Belgium 85,885 134,541 +48,656
Egypt 111,763 45,113 -66,650
Poland 26,131 97,569 +71,438

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 102,396,564
Italy 6,936,723
Netherlands 3,307,852
France 3,100,688
Portugal 1,062,852

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 50,087,830 52,308,734 +2,220,904
Italy 3,398,290 3,538,433 +140,143
Netherlands 2,296,395 1,011,457 -1,284,938
France 1,442,926 1,657,762 +214,836
Portugal 775,079 287,773 -487,306
Germany 178,225 651,104 +472,879
Belgium 262,224 261,385 -839
Ireland 0 191,867 +191,867
Egypt 111,763 45,113 -66,650
Poland 0 97,569 +97,569

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - East and North East 10
Outer London - West and North West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8

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 - East 8 9 +1
Outer London - East and North East 10 7 -3
Outer London - West and North West 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 4 5 +1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Kent 6 3 -3
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 3 -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) 118,377,132
Other 5,214,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 300,031
Air transport 91,723

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) 58,415,003 59,962,129 +1,547,126
Other 2,753,202 2,460,987 -292,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,341 156,690 +13,349
Air transport 79,453 12,270 -67,183

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 48,947,878
Portsmouth 33,583,861
Dover 22,030,878
Newhaven 7,662,100
000 5,214,189

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 24,870,135 24,077,743 -792,392
Portsmouth 15,884,457 17,699,404 +1,814,947
Dover 10,084,445 11,946,433 +1,861,988
Newhaven 4,901,764 2,760,336 -2,141,428
000 2,753,202 2,460,987 -292,215
Harwich 1,072,560 1,457,024 +384,464
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,022,938 1,442,088 +419,150
Plymouth 165,970 157,861 -8,109
Poole 238,055 46,116 -191,939
Holyhead 0 193,480 +193,480

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
84
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
17
Manufacture of food products
7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
7
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 42
2026-04 50
2026-03 58
2026-02 59
2026-01 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 42
54m+ 34
15m-54m 24
0-1m 8
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 10,668,900
United Arab Emirates 106,699
Italy 53,022
Iceland 48,643
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 18,100

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 6,460,908 4,207,992 -2,252,916
United Arab Emirates 3,555 103,144 +99,589
Italy 17,054 35,968 +18,914
Iceland 0 48,643 +48,643
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,057 15,043 +11,986
Netherlands 10,803 0 -10,803

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 94,301
Spain 76,365
Ireland 46,503
Italy 22,178
Netherlands 7,765

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 45,121 49,180 +4,059
Spain 37,297 39,068 +1,771
Ireland 32,972 13,531 -19,441
Italy 14,304 7,874 -6,430
Netherlands 2,950 4,815 +1,865
Australia 1,235 0 -1,235
France 10 209 +199
Denmark 14 0 -14
China 0 10 +10

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,322,825
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,305,853
Air transport 173,442
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,047

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 4,906,341 3,416,484 -1,489,857
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,582,424 723,429 -858,995
Air transport 6,612 166,830 +160,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 104,047 +104,047

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,322,825
Holyhead 2,270,661
London Gatwick Airport 83,630
Liverpool Docks 75,414
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,825

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 4,906,341 3,416,484 -1,489,857
Holyhead 1,499,831 770,830 -729,001
London Gatwick Airport 0 83,630 +83,630
Liverpool Docks 54,736 20,678 -34,058
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,857 35,968 +8,111
Birmingham Airport 0 47,319 +47,319
London Heathrow Airport 5,304 27,217 +21,913
London Stansted Airport 1,308 7,340 +6,032
East Midlands Airport 0 1,324 +1,324

Quick facts

HS code: 070519

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

Description: Includes other types of lettuce, fresh or chilled