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.
  • 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 68,864,580
Germany 13,639,167
France 9,803,098
Italy 6,383,260
Netherlands 5,885,814

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 38,663,730 30,200,850 -8,462,880
Germany 7,436,658 6,202,509 -1,234,149
France 6,265,225 3,537,873 -2,727,352
Italy 3,507,757 2,875,503 -632,254
Netherlands 3,710,918 2,174,896 -1,536,022
Ireland 1,324,710 1,242,003 -82,707
Portugal 841,924 412,209 -429,715
Belgium 43,165 108,601 +65,436
Egypt 120,587 8,921 -111,666
Poland 26,131 95,866 +69,735

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 87,395,335
Italy 6,283,350
Netherlands 4,421,687
France 2,615,593
Portugal 1,196,605

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 49,972,694 37,422,641 -12,550,053
Italy 3,470,122 2,813,228 -656,894
Netherlands 2,820,442 1,601,245 -1,219,197
France 1,426,561 1,189,032 -237,529
Portugal 814,461 382,144 -432,317
Germany 223,992 705,050 +481,058
Belgium 281,367 238,184 -43,183
Ireland 0 127,420 +127,420
Egypt 117,044 8,921 -108,123
Canada 83,362 18,758 -64,604

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 12
Inner London - East 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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
Outer London - East and North East 11 6 -5
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Kent 6 4 -2
Lancashire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 4 2 -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) 103,492,047
Other 5,074,476
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 236,079
Air transport 144,056

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) 59,002,156 44,489,891 -14,512,265
Other 2,797,736 2,276,740 -520,996
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,793 97,286 -41,507
Air transport 87,678 56,378 -31,300

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 43,037,911
Portsmouth 28,175,752
Dover 18,198,334
Newhaven 7,831,394
000 5,074,476

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 24,736,743 18,301,168 -6,435,575
Portsmouth 16,242,638 11,933,114 -4,309,524
Dover 10,177,402 8,020,932 -2,156,470
Newhaven 4,711,723 3,119,671 -1,592,052
000 2,797,736 2,276,740 -520,996
Harwich 887,992 1,547,159 +659,167
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,313,927 941,770 -372,157
Poole 525,251 80,794 -444,457
Plymouth 94,981 218,837 +123,856
Felixstowe 141,280 123,537 -17,743

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 81
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 17
Manufacture of food products 7
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 58
2025-11 60
2025-10 43
2025-09 27
2025-08 16

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 39
54m+ 32
15m-54m 26
0-1m 8
Other 7

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 11,138,018
Italy 68,738
Iceland 27,929
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 15,666
Netherlands 10,803

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 6,642,109 4,495,909 -2,146,200
Italy 15,716 53,022 +37,306
Iceland 888 27,041 +26,153
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,956 11,710 +7,754
Netherlands 10,803 0 -10,803
Spain 10,140 0 -10,140
United Arab Emirates 6,484 0 -6,484

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 85,053
Spain 59,863
Ireland 47,943
Italy 20,852
Netherlands 7,391

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 37,606 47,447 +9,841
Spain 36,836 23,027 -13,809
Ireland 36,281 11,662 -24,619
Italy 15,846 5,006 -10,840
Netherlands 3,042 4,349 +1,307
Australia 0 1,235 +1,235
France 39 59 +20
Denmark 14 0 -14
Belgium 13 0 -13

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 8,500,046
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,727,653
Air transport 50,079

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 5,049,801 3,450,245 -1,599,556
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,628,967 1,098,686 -530,281
Air transport 11,328 38,751 +27,423

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,500,046
Holyhead 2,562,558
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,681
Liverpool Docks 75,414
Birmingham Airport 27,929

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 5,049,801 3,450,245 -1,599,556
Holyhead 1,544,780 1,017,778 -527,002
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,659 53,022 +16,363
Liverpool Docks 47,528 27,886 -19,642
Birmingham Airport 888 27,041 +26,153
London Heathrow Airport 7,952 11,710 +3,758
London Stansted Airport 1,308 0 -1,308
London Gatwick Airport 1,180 0 -1,180

Quick facts

HS code: 070519

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

Description: Includes other types of lettuce, fresh or chilled