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 83,077,393
Germany 15,756,015
France 10,178,508
Italy 7,248,600
Netherlands 5,635,359

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 40,249,739 42,827,654 +2,577,915
Germany 7,444,270 8,311,745 +867,475
France 5,812,358 4,366,150 -1,446,208
Italy 3,562,105 3,686,495 +124,390
Netherlands 3,816,049 1,819,310 -1,996,739
Ireland 1,352,574 1,379,630 +27,056
Portugal 829,853 356,413 -473,440
Belgium 76,414 119,697 +43,283
Egypt 123,595 45,113 -78,482
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 103,418,394
Italy 7,046,002
Netherlands 3,898,709
France 3,196,119
Portugal 1,138,532

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 51,188,741 52,229,653 +1,040,912
Italy 3,485,690 3,560,312 +74,622
Netherlands 2,815,366 1,083,343 -1,732,023
France 1,498,328 1,697,791 +199,463
Portugal 798,921 339,611 -459,310
Germany 230,230 698,812 +468,582
Belgium 291,896 269,061 -22,835
Ireland 0 191,867 +191,867
Egypt 120,052 45,113 -74,939
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 11
Outer London - East and North East 11
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 9 9 +0
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 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Kent 6 4 -2
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) 120,409,847
Other 5,593,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 309,286
Air transport 120,941

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) 60,286,890 60,122,957 -163,933
Other 2,852,589 2,740,942 -111,647
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,489 157,797 +6,308
Air transport 106,757 14,184 -92,573

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 49,957,834
Portsmouth 33,548,477
Dover 22,420,079
Newhaven 7,896,036
000 5,593,531

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 25,838,489 24,119,345 -1,719,144
Portsmouth 16,160,610 17,387,867 +1,227,257
Dover 10,399,234 12,020,845 +1,621,611
Newhaven 4,843,578 3,052,458 -1,791,120
000 2,852,589 2,740,942 -111,647
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,234,140 1,400,177 +166,037
Harwich 1,050,068 1,568,584 +518,516
Poole 302,362 36,515 -265,847
Plymouth 152,797 148,971 -3,826
Felixstowe 160,823 83,782 -77,041

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 85
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 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 50
2026-03 58
2026-02 59
2026-01 58
2025-12 53

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 41
54m+ 34
15m-54m 24
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 11,564,543
Italy 68,738
United Arab Emirates 47,192
Iceland 44,610
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 14,767

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 6,640,021 4,924,522 -1,715,499
Italy 15,716 53,022 +37,306
United Arab Emirates 6,484 40,708 +34,224
Iceland 0 44,610 +44,610
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,057 11,710 +8,653
Netherlands 10,803 0 -10,803
Spain 10,140 0 -10,140

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 96,781
Spain 74,249
Ireland 50,050
Italy 21,276
Netherlands 8,368

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 47,618 49,163 +1,545
Spain 37,508 36,741 -767
Ireland 36,986 13,064 -23,922
Italy 16,029 5,247 -10,782
Netherlands 2,999 5,369 +2,370
Australia 0 1,235 +1,235
France 1 218 +217
Denmark 14 0 -14
Belgium 13 0 -13
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 8,934,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,704,862
Air transport 106,569
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,038

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 5,065,787 3,868,537 -1,197,250
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,610,893 1,093,969 -516,924
Air transport 9,541 97,028 +87,487
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 15,038 +15,038

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,934,324
Holyhead 2,554,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 89,681
Liverpool Docks 75,414
Birmingham Airport 43,286

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 5,065,787 3,868,537 -1,197,250
Holyhead 1,526,706 1,028,099 -498,607
Dover / Eurotunnel 36,659 53,022 +16,363
Liverpool Docks 47,528 27,886 -19,642
Birmingham Airport 0 43,286 +43,286
London Heathrow Airport 7,053 23,884 +16,831
London Gatwick Airport 1,180 21,194 +20,014
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