Import/export HS code 070690: Various fresh or chilled edible roots

Other types of fresh or chilled edible roots not listed separately

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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 18,311,082
Netherlands 10,009,440
Senegal 6,173,932
Italy 4,041,933
Ireland 2,933,404

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 10,194,454 8,116,628 -2,077,826
Netherlands 4,851,490 5,157,950 +306,460
Senegal 1,410,818 4,763,114 +3,352,296
Italy 1,971,629 2,070,304 +98,675
Ireland 1,370,999 1,562,405 +191,406
France 1,612,285 835,916 -776,369
Germany 1,376,386 1,038,041 -338,345
Morocco 1,110,869 832,209 -278,660
Israel 857,015 571,572 -285,443
Hungary 670,186 654,540 -15,646

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 20,018,938
Netherlands 6,774,916
Senegal 6,173,932
Italy 5,510,515
Germany 2,911,623

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 11,173,208 8,845,730 -2,327,478
Netherlands 3,105,178 3,669,738 +564,560
Senegal 1,410,818 4,763,114 +3,352,296
Italy 2,764,338 2,746,177 -18,161
Germany 1,708,701 1,202,922 -505,779
Morocco 1,142,232 832,209 -310,023
Hungary 726,502 719,882 -6,620
Israel 857,015 571,572 -285,443
France 550,470 359,511 -190,959
Portugal 506,458 244,420 -262,038

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 20
Outer London - West and North West 14
Inner London - East 12
Greater Manchester 9
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
Outer London - East and North East 15 14 -1
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Inner London - East 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 6 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 6 5 -1
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Lincolnshire 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 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) 35,932,787
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,454,727
Other 3,634,838
Air transport 590,859
Road transport 197,293

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) 18,344,716 17,588,071 -756,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,154,099 7,300,628 +1,146,529
Other 1,761,846 1,872,992 +111,146
Air transport 409,959 180,900 -229,059
Road transport 46,871 150,422 +103,551

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 12,949,670
Portsmouth 9,690,582
Dover 8,980,215
Harwich 6,150,891
London 5,036,390

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 6,550,748 6,398,922 -151,826
Portsmouth 3,752,043 5,938,539 +2,186,496
Dover 4,357,321 4,622,894 +265,573
Harwich 3,049,495 3,101,396 +51,901
London 3,071,339 1,965,051 -1,106,288
000 1,761,846 1,872,992 +111,146
Felixstowe 825,235 864,325 +39,090
Dover / Eurotunnel 888,811 527,006 -361,805
London Gateway Port 850,799 461,592 -389,207
London Heathrow Airport 403,927 180,900 -223,027

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 98
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 10
Food and beverage service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 50
2025-11 51
2025-10 37
2025-09 16
2025-08 8

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 59
54m+ 30
15m-54m 29
0-1m 13
Other 8

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 £
France 4,211,780
Ireland 3,006,755
Belgium 1,460,808
Germany 914,121
Netherlands 308,994

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 £
France 2,169,133 2,042,647 -126,486
Ireland 1,771,500 1,235,255 -536,245
Belgium 956,024 504,784 -451,240
Germany 751,008 163,113 -587,895
Netherlands 204,726 104,268 -100,458
United Arab Emirates 115,281 67,461 -47,820
Spain 2,694 112,080 +109,386
Faroe Islands 0 39,202 +39,202
Falkland Islands 10,098 0 -10,098
Ghana 0 8,500 +8,500

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 306,977
Ireland 298,742
Spain 76,989
Netherlands 3,775
Morocco 1,918

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 12,105 294,872 +282,767
Ireland 55,196 243,546 +188,350
Spain 76,024 965 -75,059
Netherlands 1,351 2,424 +1,073
Morocco 1,918 0 -1,918
France 570 474 -96
Australia 0 137 +137
Colombia 42 73 +31
China 0 15 +15
South Africa 15 0 -15

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) 8,937,803
Other 1,021,091
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 214,545
Air transport 109,792

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) 5,389,722 3,548,081 -1,841,641
Other 367,333 653,758 +286,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,984 62,561 -89,423
Air transport 75,222 34,570 -40,652

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,881,120
Holyhead 1,904,581
000 1,021,091
London 765,956
Dover 616,357

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,588,280 2,292,840 -295,440
Holyhead 1,306,893 597,688 -709,205
000 367,333 653,758 +286,425
London 757,456 8,500 -748,956
Dover 171,067 445,290 +274,223
Harwich 321,956 66,290 -255,666
Immingham Docks 186,804 90,384 -96,420
London Gatwick Airport 57,657 32,254 -25,403
London Gateway Port 50,157 33,947 -16,210
Liverpool Docks 73,330 9,424 -63,906

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 070690

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

Description: Other types of fresh or chilled edible roots not listed separately