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 14,389,582
Netherlands 10,617,498
Senegal 7,726,725
Italy 5,351,474
Ireland 3,941,430

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 8,689,185 5,700,397 -2,988,788
Netherlands 5,674,240 4,943,258 -730,982
Senegal 3,509,764 4,216,961 +707,197
Italy 2,272,819 3,078,655 +805,836
Ireland 1,686,237 2,255,193 +568,956
Morocco 1,104,056 1,477,942 +373,886
Germany 981,885 1,427,129 +445,244
France 1,444,887 947,139 -497,748
Israel 790,535 707,292 -83,243
Hungary 746,380 655,545 -90,835

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 15,969,520
Senegal 7,726,725
Netherlands 7,373,392
Italy 7,211,963
Germany 2,625,998

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 9,294,989 6,674,531 -2,620,458
Senegal 3,509,764 4,216,961 +707,197
Netherlands 3,844,694 3,528,698 -315,996
Italy 3,086,864 4,125,099 +1,038,235
Germany 1,581,673 1,044,325 -537,348
Morocco 1,124,154 1,477,942 +353,788
Hungary 823,791 754,996 -68,795
Israel 790,535 753,366 -37,169
France 535,894 341,807 -194,087
Portugal 466,764 285,826 -180,938

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 17
Outer London - West and North West 13
Inner London - East 12
Greater Manchester 10
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9

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 12 14 +2
Outer London - West and North West 11 11 +0
Inner London - East 10 8 -2
Greater Manchester 8 7 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 7 7 +0
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 7 4 -3
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Lincolnshire 4 4 +0
Merseyside 4 6 +2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 3 4 +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) 36,437,619
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,050,985
Other 4,528,590
Air transport 535,733
Road transport 472,341

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) 18,611,481 17,826,138 -785,343
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,123,824 5,927,161 -1,196,663
Other 1,992,317 2,536,273 +543,956
Air transport 367,560 168,173 -199,387
Road transport 88,991 383,350 +294,359

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 13,047,077
Portsmouth 9,932,469
Dover 9,068,500
Harwich 6,539,063
000 4,528,590

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 6,771,878 6,275,199 -496,679
Portsmouth 4,797,475 5,134,994 +337,519
Dover 4,965,637 4,102,863 -862,774
Harwich 3,238,525 3,300,538 +62,013
000 1,992,317 2,536,273 +543,956
London 2,332,523 1,838,607 -493,916
Felixstowe 1,018,687 749,497 -269,190
Dover / Eurotunnel 736,114 908,783 +172,669
London Gateway Port 695,399 661,062 -34,337
ZLC 287,368 645,525 +358,157

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
99
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Manufacture of food products
8
Food and beverage service activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 40
2026-04 48
2026-03 51
2026-02 51
2026-01 50

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 58
54m+ 31
15m-54m 27
0-1m 12
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 £
France 5,066,543
Ireland 3,203,111
Belgium 1,342,056
Germany 1,000,429
Netherlands 400,931

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 2,724,387 2,342,156 -382,231
Ireland 1,655,220 1,547,891 -107,329
Belgium 841,784 500,272 -341,512
Germany 814,481 185,948 -628,533
Netherlands 257,613 143,318 -114,295
United Arab Emirates 142,717 185,508 +42,791
Spain 108,162 6,612 -101,550
Faroe Islands 0 49,318 +49,318
Falkland Islands 10,098 13,194 +3,096
Canada 0 20,646 +20,646

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 £
Ireland 493,228
XI 311,192
Spain 35,960
South Africa 4,982
Netherlands 4,817

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 £
Ireland 114,986 378,242 +263,256
XI 151,595 159,597 +8,002
Spain 7,003 28,957 +21,954
South Africa 101 4,881 +4,780
Netherlands 2,397 2,420 +23
Italy 561 3,411 +2,850
Morocco 1,918 0 -1,918
France 668 319 -349
Belgium 175 29 -146
Hungary 66 108 +42

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) 9,783,017
Other 1,403,074
Air transport 248,708
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 156,571

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) 5,928,751 3,854,266 -2,074,485
Other 471,383 931,691 +460,308
Air transport 96,564 152,144 +55,580
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,464 91,107 +25,643

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,732,975
Holyhead 1,725,413
000 1,403,074
London 683,636
Dover 633,147

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 3,323,954 2,409,021 -914,933
Holyhead 1,110,322 615,091 -495,231
000 471,383 931,691 +460,308
London 675,136 8,500 -666,636
Dover 56,350 576,797 +520,447
Harwich 349,769 79,283 -270,486
Immingham Docks 233,558 94,199 -139,359
London Gatwick Airport 76,683 131,598 +54,915
London Gateway Port 57,307 37,007 -20,300
Liverpool Docks 66,871 9,424 -57,447

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