Import/export HS code 070930: Fresh or chilled eggplants

Fresh or chilled eggplants, also known as aubergines

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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 35,924,223
Netherlands 24,788,306
France 9,019,403
Germany 3,950,202
Belgium 3,640,857

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 20,347,306 15,576,917 -4,770,389
Netherlands 12,928,447 11,859,859 -1,068,588
France 6,016,811 3,002,592 -3,014,219
Germany 2,326,937 1,623,265 -703,672
Belgium 1,246,808 2,394,049 +1,147,241
Kenya 610,336 733,454 +123,118
Italy 612,287 694,682 +82,395
Uganda 464,508 471,404 +6,896
Morocco 522,418 388,382 -134,036
Ireland 254,235 164,238 -89,997

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 45,674,108
Netherlands 24,434,567
Belgium 6,720,453
Kenya 1,337,015
Italy 1,117,407

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 26,336,372 19,337,736 -6,998,636
Netherlands 12,349,270 12,085,297 -263,973
Belgium 3,889,253 2,831,200 -1,058,053
Kenya 603,977 733,038 +129,061
Italy 577,830 539,577 -38,253
Uganda 470,827 473,621 +2,794
Morocco 521,532 386,635 -134,897
France 68,707 74,191 +5,484
Germany 56,690 45,146 -11,544
Dominican Republic 66,286 32,205 -34,081

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 28
Outer London - West and North West 25
Inner London - East 16
Inner London - West 15
Greater Manchester 14

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 22 19 -3
Outer London - West and North West 20 23 +3
Inner London - East 15 13 -2
Inner London - West 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 8 13 +5
West Midlands 7 7 +0
West Yorkshire 4 9 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 5 8 +3
Kent 4 4 +0

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) 78,977,955
Air transport 2,833,033
Other 804,216
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,768
Road transport 25,597

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) 43,768,485 35,209,470 -8,559,015
Air transport 1,302,504 1,530,529 +228,025
Other 446,372 357,844 -88,528
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 14,046 18,722 +4,676
Road transport 22,682 2,915 -19,767
Rail transport 14,191 0 -14,191

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 39,061,407
Dover 12,660,628
Harwich 10,542,046
Felixstowe 4,869,451
Portsmouth 4,387,213

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 22,024,938 17,036,469 -4,988,469
Dover 7,273,976 5,386,652 -1,887,324
Harwich 5,364,538 5,177,508 -187,030
Felixstowe 2,301,326 2,568,125 +266,799
Portsmouth 2,447,976 1,939,237 -508,739
London Heathrow Airport 1,095,775 1,229,992 +134,217
Killingholme 1,969,307 143,107 -1,826,200
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,275,192 747,935 -527,257
Immingham Docks 249,261 1,493,177 +1,243,916
Newhaven 746,060 611,403 -134,657

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 158
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 15
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Manufacture of food products 9
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 84
2025-11 78
2025-10 77
2025-09 58
2025-08 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 88
15m-54m 37
54m+ 34
0-1m 28
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 157,383
United Arab Emirates 105,815
Canada 70,098
Netherlands 17,408
Spain 3,608

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 89,314 68,069 -21,245
United Arab Emirates 65,117 40,698 -24,419
Canada 29,918 40,180 +10,262
Netherlands 17,408 0 -17,408
Spain 3,608 0 -3,608

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 £
Spain 28,587
Netherlands 1,071
XI 424
Belgium 23

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 £
Spain 24,832 3,755 -21,077
Netherlands 204 867 +663
XI 83 341 +258
Belgium 23 0 -23

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 175,913
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 145,328
Other 33,071

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 £
Air transport 95,035 80,878 -14,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,568 60,760 -23,808
Other 25,762 7,309 -18,453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 116,332
London Gatwick Airport 95,473
London Heathrow Airport 76,876
000 33,071
Immingham Docks 17,408

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 £
Holyhead 55,572 60,760 +5,188
London Gatwick Airport 52,124 43,349 -8,775
London Heathrow Airport 40,315 36,561 -3,754
000 25,762 7,309 -18,453
Immingham Docks 17,408 0 -17,408
Fishguard 7,980 0 -7,980
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,608 0 -3,608
London Stansted Airport 2,596 968 -1,628

Quick facts

HS code: 070930

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

Description: Fresh or chilled eggplants, also known as aubergines