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 43,722,254
Netherlands 25,631,652
France 8,741,767
Germany 5,474,515
Belgium 4,387,277

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 20,332,816 23,389,438 +3,056,622
Netherlands 12,858,083 12,773,569 -84,514
France 6,055,388 2,686,379 -3,369,009
Germany 2,383,705 3,090,810 +707,105
Belgium 1,217,954 3,169,323 +1,951,369
Italy 641,935 1,088,509 +446,574
Kenya 667,042 981,556 +314,514
Uganda 478,688 502,091 +23,403
Morocco 460,746 360,239 -100,507
Ireland 233,288 198,056 -35,232

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 55,461,806
Netherlands 24,973,301
Belgium 7,079,387
Kenya 1,639,142
Italy 1,315,363

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 26,343,934 29,117,872 +2,773,938
Netherlands 12,328,610 12,644,691 +316,081
Belgium 3,864,553 3,214,834 -649,719
Kenya 659,378 979,764 +320,386
Italy 609,019 706,344 +97,325
Uganda 488,113 502,702 +14,589
Morocco 461,755 365,908 -95,847
Germany 72,731 110,892 +38,161
France 65,667 104,750 +39,083
Dominican Republic 59,477 49,504 -9,973

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 29
Outer London - West and North West 26
Inner London - West 16
Inner London - East 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 18 24 +6
Outer London - West and North West 20 22 +2
Inner London - West 11 14 +3
Inner London - East 12 15 +3
Greater Manchester 8 13 +5
West Midlands 6 8 +2
West Yorkshire 4 9 +5
Essex 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Kent 4 5 +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) 89,810,655
Air transport 3,309,735
Other 882,356
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 63,592
Road transport 11,532

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) 43,687,818 46,122,837 +2,435,019
Air transport 1,388,472 1,921,263 +532,791
Other 436,355 446,001 +9,646
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,018 51,574 +39,556
Road transport 8,617 2,915 -5,702
Rail transport 8,223 0 -8,223

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 45,853,946
Dover 14,801,152
Harwich 11,250,829
Portsmouth 5,354,883
Felixstowe 5,022,149

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 22,321,078 23,532,868 +1,211,790
Dover 7,156,518 7,644,634 +488,116
Harwich 5,340,845 5,909,984 +569,139
Portsmouth 2,411,374 2,943,509 +532,135
Felixstowe 2,422,181 2,599,968 +177,787
London Heathrow Airport 1,175,866 1,604,392 +428,526
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,099,147 812,943 -286,204
Immingham Docks 362,714 1,530,618 +1,167,904
Newhaven 747,906 1,005,753 +257,847
Killingholme 1,711,745 5,962 -1,705,783

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 164
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 10
Manufacture of food products 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 69
2026-03 85
2026-02 85
2026-01 84
2025-12 81

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 95
15m-54m 35
54m+ 34
0-1m 29
Other 9

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 185,101
United Arab Emirates 112,123
Canada 83,151
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 89,710 95,391 +5,681
United Arab Emirates 55,992 56,131 +139
Canada 31,810 51,341 +19,531
Netherlands 17,408 0 -17,408
Spain 3,608 0 -3,608
Australia 0 1,250 +1,250

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 31,349
Netherlands 1,113
XI 395
Belgium 83
South Africa 13

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 19,849 11,500 -8,349
Netherlands 228 885 +657
XI 176 219 +43
Belgium 23 60 +37
South Africa 0 13 +13
South Korea 0 6 +6

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 195,274
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 168,980
Other 37,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,250

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 87,802 107,472 +19,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 89,295 79,685 -9,610
Other 21,431 15,706 -5,725
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 1,250 +1,250

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 139,984
London Gatwick Airport 101,506
London Heathrow Airport 90,204
000 37,137
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 60,299 79,685 +19,386
London Gatwick Airport 43,999 57,507 +13,508
London Heathrow Airport 41,207 48,997 +7,790
000 21,431 15,706 -5,725
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
London Gateway Port 0 1,250 +1,250

Quick facts

HS code: 070930

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

Description: Fresh or chilled eggplants, also known as aubergines