Import/export HS code 070970: Fresh or chilled spinach and similar greens

Fresh or chilled spinach, New Zealand spinach, and orache spinach

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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 53,777,342
Italy 29,485,177
France 5,424,095
Germany 1,275,926
Ireland 603,201

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 35,240,760 18,536,582 -16,704,178
Italy 17,833,848 11,651,329 -6,182,519
France 4,371,974 1,052,121 -3,319,853
Germany 741,603 534,323 -207,280
Ireland 416,731 186,470 -230,261
Cyprus 382,464 76,085 -306,379
Portugal 350,833 64,532 -286,301
Netherlands 87,734 302,178 +214,444
Belgium 34,544 125,972 +91,428
Sweden 58,024 9,535 -48,489

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 54,118,054
Italy 32,461,615
Germany 1,622,063
France 834,836
Portugal 626,358

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 35,374,715 18,743,339 -16,631,376
Italy 20,738,392 11,723,223 -9,015,169
Germany 1,024,173 597,890 -426,283
France 629,100 205,736 -423,364
Portugal 522,678 103,680 -418,998
Netherlands 45,837 509,536 +463,699
Cyprus 389,514 85,937 -303,577
Sweden 99,867 73,792 -26,075
Poland 42,122 3,896 -38,226
Belgium 0 37,811 +37,811

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - East and North East 12
Outer London - West and North West 10
Greater Manchester 7
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5

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 12 9 -3
Outer London - East and North East 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Kent 4 2 -2
West Midlands 4 1 -3
Lancashire 3 2 -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) 90,425,700
Other 1,131,864
Air transport 514,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 79,225
Road transport 14,084

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) 58,456,230 31,969,470 -26,486,760
Other 677,577 454,287 -223,290
Air transport 430,476 83,561 -346,915
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,899 42,326 +5,427
Road transport 11,493 2,591 -8,902

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 38,523,594
Portsmouth 18,879,435
Dover 18,023,392
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,897,095
Newhaven 6,321,866

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 25,628,509 12,895,085 -12,733,424
Portsmouth 12,328,094 6,551,341 -5,776,753
Dover 11,390,585 6,632,807 -4,757,778
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,798,434 3,098,661 -699,773
Newhaven 4,333,110 1,988,756 -2,344,354
Harwich 579,217 590,469 +11,252
000 677,577 454,287 -223,290
London Heathrow Airport 415,522 82,661 -332,861
Killingholme 304,900 0 -304,900
Immingham Docks 0 162,155 +162,155

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 66
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
Manufacture of food products 6
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 49
2025-11 46
2025-10 28
2025-09 21
2025-08 20

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 31
54m+ 23
15m-54m 18
0-1m 14
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 2,761,455
Germany 9,274
United Arab Emirates 6,455
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,579
Spain 399

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 1,171,666 1,589,789 +418,123
Germany 6,334 2,940 -3,394
United Arab Emirates 6,455 0 -6,455
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,888 2,691 +803
Spain 305 94 -211

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 8,714
Belgium 6,232
Italy 3,741
Ireland 788

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 2,195 6,519 +4,324
Belgium 4,744 1,488 -3,256
Italy 3,234 507 -2,727
Ireland 0 788 +788

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) 1,356,891
Other 1,297,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,822
Air transport 11,034

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) 702,159 654,732 -47,427
Other 465,472 831,943 +366,471
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,674 106,148 +95,474
Air transport 8,343 2,691 -5,652

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,395,866
000 1,297,415
Liverpool Docks 58,506
London Heathrow Airport 11,034
Fishguard 7,191

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 645,925 749,941 +104,016
000 465,472 831,943 +366,471
Liverpool Docks 50,507 7,999 -42,508
London Heathrow Airport 8,343 2,691 -5,652
Fishguard 7,191 0 -7,191
Harwich 6,334 0 -6,334
Felixstowe 0 2,940 +2,940
Milford 1,794 0 -1,794
Heysham 1,082 0 -1,082

Quick facts

HS code: 070970

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

Description: Fresh or chilled spinach, New Zealand spinach, and orache spinach