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 69,490,045
Italy 39,189,081
France 4,949,018
Germany 1,112,271
Ireland 588,009

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 32,854,186 36,635,859 +3,781,673
Italy 18,088,421 21,100,660 +3,012,239
France 3,225,970 1,723,048 -1,502,922
Germany 688,944 423,327 -265,617
Ireland 395,191 192,818 -202,373
Cyprus 323,368 151,719 -171,649
Netherlands 82,177 382,404 +300,227
Portugal 279,039 142,079 -136,960
Belgium 42,126 143,015 +100,889
Morocco 34,531 0 -34,531

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 69,880,771
Italy 41,841,756
Germany 1,327,492
France 636,504
Netherlands 594,080

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 32,962,430 36,918,341 +3,955,911
Italy 20,166,738 21,675,018 +1,508,280
Germany 840,598 486,894 -353,704
France 389,806 246,698 -143,108
Netherlands 135,384 458,696 +323,312
Portugal 449,156 137,043 -312,113
Cyprus 330,418 159,591 -170,827
Sweden 40,301 53,202 +12,901
Belgium 0 41,219 +41,219
Poland 25,196 3,896 -21,300

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - East and North East 12
Outer London - West and North West 11
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 7

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 11 12 +1
Outer London - East and North East 9 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
West Midlands 3 5 +2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 2 4 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 3 2 -1
Kent 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) 114,981,081
Other 1,410,327
Air transport 529,817
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 81,690
Road transport 32,230

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) 54,967,372 60,013,709 +5,046,337
Other 680,709 729,618 +48,909
Air transport 358,971 170,846 -188,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,908 29,782 -22,126
Road transport 14,084 18,146 +4,062

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 46,633,772
Portsmouth 25,671,813
Dover 21,549,435
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,548,607
Newhaven 7,064,534

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 24,630,028 22,003,744 -2,626,284
Portsmouth 10,992,959 14,678,854 +3,685,895
Dover 9,968,870 11,580,565 +1,611,695
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,033,575 8,515,032 +4,481,457
Newhaven 4,582,785 2,481,749 -2,101,036
000 680,709 729,618 +48,909
Harwich 413,152 560,310 +147,158
London Heathrow Airport 348,549 165,378 -183,171
Killingholme 298,762 0 -298,762
Immingham Docks 30,953 131,202 +100,249

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
69
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Manufacture of food products
5
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 38
2026-04 47
2026-03 49
2026-02 53
2026-01 49

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 35
54m+ 20
15m-54m 16
0-1m 15
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 3,627,562
United Arab Emirates 21,901
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,507
Germany 2,940
Spain 348

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 1,223,022 2,404,540 +1,181,518
United Arab Emirates 6,455 15,446 +8,991
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 934 4,573 +3,639
Germany 2,940 0 -2,940
Spain 230 118 -112

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 £
Italy 12,154
XI 9,084
Belgium 5,635
Ireland 795
Spain 107

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 £
Italy 3,359 8,795 +5,436
XI 4,017 5,067 +1,050
Belgium 3,015 2,620 -395
Ireland 0 795 +795
Spain 67 40 -27

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 2,176,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,232,218
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 221,966
Air transport 27,408

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 £
Other 543,307 1,633,359 +1,090,052
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 678,545 553,673 -124,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,340 217,626 +213,286
Air transport 7,389 20,019 +12,630

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,176,666
Holyhead 1,388,872
Liverpool Docks 52,305
London Gatwick Airport 12,921
London Heathrow Airport 11,962

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 £
000 543,307 1,633,359 +1,090,052
Holyhead 625,572 763,300 +137,728
Liverpool Docks 44,306 7,999 -36,307
London Gatwick Airport 0 12,921 +12,921
London Heathrow Airport 7,389 4,573 -2,816
Fishguard 7,191 0 -7,191
Felixstowe 2,940 0 -2,940
London Stansted Airport 0 2,525 +2,525
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