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 70,412,990
Italy 39,515,253
France 5,532,409
Germany 1,288,576
Ireland 650,023

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 33,998,519 36,414,471 +2,415,952
Italy 18,265,700 21,249,553 +2,983,853
France 3,644,439 1,887,970 -1,756,469
Germany 751,977 536,599 -215,378
Ireland 411,577 238,446 -173,131
Cyprus 323,394 154,586 -168,808
Netherlands 87,734 377,541 +289,807
Portugal 288,472 139,472 -149,000
Belgium 36,375 155,970 +119,595
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 70,785,486
Italy 42,376,102
Germany 1,609,283
France 869,752
Portugal 608,367

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 34,040,276 36,745,210 +2,704,934
Italy 20,552,500 21,823,602 +1,271,102
Germany 1,009,117 600,166 -408,951
France 597,696 272,056 -325,640
Portugal 458,651 149,716 -308,935
Netherlands 45,837 557,604 +511,767
Cyprus 330,444 162,458 -167,986
Sweden 99,867 73,792 -26,075
Poland 42,122 3,896 -38,226
Belgium 0 41,219 +41,219

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 10
Greater Manchester 8
West Midlands 8

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 11 +0
Outer London - East and North East 9 11 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 6 7 +1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Kent 3 2 -1
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) 117,073,275
Other 1,454,291
Air transport 534,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 87,861
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) 56,831,488 60,241,787 +3,410,299
Other 704,580 749,711 +45,131
Air transport 362,653 171,843 -190,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,404 46,457 +5,053
Road transport 11,493 20,737 +9,244

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 47,220,109
Portsmouth 26,242,706
Dover 22,259,215
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,430,071
Newhaven 7,101,217

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 25,002,515 22,217,594 -2,784,921
Portsmouth 11,560,362 14,682,344 +3,121,982
Dover 10,523,514 11,735,701 +1,212,187
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,170,330 8,259,741 +4,089,411
Newhaven 4,615,761 2,485,456 -2,130,305
000 704,580 749,711 +45,131
Harwich 589,591 652,128 +62,537
London Heathrow Airport 347,699 166,375 -181,324
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 69
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 12
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of food products 6
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
2026-04 47
2026-03 49
2026-02 53
2026-01 49
2025-12 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+ 21
15m-54m 17
0-1m 16
Other 8

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 3,552,561
United Arab Emirates 13,646
Germany 9,274
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,625
Spain 359

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 1,173,212 2,379,349 +1,206,137
United Arab Emirates 6,455 7,191 +736
Germany 6,334 2,940 -3,394
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 934 2,691 +1,757
Spain 241 118 -123

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 12,495
XI 9,063
Belgium 6,300
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 3,740 8,755 +5,015
XI 4,008 5,055 +1,047
Belgium 3,610 2,690 -920
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 2,045,974
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,354,139
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,081
Air transport 17,271

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 498,048 1,547,926 +1,049,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 671,065 683,074 +12,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,674 151,407 +140,733
Air transport 7,389 9,882 +2,493

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,045,974
Holyhead 1,444,574
Liverpool Docks 52,305
London Heathrow Airport 10,080
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 £
000 498,048 1,547,926 +1,049,878
Holyhead 621,032 823,542 +202,510
Liverpool Docks 44,306 7,999 -36,307
London Heathrow Airport 7,389 2,691 -4,698
Fishguard 7,191 0 -7,191
Harwich 6,334 0 -6,334
London Gatwick Airport 0 4,666 +4,666
Felixstowe 0 2,940 +2,940
London Stansted Airport 0 2,525 +2,525
Milford 1,794 0 -1,794

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