Import/export HS code 071220: Dried onions

Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, or powdered, but not further prepared. Perfect for cooking and seasoning

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
India 20,817,087
France 7,006,233
United States 6,370,999
Spain 6,204,368
China 5,956,519

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 £
India 11,226,977 9,590,110 -1,636,867
France 3,793,241 3,212,992 -580,249
United States 4,050,452 2,320,547 -1,729,905
Spain 3,569,355 2,635,013 -934,342
China 3,103,601 2,852,918 -250,683
Egypt 1,162,013 2,040,332 +878,319
Netherlands 1,740,211 1,422,936 -317,275
Ireland 404,314 623,199 +218,885
Canada 954,673 0 -954,673
Germany 486,378 382,825 -103,553

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 £
India 21,578,369
United States 8,553,686
France 8,082,113
Spain 6,599,478
China 6,581,485

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 £
India 11,632,507 9,945,862 -1,686,645
United States 5,567,486 2,986,200 -2,581,286
France 4,410,799 3,671,314 -739,485
Spain 3,798,458 2,801,020 -997,438
China 3,708,216 2,873,269 -834,947
Egypt 1,390,975 2,397,545 +1,006,570
Pakistan 256,731 266,430 +9,699
Poland 261,708 199,259 -62,449
Netherlands 139,868 21,642 -118,226
Singapore 31,345 85,804 +54,459

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4
Greater Manchester 3
Outer London - East and North East 3

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -2
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 1 -2
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 39,597,171
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,605,213
Other 1,244,945
Air transport 438,285
Road transport 105,965

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,440,935 17,156,236 -5,284,699
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,637,986 7,967,227 -670,759
Other 513,767 731,178 +217,411
Air transport 174,761 263,524 +88,763
Road transport 14,753 91,212 +76,459

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 19,352,098
Southampton 8,507,211
London Gateway Port 7,727,451
Dover 7,265,501
Eurotunnel 5,900,222

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 £
Felixstowe 11,875,388 7,476,710 -4,398,678
Southampton 3,861,924 4,645,287 +783,363
London Gateway Port 3,700,777 4,026,674 +325,897
Dover 4,055,793 3,209,708 -846,085
Eurotunnel 3,153,822 2,746,400 -407,422
Liverpool Docks 2,845,386 1,948,034 -897,352
000 513,767 731,178 +217,411
Portsmouth 409,990 200,267 -209,723
Immingham Docks 139,057 282,510 +143,453
Dover / Eurotunnel 176,157 156,410 -19,747

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 35
Manufacture of food products 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 4
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1
Food and beverage service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 9
2025-10 11
2025-09 14
2025-08 8

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
54m+ 22
1m-15m 14
15m-54m 10
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 1,231,923
France 760,587
Poland 595,013
Netherlands 304,679
India 279,121

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 671,251 560,672 -110,579
France 450,747 309,840 -140,907
Poland 290,955 304,058 +13,103
Netherlands 170,536 134,143 -36,393
India 53,577 225,544 +171,967
Belgium 84,166 2,568 -81,598
Jordan 37,005 20,126 -16,879
Australia 28,201 15,676 -12,525
Guyana 0 31,603 +31,603
China 30,726 0 -30,726

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 54,855
Ireland 6,058
Netherlands 4,964
India 2,846
Belgium 1,388

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 29,392 25,463 -3,929
Ireland 4,012 2,046 -1,966
Netherlands 4,326 638 -3,688
India 21 2,825 +2,804
Belgium 1,388 0 -1,388

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) 2,814,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 508,169
Other 235,055
Air transport 7,453

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) 1,618,769 1,195,556 -423,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,081 331,088 +154,007
Other 78,393 156,662 +78,269
Air transport 7,453 0 -7,453

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,720,197
Holyhead 580,638
London Gateway Port 386,559
Liverpool Docks 306,380
000 235,055

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 972,685 747,512 -225,173
Holyhead 303,898 276,740 -27,158
London Gateway Port 124,185 262,374 +138,189
Liverpool Docks 194,395 111,985 -82,410
000 78,393 156,662 +78,269
Heysham 86,180 21,465 -64,715
Dover 53,000 31,603 -21,397
Felixstowe 42,696 26,562 -16,134
Harwich 954 31,374 +30,420
Immingham Docks 7,476 7,977 +501

Quick facts

HS code: 071220

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

Description: Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, or powdered, but not further prepared. Perfect for cooking and seasoning