Import/export HS code 071430: Yams

Fresh, chilled, frozen, or dried yams, a starchy tuber similar to sweet potatoes

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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 £
Ghana 23,727,176
Jamaica 481,041
China 450,121
Brazil 444,766
France 355,279

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 £
Ghana 14,163,401 9,563,775 -4,599,626
Jamaica 342,926 138,115 -204,811
China 200,447 249,674 +49,227
Brazil 269,668 175,098 -94,570
France 155,681 199,598 +43,917
Netherlands 141,636 66,538 -75,098
Nigeria 9,142 75,949 +66,807
India 73,141 10,728 -62,413
Spain 37,118 17,866 -19,252
Ecuador 50,939 0 -50,939

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 £
Ghana 23,837,706
China 541,247
Brazil 512,289
Jamaica 479,990
France 342,610

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 £
Ghana 14,280,997 9,556,709 -4,724,288
China 253,395 287,852 +34,457
Brazil 291,480 220,809 -70,671
Jamaica 342,926 137,064 -205,862
France 175,071 167,539 -7,532
India 75,990 10,728 -65,262
Nigeria 9,142 75,949 +66,807
Ecuador 33,031 14,051 -18,980
Italy 15,178 19,692 +4,514
Costa Rica 8,823 17,845 +9,022

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 13
Outer London - West and North West 12
West Midlands 9
Greater Manchester 8
Inner London - East 6

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 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 11 8 -3
West Midlands 8 5 -3
Greater Manchester 8 5 -3
Inner London - East 5 3 -2
Essex 4 2 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 3 +1
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0

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) 20,231,692
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,500,852
Air transport 343,670
Other 15,368

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) 10,954,418 9,277,274 -1,677,144
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,406,487 1,094,365 -3,312,122
Air transport 182,562 161,108 -21,454
Other 6,159 9,209 +3,050

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 20,902,801
London 2,238,949
London Gateway Port 1,378,506
Felixstowe 500,394
Eurotunnel 461,132

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 £
Portsmouth 12,614,212 8,288,589 -4,325,623
London 1,136,955 1,101,994 -34,961
London Gateway Port 966,591 411,915 -554,676
Felixstowe 232,674 267,720 +35,046
Eurotunnel 214,081 247,051 +32,970
London Gatwick Airport 104,192 93,167 -11,025
Harwich 101,502 9,687 -91,815
London Heathrow Airport 34,580 47,515 +12,935
Southampton 57,124 17,267 -39,857
Birmingham Airport 37,658 20,426 -17,232

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
57
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
Food and beverage service activities
5
Manufacture of food products
4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 18
2026-04 18
2026-03 21
2026-02 22
2026-01 15

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 37
0-1m 22
15m-54m 8
54m+ 6
Other 1

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 £
Canada 614,410
Ireland 539,991
Netherlands 56,263
Italy 11,366
France 7,650

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 £
Canada 371,006 243,404 -127,602
Ireland 340,526 199,465 -141,061
Netherlands 24,638 31,625 +6,987
Italy 0 11,366 +11,366
France 7,650 0 -7,650
Belgium 2,850 0 -2,850

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) 618,120
Air transport 614,410

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) 375,664 242,456 -133,208
Air transport 371,006 243,404 -127,602

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 614,410
Holyhead 497,138
Harwich 39,275
Dover / Eurotunnel 38,854
Fishguard 26,503

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 371,006 243,404 -127,602
Holyhead 297,673 199,465 -98,208
Harwich 7,650 31,625 +23,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,488 11,366 -16,122
Fishguard 26,503 0 -26,503
Milford 11,550 0 -11,550
Liverpool Docks 4,800 0 -4,800

Quick facts

HS code: 071430

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

Description: Fresh, chilled, frozen, or dried yams, a starchy tuber similar to sweet potatoes