Import/export HS code 20059930: Prepared globe artichokes

Globe artichokes prepared or preserved, not frozen

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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 £
Italy 8,007,973
Belgium 2,563,509
Spain 2,556,454
Netherlands 588,259
Peru 582,467

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 £
Italy 4,121,510 3,886,463 -235,047
Belgium 1,191,937 1,371,572 +179,635
Spain 1,257,030 1,299,424 +42,394
Netherlands 218,745 369,514 +150,769
Peru 237,936 344,531 +106,595
Germany 37,532 451,264 +413,732
France 56,936 293,229 +236,293
Thailand 42,917 116,262 +73,345
Greece 70,029 64,803 -5,226
Turkey 21,961 34,640 +12,679

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 £
Italy 10,833,020
Spain 2,912,088
Peru 1,093,510
Greece 478,779
Egypt 99,135

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 £
Italy 5,292,586 5,540,434 +247,848
Spain 1,288,156 1,623,932 +335,776
Peru 491,719 601,791 +110,072
Greece 128,028 350,751 +222,723
Egypt 32,032 67,103 +35,071
Turkey 25,569 38,510 +12,941
Lebanon 39,920 4,181 -35,739
Tunisia 10,173 10,177 +4
Netherlands 3,126 3,182 +56
France 3,874 0 -3,874

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 15
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 - West 13 11 -2
Inner London - East 12 13 +1
Outer London - West and North West 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 9 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 8 +3
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 6 +0
Outer London - East and North East 6 5 -1
Outer London - South 6 6 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West of England 4 2 -2

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) 10,541,061
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,992,013
Other 31,190
Air transport 28,316

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) 4,953,832 5,587,229 +633,397
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,358,065 2,633,948 +275,883
Other 18,456 12,734 -5,722
Air transport 3,286 25,030 +21,744

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 3,136,138
London Gateway Port 2,200,332
Purfleet 2,149,166
Dover 1,982,283
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,594,173

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 £
London 1,441,126 1,695,012 +253,886
London Gateway Port 1,316,266 884,066 -432,200
Purfleet 1,132,281 1,016,885 -115,396
Dover 874,219 1,108,064 +233,845
Dover / Eurotunnel 703,666 890,507 +186,841
Eurotunnel 452,922 784,639 +331,717
Immingham Docks 490,628 461,686 -28,942
Liverpool Docks 298,077 410,632 +112,555
Felixstowe 187,134 386,638 +199,504
Middlesbrough 95,921 130,009 +34,088

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 84
Food and beverage service activities 28
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of food products 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 34
2026-03 42
2026-02 38
2026-01 33
2025-12 38

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 69
54m+ 26
0-1m 16
15m-54m 16
Other 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 £
Sweden 44,510
Ireland 43,954
Iceland 20,284
Australia 16,364
France 12,386

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 £
Sweden 12,736 31,774 +19,038
Ireland 26,033 17,921 -8,112
Iceland 8,452 11,832 +3,380
Australia 15,440 924 -14,516
France 6,607 5,779 -828
Italy 2,814 0 -2,814
China 0 2,766 +2,766
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,140 1,123 -17
United Arab Emirates 0 1,150 +1,150

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 11,298
Spain 27

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 4,899 6,399 +1,500
Spain 27 0 -27

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) 86,956
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 32,947
Other 22,847
Air transport 3,741

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) 43,264 43,692 +428
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,057 8,890 -15,167
Other 4,926 17,921 +12,995
Air transport 975 2,766 +1,791

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 42,350
000 22,847
Middlesbrough 20,284
Holyhead 16,960
London Gateway Port 14,512

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 £
Immingham Docks 12,736 29,614 +16,878
000 4,926 17,921 +12,995
Middlesbrough 8,452 11,832 +3,380
Holyhead 16,960 0 -16,960
London Gateway Port 11,315 3,197 -8,118
Dover / Eurotunnel 9,421 3,398 -6,023
Southampton 4,290 0 -4,290
Liverpool Docks 4,147 0 -4,147
Dover 0 2,477 +2,477
Eurotunnel 0 2,064 +2,064

Quick facts

HS code: 20059930

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

Description: Globe artichokes prepared or preserved, not frozen