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 7,453,385
Spain 2,349,993
Belgium 2,152,987
Peru 530,631
Netherlands 494,609

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 4,129,304 3,324,081 -805,223
Spain 1,364,614 985,379 -379,235
Belgium 1,198,797 954,190 -244,607
Peru 237,936 292,695 +54,759
Netherlands 261,367 233,242 -28,125
Germany 42,902 327,537 +284,635
France 65,097 96,073 +30,976
Greece 63,605 51,742 -11,863
Thailand 0 84,445 +84,445
Lebanon 45,068 0 -45,068

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 9,783,694
Spain 2,519,197
Peru 964,570
Greece 346,703
Egypt 76,755

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 5,317,405 4,466,289 -851,116
Spain 1,388,106 1,131,091 -257,015
Peru 489,361 475,209 -14,152
Greece 129,976 216,727 +86,751
Egypt 28,994 47,761 +18,767
Turkey 25,569 21,992 -3,577
Lebanon 45,068 0 -45,068
Tunisia 12,936 8,162 -4,774
Netherlands 0 6,308 +6,308
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 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 - West 13 13 +0
Inner London - East 12 13 +1
Outer London - West and North West 13 9 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 7 5 -2
Outer London - South 6 5 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 5 +0
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) 9,185,771
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,612,986
Other 33,681
Air transport 24,939

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) 4,938,614 4,247,157 -691,457
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,502,111 2,110,875 -391,236
Other 24,070 9,611 -14,459
Air transport 3,286 21,653 +18,367

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 2,697,927
London Gateway Port 2,252,995
Purfleet 1,959,036
Dover 1,789,599
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,339,283

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 1,529,728 1,168,199 -361,529
London Gateway Port 1,438,839 814,156 -624,683
Purfleet 1,106,860 852,176 -254,684
Dover 853,397 936,202 +82,805
Dover / Eurotunnel 669,059 670,224 +1,165
Eurotunnel 463,446 448,823 -14,623
Immingham Docks 476,772 396,569 -80,203
Liverpool Docks 298,077 307,089 +9,012
Felixstowe 148,343 345,672 +197,329
Hull 175,937 57,713 -118,224

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 82
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
2026-01 33
2025-11 35
2025-10 47
2025-09 40
2025-08 37

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 70
54m+ 24
15m-54m 16
0-1m 15
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 £
Ireland 33,748
Sweden 30,177
Iceland 16,309
Australia 15,440
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 £
Ireland 22,188 11,560 -10,628
Sweden 10,630 19,547 +8,917
Iceland 8,510 7,799 -711
Australia 15,440 0 -15,440
France 0 12,386 +12,386
Italy 2,814 0 -2,814
China 0 2,766 +2,766
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,140 1,123 -17

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 7,759
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 5,274 2,485 -2,789
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) 66,484
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,037
Other 12,641
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) 30,331 36,153 +5,822
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 24,115 8,922 -15,193
Other 5,301 7,340 +2,039
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 28,017
Holyhead 16,960
Middlesbrough 16,309
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,819
000 12,641

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 10,630 17,387 +6,757
Holyhead 12,740 4,220 -8,520
Middlesbrough 8,510 7,799 -711
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,814 10,005 +7,191
000 5,301 7,340 +2,039
London Gateway Port 11,315 1,123 -10,192
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