Import/export HS code 20059980: Various prepared vegetables

Vegetables prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes

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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 £
Italy 48,036,764
Netherlands 28,544,102
France 20,536,294
Spain 18,800,599
Belgium 10,682,665

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 24,333,476 23,703,288 -630,188
Netherlands 14,721,831 13,822,271 -899,560
France 11,150,795 9,385,499 -1,765,296
Spain 9,127,729 9,672,870 +545,141
Belgium 5,276,095 5,406,570 +130,475
Turkey 5,778,758 4,680,530 -1,098,228
India 5,223,876 3,112,984 -2,110,892
Poland 4,072,894 3,827,551 -245,343
China 3,661,796 3,537,025 -124,771
Lithuania 2,588,472 2,987,778 +399,306

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 53,475,851
Netherlands 24,612,461
Spain 20,395,197
France 16,688,308
Poland 10,645,235

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 27,170,657 26,305,194 -865,463
Netherlands 12,389,285 12,223,176 -166,109
Spain 9,794,921 10,600,276 +805,355
France 8,764,039 7,924,269 -839,770
Poland 5,581,211 5,064,024 -517,187
Turkey 5,792,691 4,817,953 -974,738
China 4,708,246 4,073,293 -634,953
India 5,211,621 3,185,487 -2,026,134
Greece 3,229,930 3,097,465 -132,465
Lithuania 2,573,263 2,937,853 +364,590

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 81
Outer London - East and North East 61
Inner London - East 59
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 45
Inner London - West 36

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 - West and North West 68 66 -2
Outer London - East and North East 52 44 -8
Inner London - East 49 42 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 39 41 +2
Inner London - West 29 31 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 25 30 +5
Outer London - South 24 19 -5
West Midlands 22 23 +1
West Yorkshire 22 19 -3
Greater Manchester 19 18 -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) 112,404,461
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,726,265
Other 5,546,684
Road transport 2,360,155
Air transport 506,120

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) 59,765,490 52,638,971 -7,126,519
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 41,776,540 40,949,725 -826,815
Other 2,968,903 2,577,781 -391,122
Road transport 1,825,199 534,956 -1,290,243
Air transport 338,597 167,523 -171,074
Rail transport 0 18,637 +18,637

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 42,349,043
Felixstowe 40,394,240
Dover 35,374,009
Eurotunnel 13,574,333
London 12,716,865

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 Gateway Port 26,181,205 16,167,838 -10,013,367
Felixstowe 20,285,818 20,108,422 -177,396
Dover 16,838,860 18,535,149 +1,696,289
Eurotunnel 7,234,247 6,340,086 -894,161
London 5,827,104 6,889,761 +1,062,657
Immingham Docks 5,720,785 5,645,063 -75,722
Southampton 4,092,340 5,637,346 +1,545,006
000 2,968,903 2,577,781 -391,122
Liverpool Docks 2,733,063 2,318,644 -414,419
Killingholme 2,466,774 2,396,496 -70,278

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 402
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 131
Manufacture of food products 73
Food and beverage service activities 71
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 194
2025-11 233
2025-10 225
2025-09 218
2025-08 196

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 301
0-1m 125
54m+ 113
15m-54m 73
Other 33

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 16,582,628
France 836,998
Italy 539,811
Netherlands 457,682
Germany 237,108

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 8,558,344 8,024,284 -534,060
France 257,903 579,095 +321,192
Italy 390,913 148,898 -242,015
Netherlands 322,005 135,677 -186,328
Germany 126,091 111,017 -15,074
Japan 141,437 84,105 -57,332
United Arab Emirates 137,250 43,011 -94,239
Sweden 80,068 73,624 -6,444
Portugal 72,462 73,743 +1,281
Singapore 79,414 66,381 -13,033

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 3,704,917
Ireland 227,873
Italy 134,675
Spain 71,709
Netherlands 34,431

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 2,144,678 1,560,239 -584,439
Ireland 110,158 117,715 +7,557
Italy 83,915 50,760 -33,155
Spain 60,070 11,639 -48,431
Netherlands 23,876 10,555 -13,321
Belgium 21,757 6,794 -14,963
China 5,117 7,559 +2,442
France 3,923 2,656 -1,267
Poland 631 2,222 +1,591
South Africa 2,372 0 -2,372

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) 11,302,306
Other 6,710,582
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,017,814
Air transport 381,315

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) 6,022,840 5,279,466 -743,374
Other 3,484,204 3,226,378 -257,826
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 969,060 1,048,754 +79,694
Air transport 221,065 160,250 -60,815

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,710,582
Holyhead 6,518,669
Liverpool Docks 2,907,894
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,792,688
Felixstowe 415,056

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 3,484,204 3,226,378 -257,826
Holyhead 2,929,684 3,588,985 +659,301
Liverpool Docks 1,757,417 1,150,477 -606,940
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,090,053 702,635 -387,418
Felixstowe 271,587 143,469 -128,118
London Heathrow Airport 175,286 146,782 -28,504
Dover 50,623 206,240 +155,617
Milford 158,497 89,897 -68,600
London Gateway Port 82,802 133,140 +50,338
Southampton 168,870 16,800 -152,070

Quick facts

HS code: 20059980

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

Description: Vegetables prepared or preserved in ways not covered by other codes