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 53,225,760
Netherlands 30,537,573
France 22,347,592
Spain 22,005,121
Belgium 12,286,351

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 24,465,540 28,760,220 +4,294,680
Netherlands 15,727,234 14,810,339 -916,895
France 10,855,363 11,492,229 +636,866
Spain 9,214,853 12,790,268 +3,575,415
Belgium 5,147,183 7,139,168 +1,991,985
Turkey 5,748,508 5,840,769 +92,261
Poland 3,960,214 4,690,231 +730,017
China 3,579,175 4,784,373 +1,205,198
India 4,707,518 3,530,303 -1,177,215
Lithuania 2,601,149 4,001,366 +1,400,217

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 58,762,880
Netherlands 26,984,240
Spain 23,664,401
France 18,324,501
Turkey 11,885,996

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 26,891,686 31,871,194 +4,979,508
Netherlands 14,146,035 12,838,205 -1,307,830
Spain 9,960,368 13,704,033 +3,743,665
France 8,675,857 9,648,644 +972,787
Turkey 5,817,597 6,068,399 +250,802
Poland 5,407,478 6,148,591 +741,113
China 4,621,861 5,148,229 +526,368
India 4,706,653 3,630,046 -1,076,607
Greece 3,237,826 4,251,346 +1,013,520
Lithuania 2,553,169 3,919,957 +1,366,788

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 88
Outer London - East and North East 71
Inner London - East 58
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 45
Inner London - West 40

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 70 71 +1
Outer London - East and North East 49 61 +12
Inner London - East 48 46 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 41 39 -2
Inner London - West 30 34 +4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 30 +4
West Midlands 21 22 +1
Outer London - South 25 23 -2
Greater Manchester 21 18 -3
West Yorkshire 21 19 -2

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) 124,011,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,274,020
Other 6,546,364
Road transport 1,279,895
Air transport 527,723

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) 58,382,154 65,629,784 +7,247,630
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,164,572 48,109,448 +4,944,876
Other 2,963,464 3,582,900 +619,436
Road transport 838,351 441,544 -396,807
Air transport 270,515 257,208 -13,307
Rail transport 2,096 17,487 +15,391

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 45,739,673
Felixstowe 44,829,639
Dover 40,034,441
Eurotunnel 14,996,718
London 14,409,417

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 23,324,899 22,414,774 -910,125
Felixstowe 20,607,480 24,222,159 +3,614,679
Dover 17,776,692 22,257,749 +4,481,057
Eurotunnel 8,315,752 6,680,966 -1,634,786
London 5,704,733 8,704,684 +2,999,951
Immingham Docks 5,598,554 7,939,492 +2,340,938
Southampton 5,047,258 6,013,496 +966,238
000 2,963,464 3,582,900 +619,436
Killingholme 2,944,516 2,405,799 -538,717
Harwich 2,023,054 2,842,846 +819,792

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
423
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
134
Manufacture of food products
81
Food and beverage service activities
76
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
2026-05 198
2026-04 234
2026-03 221
2026-02 220
2026-01 194

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 310
0-1m 134
54m+ 113
15m-54m 81
Other 39

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 19,861,261
France 910,345
Italy 546,189
Netherlands 497,854
Germany 247,330

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 8,536,878 11,324,383 +2,787,505
France 379,376 530,969 +151,593
Italy 320,081 226,108 -93,973
Netherlands 371,926 125,928 -245,998
Germany 225,321 22,009 -203,312
Japan 224,642 2,256 -222,386
United States 38,859 160,467 +121,608
United Arab Emirates 130,925 39,657 -91,268
Singapore 78,826 83,576 +4,750
Sweden 75,432 75,596 +164

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 3,849,406
Ireland 273,680
Netherlands 201,972
Italy 148,166
Spain 65,144

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 2,067,585 1,781,821 -285,764
Ireland 110,434 163,246 +52,812
Netherlands 22,014 179,958 +157,944
Italy 72,632 75,534 +2,902
Spain 56,269 8,875 -47,394
Belgium 21,043 5,935 -15,108
France 14,055 12,910 -1,145
China 10,140 7,577 -2,563
Poland 1,034 3,800 +2,766
South Africa 1,653 0 -1,653

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) 11,955,577
Other 9,267,132
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,248,967
Air transport 427,961

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) 6,199,628 5,755,949 -443,679
Other 3,337,385 5,929,747 +2,592,362
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,127,692 1,121,275 -6,417
Air transport 231,017 196,944 -34,073

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 9,267,132
Holyhead 7,164,064
Liverpool Docks 3,092,186
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,884,332
Felixstowe 436,858

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 3,337,385 5,929,747 +2,592,362
Holyhead 3,142,205 4,021,859 +879,654
Liverpool Docks 1,701,355 1,390,831 -310,524
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,142,081 742,251 -399,830
Felixstowe 403,161 33,697 -369,464
London Heathrow Airport 182,429 179,935 -2,494
Milford 144,953 107,695 -37,258
Dover 29,823 216,317 +186,494
London Gateway Port 91,922 136,126 +44,204
Heysham 136,954 33,084 -103,870

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