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.
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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 52,368,820
Netherlands 30,421,869
France 22,393,583
Spain 21,615,690
Belgium 12,367,174

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 23,719,256 28,649,564 +4,930,308
Netherlands 15,046,020 15,375,849 +329,829
France 10,865,175 11,528,408 +663,233
Spain 9,046,142 12,569,548 +3,523,406
Belgium 4,969,404 7,397,770 +2,428,366
Turkey 5,604,020 5,557,444 -46,576
Poland 4,020,351 4,607,732 +587,381
India 4,929,092 3,649,868 -1,279,224
China 3,834,449 4,484,505 +650,056
Lithuania 2,473,917 3,944,539 +1,470,622

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 58,034,277
Netherlands 26,704,595
Spain 23,316,834
France 18,425,545
Poland 11,637,977

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 26,267,173 31,767,104 +5,499,931
Netherlands 13,080,595 13,624,000 +543,405
Spain 9,749,524 13,567,310 +3,817,786
France 8,719,104 9,706,441 +987,337
Poland 5,537,373 6,100,604 +563,231
Turkey 5,669,052 5,813,800 +144,748
China 4,989,200 4,903,029 -86,171
India 4,928,227 3,749,611 -1,178,616
Greece 3,170,237 4,185,208 +1,014,971
Lithuania 2,423,443 3,867,588 +1,444,145

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 91
Outer London - East and North East 68
Inner London - East 60
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 45
Inner London - West 39

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 73 70 -3
Outer London - East and North East 49 58 +9
Inner London - East 49 47 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 41 40 -1
Inner London - West 30 33 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 26 30 +4
West Midlands 21 22 +1
Outer London - South 26 23 -3
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) 123,124,296
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 91,090,297
Other 6,578,435
Road transport 1,844,822
Air transport 541,901

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) 58,300,908 64,823,388 +6,522,480
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,152,432 48,937,865 +6,785,433
Other 2,938,142 3,640,293 +702,151
Road transport 1,424,989 419,833 -1,005,156
Air transport 288,000 253,901 -34,099
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 45,751,197
Felixstowe 44,495,672
Dover 39,921,460
Eurotunnel 14,947,057
London 14,295,828

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 24,644,306 21,106,891 -3,537,415
Felixstowe 20,009,639 24,486,033 +4,476,394
Dover 17,141,674 22,779,786 +5,638,112
Eurotunnel 7,704,840 7,242,217 -462,623
London 5,510,488 8,785,340 +3,274,852
Immingham Docks 5,459,412 7,696,694 +2,237,282
Southampton 4,540,456 6,368,904 +1,828,448
000 2,938,142 3,640,293 +702,151
Killingholme 2,817,744 2,528,592 -289,152
Harwich 2,178,284 2,710,207 +531,923

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 425
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 137
Manufacture of food products 80
Food and beverage service activities 74
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
2026-04 233
2026-03 221
2026-02 220
2026-01 194
2025-12 212

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 312
0-1m 136
54m+ 113
15m-54m 80
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 19,470,245
France 893,722
Italy 608,912
Netherlands 458,674
Germany 242,903

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 8,420,182 11,050,063 +2,629,881
France 335,622 558,100 +222,478
Italy 359,033 249,879 -109,154
Netherlands 369,349 89,325 -280,024
Germany 224,021 18,882 -205,139
Japan 224,642 900 -223,742
United States 30,423 151,406 +120,983
United Arab Emirates 135,558 39,657 -95,901
Sweden 66,111 86,233 +20,122
Singapore 79,300 71,018 -8,282

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 3,950,126
Ireland 266,873
Netherlands 163,108
Italy 144,725
Spain 67,775

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 2,078,250 1,871,876 -206,374
Ireland 113,403 153,470 +40,067
Netherlands 21,949 141,159 +119,210
Italy 73,875 70,850 -3,025
Spain 56,708 11,067 -45,641
Belgium 22,008 5,707 -16,301
France 11,685 15,090 +3,405
China 5,105 10,109 +5,004
Poland 649 3,850 +3,201
South Africa 1,854 0 -1,854

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) 11,894,327
Other 8,904,636
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,274,485
Air transport 401,695

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) 6,053,953 5,840,374 -213,579
Other 3,340,425 5,564,211 +2,223,786
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,118,639 1,155,846 +37,207
Air transport 226,623 175,072 -51,551

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 8,904,636
Holyhead 7,093,516
Liverpool Docks 3,102,907
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,894,557
Felixstowe 435,771

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 3,340,425 5,564,211 +2,223,786
Holyhead 3,062,550 4,030,966 +968,416
Liverpool Docks 1,658,739 1,444,168 -214,571
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,135,924 758,633 -377,291
Felixstowe 403,161 32,610 -370,551
London Heathrow Airport 179,414 162,415 -16,999
Milford 150,881 105,909 -44,972
Dover 34,230 215,217 +180,987
London Gateway Port 84,064 139,064 +55,000
Heysham 133,688 46,089 -87,599

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