🇬🇧 United Kingdom imports of frozen vegetables: 2024 trade data
The United Kingdom imported $507.9 million of frozen vegetables in 2024 (376.0 thousand tonnes). That makes it the 5th largest importer of this product worldwide, out of 223 countries. Value rose 7% on 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Public statistics, latest reported year 2024. Values in US dollars.
Imports of frozen vegetables by year, 2017-2024
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Year by year
| Year | Value | Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $507.9M | 376.0K t |
| 2023 | $472.7M | 366.5K t |
| 2022 | $414.6M | 375.9K t |
| 2021 | $410.1M | 376.1K t |
| 2020 | $429.3M | 417.8K t |
| 2019 | $448.7M | 426.2K t |
| 2018 | $431.6M | 421.6K t |
| 2017 | $400.9M | 424.8K t |
Where the United Kingdom imports frozen vegetables from
The largest suppliers were Belgium (33%), Spain (16%), China (11%).
| Supplier country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $167.9M | 33% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | $80.9M | 16% |
| 🇨🇳 China | $56.6M | 11% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $41.0M | 8.1% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $32.6M | 6.4% |
| 🇭🇺 Hungary | $31.4M | 6.2% |
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | $22.9M | 4.5% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $16.7M | 3.3% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | $12.6M | 2.5% |
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $7.5M | 1.5% |
Types of frozen vegetables under HS 0710
| 0710.80 | Vegetables: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, n.e.c. in heading no. 0710, frozen | 52% |
| 0710.90 | Vegetable mixtures: uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 15% |
| 0710.40 | Vegetables: sweetcorn, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 14% |
| 0710.21 | Vegetables, leguminous: peas (pisum sativum), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 6.5% |
| 0710.22 | Vegetables, leguminous: beans (vigna spp., phaseolus spp.), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 5.5% |
| 0710.30 | Vegetables: spinach, New Zealand spinach and orache spinach (garden spinach), uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 3.4% |
| 0710.29 | Vegetables, leguminous: (other than peas or beans), shelled or unshelled, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 1.8% |
| 0710.10 | Vegetables: potatoes, uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water, frozen | 1.4% |
Codes and full descriptions: HS heading 0710.
Average import price of frozen vegetables
The average declared value was about $1.35 per kg, close to the world average of $1.36.
Declared value divided by weight, all 2024 shipments. Prices per shipment and per company are in EximDataX.
The United Kingdom also exports frozen vegetables
In 2024, the United Kingdom exported frozen vegetables worth $59.6 million (39.6 thousand tonnes). Its share of world exports was 1%. Most of it went to Ireland (33%), France (22%), Belgium (13%). Among the main buyer markets, Israel grew fastest (+290% on the year before).
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇪 Ireland | $19.9M | 33% |
| 🇫🇷 France | $13.2M | 22% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | $7.6M | 13% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | $3.5M | 5.9% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | $3.3M | 5.6% |
| 🇮🇱 Israel | $1.6M | 2.6% |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1.3M | 2.2% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | $1.2M | 2% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | $1.0M | 1.7% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $936K | 1.6% |
Who is behind these numbers in the United Kingdom?
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Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Annual values in US dollars at the customs border; quantities in tonnes where reported. HS 0710: Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen.
Frozen vegetables trade in the United Kingdom: questions
What is the value of frozen vegetables imported by the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom imported frozen vegetables worth $507.9 million in 2024 (376.0 thousand tonnes).
Where does the United Kingdom import frozen vegetables from?
The main supplier countries in 2024 were Belgium (33%), Spain (16%), China (11%).
What is the average import price of frozen vegetables in the United Kingdom?
The average declared import value was about $1.35 per kg in 2024, against a world average of $1.36 per kg.
Does the United Kingdom export frozen vegetables?
Yes. The United Kingdom exported frozen vegetables worth $59.6 million in 2024, mainly to Ireland, France, Belgium.
What is the HS code for frozen vegetables?
Frozen vegetables falls under HS heading 0710 (Vegetables (uncooked or cooked by steaming or boiling in water); frozen). The six-digit codes under it split the product by type.
How can I find the companies trading frozen vegetables with the United Kingdom?
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