Import/export HS code 070960: Fresh or chilled peppers and pimentos

Fresh or chilled fruits of the Capsicum or Pimenta genus, like sweet peppers and chili peppers

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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 £
Netherlands 451,504,088
Spain 325,979,181
Germany 49,484,978
France 44,435,755
Morocco 26,174,838

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 £
Netherlands 224,407,540 227,096,548 +2,689,008
Spain 172,320,432 153,658,749 -18,661,683
Germany 26,557,362 22,927,616 -3,629,746
France 28,907,215 15,528,540 -13,378,675
Morocco 10,953,487 15,221,351 +4,267,864
Turkey 11,734,929 11,830,940 +96,011
Belgium 3,317,913 6,909,647 +3,591,734
Israel 4,519,000 3,904,457 -614,543
Kenya 2,105,256 2,318,759 +213,503
Senegal 2,242,349 2,050,728 -191,621

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 £
Netherlands 431,286,676
Spain 383,440,845
Morocco 50,052,934
Turkey 24,351,114
Belgium 16,438,927

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 £
Netherlands 213,364,544 217,922,132 +4,557,588
Spain 204,916,459 178,524,386 -26,392,073
Morocco 24,545,863 25,507,071 +961,208
Turkey 12,187,369 12,163,745 -23,624
Belgium 8,854,615 7,584,312 -1,270,303
Israel 9,354,403 6,297,318 -3,057,085
Portugal 2,278,568 3,807,249 +1,528,681
Poland 2,541,323 2,461,106 -80,217
Kenya 2,067,552 2,295,687 +228,135
Rwanda 2,225,807 2,080,376 -145,431

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 45
Outer London - West and North West 32
Inner London - West 30
Inner London - East 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19

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 - East and North East 40 33 -7
Outer London - West and North West 31 27 -4
Inner London - West 17 23 +6
Inner London - East 22 22 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 13 -6
Kent 13 12 -1
Greater Manchester 10 12 +2
West Midlands 12 11 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 10 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 9 8 -1

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) 921,714,003
Air transport 18,278,552
Other 13,707,462
Road transport 11,672,204
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,520,993

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) 471,795,845 449,918,158 -21,877,687
Air transport 8,392,479 9,886,073 +1,493,594
Other 7,786,007 5,921,455 -1,864,552
Road transport 6,577,099 5,095,105 -1,481,994
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,345,452 2,175,541 -1,169,911
Rail transport 125,658 3,300 -122,358

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 303,756,366
Harwich 190,713,796
Felixstowe 127,347,723
Dover 101,297,234
Portsmouth 61,352,290

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 £
Eurotunnel 161,957,786 141,798,580 -20,159,206
Harwich 87,612,462 103,101,334 +15,488,872
Felixstowe 68,425,121 58,922,602 -9,502,519
Dover 53,276,371 48,020,863 -5,255,508
Portsmouth 31,340,847 30,011,443 -1,329,404
Immingham Docks 6,499,234 31,815,064 +25,315,830
Killingholme 33,015,371 1,816,074 -31,199,297
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,494,917 15,367,001 +2,872,084
Tyne 7,387,133 9,724,576 +2,337,443
London Heathrow Airport 7,864,247 9,217,277 +1,353,030

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 250
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of food products 22
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 18
Food and beverage service activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 154
2025-10 139
2025-09 112
2025-08 88
2025-07 100

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 137
0-1m 71
15m-54m 54
54m+ 45
Other 16

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 1,161,732
Canada 418,335
United Arab Emirates 246,894
Netherlands 163,024
Spain 44,213

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 634,587 527,145 -107,442
Canada 237,887 180,448 -57,439
United Arab Emirates 201,715 45,179 -156,536
Netherlands 19,523 143,501 +123,978
Spain 6,773 37,440 +30,667
Italy 20,374 0 -20,374
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11,810 0 -11,810
Gibraltar 1,193 9,291 +8,098
Turkey 0 8,584 +8,584
Qatar 7,838 0 -7,838

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 £
XU 295,905
Spain 112,877
Morocco 112,643
Netherlands 86,892
XI 45,714

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 £
XU 88,241 207,664 +119,423
Spain 61,978 50,899 -11,079
Morocco 84,062 28,581 -55,481
Netherlands 38,773 48,119 +9,346
XI 19,502 26,212 +6,710
Ireland 5,438 2,450 -2,988
Poland 3,962 1,335 -2,627
Belgium 862 2,210 +1,348
Australia 0 1,205 +1,205
South Africa 597 479 -118

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 689,394
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 686,604
Other 674,475
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 58,255

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 £
Air transport 461,636 227,758 -233,878
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 325,940 360,664 +34,724
Other 305,252 369,223 +63,971
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,413 2,842 -52,571

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 674,475
London Heathrow Airport 426,550
Holyhead 424,531
London Gatwick Airport 256,436
Dover / Eurotunnel 146,249

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 £
000 305,252 369,223 +63,971
London Heathrow Airport 295,207 131,343 -163,864
Holyhead 285,841 138,690 -147,151
London Gatwick Airport 161,221 95,215 -66,006
Dover / Eurotunnel 28,340 117,909 +89,569
Felixstowe 3,648 45,292 +41,644
Liverpool Docks 35,077 13,732 -21,345
Harwich 5,316 39,053 +33,737
Immingham Docks 13,655 3,330 -10,325
Fishguard 7,500 5,500 -2,000

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 070960

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

Description: Fresh or chilled fruits of the Capsicum or Pimenta genus, like sweet peppers and chili peppers