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 451,486,310
Spain 328,413,222
Germany 49,770,077
France 41,827,445
Morocco 27,943,389

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 224,286,404 227,199,906 +2,913,502
Spain 170,520,753 157,892,469 -12,628,284
Germany 26,554,087 23,215,990 -3,338,097
France 27,675,308 14,152,137 -13,523,171
Morocco 11,945,109 15,998,280 +4,053,171
Turkey 11,838,458 12,076,817 +238,359
Belgium 3,320,975 6,926,585 +3,605,610
Israel 4,136,527 4,868,651 +732,124
Kenya 2,017,215 2,411,022 +393,807
Senegal 2,362,557 2,022,554 -340,003

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 431,182,954
Spain 385,570,179
Morocco 51,391,070
Turkey 24,587,419
Belgium 16,422,534

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 213,613,149 217,569,805 +3,956,656
Spain 202,283,047 183,287,132 -18,995,915
Morocco 25,288,733 26,102,337 +813,604
Turkey 12,187,587 12,399,832 +212,245
Belgium 8,838,222 7,584,312 -1,253,910
Israel 8,365,497 6,378,714 -1,986,783
Portugal 2,386,443 3,937,605 +1,551,162
Poland 2,541,323 2,461,106 -80,217
Kenya 1,992,236 2,389,305 +397,069
Senegal 2,352,507 2,024,379 -328,128

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 44
Outer London - West and North West 33
Inner London - West 30
Inner London - East 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18

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 39 34 -5
Outer London - West and North West 31 28 -3
Inner London - West 18 22 +4
Inner London - East 21 22 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 13 -5
West Midlands 11 14 +3
Kent 14 11 -3
Greater Manchester 9 13 +4
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) 924,990,669
Air transport 18,586,287
Other 13,634,048
Road transport 11,401,417
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,549,933

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) 469,885,941 455,104,728 -14,781,213
Air transport 8,477,988 10,108,299 +1,630,311
Other 7,879,469 5,754,579 -2,124,890
Road transport 6,241,366 5,160,051 -1,081,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,150,384 2,399,549 -750,835
Rail transport 123,303 0 -123,303

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 304,292,579
Harwich 191,947,272
Felixstowe 125,326,133
Dover 102,227,006
Portsmouth 62,745,619

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 159,246,965 145,045,614 -14,201,351
Harwich 87,983,736 103,963,536 +15,979,800
Felixstowe 67,822,644 57,503,489 -10,319,155
Dover 52,142,821 50,084,185 -2,058,636
Portsmouth 32,707,746 30,037,873 -2,669,873
Immingham Docks 6,514,899 31,884,587 +25,369,688
Killingholme 32,990,643 1,765,767 -31,224,876
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,111,356 15,409,192 +1,297,836
London Heathrow Airport 7,971,063 9,360,054 +1,388,991
Tyne 7,395,398 9,737,208 +2,341,810

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 251
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of food products 23
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
2026-01 159
2025-11 154
2025-10 139
2025-09 112
2025-08 88

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 140
0-1m 71
15m-54m 54
54m+ 47
Other 15

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 1,151,516
Canada 380,620
United Arab Emirates 250,853
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 636,749 514,767 -121,982
Canada 258,695 121,925 -136,770
United Arab Emirates 219,580 31,273 -188,307
Netherlands 19,523 143,501 +123,978
Spain 6,773 37,440 +30,667
Italy 20,374 0 -20,374
Gibraltar 2,490 7,994 +5,504
Turkey 0 8,584 +8,584
Qatar 7,838 0 -7,838
Norway 3,096 3,330 +234

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 £
Morocco 114,019
Spain 111,337
Netherlands 93,258
XI 47,480
Ireland 7,888

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 £
Morocco 94,417 19,602 -74,815
Spain 66,826 44,511 -22,315
Netherlands 38,815 54,443 +15,628
XI 18,181 29,299 +11,118
Ireland 6,239 1,649 -4,590
Poland 3,989 1,308 -2,681
Belgium 862 2,210 +1,348
Australia 0 1,205 +1,205
South Africa 653 423 -230
Turkey 290 30 -260

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 692,927
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 657,936
Air transport 643,828
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 £
Other 334,320 358,607 +24,287
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 300,331 357,605 +57,274
Air transport 488,499 155,329 -333,170
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 £
000 692,927
Holyhead 395,863
London Heathrow Airport 377,025
London Gatwick Airport 260,395
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 £
000 334,320 358,607 +24,287
Holyhead 249,799 146,064 -103,735
London Heathrow Airport 307,685 69,340 -238,345
London Gatwick Airport 175,606 84,789 -90,817
Dover / Eurotunnel 29,637 116,612 +86,975
Felixstowe 3,648 45,292 +41,644
Liverpool Docks 38,713 10,096 -28,617
Harwich 5,316 39,053 +33,737
Immingham Docks 13,655 3,330 -10,325
Fishguard 13,000 0 -13,000

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