Import/export HS code 071331: Dried mung beans

Dried beans of the species Vigna mungo or Vigna radiata, commonly used in Asian cuisine

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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 £
India 14,551,073
Myanmar 8,677,747
China 2,852,387
Argentina 2,652,852
United Arab Emirates 2,169,371

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 £
India 6,715,147 7,835,926 +1,120,779
Myanmar 4,530,699 4,147,048 -383,651
China 1,274,873 1,577,514 +302,641
Argentina 1,698,468 954,384 -744,084
United Arab Emirates 1,057,875 1,111,496 +53,621
Turkey 618,194 1,097,764 +479,570
Spain 521,471 399,992 -121,479
Singapore 376,248 147,169 -229,079
Thailand 354,774 159,569 -195,205
Netherlands 127,807 144,967 +17,160

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 £
India 14,929,876
Myanmar 8,368,497
China 3,177,003
Argentina 3,174,583
United Arab Emirates 1,637,752

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 £
India 6,951,204 7,978,672 +1,027,468
Myanmar 4,447,427 3,921,070 -526,357
China 1,479,920 1,697,083 +217,163
Argentina 1,832,970 1,341,613 -491,357
United Arab Emirates 747,030 890,722 +143,692
Turkey 266,846 543,828 +276,982
Spain 521,471 223,374 -298,097
Uzbekistan 240,936 307,602 +66,666
Thailand 358,576 160,673 -197,903
United Republic of Tanzania 265,699 202,206 -63,493

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 23
Outer London - East and North East 20
Inner London - East 11
West Midlands 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 14 17 +3
Outer London - East and North East 14 12 -2
Inner London - East 10 6 -4
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0

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) 30,871,070
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,450,345
Air transport 1,048,973
Road transport 8,956
Other 5,372

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) 15,651,106 15,219,964 -431,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,598,583 2,851,762 +253,179
Air transport 880,906 168,067 -712,839
Road transport 5,345 3,611 -1,734
Other 5,302 70 -5,232

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 26,568,850
London Gateway Port 5,109,183
Southampton 1,997,693
London Heathrow Airport 1,043,947
Liverpool Docks 729,053

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 £
Felixstowe 13,343,697 13,225,153 -118,544
London Gateway Port 2,529,324 2,579,859 +50,535
Southampton 567,305 1,430,388 +863,083
London Heathrow Airport 875,880 168,067 -707,813
Liverpool Docks 394,650 334,403 -60,247
Dover 335,387 274,976 -60,411
London 550,426 57,572 -492,854
Eurotunnel 199,243 123,042 -76,201
Portsmouth 120,466 1,131 -119,335
Newhaven 93,969 0 -93,969

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 95
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of food products 17
Food and beverage service activities 5
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 27
2025-10 24
2025-09 30
2025-08 23
2025-07 34

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
0-1m 51
1m-15m 48
15m-54m 17
54m+ 17
Other 4

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 £
Netherlands 1,058,104
Ireland 415,601
United States 118,004
Sweden 79,567
Portugal 64,206

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 £
Netherlands 588,591 469,513 -119,078
Ireland 190,625 224,976 +34,351
United States 93,778 24,226 -69,552
Sweden 52,374 27,193 -25,181
Portugal 47,255 16,951 -30,304
Germany 37,106 13,403 -23,703
France 21,724 28,426 +6,702
Norway 41,628 2,340 -39,288
Ivory Coast 37,497 0 -37,497
Switzerland 0 26,872 +26,872

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) 1,741,722
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 305,594

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) 917,607 824,115 -93,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 249,484 56,110 -193,374

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 576,649
Dover / Eurotunnel 508,811
Holyhead 250,097
Immingham Docks 192,378
Harwich 148,032

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 £
Felixstowe 269,439 307,210 +37,771
Dover / Eurotunnel 313,825 194,986 -118,839
Holyhead 94,119 155,978 +61,859
Immingham Docks 136,122 56,256 -79,866
Harwich 89,250 58,782 -30,468
Heysham 42,948 36,105 -6,843
Liverpool Docks 48,604 26,968 -21,636
Southampton 67,033 7,476 -59,557
London 37,497 26,426 -11,071
London Gateway Port 47,612 4,113 -43,499

Quick facts

HS code: 071331

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

Description: Dried beans of the species Vigna mungo or Vigna radiata, commonly used in Asian cuisine