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 14,872,371
Myanmar 8,715,072
China 3,014,664
Argentina 2,492,476
United Arab Emirates 2,307,319

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 7,004,353 7,868,018 +863,665
Myanmar 4,792,887 3,922,185 -870,702
China 1,354,132 1,660,532 +306,400
Argentina 1,476,190 1,016,286 -459,904
United Arab Emirates 1,086,658 1,220,661 +134,003
Turkey 636,744 1,080,688 +443,944
Spain 489,397 395,964 -93,433
Singapore 348,728 248,799 -99,929
Thailand 383,371 117,090 -266,281
Netherlands 121,966 144,470 +22,504

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 15,250,643
Myanmar 8,332,071
China 3,319,130
Argentina 2,992,696
United Arab Emirates 1,779,726

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 7,240,410 8,010,233 +769,823
Myanmar 4,649,971 3,682,100 -967,871
China 1,560,771 1,758,359 +197,588
Argentina 1,589,181 1,403,515 -185,666
United Arab Emirates 794,711 985,015 +190,304
Turkey 265,889 543,828 +277,939
Spain 489,397 219,346 -270,051
Singapore 220,049 342,917 +122,868
Uzbekistan 227,335 312,375 +85,040
Thailand 387,173 119,177 -267,996

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 15 17 +2
Outer London - East and North East 16 11 -5
Inner London - East 10 5 -5
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 7 +1
Essex 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1

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) 31,661,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,138,440
Air transport 1,013,185
Road transport 5,847
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) 16,342,714 15,319,198 -1,023,516
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,312,131 2,826,309 +514,178
Air transport 879,719 133,466 -746,253
Road transport 2,236 3,611 +1,375
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 27,091,832
London Gateway Port 5,228,346
Southampton 2,140,381
London Heathrow Airport 1,008,159
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 13,690,309 13,401,523 -288,786
London Gateway Port 2,569,817 2,658,529 +88,712
Southampton 758,006 1,382,375 +624,369
London Heathrow Airport 874,693 133,466 -741,227
Liverpool Docks 504,825 224,228 -280,597
Dover 333,185 260,352 -72,833
London 323,614 57,572 -266,042
Eurotunnel 164,476 119,567 -44,909
Portsmouth 119,284 1,131 -118,153
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 93
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
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
2026-01 22
2025-11 27
2025-10 24
2025-09 30
2025-08 23

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 50
1m-15m 48
15m-54m 17
54m+ 17
Other 3

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 1,140,846
Ireland 412,491
United States 118,004
Sweden 64,105
Portugal 58,440

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 608,462 532,384 -76,078
Ireland 186,910 225,581 +38,671
United States 110,528 7,476 -103,052
Sweden 36,560 27,545 -9,015
Portugal 41,489 16,951 -24,538
Germany 42,488 8,021 -34,467
France 24,309 25,935 +1,626
Ivory Coast 37,497 0 -37,497
Norway 34,937 0 -34,937
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) 1,769,560
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 326,078

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) 939,783 829,777 -110,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 237,364 88,714 -148,650

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 605,597
Dover / Eurotunnel 480,892
Holyhead 244,739
Immingham Docks 196,720
Harwich 194,093

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 323,800 281,797 -42,003
Dover / Eurotunnel 294,698 186,194 -108,504
Holyhead 89,423 155,316 +65,893
Immingham Docks 116,733 79,987 -36,746
Harwich 87,176 106,917 +19,741
Heysham 41,436 39,865 -1,571
Liverpool Docks 51,097 24,475 -26,622
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