Import/export HS code 071340: Dried lentils

Dried lentils, shelled and ready for cooking in soups, stews, and salads

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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 35,078,583
Turkey 25,547,472
Canada 10,761,491
United Arab Emirates 2,283,630
France 1,001,367

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 18,599,389 16,479,194 -2,120,195
Turkey 13,413,829 12,133,643 -1,280,186
Canada 5,528,828 5,232,663 -296,165
United Arab Emirates 1,096,631 1,186,999 +90,368
France 597,359 404,008 -193,351
Belgium 568,747 286,333 -282,414
Sierra Leone 470,890 312,096 -158,794
Netherlands 352,768 387,262 +34,494
Sri Lanka 260,398 443,507 +183,109
United States 485,516 161,974 -323,542

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 35,012,622
Canada 25,123,161
Turkey 12,520,930
Kazakhstan 1,951,234
United Arab Emirates 1,105,106

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 18,492,401 16,520,221 -1,972,180
Canada 12,710,570 12,412,591 -297,979
Turkey 7,362,367 5,158,563 -2,203,804
Kazakhstan 595,596 1,355,638 +760,042
United Arab Emirates 529,220 575,886 +46,666
France 471,394 438,807 -32,587
Sierra Leone 467,298 302,889 -164,409
United States 507,229 194,771 -312,458
Sri Lanka 195,124 433,737 +238,613
Myanmar 227,298 159,221 -68,077

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 43
Outer London - East and North East 38
Inner London - East 20
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
West Midlands 15

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 29 31 +2
Outer London - East and North East 26 26 +0
Inner London - East 15 13 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 14 +5
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Essex 9 11 +2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2

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) 68,708,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,389,691
Air transport 2,285,863
Other 7,380
Road transport 6,473

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) 34,856,548 33,852,382 -1,004,166
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,852,712 3,536,979 -3,315,733
Air transport 1,324,605 961,258 -363,347
Other 4,031 3,349 -682
Road transport 1,785 4,688 +2,903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 60,758,593
London Gateway Port 8,417,733
Southampton 3,354,316
Grangemouth Docks 2,204,989
London Heathrow Airport 1,813,356

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 32,902,151 27,856,442 -5,045,709
London Gateway Port 3,848,310 4,569,423 +721,113
Southampton 1,440,493 1,913,823 +473,330
Grangemouth Docks 1,180,532 1,024,457 -156,075
London Heathrow Airport 1,188,932 624,424 -564,508
Dover 957,380 547,044 -410,336
Liverpool Docks 307,118 592,219 +285,101
Eurotunnel 313,257 238,834 -74,423
London 255,537 182,679 -72,858
Birmingham Airport 65,822 250,868 +185,046

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 157
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Manufacture of food products 27
Food and beverage service activities 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 46
2025-10 48
2025-09 44
2025-08 48

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 95
0-1m 59
54m+ 34
15m-54m 28
Other 5

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 3,104,595
Netherlands 2,740,605
Sweden 1,089,340
Portugal 521,191
United States 197,095

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 1,724,402 1,380,193 -344,209
Netherlands 1,674,986 1,065,619 -609,367
Sweden 674,088 415,252 -258,836
Portugal 327,855 193,336 -134,519
United States 153,762 43,333 -110,429
Germany 166,738 8,857 -157,881
France 123,780 40,228 -83,552
Norway 123,656 38,222 -85,434
Belgium 28,593 121,710 +93,117
Denmark 60,140 34,656 -25,484

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 £
XI 67,247
Canada 10,370
China 3,282
Ireland 92

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 £
XI 36,641 30,606 -6,035
Canada 3,871 6,499 +2,628
China 3,282 0 -3,282
Ireland 92 0 -92

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) 7,585,595
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,265,785
Other 84,017
Air transport 887

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) 4,218,049 3,367,546 -850,503
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 929,547 336,238 -593,309
Other 44,867 39,150 -5,717
Air transport 0 887 +887

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,555,609
Liverpool Docks 1,635,075
Immingham Docks 1,416,308
Holyhead 1,105,748
Dover / Eurotunnel 818,761

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 1,544,825 1,010,784 -534,041
Liverpool Docks 1,083,300 551,775 -531,525
Immingham Docks 988,535 427,773 -560,762
Holyhead 418,799 686,949 +268,150
Dover / Eurotunnel 443,611 375,150 -68,461
London 119,063 222,289 +103,226
Harwich 247,925 84,445 -163,480
London Gateway Port 78,642 164,779 +86,137
Heysham 146,009 92,103 -53,906
Southampton 42,387 48,158 +5,771

Quick facts

HS code: 071340

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

Description: Dried lentils, shelled and ready for cooking in soups, stews, and salads