Import/export HS code 090411: Whole pepper

Pepper that is not crushed or ground, sold in its natural form

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Viet Nam 19,299,131
Switzerland 3,526,308
Ireland 2,905,244
France 2,414,119
Brazil 2,218,748

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 £
Viet Nam 6,569,662 12,729,469 +6,159,807
Switzerland 1,825,579 1,700,729 -124,850
Ireland 1,459,648 1,445,596 -14,052
France 1,186,834 1,227,285 +40,451
Brazil 1,458,515 760,233 -698,282
India 1,175,748 1,023,266 -152,482
Netherlands 1,180,383 984,009 -196,374
Indonesia 1,158,045 977,286 -180,759
Belgium 1,215,246 619,028 -596,218
China 673,960 674,625 +665

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 £
Viet Nam 25,454,279
India 6,244,774
Brazil 2,917,431
Indonesia 2,379,056
China 1,293,526

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 £
Viet Nam 9,961,866 15,492,413 +5,530,547
India 3,365,393 2,879,381 -486,012
Brazil 1,895,627 1,021,804 -873,823
Indonesia 1,308,461 1,070,595 -237,866
China 557,941 735,585 +177,644
Netherlands 500,194 517,615 +17,421
United States 530,041 60,195 -469,846
Turkey 423,461 124,696 -298,765
Sri Lanka 222,650 301,593 +78,943
France 129,176 112,647 -16,529

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
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - East and North East 9
Inner London - West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7

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 18 +4
Inner London - East 11 11 +0
Outer London - East and North East 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 5 3 -2
West Midlands 7 4 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 35,297,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,979,111
Other 3,188,578
Air transport 300,248
Road transport 97,517

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) 15,517,924 19,779,533 +4,261,609
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,943,276 3,035,835 -907,441
Other 1,621,382 1,567,196 -54,186
Air transport 137,623 162,625 +25,002
Road transport 94,683 2,834 -91,849

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 24,176,793
London Gateway Port 5,690,890
Southampton 3,590,480
000 3,188,578
Dover 1,981,807

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 11,065,324 13,111,469 +2,046,145
London Gateway Port 2,146,447 3,544,443 +1,397,996
Southampton 1,121,228 2,469,252 +1,348,024
000 1,621,382 1,567,196 -54,186
Dover 997,574 984,233 -13,341
Eurotunnel 738,755 962,241 +223,486
Harwich 592,227 798,039 +205,812
Immingham Docks 768,239 340,863 -427,376
Liverpool Docks 826,599 0 -826,599
London 537,895 224,860 -313,035

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 80
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of food products 27
Food and beverage service activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 17
2025-10 19
2025-09 21
2025-08 26
2025-07 28

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 55
54m+ 32
0-1m 23
15m-54m 23
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 £
Netherlands 1,675,755
Ireland 1,500,667
Germany 873,180
France 764,598
Denmark 509,173

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 699,167 976,588 +277,421
Ireland 769,804 730,863 -38,941
Germany 550,276 322,904 -227,372
France 436,416 328,182 -108,234
Denmark 183,869 325,304 +141,435
United Arab Emirates 135,964 112,914 -23,050
Qatar 99,598 37,166 -62,432
Australia 65,817 54,939 -10,878
Saudi Arabia 87,128 26,202 -60,926
United States 76,534 28,013 -48,521

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 115,046
Belgium 35,246
Italy 10,502
Netherlands 2,015
Turkey 601

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 60,947 54,099 -6,848
Belgium 14,649 20,597 +5,948
Italy 6,368 4,134 -2,234
Netherlands 1,644 371 -1,273
Turkey 601 0 -601
China 125 122 -3
XI 28 0 -28
Brazil 7 0 -7
Germany 2 0 -2

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) 4,757,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,885,483
Other 163,694
Air transport 70,811

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) 2,375,681 2,381,840 +6,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,037,521 847,962 -189,559
Other 84,371 79,323 -5,048
Air transport 23,139 47,672 +24,533

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,490,567
Liverpool Docks 922,714
London Gateway Port 869,534
Immingham Docks 732,262
Holyhead 407,156

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,323,761 1,166,806 -156,955
Liverpool Docks 447,106 475,608 +28,502
London Gateway Port 520,861 348,673 -172,188
Immingham Docks 344,308 387,954 +43,646
Holyhead 249,371 157,785 -91,586
Avonmouth Docks 0 314,240 +314,240
Dover 125,040 55,744 -69,296
Harwich 143,307 34,214 -109,093
000 84,371 79,323 -5,048
Felixstowe 94,532 56,884 -37,648

Quick facts

HS code: 090411

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

Description: Pepper that is not crushed or ground, sold in its natural form