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 19,244,931
Switzerland 3,359,771
Ireland 2,989,532
France 2,472,739
India 2,257,378

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 6,507,673 12,737,258 +6,229,585
Switzerland 1,823,724 1,536,047 -287,677
Ireland 1,484,277 1,505,255 +20,978
France 1,136,481 1,336,258 +199,777
India 1,166,163 1,091,215 -74,948
Netherlands 1,151,527 1,004,460 -147,067
Indonesia 1,165,122 970,209 -194,913
Brazil 1,387,195 586,765 -800,430
Belgium 1,112,631 633,546 -479,085
China 793,988 544,527 -249,461

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 25,783,262
India 6,064,596
Brazil 2,679,655
Indonesia 2,369,373
China 1,283,456

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 9,763,704 16,019,558 +6,255,854
India 3,370,112 2,694,484 -675,628
Brazil 1,843,022 836,633 -1,006,389
Indonesia 1,305,855 1,063,518 -242,337
China 677,969 605,487 -72,482
Netherlands 485,994 519,896 +33,902
United States 481,660 64,638 -417,022
Sri Lanka 232,983 308,349 +75,366
Turkey 398,996 127,944 -271,052
France 130,311 112,201 -18,110

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 24
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - East and North East 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 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 7 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Outer London - South 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 2 -3
West Midlands 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) 35,091,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,992,221
Other 3,264,793
Air transport 306,694
Road transport 71,259

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) 15,568,042 19,523,664 +3,955,622
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,865,318 3,126,903 -738,415
Other 1,642,500 1,622,293 -20,207
Air transport 161,502 145,192 -16,310
Road transport 68,425 2,834 -65,591

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 24,065,245
London Gateway Port 5,525,031
Southampton 3,584,473
000 3,264,793
Dover 1,978,514

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 11,313,912 12,751,333 +1,437,421
London Gateway Port 2,057,248 3,467,783 +1,410,535
Southampton 1,035,908 2,548,565 +1,512,657
000 1,642,500 1,622,293 -20,207
Dover 983,401 995,113 +11,712
Eurotunnel 731,498 1,036,750 +305,252
Harwich 652,037 738,229 +86,192
Immingham Docks 734,909 359,721 -375,188
Liverpool Docks 782,647 131,668 -650,979
London 527,221 234,511 -292,710

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 82
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Manufacture of food products 27
Food and beverage service activities 9
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
2026-01 19
2025-11 17
2025-10 19
2025-09 21
2025-08 26

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+ 31
15m-54m 26
0-1m 20
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 1,709,489
Ireland 1,524,290
Germany 874,261
France 765,028
Denmark 491,079

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 886,139 823,350 -62,789
Ireland 796,001 728,289 -67,712
Germany 629,080 245,181 -383,899
France 424,976 340,052 -84,924
Denmark 200,954 290,125 +89,171
United Arab Emirates 140,197 110,707 -29,490
Qatar 99,571 37,094 -62,477
Australia 61,541 54,939 -6,602
Saudi Arabia 75,225 34,902 -40,323
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 £
Belgium 32,118
Italy 10,423
Netherlands 2,015
Turkey 601
China 227

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 £
Belgium 11,521 20,597 +9,076
Italy 6,880 3,543 -3,337
Netherlands 1,755 260 -1,495
Turkey 601 0 -601
China 116 111 -5
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) 4,830,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,855,158
Other 156,534
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) 2,608,268 2,222,313 -385,955
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,138,947 716,211 -422,736
Other 85,354 71,180 -14,174
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 2,471,800
Liverpool Docks 956,415
London Gateway Port 872,865
Immingham Docks 716,370
Holyhead 403,797

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 1,507,572 964,228 -543,344
Liverpool Docks 476,527 479,888 +3,361
London Gateway Port 535,129 337,736 -197,393
Immingham Docks 359,401 356,969 -2,432
Holyhead 230,856 172,941 -57,915
Avonmouth Docks 78,804 235,436 +156,632
Dover 124,113 56,825 -67,288
Harwich 145,569 31,952 -113,617
Eurotunnel 0 161,906 +161,906
000 85,354 71,180 -14,174

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