Import/export HS code 090412: Crushed or ground pepper

Pepper that has been crushed or ground into smaller pieces or powder

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  • 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 42,971,083
France 13,667,305
India 7,506,864
Netherlands 2,724,385
Switzerland 2,037,242

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 17,454,930 25,516,153 +8,061,223
France 7,166,874 6,500,431 -666,443
India 3,060,834 4,446,030 +1,385,196
Netherlands 1,312,573 1,411,812 +99,239
Switzerland 929,720 1,107,522 +177,802
Belgium 976,663 683,540 -293,123
Germany 823,431 742,445 -80,986
Italy 784,197 567,281 -216,916
China 592,155 739,702 +147,547
United States 587,597 316,538 -271,059

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 52,990,453
Indonesia 9,258,653
India 7,219,973
Brazil 2,138,989
Netherlands 1,547,257

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 21,901,713 31,088,740 +9,187,027
Indonesia 4,651,017 4,607,636 -43,381
India 3,062,450 4,157,523 +1,095,073
Brazil 1,238,688 900,301 -338,387
Netherlands 531,748 1,015,509 +483,761
China 722,422 736,491 +14,069
Italy 735,807 624,871 -110,936
Spain 727,240 188,645 -538,595
Turkey 574,789 225,302 -349,487
United States 422,461 110,196 -312,265

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 21
Inner London - East 19
Outer London - West and North West 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 9

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 - East and North East 19 12 -7
Inner London - East 15 11 -4
Outer London - West and North West 12 15 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 4 -6
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
West Midlands 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Essex 2 5 +3

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) 56,727,874
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,411,295
Other 1,002,535
Air transport 352,138
Road transport 29,121

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) 22,754,848 33,973,026 +11,218,178
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,827,569 10,583,726 -2,243,843
Other 504,394 498,141 -6,253
Air transport 138,403 213,735 +75,332
Road transport 4,567 24,554 +19,987

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 42,016,979
Dover 9,334,472
London Gateway Port 8,975,639
Eurotunnel 7,570,638
Southampton 5,895,097

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 16,872,840 25,144,139 +8,271,299
Dover 5,220,539 4,113,933 -1,106,606
London Gateway Port 2,974,347 6,001,292 +3,026,945
Eurotunnel 4,202,043 3,368,595 -833,448
Southampton 3,005,862 2,889,235 -116,627
Liverpool Docks 1,198,866 588,882 -609,984
Harwich 571,944 815,301 +243,357
Dover / Eurotunnel 467,915 543,628 +75,713
000 504,394 498,141 -6,253
London 362,946 494,954 +132,008

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 117
Manufacture of food products 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Food and beverage service activities 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 38
2025-10 44
2025-09 31
2025-08 39

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 70
54m+ 47
15m-54m 35
0-1m 19
Other 8

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 3,039,688
Netherlands 1,223,850
France 581,515
United Arab Emirates 447,198
Denmark 414,815

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 1,373,187 1,666,501 +293,314
Netherlands 603,263 620,587 +17,324
France 244,956 336,559 +91,603
United Arab Emirates 223,760 223,438 -322
Denmark 212,253 202,562 -9,691
Poland 118,174 254,163 +135,989
Germany 74,133 142,383 +68,250
Turkey 116,051 69,532 -46,519
Viet Nam 134,526 37,357 -97,169
South Africa 85,828 84,213 -1,615

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 £
Viet Nam 112,617
Belgium 21,166
France 9,470
Netherlands 8,537
India 7,800

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 £
Viet Nam 43,600 69,017 +25,417
Belgium 7,240 13,926 +6,686
France 4,798 4,672 -126
Netherlands 6,555 1,982 -4,573
India 0 7,800 +7,800
XI 4,135 1,237 -2,898
Ireland 3,232 834 -2,398
China 136 1,596 +1,460
Turkey 161 20 -141
United States Virgin Islands 19 0 -19

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) 5,763,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,518,418
Other 340,699
Air transport 77,494

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) 2,577,792 3,186,182 +608,390
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 893,705 624,713 -268,992
Other 165,247 175,452 +10,205
Air transport 55,745 21,749 -33,996

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,361,165
Holyhead 1,317,877
Liverpool Docks 1,240,785
London Gateway Port 717,967
Immingham Docks 705,895

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 1,058,570 1,302,595 +244,025
Holyhead 594,974 722,903 +127,929
Liverpool Docks 532,569 708,216 +175,647
London Gateway Port 375,693 342,274 -33,419
Immingham Docks 361,329 344,566 -16,763
000 165,247 175,452 +10,205
Felixstowe 117,047 195,800 +78,753
Dover 190,448 56,262 -134,186
Heysham 55,159 58,587 +3,428
Southampton 80,896 22,962 -57,934

Quick facts

HS code: 090412

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

Description: Pepper that has been crushed or ground into smaller pieces or powder