Import/export HS code 090422: Crushed or ground chili peppers

Chili peppers that have been crushed or ground into smaller pieces or powder

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 £
Spain 33,799,061
India 32,192,308
France 17,451,184
China 10,489,432
Turkey 3,137,739

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 £
Spain 17,313,683 16,485,378 -828,305
India 17,051,306 15,141,002 -1,910,304
France 9,710,848 7,740,336 -1,970,512
China 5,470,054 5,019,378 -450,676
Turkey 1,735,924 1,401,815 -334,109
Cayman Islands 1,591,666 859,180 -732,486
Belgium 858,619 864,854 +6,235
South Africa 769,663 613,441 -156,222
South Korea 511,337 441,376 -69,961
Netherlands 446,547 465,219 +18,672

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 £
Spain 45,939,516
India 34,610,406
China 16,986,990
Turkey 3,225,965
South Africa 1,416,609

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 £
Spain 24,621,576 21,317,940 -3,303,636
India 18,171,998 16,438,408 -1,733,590
China 8,698,488 8,288,502 -409,986
Turkey 1,709,836 1,516,129 -193,707
South Africa 803,168 613,441 -189,727
Peru 660,916 660,306 -610
South Korea 539,356 348,932 -190,424
United States 639,184 206,278 -432,906
Mexico 428,743 184,996 -243,747
Ecuador 123,567 309,702 +186,135

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 35
Outer London - West and North West 31
Inner London - East 24
Inner London - West 24
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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 - East and North East 29 21 -8
Outer London - West and North West 26 23 -3
Inner London - East 18 20 +2
Inner London - West 21 17 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 14 14 +0
West Midlands 9 11 +2
West Yorkshire 11 12 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 8 -1
Outer London - South 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -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) 54,509,664
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,170,301
Air transport 2,579,031
Other 413,411
Road transport 106,716

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) 28,492,975 26,016,689 -2,476,286
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,705,231 24,465,070 -3,240,161
Air transport 1,534,309 1,044,722 -489,587
Other 247,746 165,665 -82,081
Road transport 50,730 55,986 +5,256

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 29,693,525
Eurotunnel 29,597,862
London Gateway Port 15,979,640
Dover 13,955,207
Southampton 5,333,478

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 15,697,597 13,995,928 -1,701,669
Eurotunnel 14,905,784 14,692,078 -213,706
London Gateway Port 8,379,088 7,600,552 -778,536
Dover 7,084,424 6,870,783 -213,641
Southampton 2,276,326 3,057,152 +780,826
Portsmouth 3,056,617 1,786,883 -1,269,734
Liverpool Docks 1,939,696 760,817 -1,178,879
London 1,228,917 271,138 -957,779
Dover / Eurotunnel 823,302 623,586 -199,716
London Stansted Airport 492,082 787,554 +295,472

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 197
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Manufacture of food products 57
Food and beverage service activities 29
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 67
2025-10 82
2025-09 65
2025-08 75
2025-07 86

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 142
54m+ 66
0-1m 52
15m-54m 47
Other 7

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 3,514,174
Netherlands 2,203,988
Hungary 903,224
Spain 651,666
France 475,507

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 1,857,022 1,657,152 -199,870
Netherlands 1,158,738 1,045,250 -113,488
Hungary 470,980 432,244 -38,736
Spain 358,184 293,482 -64,702
France 283,464 192,043 -91,421
Czechia 129,163 151,803 +22,640
India 5,548 260,813 +255,265
United Arab Emirates 148,138 40,566 -107,572
Germany 42,712 114,244 +71,532
United States 61,299 88,946 +27,647

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 504,902
China 18,870
XI 8,985
Ireland 3,502
Belgium 2,722

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 254,883 250,019 -4,864
China 7,983 10,887 +2,904
XI 3,756 5,229 +1,473
Ireland 3,502 0 -3,502
Belgium 2,722 0 -2,722
Viet Nam 730 1,580 +850
India 2,091 15 -2,076
Spain 1,818 15 -1,803
France 732 994 +262
Peru 0 581 +581

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) 7,949,136
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,167,655
Other 548,572
Air transport 186,196

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) 4,152,972 3,796,164 -356,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 575,362 592,293 +16,931
Other 278,706 269,866 -8,840
Air transport 56,801 129,395 +72,594

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,554,406
Holyhead 1,477,375
Liverpool Docks 1,285,685
000 548,572
London Gateway Port 340,464

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 2,366,034 2,188,372 -177,662
Holyhead 838,506 638,869 -199,637
Liverpool Docks 603,707 681,978 +78,271
000 278,706 269,866 -8,840
London Gateway Port 200,606 139,858 -60,748
Felixstowe 125,737 195,935 +70,198
Heysham 148,372 141,860 -6,512
Southampton 87,638 91,126 +3,488
Immingham Docks 64,318 98,642 +34,324
London Heathrow Airport 47,544 105,064 +57,520

Quick facts

HS code: 090422

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

Description: Chili peppers that have been crushed or ground into smaller pieces or powder