Import/export HS code 1202: Raw Groundnuts

Groundnuts that are not roasted or cooked, sold either in shells or shelled, and may be whole or broken. Perfect for snacking or cooking

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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 £
Argentina 110,110,370
China 43,114,408
Nicaragua 41,114,531
United States 33,644,590
Brazil 15,934,987

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 £
Argentina 56,594,163 53,516,207 -3,077,956
China 25,551,839 17,562,569 -7,989,270
Nicaragua 22,316,860 18,797,671 -3,519,189
United States 25,163,651 8,480,939 -16,682,712
Brazil 9,134,886 6,800,101 -2,334,785
India 8,604,584 7,193,848 -1,410,736
Netherlands 11,003,065 4,151,078 -6,851,987
Uganda 876,130 572,929 -303,201
Egypt 944,464 365,915 -578,549
Costa Rica 440,116 75,801 -364,315

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 £
Argentina 111,807,580
Nicaragua 45,926,964
China 43,363,034
United States 41,859,156
Brazil 17,620,539

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 £
Argentina 57,935,384 53,872,196 -4,063,188
Nicaragua 26,210,369 19,716,595 -6,493,774
China 25,980,527 17,382,507 -8,598,020
United States 29,876,298 11,982,858 -17,893,440
Brazil 10,844,034 6,776,505 -4,067,529
India 8,326,552 7,141,677 -1,184,875
Uganda 884,505 573,933 -310,572
Egypt 1,043,033 365,915 -677,118
Netherlands 723,770 49,408 -674,362
Uzbekistan 199,625 4,118 -195,507

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 17
Outer London - West and North West 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - East 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 - East and North East 12 14 +2
Outer London - West and North West 15 11 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
West Midlands 6 5 -1
Essex 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -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) 271,297,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,850,844
Air transport 1,579,000
Other 261,650
Rail transport 58,510

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) 155,928,181 115,368,954 -40,559,227
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,652,930 2,197,914 -3,455,016
Air transport 930,913 648,087 -282,826
Other 201,268 60,382 -140,886
Rail transport 58,510 0 -58,510
Road transport 0 1,050 +1,050

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 179,955,159
Felixstowe 55,147,060
Immingham Docks 19,100,054
Southampton 18,351,640
Liverpool Docks 2,280,311

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 £
London Gateway Port 111,296,079 68,659,080 -42,636,999
Felixstowe 29,934,343 25,212,717 -4,721,626
Immingham Docks 15,347,646 3,752,408 -11,595,238
Southampton 1,449,484 16,902,156 +15,452,672
Liverpool Docks 945,132 1,335,179 +390,047
London Heathrow Airport 818,160 528,608 -289,552
London 301,324 935,960 +634,636
Hull 1,126,566 43,439 -1,083,127
Belfast Port 446,050 459,914 +13,864
Harwich 300,156 111,568 -188,588

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 75
Manufacture of food products 21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3
Food and beverage service activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 28
2025-10 29
2025-09 31
2025-08 39
2025-07 37

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 40
54m+ 25
0-1m 23
15m-54m 14
Other 4

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 2,170,186
Ireland 1,953,315
Hungary 286,583
Germany 209,141
Austria 187,441

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 1,248,794 921,392 -327,402
Ireland 1,031,989 921,326 -110,663
Hungary 286,583 0 -286,583
Germany 43,821 165,320 +121,499
Austria 129,612 57,829 -71,783
China 0 158,312 +158,312
United States 108,125 41,670 -66,455
France 57,792 83,722 +25,930
United Arab Emirates 0 95,804 +95,804
Greece 35,453 13,153 -22,300

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 741,329
Argentina 46,961
XU 10,883
United States 8,939
Bulgaria 1,584

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 410,504 330,825 -79,679
Argentina 21,286 25,675 +4,389
XU 4,212 6,671 +2,459
United States 8,939 0 -8,939
Bulgaria 1,202 382 -820
Saint Barthélemy 331 798 +467
China 0 30 +30
Ireland 17 5 -12

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) 3,483,235
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,244,237
Other 810,877
Air transport 15,970

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) 1,979,555 1,503,680 -475,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 617,246 626,991 +9,745
Other 446,491 364,386 -82,105
Air transport 1,275 14,695 +13,420

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,315,030
Felixstowe 1,255,603
000 810,877
Liverpool Docks 448,562
Immingham Docks 415,269

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 827,318 487,712 -339,606
Felixstowe 674,729 580,874 -93,855
000 446,491 364,386 -82,105
Liverpool Docks 281,864 166,698 -115,166
Immingham Docks 247,807 167,462 -80,345
Holyhead 179,427 225,065 +45,638
Heysham 114,400 160,874 +46,474
London Gateway Port 41,213 166,709 +125,496
Hull 0 134,237 +134,237
Harwich 80,730 35,496 -45,234

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 1202

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

Description: Groundnuts that are not roasted or cooked, sold either in shells or shelled, and may be whole or broken. Perfect for snacking or cooking