Import/export HS code 120242: Shelled Groundnuts

Groundnuts with shells removed, sold whole or broken. Ready for cooking, snacking, or making peanut butter

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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 109,734,029
Nicaragua 41,114,531
China 39,112,009
United States 23,601,232
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 56,444,981 53,289,048 -3,155,933
Nicaragua 22,316,860 18,797,671 -3,519,189
China 23,877,260 15,234,749 -8,642,511
United States 16,321,586 7,279,646 -9,041,940
Brazil 9,134,886 6,800,101 -2,334,785
India 8,565,579 7,174,816 -1,390,763
Netherlands 10,693,510 4,088,992 -6,604,518
Costa Rica 440,116 75,801 -364,315
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 314,936 95,169 -219,767
Germany 313,723 19,167 -294,556

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 111,403,970
Nicaragua 45,879,179
China 39,337,680
United States 31,671,923
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 57,758,933 53,645,037 -4,113,896
Nicaragua 26,162,584 19,716,595 -6,445,989
China 24,311,343 15,026,337 -9,285,006
United States 20,956,927 10,714,996 -10,241,931
Brazil 10,844,034 6,776,505 -4,067,529
India 8,287,547 7,122,645 -1,164,902
Netherlands 596,701 49,408 -547,293
Paraguay 179,051 0 -179,051
Uzbekistan 176,872 0 -176,872
United Republic of Tanzania 134,965 0 -134,965

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 11
Outer London - East and North East 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - East 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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 10 7 -3
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Essex 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +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) 255,862,078
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,972,317
Other 259,964
Air transport 127,972
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) 144,422,417 111,439,661 -32,982,756
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,097,361 1,874,956 -3,222,405
Other 199,582 60,382 -139,200
Air transport 78,691 49,281 -29,410
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 176,847,097
Felixstowe 51,266,173
Southampton 17,558,656
Immingham Docks 12,542,695
London 1,194,929

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 109,279,608 67,567,489 -41,712,119
Felixstowe 28,205,004 23,061,169 -5,143,835
Southampton 1,108,752 16,449,904 +15,341,152
Immingham Docks 8,858,060 3,684,635 -5,173,425
London 288,011 906,918 +618,907
Hull 1,097,556 43,439 -1,054,117
Liverpool Docks 0 1,126,708 +1,126,708
Belfast Port 103,078 243,741 +140,663
Harwich 196,069 111,568 -84,501
000 199,582 60,382 -139,200

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 55
Manufacture of food products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
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 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 20
2025-08 28
2025-07 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 29
54m+ 21
0-1m 16
15m-54m 12
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 2,159,640
Ireland 1,088,543
Hungary 286,583
Germany 209,141
United States 149,795

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 1,238,248 921,392 -316,856
Ireland 587,684 500,859 -86,825
Hungary 286,583 0 -286,583
Germany 43,821 165,320 +121,499
United States 108,125 41,670 -66,455
France 57,792 83,722 +25,930
China 0 129,668 +129,668
United Arab Emirates 0 95,804 +95,804
Austria 70,626 0 -70,626
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 150,910
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 88,549 62,361 -26,188
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) 3,077,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,215,593
Other 220,458
Air transport 12,698

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) 1,785,436 1,291,829 -493,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 617,246 598,347 -18,899
Other 124,536 95,922 -28,614
Air transport 0 12,698 +12,698

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,252,101
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,185,995
Immingham Docks 415,269
Liverpool Docks 343,653
Holyhead 261,413

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 £
Felixstowe 671,227 580,874 -90,353
Dover / Eurotunnel 760,128 425,867 -334,261
Immingham Docks 247,807 167,462 -80,345
Liverpool Docks 209,940 133,713 -76,227
Holyhead 153,369 108,044 -45,325
Heysham 90,032 160,874 +70,842
000 124,536 95,922 -28,614
London Gateway Port 41,213 138,065 +96,852
Hull 0 134,237 +134,237
Harwich 80,730 35,496 -45,234

Quick facts

HS code: 120242

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

Description: Groundnuts with shells removed, sold whole or broken. Ready for cooking, snacking, or making peanut butter