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 110,013,278
Nicaragua 41,477,634
China 38,271,965
United States 21,416,488
India 15,111,709

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 58,149,718 51,863,560 -6,286,158
Nicaragua 22,310,341 19,167,293 -3,143,048
China 24,360,224 13,911,741 -10,448,483
United States 14,497,621 6,918,867 -7,578,754
India 8,808,556 6,303,153 -2,505,403
Brazil 8,147,207 6,793,674 -1,353,533
Netherlands 10,240,167 4,073,788 -6,166,379
Costa Rica 440,116 75,801 -364,315
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 270,056 95,169 -174,887
Germany 316,041 7,697 -308,344

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 110,850,666
Nicaragua 46,380,982
China 38,406,142
United States 30,027,743
Brazil 16,461,096

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 58,920,118 51,930,548 -6,989,570
Nicaragua 26,292,853 20,088,129 -6,204,724
China 24,644,585 13,761,557 -10,883,028
United States 19,558,706 10,469,037 -9,089,669
Brazil 9,592,181 6,868,915 -2,723,266
India 8,643,387 6,250,982 -2,392,405
Netherlands 447,512 49,408 -398,104
Uzbekistan 176,872 2,393 -174,479
United Republic of Tanzania 134,965 0 -134,965
Canada 64,835 60,188 -4,647

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 10
Outer London - West and North West 10
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 - East and North East 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
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) 252,049,262
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,143,381
Other 247,313
Air transport 126,724
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) 144,075,664 107,973,598 -36,102,066
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,423,231 1,720,150 -2,703,081
Other 198,843 48,470 -150,373
Air transport 74,030 52,694 -21,336
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 173,247,023
Felixstowe 50,092,022
Southampton 17,887,381
Immingham Docks 12,442,887
Liverpool Docks 1,313,369

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 108,670,960 64,576,063 -44,094,897
Felixstowe 28,024,758 22,067,264 -5,957,494
Southampton 1,204,439 16,682,942 +15,478,503
Immingham Docks 8,786,130 3,656,757 -5,129,373
Liverpool Docks 30,314 1,283,055 +1,252,741
London 258,954 968,365 +709,411
Hull 962,816 43,439 -919,377
Belfast Port 167,104 179,715 +12,611
000 198,843 48,470 -150,373
Dover / Eurotunnel 201,488 39,277 -162,211

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 54
Manufacture of food products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 20
2025-08 28

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 17
15m-54m 12
Other 3

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 2,137,692
Ireland 1,102,318
Hungary 286,583
Germany 209,141
France 149,672

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 1,252,280 885,412 -366,868
Ireland 615,043 487,275 -127,768
Hungary 286,583 0 -286,583
Germany 43,821 165,320 +121,499
France 59,095 90,577 +31,482
United States 100,325 41,670 -58,655
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 148,850
Argentina 50,350
United States 4,566
Bulgaria 1,825
Saint Barthélemy 1,129

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 88,846 60,004 -28,842
Argentina 26,311 24,039 -2,272
United States 4,566 0 -4,566
Bulgaria 871 954 +83
Saint Barthélemy 331 798 +467
China 0 30 +30
Ireland 11 5 -6

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) 3,078,434
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,204,673
Other 217,649
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) 1,827,120 1,251,314 -575,806
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 609,914 594,759 -15,155
Other 125,549 92,100 -33,449
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 1,296,544
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,116,729
Immingham Docks 424,677
Liverpool Docks 350,395
Heysham 263,946

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 746,943 549,601 -197,342
Dover / Eurotunnel 699,750 416,979 -282,771
Immingham Docks 251,395 173,282 -78,113
Liverpool Docks 198,105 152,290 -45,815
Heysham 130,840 133,106 +2,266
Holyhead 150,742 107,473 -43,269
000 125,549 92,100 -33,449
London Gateway Port 38,093 138,065 +99,972
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