Import/export HS code 20019020: Preserved spicy peppers

Fruits of the Capsicum genus, such as chili peppers, preserved with vinegar or acetic acid (excluding sweet peppers or pimentos)

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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 £
Turkey 13,174,490
Mexico 5,172,281
India 3,279,812
Greece 2,404,096
South Africa 1,835,937

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 £
Turkey 7,389,769 5,784,721 -1,605,048
Mexico 2,838,471 2,333,810 -504,661
India 1,073,593 2,206,219 +1,132,626
Greece 1,049,482 1,354,614 +305,132
South Africa 787,929 1,048,008 +260,079
Egypt 744,488 935,419 +190,931
Poland 821,856 762,369 -59,487
Peru 1,359,913 206,760 -1,153,153
Costa Rica 738,245 664,481 -73,764
Ecuador 190,698 764,812 +574,114

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 £
Turkey 13,397,330
Mexico 5,429,471
Greece 3,339,387
India 3,279,812
South Africa 1,835,937

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 £
Turkey 7,542,683 5,854,647 -1,688,036
Mexico 3,237,033 2,192,438 -1,044,595
Greece 1,614,169 1,725,218 +111,049
India 1,073,593 2,206,219 +1,132,626
South Africa 787,929 1,048,008 +260,079
Egypt 744,488 952,653 +208,165
Poland 814,488 762,369 -52,119
Peru 1,309,357 214,653 -1,094,704
Costa Rica 738,245 664,481 -73,764
Spain 675,064 533,558 -141,506

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 25
Outer London - West and North West 21
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15
Inner London - East 15
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 13

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 22 19 -3
Outer London - West and North West 16 13 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14 13 -1
Inner London - East 11 12 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 12 10 -2
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 4 7 +3
West Yorkshire 5 6 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6 4 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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) 33,547,068
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,085,965
Other 318,304
Road transport 277,593
Air transport 122,649

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) 17,450,278 16,096,790 -1,353,488
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,756,871 2,329,094 -427,777
Other 173,589 144,715 -28,874
Road transport 38,627 238,966 +200,339
Air transport 17,390 105,259 +87,869
Rail transport 4,522 0 -4,522

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 16,256,135
London Gateway Port 12,873,253
Southampton 3,121,751
Dover 2,515,381
Liverpool Docks 1,079,518

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 8,351,385 7,904,750 -446,635
London Gateway Port 7,831,852 5,041,401 -2,790,451
Southampton 560,012 2,561,739 +2,001,727
Dover 1,477,720 1,037,661 -440,059
Liverpool Docks 475,668 603,850 +128,182
London 563,409 490,672 -72,737
Eurotunnel 448,450 316,211 -132,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 159,197 259,225 +100,028
000 173,589 144,715 -28,874
ZLC 38,627 241,921 +203,294

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 118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Food and beverage service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 20
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 39
2025-11 48
2025-10 51
2025-09 43
2025-08 48

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 74
54m+ 41
15m-54m 23
0-1m 17
Other 14

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 1,921,775
Sweden 472,166
Czechia 232,705
Norway 105,771
Switzerland 75,242

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 979,907 941,868 -38,039
Sweden 237,225 234,941 -2,284
Czechia 135,543 97,162 -38,381
Norway 50,297 55,474 +5,177
Switzerland 34,247 40,995 +6,748
Lebanon 37,224 37,224 +0
Germany 24,260 35,822 +11,562
Belgium 42,766 10,344 -32,422
Iceland 18,129 25,104 +6,975
Spain 1,034 38,373 +37,339

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 £
Turkey 130,343
Ireland 5,951
XI 4,760
Egypt 1,432
Peru 1,304

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 £
Turkey 60,695 69,648 +8,953
Ireland 2,972 2,979 +7
XI 295 4,465 +4,170
Egypt 1,372 60 -1,312
Peru 0 1,304 +1,304
China 0 100 +100
Greece 65 29 -36
Thailand 45 0 -45
India 0 13 +13
South Africa 13 0 -13

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) 2,796,698
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 257,265
Other 178,263
Air transport 19,310

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) 1,392,795 1,403,903 +11,108
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,882 121,383 -14,499
Other 91,491 86,772 -4,719
Air transport 2,719 16,591 +13,872

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 1,031,202
Dover / Eurotunnel 643,501
Liverpool Docks 507,875
Immingham Docks 457,695
000 178,263

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 £
Holyhead 489,276 541,926 +52,650
Dover / Eurotunnel 239,958 403,543 +163,585
Liverpool Docks 261,448 246,427 -15,021
Immingham Docks 277,888 179,807 -98,081
000 91,491 86,772 -4,719
Heysham 52,717 35,293 -17,424
London Gateway Port 42,202 44,049 +1,847
Milford 52,074 34,168 -17,906
Middlesbrough 18,129 25,104 +6,975
London 42,766 0 -42,766

Quick facts

HS code: 20019020

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

Description: Fruits of the Capsicum genus, such as chili peppers, preserved with vinegar or acetic acid (excluding sweet peppers or pimentos)