Import/export HS code 200551: Shelled beans

Beans that have been removed from their pods

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 £
Italy 179,823,699
Netherlands 25,675,863
Spain 10,745,238
India 5,351,169
Ireland 1,915,140

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 £
Italy 92,709,903 87,113,796 -5,596,107
Netherlands 16,374,176 9,301,687 -7,072,489
Spain 5,629,940 5,115,298 -514,642
India 2,582,561 2,768,608 +186,047
Ireland 725,239 1,189,901 +464,662
Portugal 788,336 984,438 +196,102
Germany 1,033,764 663,166 -370,598
Belgium 1,006,061 658,948 -347,113
France 178,070 765,845 +587,775
Greece 420,328 443,414 +23,086

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 £
Italy 204,388,553
Spain 10,628,023
India 5,354,130
Portugal 2,429,783
Greece 1,872,273

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 £
Italy 108,343,210 96,045,343 -12,297,867
Spain 5,530,782 5,097,241 -433,541
India 2,585,522 2,768,608 +183,086
Portugal 1,075,716 1,354,067 +278,351
Greece 1,048,762 823,511 -225,251
Netherlands 308,634 575,747 +267,113
Turkey 480,471 298,447 -182,024
Mexico 447,379 211,713 -235,666
Belgium 359,389 278,851 -80,538
France 116,201 514,015 +397,814

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 29
Outer London - East and North East 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - South 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 - West and North West 23 22 -1
Outer London - East and North East 22 20 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 13 +4
Inner London - East 13 11 -2
Outer London - South 12 11 -1
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Essex 7 6 -1
Greater Manchester 7 8 +1
Inner London - West 6 5 -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) 215,745,805
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,978,435
Other 3,316,104
Air transport 2,350
Road transport 1,766

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) 114,834,353 100,911,452 -13,922,901
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,889,270 8,089,165 +1,199,895
Other 1,541,611 1,774,493 +232,882
Air transport 0 2,350 +2,350
Road transport 0 1,766 +1,766

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 124,387,308
Felixstowe 58,336,969
Thamesport 12,864,440
Immingham Docks 9,486,342
Dover 7,997,735

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 69,283,314 55,103,994 -14,179,320
Felixstowe 26,383,985 31,952,984 +5,568,999
Thamesport 8,014,003 4,850,437 -3,163,566
Immingham Docks 6,288,173 3,198,169 -3,090,004
Dover 2,743,705 5,254,030 +2,510,325
Liverpool Docks 2,710,357 2,253,686 -456,671
London 1,594,873 3,106,739 +1,511,866
000 1,541,611 1,774,493 +232,882
Middlesbrough 2,018,424 999,508 -1,018,916
Southampton 350,230 1,239,018 +888,788

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 138
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 42
Food and beverage service activities 18
Manufacture of food products 14
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 69
2025-10 61
2025-09 52
2025-08 56
2025-07 60

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 87
54m+ 45
15m-54m 31
0-1m 25
Other 6

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 16,329,572
Netherlands 10,425,966
Germany 6,714,865
Poland 4,457,661
United States 3,831,950

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 8,249,590 8,079,982 -169,608
Netherlands 5,480,814 4,945,152 -535,662
Germany 3,647,586 3,067,279 -580,307
Poland 2,314,437 2,143,224 -171,213
United States 1,296,078 2,535,872 +1,239,794
United Arab Emirates 1,440,749 1,616,198 +175,449
Bahrain 1,089,979 1,095,943 +5,964
Saudi Arabia 1,142,481 862,696 -279,785
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 818,875 1,176,309 +357,434
Czechia 749,709 690,660 -59,049

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 608,696
Ireland 241,300
XI 142,011
Italy 33,342
China 3,219

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 287,580 321,116 +33,536
Ireland 111,974 129,326 +17,352
XI 82,810 59,201 -23,609
Italy 16,715 16,627 -88
China 3,219 0 -3,219
Spain 158 530 +372
Austria 445 0 -445
Germany 59 0 -59
Iceland 6 6 +0

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,762,821
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,663,731
Other 1,029,772
Air transport 32,448

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,246,853 23,515,968 +3,269,115
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,784,066 8,879,665 -2,904,401
Other 502,966 526,806 +23,840
Air transport 31,417 1,031 -30,386

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 18,352,106
Liverpool Docks 12,543,237
London Gateway Port 9,687,558
Holyhead 6,412,923
Felixstowe 4,436,354

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 £
Hull 9,242,490 9,109,616 -132,874
Liverpool Docks 5,459,540 7,083,697 +1,624,157
London Gateway Port 4,391,312 5,296,246 +904,934
Holyhead 4,075,338 2,337,585 -1,737,753
Felixstowe 1,756,336 2,680,018 +923,682
Southampton 1,916,016 1,780,210 -135,806
Dover 2,037,863 1,485,769 -552,094
Immingham Docks 1,219,048 733,791 -485,257
Dover / Eurotunnel 622,613 461,791 -160,822
000 502,966 526,806 +23,840

Quick facts

HS code: 200551

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

Description: Beans that have been removed from their pods