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 177,934,358
Netherlands 23,393,556
Spain 10,509,695
India 5,525,343
Germany 2,542,741

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 89,074,498 88,859,860 -214,638
Netherlands 14,676,206 8,717,350 -5,958,856
Spain 5,414,156 5,095,539 -318,617
India 2,635,758 2,889,585 +253,827
Germany 948,247 1,594,494 +646,247
Ireland 758,559 1,115,674 +357,115
Portugal 750,105 1,009,705 +259,600
Belgium 969,823 689,857 -279,966
France 187,106 766,830 +579,724
Greece 387,660 444,357 +56,697

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 201,202,542
Spain 10,383,785
India 5,528,304
Portugal 2,440,665
Greece 1,788,381

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 103,030,235 98,172,307 -4,857,928
Spain 5,311,093 5,072,692 -238,401
India 2,638,719 2,889,585 +250,866
Portugal 1,062,369 1,378,296 +315,927
Greece 980,236 808,145 -172,091
Netherlands 307,976 581,066 +273,090
Turkey 496,668 279,205 -217,463
France 136,713 504,684 +367,971
Belgium 357,722 280,126 -77,596
Mexico 359,021 253,873 -105,148

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 30
Outer London - East and North East 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - South 14

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 21 21 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 13 +4
Inner London - East 13 11 -2
Outer London - South 11 12 +1
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
Inner London - West 6 6 +0
West Midlands 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 8 +1
Essex 7 6 -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) 211,650,963
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 15,703,314
Other 3,184,835
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) 109,221,995 102,428,968 -6,793,027
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,777,918 8,925,396 +2,147,478
Other 1,501,889 1,682,946 +181,057
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 122,558,308
Felixstowe 57,951,603
Thamesport 11,579,336
Immingham Docks 8,825,413
Dover 8,085,346

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 66,227,438 56,330,870 -9,896,568
Felixstowe 25,604,537 32,347,066 +6,742,529
Thamesport 7,034,811 4,544,525 -2,490,286
Immingham Docks 5,793,394 3,032,019 -2,761,375
Dover 2,760,874 5,324,472 +2,563,598
London 1,612,579 3,325,262 +1,712,683
Liverpool Docks 2,612,961 2,184,399 -428,562
000 1,501,889 1,682,946 +181,057
Middlesbrough 1,701,494 983,871 -717,623
Southampton 339,850 1,397,317 +1,057,467

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 141
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 43
Food and beverage service activities 21
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
2026-01 57
2025-11 69
2025-10 61
2025-09 52
2025-08 56

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 90
54m+ 45
15m-54m 30
0-1m 28
Other 7

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 16,460,391
Netherlands 10,315,215
Germany 6,780,656
Poland 4,458,135
United States 3,811,698

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 8,176,849 8,283,542 +106,693
Netherlands 5,482,743 4,832,472 -650,271
Germany 3,725,106 3,055,550 -669,556
Poland 2,163,729 2,294,406 +130,677
United States 1,296,297 2,515,401 +1,219,104
United Arab Emirates 1,439,450 1,575,149 +135,699
Bahrain 1,306,886 862,234 -444,652
Saudi Arabia 1,319,421 685,756 -633,665
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 782,331 1,179,315 +396,984
Kuwait 740,820 688,431 -52,389

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 £
Ireland 238,779
XI 140,420
Italy 33,323
Spain 899
Iceland 12

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 £
Ireland 134,801 103,978 -30,823
XI 81,891 58,529 -23,362
Italy 17,814 15,509 -2,305
Spain 220 679 +459
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) 43,169,866
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,079,272
Other 1,020,119
Air transport 4,387

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) 20,545,128 22,624,738 +2,079,610
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,545,162 9,534,110 -2,011,052
Other 540,451 479,668 -60,783
Air transport 3,356 1,031 -2,325

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 18,451,099
Liverpool Docks 13,019,841
London Gateway Port 9,863,063
Holyhead 5,849,325
Felixstowe 4,410,727

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 9,425,616 9,025,483 -400,133
Liverpool Docks 5,419,484 7,600,357 +2,180,873
London Gateway Port 4,897,188 4,965,875 +68,687
Holyhead 3,700,270 2,149,055 -1,551,215
Felixstowe 1,813,820 2,596,907 +783,087
Southampton 1,782,831 1,733,165 -49,666
Dover 1,880,392 1,463,855 -416,537
Immingham Docks 1,138,442 828,355 -310,087
Dover / Eurotunnel 589,749 443,432 -146,317
000 540,451 479,668 -60,783

Quick facts

HS code: 200551

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

Description: Beans that have been removed from their pods