Import/export HS code 20059910: Prepared chili peppers

Chili peppers (Capsicum genus) prepared or preserved, excluding sweet peppers

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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 £
France 7,905,274
Turkey 2,079,303
Peru 1,988,889
Belgium 1,622,301
Netherlands 1,335,865

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 £
France 4,107,656 3,797,618 -310,038
Turkey 1,362,052 717,251 -644,801
Peru 890,497 1,098,392 +207,895
Belgium 798,765 823,536 +24,771
Netherlands 576,642 759,223 +182,581
Greece 566,647 694,753 +128,106
Spain 400,723 329,305 -71,418
Poland 187,899 372,986 +185,087
China 135,419 282,503 +147,084
Denmark 240,555 108,899 -131,656

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 £
France 7,585,852
Turkey 3,204,809
Peru 2,096,288
Greece 1,755,387
Italy 1,490,922

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 £
France 3,832,518 3,753,334 -79,184
Turkey 1,936,354 1,268,455 -667,899
Peru 956,773 1,139,515 +182,742
Greece 843,099 912,288 +69,189
Italy 862,173 628,749 -233,424
Poland 437,212 372,986 -64,226
Spain 289,975 443,826 +153,851
China 135,419 330,791 +195,372
Denmark 240,555 0 -240,555
Netherlands 31,750 191,618 +159,868

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 11
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Inner London - West 7

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 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 1 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 4 +1
Essex 2 4 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,364,747
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,476,445
Air transport 134,806
Road transport 112,572
Other 25,306

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,420,887 5,943,860 +1,522,973
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,232,653 3,243,792 -1,988,861
Air transport 107,239 27,567 -79,672
Road transport 74,211 38,361 -35,850
Other 15,043 10,263 -4,780

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 7,563,065
London Gateway Port 2,561,969
Felixstowe 2,440,726
Eurotunnel 1,507,553
London 1,458,338

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 £
Portsmouth 3,755,647 3,807,418 +51,771
London Gateway Port 1,252,974 1,308,995 +56,021
Felixstowe 1,536,667 904,059 -632,608
Eurotunnel 668,122 839,431 +171,309
London 771,085 687,253 -83,832
Immingham Docks 394,069 417,887 +23,818
Dover 306,053 266,660 -39,393
Liverpool Docks 146,901 171,165 +24,264
Thamesport 88,665 197,601 +108,936
Dover / Eurotunnel 216,999 59,543 -157,456

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 70
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 18
Food and beverage service activities 13
Manufacture of food products 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 25
2025-10 27
2025-09 25
2025-08 24

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 48
54m+ 24
0-1m 15
15m-54m 10
Other 1

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 £
Belgium 158,462
Ireland 83,981
Turkey 26,896
Germany 23,940
Canada 16,920

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 £
Belgium 81,130 77,332 -3,798
Ireland 45,625 38,356 -7,269
Turkey 26,896 0 -26,896
Germany 0 23,940 +23,940
Canada 5,640 11,280 +5,640
Iceland 9,471 6,356 -3,115
Kuwait 13,487 0 -13,487
China 5,780 7,614 +1,834
Denmark 7,031 0 -7,031
United Arab Emirates 3,569 3,460 -109

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 £
France 27,728
Ireland 23,651
XI 839

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 £
France 18,285 9,443 -8,842
Ireland 12,707 10,944 -1,763
XI 656 183 -473

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) 221,980
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 94,390
Other 79,864
Air transport 4,954

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) 103,911 118,069 +14,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 59,855 34,535 -25,320
Other 45,625 34,239 -11,386
Air transport 3,869 1,085 -2,784

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 191,735
000 79,864
Felixstowe 40,451
London Gateway Port 30,780
Immingham Docks 22,709

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,527 105,208 +18,681
000 45,625 34,239 -11,386
Felixstowe 32,837 7,614 -25,223
London Gateway Port 17,056 13,724 -3,332
Immingham Docks 16,502 6,207 -10,295
Southampton 9,962 5,640 -4,322
Liverpool Docks 0 5,640 +5,640
Holyhead 0 4,117 +4,117
ZLC 3,869 0 -3,869
Harwich 0 2,437 +2,437

Quick facts

HS code: 20059910

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

Description: Chili peppers (Capsicum genus) prepared or preserved, excluding sweet peppers