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 7,932,585
Turkey 2,332,634
Peru 1,982,224
Belgium 1,650,600
Netherlands 1,323,870

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 4,119,757 3,812,828 -306,929
Turkey 1,523,285 809,349 -713,936
Peru 937,546 1,044,678 +107,132
Belgium 867,392 783,208 -84,184
Netherlands 597,374 726,496 +129,122
Greece 522,772 674,038 +151,266
Spain 313,834 416,715 +102,881
Poland 177,152 344,715 +167,563
China 169,072 282,897 +113,825
Denmark 252,219 108,899 -143,320

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 7,586,935
Turkey 3,602,307
Peru 1,996,358
Greece 1,687,845
Italy 1,511,815

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 3,851,071 3,735,864 -115,207
Turkey 2,249,661 1,352,646 -897,015
Peru 909,638 1,086,720 +177,082
Greece 817,064 870,781 +53,717
Italy 891,407 620,408 -270,999
Poland 436,943 365,029 -71,914
Spain 201,413 530,794 +329,381
China 169,072 331,185 +162,113
Denmark 252,219 0 -252,219
Netherlands 23,292 172,695 +149,403

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 12
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - West and North West 10
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 9 7 -2
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 6 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 6 2 -4
Essex 2 4 +2
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Midlands 4 4 +0

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) 10,312,393
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,776,537
Air transport 146,470
Road transport 112,572
Other 25,367

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) 4,438,628 5,873,765 +1,435,137
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,438,401 3,338,136 -2,100,265
Air transport 110,970 35,500 -75,470
Road transport 74,211 38,361 -35,850
Other 15,046 10,321 -4,725

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 7,563,005
London Gateway Port 2,632,627
Felixstowe 2,624,609
London 1,475,970
Eurotunnel 1,442,479

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 3,787,153 3,775,852 -11,301
London Gateway Port 1,323,872 1,308,755 -15,117
Felixstowe 1,661,873 962,736 -699,137
London 828,448 647,522 -180,926
Eurotunnel 637,247 805,232 +167,985
Immingham Docks 422,016 411,654 -10,362
Dover 259,051 305,731 +46,680
Liverpool Docks 112,290 203,588 +91,298
Thamesport 92,989 192,404 +99,415
Dover / Eurotunnel 227,114 56,125 -170,989

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 73
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 19
Food and beverage service activities 13
Manufacture of food products 10
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
2025-11 25
2025-10 27
2025-09 25
2025-08 24
2025-07 25

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 49
54m+ 25
0-1m 13
15m-54m 13
Other 2

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 153,887
Ireland 86,045
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 69,494 84,393 +14,899
Ireland 46,146 39,899 -6,247
Turkey 26,896 0 -26,896
Germany 0 23,940 +23,940
Canada 5,640 11,280 +5,640
Iceland 4,714 11,113 +6,399
Kuwait 11,307 2,180 -9,127
China 5,780 7,614 +1,834
United Arab Emirates 5,359 3,460 -1,899
Denmark 3,597 3,434 -163

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 28,577
XU 27,894
Ireland 24,608
XI 849

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 19,052 9,525 -9,527
XU 14,022 13,872 -150
Ireland 12,440 12,168 -272
XI 632 217 -415

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) 217,405
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 97,811
Other 81,928
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) 78,687 138,718 +60,031
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,096 36,715 -24,381
Other 46,146 35,782 -10,364
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 187,160
000 81,928
Felixstowe 42,082
London Gateway Port 32,570
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 69,494 117,666 +48,172
000 46,146 35,782 -10,364
Felixstowe 34,468 7,614 -26,854
London Gateway Port 16,666 15,904 -762
Immingham Docks 8,311 14,398 +6,087
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