Import/export HS code 200811: Groundnuts

Includes all types of groundnuts, also known as peanuts

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 £
Netherlands 47,572,213
Belgium 32,936,752
Argentina 22,850,291
United States 10,668,970
India 3,180,351

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 £
Netherlands 26,558,966 21,013,247 -5,545,719
Belgium 16,162,394 16,774,358 +611,964
Argentina 11,730,326 11,119,965 -610,361
United States 6,201,426 4,467,544 -1,733,882
India 1,723,023 1,457,328 -265,695
China 1,692,690 1,409,443 -283,247
Thailand 1,389,351 1,372,291 -17,060
Germany 678,402 470,150 -208,252
Spain 547,579 529,111 -18,468
North Macedonia 149,031 743,811 +594,780

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 £
Netherlands 78,077,429
Argentina 23,124,838
United States 8,444,353
China 3,333,918
India 3,207,893

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 £
Netherlands 42,324,849 35,752,580 -6,572,269
Argentina 11,991,317 11,133,521 -857,796
United States 4,457,372 3,986,981 -470,391
China 1,836,156 1,497,762 -338,394
India 1,750,565 1,457,328 -293,237
Thailand 1,389,351 1,372,291 -17,060
Germany 1,311,639 1,436,059 +124,420
Spain 501,468 660,279 +158,811
Poland 314,496 631,007 +316,511
Bulgaria 425,673 508,059 +82,386

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 41
Outer London - West and North West 36
Inner London - East 25
Greater Manchester 17
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15

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 31 32 +1
Outer London - West and North West 27 27 +0
Inner London - East 19 13 -6
Greater Manchester 9 13 +4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -1
Essex 9 9 +0
Inner London - West 12 6 -6
West Midlands 9 7 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 5 -4

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) 72,410,870
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,008,307
Other 2,315,731
Air transport 351,426

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) 40,469,270 31,941,600 -8,527,670
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,595,027 29,413,280 +818,253
Other 1,324,208 991,523 -332,685
Air transport 213,585 137,841 -75,744

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 36,606,657
Immingham Docks 26,614,497
London Gateway Port 21,339,455
Felixstowe 10,168,081
Southampton 8,962,998

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 18,042,803 18,563,854 +521,051
Immingham Docks 11,914,062 14,700,435 +2,786,373
London Gateway Port 13,171,550 8,167,905 -5,003,645
Felixstowe 5,404,019 4,764,062 -639,957
Southampton 4,085,233 4,877,765 +792,532
Thamesport 5,529,792 255,449 -5,274,343
Harwich 3,150,933 1,592,249 -1,558,684
Dover 1,624,104 2,681,282 +1,057,178
Liverpool Docks 1,335,671 2,945,482 +1,609,811
Middlesbrough 2,412,163 1,848,570 -563,593

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 175
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Manufacture of food products 36
Food and beverage service activities 26
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 53
2025-11 55
2025-10 65
2025-09 62
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 109
0-1m 76
54m+ 52
15m-54m 25
Other 12

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 29,667,360
Germany 5,253,415
France 5,048,780
Poland 4,253,373
Netherlands 1,877,512

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 15,622,421 14,044,939 -1,577,482
Germany 3,954,622 1,298,793 -2,655,829
France 2,651,761 2,397,019 -254,742
Poland 2,566,952 1,686,421 -880,531
Netherlands 1,041,340 836,172 -205,168
Italy 1,157,083 667,307 -489,776
United Arab Emirates 739,862 619,689 -120,173
Switzerland 485,070 562,426 +77,356
Spain 601,302 437,475 -163,827
Kazakhstan 558,829 400,167 -158,662

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 £
XI 533,471
Ireland 65,928
Netherlands 62,830
Argentina 10,982
China 10,141

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 £
XI 294,555 238,916 -55,639
Ireland 31,138 34,790 +3,652
Netherlands 39,860 22,970 -16,890
Argentina 5,803 5,179 -624
China 3,998 6,143 +2,145
Poland 3,749 1,220 -2,529
India 0 2,295 +2,295
Canada 870 1,234 +364
Italy 677 1,412 +735
United States 721 102 -619

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) 48,910,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,013,175
Other 2,814,913
Air transport 176,522

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) 28,588,727 20,321,361 -8,267,366
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,362,130 2,651,045 -711,085
Other 565,204 2,249,709 +1,684,505
Air transport 105,279 71,243 -34,036

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,376,404
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,098,278
Holyhead 4,884,313
London Gateway Port 2,948,169
000 2,814,913

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 £
Liverpool Docks 11,449,421 8,926,983 -2,522,438
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,839,701 7,258,577 -3,581,124
Holyhead 2,316,680 2,567,633 +250,953
London Gateway Port 1,824,306 1,123,863 -700,443
000 565,204 2,249,709 +1,684,505
Immingham Docks 981,019 872,167 -108,852
Heysham 1,191,478 344,628 -846,850
Dover 1,061,020 213,382 -847,638
Felixstowe 313,621 483,547 +169,926
Harwich 417,436 374,477 -42,959

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 200811

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

Description: Includes all types of groundnuts, also known as peanuts