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 48,268,113
Belgium 32,695,875
Argentina 21,864,998
United States 10,780,428
China 3,151,638

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 27,290,437 20,977,676 -6,312,761
Belgium 16,046,980 16,648,895 +601,915
Argentina 11,631,200 10,233,798 -1,397,402
United States 6,318,752 4,461,676 -1,857,076
China 1,658,792 1,492,846 -165,946
India 1,592,526 1,493,290 -99,236
Thailand 1,353,394 1,434,382 +80,988
Germany 623,275 553,533 -69,742
Spain 547,061 384,389 -162,672
North Macedonia 108,048 784,794 +676,746

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 78,666,951
Argentina 22,139,263
United States 8,555,811
China 3,435,607
India 3,113,358

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 42,939,490 35,727,461 -7,212,029
Argentina 11,790,977 10,348,286 -1,442,691
United States 4,697,359 3,858,452 -838,907
China 1,854,442 1,581,165 -273,277
India 1,620,068 1,493,290 -126,778
Thailand 1,353,394 1,434,382 +80,988
Germany 1,315,149 1,323,086 +7,937
Spain 504,831 506,159 +1,328
Poland 271,159 649,075 +377,916
Bulgaria 463,221 456,711 -6,510

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 40
Outer London - West and North West 37
Inner London - East 25
Greater Manchester 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16

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 31 +0
Outer London - West and North West 28 26 -2
Inner London - East 19 13 -6
Greater Manchester 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
Inner London - West 13 6 -7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 9 -1
Essex 9 10 +1
West Midlands 11 7 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 6 -3

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) 72,544,541
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 57,354,023
Other 2,301,640
Air transport 354,466

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) 41,170,838 31,373,703 -9,797,135
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 28,307,356 29,046,667 +739,311
Other 1,282,699 1,018,941 -263,758
Air transport 170,046 184,420 +14,374

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 36,059,624
Immingham Docks 26,611,899
London Gateway Port 20,569,826
Felixstowe 10,450,620
Southampton 8,683,374

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 17,812,942 18,246,682 +433,740
Immingham Docks 11,737,417 14,874,482 +3,137,065
London Gateway Port 12,851,274 7,718,552 -5,132,722
Felixstowe 5,605,054 4,845,566 -759,488
Southampton 3,806,521 4,876,853 +1,070,332
Thamesport 6,071,876 250,581 -5,821,295
Harwich 3,024,447 1,647,103 -1,377,344
Middlesbrough 2,642,760 1,923,712 -719,048
Liverpool Docks 1,769,932 2,623,811 +853,879
Dover 1,673,878 2,524,838 +850,960

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 180
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Manufacture of food products 38
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
2025-11 55
2025-10 65
2025-09 62
2025-08 56
2025-07 66

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 111
0-1m 76
54m+ 52
15m-54m 26
Other 13

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 29,375,195
Germany 5,485,215
France 4,987,548
Poland 4,289,652
Netherlands 1,916,347

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 15,302,782 14,072,413 -1,230,369
Germany 3,546,794 1,938,421 -1,608,373
France 2,695,481 2,292,067 -403,414
Poland 2,547,386 1,742,266 -805,120
Netherlands 1,047,711 868,636 -179,075
Italy 1,176,730 562,359 -614,371
United Arab Emirates 761,354 617,629 -143,725
Switzerland 600,659 562,426 -38,233
Spain 608,986 442,454 -166,532
Kazakhstan 598,593 365,847 -232,746

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 1,756,378
XI 524,636
Ireland 66,845
Netherlands 58,925
Argentina 10,930

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 173,612 1,582,766 +1,409,154
XI 295,742 228,894 -66,848
Ireland 31,191 35,654 +4,463
Netherlands 35,325 23,600 -11,725
Argentina 5,797 5,133 -664
China 3,732 5,870 +2,138
Poland 3,977 1,213 -2,764
India 0 2,295 +2,295
Canada 922 969 +47
Italy 645 1,082 +437

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) 49,219,486
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,172,965
Other 2,440,385
Air transport 172,760

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) 27,941,674 21,277,812 -6,663,862
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,572,485 2,600,480 -972,005
Other 552,417 1,887,968 +1,335,551
Air transport 105,455 67,305 -38,150

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,467,153
Dover / Eurotunnel 18,420,276
Holyhead 4,826,118
London Gateway Port 3,031,757
000 2,440,385

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 11,316,055 9,151,098 -2,164,957
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,744,604 7,675,672 -3,068,932
Holyhead 2,296,067 2,530,051 +233,984
London Gateway Port 1,853,897 1,177,860 -676,037
000 552,417 1,887,968 +1,335,551
Immingham Docks 960,417 822,199 -138,218
Heysham 1,109,325 482,632 -626,693
Dover 951,673 339,254 -612,419
Harwich 495,875 326,981 -168,894
Felixstowe 316,914 446,697 +129,783

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