Import/export HS code 0708: Fresh or chilled leguminous vegetables, shelled or unshelled

Includes all types of fresh or chilled legumes, whether shelled or not, like peas, beans, and other similar vegetables

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 £
Kenya 76,388,240
Morocco 47,714,964
Egypt 41,741,767
Peru 25,297,132
Senegal 11,161,299

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 £
Kenya 38,273,042 38,115,198 -157,844
Morocco 25,834,031 21,880,933 -3,953,098
Egypt 20,848,047 20,893,720 +45,673
Peru 12,811,528 12,485,604 -325,924
Senegal 5,433,805 5,727,494 +293,689
Rwanda 4,137,904 6,417,570 +2,279,666
Guatemala 2,805,436 1,694,377 -1,111,059
Netherlands 1,449,538 2,820,259 +1,370,721
South Africa 1,503,328 1,120,362 -382,966
China 1,112,301 1,456,152 +343,851

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 £
Kenya 76,376,922
Morocco 49,318,179
Egypt 43,059,757
Peru 25,828,097
Senegal 11,731,586

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 £
Kenya 38,242,159 38,134,763 -107,396
Morocco 26,715,980 22,602,199 -4,113,781
Egypt 20,952,541 22,107,216 +1,154,675
Peru 13,103,728 12,724,369 -379,359
Senegal 5,582,583 6,149,003 +566,420
Rwanda 4,115,406 6,404,944 +2,289,538
Guatemala 3,441,957 1,852,459 -1,589,498
Zimbabwe 1,955,809 2,352,041 +396,232
China 1,118,856 1,478,891 +360,035
Lithuania 1,983,701 539,212 -1,444,489

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 21
Inner London - East 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12
Greater Manchester 11

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 17 18 +1
Inner London - East 11 14 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
West Midlands 6 9 +3
Outer London - South 5 8 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Merseyside 6 6 +0

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 129,372,794
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 70,058,752
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,658,285
Road transport 7,486,261
Other 1,655,852

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 £
Air transport 63,336,965 66,035,829 +2,698,864
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 33,181,797 36,876,955 +3,695,158
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,820,267 18,838,018 -4,982,249
Road transport 4,931,232 2,555,029 -2,376,203
Other 796,881 858,971 +62,090

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 117,244,989
Portsmouth 31,533,883
ZLC 29,711,837
London Gateway Port 17,751,550
Dover 11,977,089

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 Heathrow Airport 57,952,381 59,292,608 +1,340,227
Portsmouth 16,961,624 14,572,259 -2,389,365
ZLC 14,796,593 14,915,244 +118,651
London Gateway Port 10,361,019 7,390,531 -2,970,488
Dover 6,280,009 5,697,080 -582,929
Southampton 5,047,890 5,391,251 +343,361
London Stansted Airport 2,746,953 3,368,491 +621,538
Felixstowe 2,015,955 3,435,546 +1,419,591
Manchester Airport 2,265,017 2,298,929 +33,912
Eurotunnel 2,065,735 2,119,651 +53,916

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 133
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 26
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 7
Manufacture of food products 7
Other personal service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 54
2026-03 63
2026-02 56
2026-01 55
2025-12 57

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
0-1m 32
54m+ 24
15m-54m 19
Other 5

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 1,967,873
Nigeria 174,749
Netherlands 129,633
Turkey 68,324
Belgium 37,119

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 1,033,326 934,547 -98,779
Nigeria 124,798 49,951 -74,847
Netherlands 83,240 46,393 -36,847
Turkey 27,964 40,360 +12,396
Belgium 34,013 3,106 -30,907
Iceland 16,888 19,129 +2,241
Cayman Islands 3,894 14,569 +10,675
Spain 9,636 52 -9,584
France 9,277 0 -9,277
Kuwait 7,500 0 -7,500

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 £
Kenya 176,638
Egypt 87,657
Zimbabwe 84,613
Rwanda 35,716
Ireland 33,323

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 £
Kenya 50,880 125,758 +74,878
Egypt 36,825 50,832 +14,007
Zimbabwe 672 83,941 +83,269
Rwanda 3,646 32,070 +28,424
Ireland 21,114 12,209 -8,905
Morocco 4,492 24,307 +19,815
Peru 338 18,599 +18,261
Belgium 10,108 0 -10,108
Guatemala 924 8,567 +7,643
XI 3,219 5,454 +2,235

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) 937,592
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 776,364
Other 699,817
Air transport 55,841

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) 565,817 371,775 -194,042
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 535,865 240,499 -295,366
Other 220,205 479,612 +259,407
Air transport 33,712 22,129 -11,583

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 884,173
000 699,817
Liverpool Docks 337,701
London 179,491
Harwich 105,728

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 £
Holyhead 526,029 358,144 -167,885
000 220,205 479,612 +259,407
Liverpool Docks 257,652 80,049 -177,603
London 126,598 52,893 -73,705
Harwich 79,026 26,702 -52,324
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,196 41,349 -19,847
Birmingham Airport 16,888 19,129 +2,241
Fishguard 29,688 0 -29,688
Felixstowe 6,715 20,622 +13,907
London Gateway Port 3,894 14,569 +10,675

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 0708

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

Description: Includes all types of fresh or chilled legumes, whether shelled or not, like peas, beans, and other similar vegetables