Import/export HS code 070820: Fresh or chilled beans

Fresh or chilled beans, including varieties like Vigna and Phaseolus

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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 £
Kenya 65,354,477
Egypt 27,232,839
Morocco 11,863,092
Rwanda 10,513,461
Senegal 10,491,217

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 32,833,556 32,520,921 -312,635
Egypt 13,348,878 13,883,961 +535,083
Morocco 7,169,717 4,693,375 -2,476,342
Rwanda 4,118,766 6,394,695 +2,275,929
Senegal 5,373,211 5,118,006 -255,205
Netherlands 915,163 2,486,643 +1,571,480
France 474,447 1,015,429 +540,982
United Republic of Tanzania 456,036 911,206 +455,170
Gambia 793,601 518,324 -275,277
Spain 703,115 584,532 -118,583

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 65,234,890
Egypt 27,604,881
Morocco 13,452,420
Senegal 11,107,370
Rwanda 10,478,337

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 32,797,320 32,437,570 -359,750
Egypt 13,358,811 14,246,070 +887,259
Morocco 8,042,416 5,410,004 -2,632,412
Senegal 5,537,713 5,569,657 +31,944
Rwanda 4,096,268 6,382,069 +2,285,801
Netherlands 343,431 1,660,638 +1,317,207
Guatemala 1,011,789 699,218 -312,571
Gambia 793,601 754,039 -39,562
United Republic of Tanzania 505,208 1,013,174 +507,966
Ethiopia 245,185 1,110,601 +865,416

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 25
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - East and North East 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 8

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 20 18 -2
Inner London - East 8 12 +4
Outer London - East and North East 10 7 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 3 7 +4
Inner London - West 5 3 -2
Merseyside 4 5 +1
West Midlands 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 £
Air transport 103,446,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 27,144,859
Road transport 5,711,829
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,344,654
Other 894,937

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 49,960,081 53,486,167 +3,526,086
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,283,338 14,861,521 +2,578,183
Road transport 3,602,641 2,109,188 -1,493,453
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,431,851 1,912,803 -1,519,048
Other 409,651 485,286 +75,635

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 91,917,064
ZLC 16,884,803
Dover 6,923,286
Portsmouth 6,850,478
London Stansted Airport 5,819,841

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 44,860,302 47,056,762 +2,196,460
ZLC 7,788,479 9,096,324 +1,307,845
Dover 4,194,492 2,728,794 -1,465,698
Portsmouth 3,951,540 2,898,938 -1,052,602
London Stansted Airport 2,624,047 3,195,794 +571,747
Manchester Airport 2,127,096 2,246,569 +119,473
Eurotunnel 1,671,895 1,522,907 -148,988
Harwich 1,138,016 554,514 -583,502
Felixstowe 235,393 1,430,859 +1,195,466
London Gatwick Airport 347,058 987,042 +639,984

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 104
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Manufacture of food products 4
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 38
2026-03 45
2026-02 40
2026-01 43
2025-12 42

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 64
0-1m 27
54m+ 20
15m-54m 14
Other 4

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 854,763
Iceland 36,017
Netherlands 17,366
Italy 2,942
Gibraltar 1,264

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 511,555 343,208 -168,347
Iceland 16,888 19,129 +2,241
Netherlands 11,948 5,418 -6,530
Italy 0 2,942 +2,942
Gibraltar 1,264 0 -1,264

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 £
Egypt 50,207
Rwanda 35,716
Kenya 34,553
Morocco 28,526
XI 2,482

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 £
Egypt 27,630 22,577 -5,053
Rwanda 3,646 32,070 +28,424
Kenya 12,071 22,482 +10,411
Morocco 4,345 24,181 +19,836
XI 577 1,905 +1,328
Zimbabwe 672 66 -606
Peru 338 0 -338
Ireland 172 112 -60
Italy 28 28 +0
Guatemala 20 0 -20

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 383,391
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 284,202
Other 208,742
Air transport 36,017

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 279,738 103,653 -176,085
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 177,452 106,750 -70,702
Other 67,577 141,165 +73,588
Air transport 16,888 19,129 +2,241

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 513,358
000 208,742
Liverpool Docks 109,503
Birmingham Airport 36,017
Fishguard 18,370

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 315,674 197,684 -117,990
000 67,577 141,165 +73,588
Liverpool Docks 105,144 4,359 -100,785
Birmingham Airport 16,888 19,129 +2,241
Fishguard 18,370 0 -18,370
Felixstowe 3,738 4,986 +1,248
Harwich 8,210 0 -8,210
Milford 4,790 0 -4,790
London 0 2,942 +2,942
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,264 432 -832

Quick facts

HS code: 070820

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

Description: Fresh or chilled beans, including varieties like Vigna and Phaseolus