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 60,433,875
Egypt 24,516,394
Morocco 11,120,212
Rwanda 8,860,318
Senegal 7,682,369

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 33,325,775 27,108,100 -6,217,675
Egypt 13,048,598 11,467,796 -1,580,802
Morocco 7,069,026 4,051,186 -3,017,840
Rwanda 3,449,918 5,410,400 +1,960,482
Senegal 3,445,422 4,236,947 +791,525
Netherlands 1,100,583 1,720,185 +619,602
Spain 663,040 581,441 -81,599
Guatemala 837,576 343,157 -494,419
United Republic of Tanzania 410,490 736,202 +325,712
Gambia 707,587 384,323 -323,264

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 60,270,360
Egypt 24,614,185
Morocco 12,509,455
Rwanda 8,824,420
Senegal 8,176,366

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 33,263,719 27,006,641 -6,257,078
Egypt 13,093,652 11,520,533 -1,573,119
Morocco 7,829,041 4,680,414 -3,148,627
Rwanda 3,436,409 5,388,011 +1,951,602
Senegal 3,704,611 4,471,755 +767,144
Guatemala 1,102,160 585,116 -517,044
Netherlands 343,431 1,066,011 +722,580
United Republic of Tanzania 446,466 846,800 +400,334
Gambia 707,587 531,819 -175,768
Ethiopia 301,363 704,032 +402,669

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 23
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - East and North East 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11
Outer London - South 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 19 15 -4
Inner London - East 9 11 +2
Outer London - East and North East 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 8 -1
Outer London - South 3 7 +4
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 4 4 +0
Merseyside 4 5 +1

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 94,063,953
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,675,649
Road transport 5,601,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,878,391
Other 786,923

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 49,782,925 44,281,028 -5,501,897
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,600,359 11,075,290 +474,931
Road transport 4,298,651 1,302,841 -2,995,810
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,097,686 2,780,705 +683,019
Other 385,860 401,063 +15,203

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 83,846,055
ZLC 13,058,102
Dover 6,590,231
Portsmouth 6,042,878
London Stansted Airport 5,430,355

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 44,756,064 39,089,991 -5,666,073
ZLC 6,941,371 6,116,731 -824,640
Dover 4,087,798 2,502,433 -1,585,365
Portsmouth 2,599,102 3,443,776 +844,674
London Stansted Airport 2,634,835 2,795,520 +160,685
Manchester Airport 2,094,855 1,750,106 -344,749
Eurotunnel 1,699,936 1,188,492 -511,444
Harwich 1,088,713 580,820 -507,893
Felixstowe 216,069 981,457 +765,388
London Gatwick Airport 293,475 645,411 +351,936

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 101
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 20
Manufacture of food products 5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 4
Other personal service activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 43
2025-11 42
2025-10 40
2025-09 34
2025-08 33

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 60
0-1m 27
54m+ 19
15m-54m 15
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 750,224
Iceland 29,781
Netherlands 26,707
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 476,869 273,355 -203,514
Iceland 15,629 14,152 -1,477
Netherlands 26,707 0 -26,707
Italy 0 2,942 +2,942
Gibraltar 0 1,264 +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 £
Kenya 22,430
Egypt 21,907
Morocco 16,243
XI 2,248
Zimbabwe 738

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 13,622 8,808 -4,814
Egypt 21,722 185 -21,537
Morocco 3,915 12,328 +8,413
XI 495 1,753 +1,258
Zimbabwe 672 66 -606
Peru 338 0 -338
Ireland 188 128 -60
Rwanda 93 53 -40
Italy 44 2 -42
United Republic of Tanzania 40 0 -40

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) 370,331
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 296,982
Other 113,824
Air transport 29,781

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) 264,404 105,927 -158,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 184,108 112,874 -71,234
Other 55,064 58,760 +3,696
Air transport 15,629 14,152 -1,477

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 502,567
000 113,824
Liverpool Docks 110,673
Birmingham Airport 29,781
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 305,744 196,823 -108,921
000 55,064 58,760 +3,696
Liverpool Docks 92,901 17,772 -75,129
Birmingham Airport 15,629 14,152 -1,477
Fishguard 18,370 0 -18,370
London 14,759 2,942 -11,817
Harwich 8,210 0 -8,210
Milford 4,790 0 -4,790
Felixstowe 3,738 0 -3,738
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 1,264 +1,264

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