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 62,371,715
Egypt 25,844,099
Rwanda 10,736,415
Morocco 10,701,511
Senegal 10,480,644

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 32,791,156 29,580,559 -3,210,597
Egypt 13,193,090 12,651,009 -542,081
Rwanda 4,928,211 5,808,204 +879,993
Morocco 6,492,227 4,209,284 -2,282,943
Senegal 5,487,039 4,993,605 -493,434
Netherlands 769,827 2,516,165 +1,746,338
France 426,776 995,306 +568,530
United Republic of Tanzania 519,386 874,087 +354,701
Gambia 793,601 518,324 -275,277
Spain 764,346 469,402 -294,944

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 62,251,101
Egypt 26,409,836
Morocco 12,196,398
Senegal 11,107,736
Rwanda 10,701,291

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 32,718,561 29,532,540 -3,186,021
Egypt 13,191,930 13,217,906 +25,976
Morocco 7,436,829 4,759,569 -2,677,260
Senegal 5,683,553 5,424,183 -259,370
Rwanda 4,905,713 5,795,578 +889,865
Netherlands 340,836 1,748,976 +1,408,140
United Republic of Tanzania 601,543 948,194 +346,651
Gambia 793,601 754,039 -39,562
Guatemala 833,579 588,499 -245,080
Ethiopia 283,479 1,033,534 +750,055

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 24
Inner London - East 15
Outer London - East and North East 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Greater Manchester 7

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 18 19 +1
Inner London - East 9 14 +5
Outer London - East and North East 9 6 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 4 6 +2
Outer London - South 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Merseyside 4 6 +2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +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 99,627,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,437,269
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,110,871
Road transport 4,784,932
Other 855,363

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 50,901,221 48,725,974 -2,175,247
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,163,380 14,273,889 +2,110,509
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,373,067 1,737,804 -1,635,263
Road transport 3,027,555 1,757,377 -1,270,178
Other 421,064 434,299 +13,235

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 88,785,310
ZLC 16,198,442
Portsmouth 6,830,412
Dover 6,164,198
London Stansted Airport 5,245,639

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 45,715,556 43,069,754 -2,645,802
ZLC 8,141,800 8,056,642 -85,158
Portsmouth 3,885,098 2,945,314 -939,784
Dover 3,660,149 2,504,049 -1,156,100
London Stansted Airport 2,688,602 2,557,037 -131,565
Manchester Airport 2,103,518 2,097,954 -5,564
Eurotunnel 1,346,207 1,496,954 +150,747
Felixstowe 215,295 1,426,139 +1,210,844
Harwich 1,041,059 524,558 -516,501
London Gatwick Airport 391,967 1,001,229 +609,262

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
103
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities
5
Manufacture of food products
4
Real estate activities
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 44
2026-04 38
2026-03 45
2026-02 40
2026-01 43

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 58
0-1m 25
54m+ 20
15m-54m 15
Other 7

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 792,192
Iceland 36,005
Netherlands 13,628
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 513,437 278,755 -234,682
Iceland 21,131 14,874 -6,257
Netherlands 8,210 5,418 -2,792
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 48,960
Rwanda 38,873
Kenya 35,615
Morocco 34,119
XI 2,439

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 35,776 13,184 -22,592
Rwanda 9,718 29,155 +19,437
Kenya 15,657 19,958 +4,301
Morocco 5,360 28,759 +23,399
XI 951 1,488 +537
Zimbabwe 460 66 -394
Peru 338 0 -338
Ireland 140 112 -28
Italy 28 0 -28
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) 326,971
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 263,236
Other 219,819
Air transport 36,005

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) 243,177 83,794 -159,383
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 187,304 75,932 -111,372
Other 92,430 127,389 +34,959
Air transport 21,131 14,874 -6,257

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 443,420
000 219,819
Liverpool Docks 105,793
Birmingham Airport 36,005
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 292,054 151,366 -140,688
000 92,430 127,389 +34,959
Liverpool Docks 105,793 0 -105,793
Birmingham Airport 21,131 14,874 -6,257
Fishguard 18,370 0 -18,370
Harwich 8,210 0 -8,210
Felixstowe 0 4,986 +4,986
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