Import/export HS code 071331: Dried mung beans

Dried beans of the species Vigna mungo or Vigna radiata, commonly used in Asian cuisine

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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 £
India 16,030,353
Myanmar 8,783,584
China 2,849,967
Argentina 2,467,722
United Arab Emirates 2,290,972

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 £
India 7,840,115 8,190,238 +350,123
Myanmar 5,085,032 3,698,552 -1,386,480
China 1,565,078 1,284,889 -280,189
Argentina 1,467,176 1,000,546 -466,630
United Arab Emirates 813,623 1,477,349 +663,726
Turkey 1,001,396 678,256 -323,140
Spain 407,782 235,346 -172,436
Singapore 486,216 129,954 -356,262
Thailand 326,734 61,584 -265,150
Netherlands 101,948 143,995 +42,047

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 £
India 16,448,132
Myanmar 8,527,777
China 3,117,978
Argentina 2,948,129
United Arab Emirates 1,778,664

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 £
India 8,188,422 8,259,710 +71,288
Myanmar 4,962,632 3,565,145 -1,397,487
China 1,773,927 1,344,051 -429,876
Argentina 1,775,590 1,172,539 -603,051
United Arab Emirates 600,312 1,178,352 +578,040
Turkey 360,086 427,953 +67,867
Singapore 366,024 196,942 -169,082
Uzbekistan 404,715 144,597 -260,118
Spain 240,917 237,724 -3,193
Thailand 327,842 81,595 -246,247

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
Outer London - East and North East 17
Inner London - East 13
Essex 9
West Midlands 9

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 13 21 +8
Outer London - East and North East 14 9 -5
Inner London - East 11 7 -4
Essex 6 5 -1
West Midlands 9 6 -3
Inner London - West 4 7 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 4 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2

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) 32,251,101
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,029,501
Air transport 771,162
Road transport 5,847
Other 5,426

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) 17,307,232 14,943,869 -2,363,363
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,425,769 2,603,732 +177,963
Air transport 760,984 10,178 -750,806
Road transport 3,649 2,198 -1,451
Other 5,302 124 -5,178

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 27,005,969
London Gateway Port 5,619,630
Southampton 2,549,452
Liverpool Docks 820,719
London Heathrow Airport 767,318

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 £
Felixstowe 14,888,031 12,117,938 -2,770,093
London Gateway Port 2,783,165 2,836,465 +53,300
Southampton 836,062 1,713,390 +877,328
Liverpool Docks 490,410 330,309 -160,101
London Heathrow Airport 757,140 10,178 -746,962
Dover 232,369 278,105 +45,736
London 239,850 147,226 -92,624
Eurotunnel 139,095 91,099 -47,996
Harwich 43,394 23,592 -19,802
Portsmouth 53,014 0 -53,014

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 97
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Manufacture of food products 16
Food and beverage service activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 19
2026-03 24
2026-02 23
2026-01 22

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
0-1m 51
1m-15m 50
15m-54m 18
54m+ 18
Other 2

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 £
Netherlands 1,228,695
Ireland 450,202
United States 113,241
Sweden 71,369
Portugal 58,440

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 £
Netherlands 576,472 652,223 +75,751
Ireland 207,658 242,544 +34,886
United States 101,817 11,424 -90,393
Sweden 25,436 45,933 +20,497
Portugal 52,803 5,637 -47,166
France 30,483 19,027 -11,456
Ivory Coast 37,497 0 -37,497
Switzerland 3,287 28,714 +25,427
United Arab Emirates 25,695 0 -25,695
Benin 25,473 0 -25,473

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) 1,906,029
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 275,517
Other 1,867

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) 935,697 970,332 +34,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 202,502 73,015 -129,487
Other 0 1,867 +1,867

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 589,639
Dover / Eurotunnel 444,128
Holyhead 297,556
Harwich 296,715
Immingham Docks 186,483

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 £
Felixstowe 333,317 256,322 -76,995
Dover / Eurotunnel 256,594 187,534 -69,060
Holyhead 105,002 192,554 +87,552
Harwich 98,392 198,323 +99,931
Immingham Docks 58,652 127,831 +69,179
London 62,970 13,180 -49,790
Heysham 50,967 24,683 -26,284
Southampton 64,103 11,424 -52,679
Liverpool Docks 40,810 23,440 -17,370
London Gateway Port 44,252 8,056 -36,196

Quick facts

HS code: 071331

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

Description: Dried beans of the species Vigna mungo or Vigna radiata, commonly used in Asian cuisine