Import/export HS code 071340: Dried lentils

Dried lentils, shelled and ready for cooking in soups, stews, and salads

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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 35,066,769
Turkey 26,180,539
Canada 11,503,862
United Arab Emirates 2,231,089
Belgium 933,144

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 19,452,007 15,614,762 -3,837,245
Turkey 14,762,561 11,417,978 -3,344,583
Canada 5,604,968 5,898,894 +293,926
United Arab Emirates 934,923 1,296,166 +361,243
Belgium 501,418 431,726 -69,692
France 495,651 412,593 -83,058
Netherlands 338,658 484,231 +145,573
Sierra Leone 399,771 306,954 -92,817
Sri Lanka 327,602 336,045 +8,443
Myanmar 284,027 284,157 +130

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 35,079,701
Canada 26,976,073
Turkey 11,996,543
Kazakhstan 2,107,804
United Arab Emirates 1,082,173

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 19,311,275 15,768,426 -3,542,849
Canada 14,058,494 12,917,579 -1,140,915
Turkey 6,756,308 5,240,235 -1,516,073
Kazakhstan 1,243,001 864,803 -378,198
United Arab Emirates 338,661 743,512 +404,851
France 465,564 409,079 -56,485
Sierra Leone 386,664 307,262 -79,402
Sri Lanka 259,391 331,596 +72,205
United States 246,537 148,056 -98,481
Myanmar 230,988 87,117 -143,871

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 47
Outer London - East and North East 35
Inner London - East 22
West Midlands 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13

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 29 39 +10
Outer London - East and North East 27 23 -4
Inner London - East 15 15 +0
West Midlands 12 10 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 13 +3
Essex 10 9 -1
Inner London - West 5 7 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 8 +4
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 7 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0

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) 69,789,007
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,106,307
Air transport 2,214,948
Other 10,364
Road transport 6,473

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) 37,264,683 32,524,324 -4,740,359
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,058,348 4,047,959 -2,010,389
Air transport 1,032,595 1,182,353 +149,758
Other 4,358 6,006 +1,648
Road transport 1,785 4,688 +2,903

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 59,863,517
London Gateway Port 10,022,198
Southampton 3,583,179
Grangemouth Docks 2,019,797
London Heathrow Airport 1,579,109

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 33,727,288 26,136,229 -7,591,059
London Gateway Port 5,069,409 4,952,789 -116,620
Southampton 1,400,938 2,182,241 +781,303
Grangemouth Docks 1,072,988 946,809 -126,179
London Heathrow Airport 824,244 754,865 -69,379
Dover 709,040 600,543 -108,497
Liverpool Docks 372,745 594,524 +221,779
London 207,455 388,944 +181,489
Eurotunnel 348,399 196,824 -151,575
Birmingham Airport 134,686 255,774 +121,088

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 166
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 59
Manufacture of food products 28
Food and beverage service activities 17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 53
2026-04 47
2026-03 50
2026-02 46
2026-01 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 97
0-1m 61
54m+ 34
15m-54m 30
Other 10

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 3,029,685
Netherlands 2,775,500
Sweden 703,035
Portugal 425,880
United States 205,481

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 1,915,620 1,114,065 -801,555
Netherlands 1,745,154 1,030,346 -714,808
Sweden 387,235 315,800 -71,435
Portugal 270,607 155,273 -115,334
United States 135,266 70,215 -65,051
Germany 154,774 12,553 -142,221
France 109,553 40,938 -68,615
Belgium 92,378 58,022 -34,356
Spain 33,592 62,392 +28,800
Norway 61,773 23,786 -37,987

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 £
XI 69,019
Canada 12,048
China 1,641
Ireland 7

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 £
XI 37,824 31,195 -6,629
Canada 5,663 6,385 +722
China 1,641 0 -1,641
Ireland 7 0 -7

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) 7,627,808
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 665,072
Other 86,587
Air transport 887

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) 4,768,697 2,859,111 -1,909,586
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 397,502 267,570 -129,932
Other 46,222 40,365 -5,857
Air transport 0 887 +887

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,462,512
Liverpool Docks 1,473,017
Holyhead 1,209,923
Immingham Docks 997,536
Dover / Eurotunnel 779,099

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 1,651,087 811,425 -839,662
Liverpool Docks 945,391 527,626 -417,765
Holyhead 739,535 470,388 -269,147
Immingham Docks 640,435 357,101 -283,334
Dover / Eurotunnel 325,823 453,276 +127,453
Harwich 290,994 69,394 -221,600
London 189,296 166,876 -22,420
London Gateway Port 129,403 113,869 -15,534
Heysham 146,813 71,880 -74,933
Southampton 50,956 64,930 +13,974

Quick facts

HS code: 071340

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

Description: Dried lentils, shelled and ready for cooking in soups, stews, and salads