Import/export HS code 090412: Crushed or ground pepper

Pepper that has been crushed or ground into smaller pieces or powder

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Viet Nam 42,634,758
France 13,148,315
India 7,330,232
Netherlands 2,519,614
Switzerland 1,942,032

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 £
Viet Nam 19,009,390 23,625,368 +4,615,978
France 7,313,059 5,835,256 -1,477,803
India 2,982,690 4,347,542 +1,364,852
Netherlands 1,149,230 1,370,384 +221,154
Switzerland 883,374 1,058,658 +175,284
Belgium 975,379 608,035 -367,344
Germany 958,505 548,239 -410,266
Italy 776,543 561,411 -215,132
China 601,649 661,982 +60,333
Spain 694,672 168,685 -525,987

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 £
Viet Nam 52,253,741
Indonesia 8,991,973
India 7,030,746
Brazil 2,007,465
Netherlands 1,540,615

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 £
Viet Nam 23,463,941 28,789,800 +5,325,859
Indonesia 4,812,987 4,178,986 -634,001
India 3,001,993 4,028,753 +1,026,760
Brazil 1,309,789 697,676 -612,113
Netherlands 556,969 983,646 +426,677
China 746,800 641,015 -105,785
Italy 737,019 618,425 -118,594
Spain 738,118 177,767 -560,351
Turkey 473,107 207,156 -265,951
United States 345,690 97,140 -248,550

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 21
Inner London - East 19
Outer London - West and North West 19
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Greater Manchester 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 - East and North East 19 11 -8
Inner London - East 16 11 -5
Outer London - West and North West 12 15 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 4 -6
Greater Manchester 7 7 +0
Inner London - West 5 8 +3
West Midlands 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 4 -1
Essex 2 5 +3

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) 56,037,215
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,429,309
Other 948,241
Air transport 352,138
Road transport 29,121

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) 24,379,852 31,657,363 +7,277,511
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,869,985 9,559,324 -3,310,661
Other 478,907 469,334 -9,573
Air transport 146,581 205,557 +58,976
Road transport 4,567 24,554 +19,987

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 41,399,109
London Gateway Port 8,975,639
Dover 8,929,795
Eurotunnel 7,383,769
Southampton 5,787,478

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 17,868,647 23,530,462 +5,661,815
London Gateway Port 3,164,932 5,810,707 +2,645,775
Dover 5,351,923 3,577,872 -1,774,051
Eurotunnel 4,248,776 3,134,993 -1,113,783
Southampton 3,565,418 2,222,060 -1,343,358
Liverpool Docks 1,108,677 569,323 -539,354
Harwich 423,449 780,318 +356,869
Dover / Eurotunnel 428,113 541,359 +113,246
000 478,907 469,334 -9,573
London 365,240 492,660 +127,420

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 116
Manufacture of food products 37
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 34
Food and beverage service activities 9
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 33
2025-11 38
2025-10 44
2025-09 31
2025-08 39

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 70
54m+ 46
15m-54m 35
0-1m 18
Other 8

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 2,944,274
Netherlands 1,210,923
France 545,573
United Arab Emirates 416,931
Denmark 393,021

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 1,406,801 1,537,473 +130,672
Netherlands 604,376 606,547 +2,171
France 223,318 322,255 +98,937
United Arab Emirates 240,444 176,487 -63,957
Denmark 207,540 185,481 -22,059
Poland 103,092 251,703 +148,611
Germany 82,590 119,628 +37,038
Turkey 121,756 63,827 -57,929
Viet Nam 134,526 37,357 -97,169
South Africa 93,437 72,917 -20,520

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 £
Viet Nam 108,868
Belgium 19,595
France 9,470
Netherlands 8,537
India 7,800

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 £
Viet Nam 43,580 65,288 +21,708
Belgium 5,669 13,926 +8,257
France 5,377 4,093 -1,284
Netherlands 7,477 1,060 -6,417
India 0 7,800 +7,800
XI 3,439 1,237 -2,202
Ireland 3,615 433 -3,182
China 136 1,596 +1,460
Turkey 161 20 -141
United States Virgin Islands 19 0 -19

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) 5,603,599
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,439,579
Other 329,967
Air transport 77,494

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) 2,628,180 2,975,419 +347,239
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 873,113 566,466 -306,647
Other 167,732 162,235 -5,497
Air transport 55,745 21,749 -33,996

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,286,897
Holyhead 1,270,643
Liverpool Docks 1,204,182
Immingham Docks 682,903
London Gateway Port 681,555

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,029,256 1,257,641 +228,385
Holyhead 610,394 660,249 +49,855
Liverpool Docks 546,041 658,141 +112,100
Immingham Docks 358,204 324,699 -33,505
London Gateway Port 383,129 298,426 -84,703
000 167,732 162,235 -5,497
Felixstowe 125,933 186,914 +60,981
Dover 210,313 35,017 -175,296
Heysham 57,351 55,505 -1,846
Southampton 82,065 8,563 -73,502

Quick facts

HS code: 090412

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

Description: Pepper that has been crushed or ground into smaller pieces or powder