Import/export HS code 090421: Dried whole chili peppers

Dried chili peppers that are not crushed or ground, including sweet peppers and other varieties

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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 £
Mexico 2,313,521
India 1,439,845
China 954,468
Netherlands 899,548
Germany 661,544

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 £
Mexico 1,268,776 1,044,745 -224,031
India 615,416 824,429 +209,013
China 393,849 560,619 +166,770
Netherlands 527,835 371,713 -156,122
Germany 313,338 348,206 +34,868
France 395,664 128,475 -267,189
Uganda 74,914 438,278 +363,364
Spain 204,000 191,243 -12,757
United Republic of Tanzania 16,181 247,725 +231,544
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 200,321 52,529 -147,792

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 £
Mexico 3,199,551
China 1,746,638
India 1,440,757
Uganda 574,599
Spain 526,972

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 £
Mexico 1,826,538 1,373,013 -453,525
China 895,917 850,721 -45,196
India 616,328 824,429 +208,101
Uganda 101,658 472,941 +371,283
Spain 324,701 202,271 -122,430
United Republic of Tanzania 18,261 247,725 +229,464
Malawi 129,405 126,990 -2,415
Nigeria 64,981 142,950 +77,969
South Africa 119,995 25,216 -94,779
Uzbekistan 54,973 61,832 +6,859

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 15
Outer London - East and North East 14
Inner London - East 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Inner London - West 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 8 13 +5
Outer London - East and North East 9 11 +2
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 8 +2
Inner London - West 4 7 +3
Essex 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 3 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5 5 +0
Merseyside 5 3 -2
Outer London - South 3 3 +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) 6,624,189
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,936,520
Air transport 505,859
Road transport 425,064
Other 261,277

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) 3,072,561 3,551,628 +479,067
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,089,253 847,267 -241,986
Air transport 264,568 241,291 -23,277
Road transport 226,084 198,980 -27,104
Other 186,857 74,420 -112,437

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 3,376,359
London Gateway Port 2,589,011
Southampton 779,074
Eurotunnel 552,599
Dover 535,837

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 1,863,230 1,513,129 -350,101
London Gateway Port 1,138,417 1,450,594 +312,177
Southampton 164,884 614,190 +449,306
Eurotunnel 407,461 145,138 -262,323
Dover 286,558 249,279 -37,279
London Heathrow Airport 238,630 200,675 -37,955
ZLC 228,380 202,179 -26,201
Harwich 209,862 158,802 -51,060
000 186,857 74,420 -112,437
Portsmouth 19,149 93,797 +74,648

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 86
Manufacture of food products 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 24
Food and beverage service activities 8
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
2026-04 19
2026-03 20
2026-02 23
2026-01 17
2025-12 19

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
15m-54m 26
54m+ 26
0-1m 23
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 1,099,296
Ireland 447,977
Malaysia 228,739
Germany 143,360
India 94,395

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 652,055 447,241 -204,814
Ireland 224,707 223,270 -1,437
Malaysia 67,176 161,563 +94,387
Germany 4,163 139,197 +135,034
India 68,254 26,141 -42,113
Australia 2,900 87,378 +84,478
Spain 20,071 53,832 +33,761
Czechia 38,665 9,906 -28,759
France 15,416 23,389 +7,973
Italy 22,521 13,852 -8,669

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 £
Spain 95,966
China 62,481
Hungary 3,854
India 2,961
Belgium 2,929

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 £
Spain 46,213 49,753 +3,540
China 28,487 33,994 +5,507
Hungary 1,551 2,303 +752
India 0 2,961 +2,961
Belgium 958 1,971 +1,013

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) 1,803,921
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 446,902
Other 172,524
Air transport 14,439

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) 934,829 869,092 -65,737
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 151,474 295,428 +143,954
Other 79,269 93,255 +13,986
Air transport 4,480 9,959 +5,479

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,346,001
Felixstowe 328,936
London Gateway Port 196,839
000 172,524
Holyhead 161,757

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 681,905 664,096 -17,809
Felixstowe 193,084 135,852 -57,232
London Gateway Port 3,882 192,957 +189,075
000 79,269 93,255 +13,986
Holyhead 72,677 89,080 +16,403
Heysham 37,134 26,736 -10,398
Harwich 49,703 13,726 -35,977
Liverpool Docks 24,526 14,199 -10,327
Dover 4,017 20,432 +16,415
Immingham Docks 7,233 4,096 -3,137

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 090421

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

Description: Dried chili peppers that are not crushed or ground, including sweet peppers and other varieties