Import/export HS code 120242: Shelled Groundnuts

Groundnuts with shells removed, sold whole or broken. Ready for cooking, snacking, or making peanut butter

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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 £
Argentina 106,171,250
Nicaragua 39,241,309
China 35,772,360
United States 20,434,052
Brazil 14,114,056

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 £
Argentina 60,709,837 45,461,413 -15,248,424
Nicaragua 20,146,272 19,095,037 -1,051,235
China 23,267,750 12,504,610 -10,763,140
United States 14,147,928 6,286,124 -7,861,804
Brazil 7,491,604 6,622,452 -869,152
India 8,974,319 4,897,266 -4,077,053
Netherlands 10,450,940 3,196,456 -7,254,484
Costa Rica 440,116 75,801 -364,315
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 282,158 57,440 -224,718
Germany 316,041 7,697 -308,344

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 £
Argentina 106,900,060
Nicaragua 44,018,889
China 35,788,671
United States 28,430,660
Brazil 15,424,399

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 £
Argentina 61,407,513 45,492,547 -15,914,966
Nicaragua 24,104,889 19,914,000 -4,190,889
China 23,450,167 12,338,504 -11,111,663
United States 19,402,914 9,027,746 -10,375,168
Brazil 8,715,424 6,708,975 -2,006,449
India 8,890,881 4,845,095 -4,045,786
Netherlands 422,957 49,408 -373,549
Uzbekistan 136,052 2,393 -133,659
United Republic of Tanzania 134,965 0 -134,965
Canada 64,835 60,188 -4,647

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 10
Outer London - West and North West 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Inner London - East 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 5

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 7 8 +1
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
Essex 4 2 -2
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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) 239,831,422
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,595,035
Other 245,705
Air transport 123,347
Road transport 1,050

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) 142,735,660 97,095,762 -45,639,898
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,053,395 1,541,640 -2,511,755
Other 201,104 44,601 -156,503
Air transport 71,781 51,566 -20,215
Road transport 0 1,050 +1,050

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 164,766,802
Felixstowe 46,717,119
Southampton 17,887,381
Immingham Docks 11,788,030
Liverpool Docks 1,313,369

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 Gateway Port 108,429,934 56,336,868 -52,093,066
Felixstowe 26,483,205 20,233,914 -6,249,291
Southampton 1,256,480 16,630,901 +15,374,421
Immingham Docks 8,995,628 2,792,402 -6,203,226
Liverpool Docks 30,314 1,283,055 +1,252,741
London 192,959 968,225 +775,266
Hull 827,991 43,439 -784,552
Belfast Port 221,856 124,963 -96,893
000 201,104 44,601 -156,503
Dover / Eurotunnel 201,488 39,277 -162,211

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 54
Manufacture of food products 17
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 23
2025-11 19
2025-10 20
2025-09 20
2025-08 28

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 30
54m+ 21
0-1m 17
15m-54m 12
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 2,038,609
Ireland 1,078,002
Hungary 286,583
Germany 169,652
France 149,672

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 1,187,954 850,655 -337,299
Ireland 639,722 438,280 -201,442
Hungary 286,583 0 -286,583
Germany 4,332 165,320 +160,988
France 62,018 87,654 +25,636
United States 97,750 41,670 -56,080
China 0 129,668 +129,668
United Arab Emirates 0 95,804 +95,804
Austria 70,626 0 -70,626
Greece 35,453 13,153 -22,300

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 142,122
Argentina 50,350
Bulgaria 1,825
Saint Barthélemy 798
China 30

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 86,761 55,361 -31,400
Argentina 28,887 21,463 -7,424
Bulgaria 871 954 +83
Saint Barthélemy 0 798 +798
China 0 30 +30
Ireland 16 0 -16

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) 3,009,112
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,120,157
Other 206,024
Air transport 12,698

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) 1,814,362 1,194,750 -619,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 552,866 567,291 +14,425
Other 121,517 84,507 -37,010
Air transport 0 12,698 +12,698

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 1,254,092
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,060,098
Immingham Docks 424,677
Liverpool Docks 343,147
Heysham 263,946

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 704,491 549,601 -154,890
Dover / Eurotunnel 658,281 401,817 -256,464
Immingham Docks 278,863 145,814 -133,049
Liverpool Docks 200,567 142,580 -57,987
Heysham 146,053 117,893 -28,160
Holyhead 161,778 90,994 -70,784
000 121,517 84,507 -37,010
London Gateway Port 38,093 138,065 +99,972
Hull 0 134,237 +134,237
Harwich 41,241 35,496 -5,745

Quick facts

HS code: 120242

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

Description: Groundnuts with shells removed, sold whole or broken. Ready for cooking, snacking, or making peanut butter