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 117,040,082
Nicaragua 40,072,997
China 33,958,855
United States 19,578,199
Brazil 15,167,860

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 64,744,267 52,295,815 -12,448,452
Nicaragua 21,150,042 18,922,955 -2,227,087
China 23,603,654 10,355,201 -13,248,453
United States 12,687,557 6,890,642 -5,796,915
Brazil 6,356,972 8,810,888 +2,453,916
Netherlands 8,683,252 3,606,200 -5,077,052
India 9,023,057 2,017,357 -7,005,700
Paraguay 0 730,769 +730,769
Costa Rica 271,704 75,801 -195,903
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 274,798 25,028 -249,770

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 116,457,930
Nicaragua 44,812,064
China 34,309,338
United States 27,222,473
Brazil 15,760,618

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 64,546,075 51,911,855 -12,634,220
Nicaragua 24,809,349 20,002,715 -4,806,634
China 24,002,375 10,306,963 -13,695,412
United States 17,520,150 9,702,323 -7,817,827
Brazil 6,852,083 8,908,535 +2,056,452
India 9,027,816 1,903,512 -7,124,304
Paraguay 48,520 1,053,544 +1,005,024
Netherlands 340,129 77,519 -262,610
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 - West and North West 13
Outer London - East and North East 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 6
West Midlands 6

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 10 10 +0
Outer London - East and North East 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 5 +2
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Essex 4 3 -1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Norfolk 3 1 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1

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) 247,082,654
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,627,394
Air transport 155,952
Other 151,204
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) 144,518,406 102,564,248 -41,954,158
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,052,753 1,574,641 -1,478,112
Air transport 85,512 70,440 -15,072
Other 75,321 75,883 +562
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 170,921,110
Felixstowe 45,962,207
Southampton 19,242,698
Immingham Docks 10,670,976
Liverpool Docks 1,843,214

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 105,893,410 65,027,700 -40,865,710
Felixstowe 28,277,604 17,684,603 -10,593,001
Southampton 4,380,456 14,862,242 +10,481,786
Immingham Docks 7,603,627 3,067,349 -4,536,278
Liverpool Docks 131,745 1,711,469 +1,579,724
London 242,202 1,210,663 +968,461
Hull 519,166 47,289 -471,877
Belfast Port 235,032 131,767 -103,265
Dover / Eurotunnel 154,807 67,388 -87,419
Harwich 31,134 130,758 +99,624

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 63
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 22
Manufacture of food products 19
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
2026-04 28
2026-03 31
2026-02 33
2026-01 23
2025-12 23

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 34
0-1m 22
54m+ 22
15m-54m 14
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 2,359,432
Ireland 1,068,705
Germany 170,565
France 148,713
China 129,668

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 1,324,262 1,035,170 -289,092
Ireland 569,861 498,844 -71,017
Germany 8,123 162,442 +154,319
France 94,105 54,608 -39,497
China 28,017 101,651 +73,634
United States 59,335 56,265 -3,070
United Arab Emirates 0 95,804 +95,804
Finland 1,541 63,759 +62,218
Belgium 900 63,554 +62,654
Sweden 27,876 18,512 -9,364

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 149,625
Argentina 58,191
Bulgaria 4,112
Saint Barthélemy 798
China 68

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 87,165 62,460 -24,705
Argentina 30,734 27,457 -3,277
Bulgaria 871 3,241 +2,370
Saint Barthélemy 290 508 +218
China 0 68 +68
Ireland 10 15 +5

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) 2,837,181
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,369,850
Other 222,214
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) 1,541,509 1,295,672 -245,837
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 594,755 775,095 +180,340
Other 122,154 100,060 -22,094
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 1,377,801
Dover / Eurotunnel 811,416
Immingham Docks 579,271
Liverpool Docks 332,368
Heysham 268,120

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 749,472 628,329 -121,143
Dover / Eurotunnel 403,390 408,026 +4,636
Immingham Docks 277,561 301,710 +24,149
Liverpool Docks 133,597 198,771 +65,174
Heysham 144,929 123,191 -21,738
Holyhead 159,374 94,541 -64,833
000 122,154 100,060 -22,094
Hull 0 197,996 +197,996
London Gateway Port 133,230 13,063 -120,167
London 26,452 63,554 +37,102

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