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 114,548,662
Nicaragua 36,535,493
China 29,408,162
United States 17,010,827
Brazil 12,859,563

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 67,624,753 46,923,909 -20,700,844
Nicaragua 19,142,309 17,393,184 -1,749,125
China 20,789,741 8,618,421 -12,171,320
United States 11,097,021 5,913,806 -5,183,215
Brazil 5,490,456 7,369,107 +1,878,651
Netherlands 7,821,583 3,140,061 -4,681,522
India 7,994,942 657,853 -7,337,089
Paraguay 0 833,636 +833,636
Costa Rica 271,704 75,801 -195,903
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 264,717 0 -264,717

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 113,852,314
Nicaragua 40,582,374
China 29,703,383
United States 24,214,452
Brazil 13,519,902

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 67,388,299 46,464,015 -20,924,284
Nicaragua 22,247,481 18,334,893 -3,912,588
China 21,135,094 8,568,289 -12,566,805
United States 15,609,091 8,605,361 -7,003,730
Brazil 6,110,498 7,409,404 +1,298,906
India 8,016,390 508,975 -7,507,415
Paraguay 48,520 1,156,411 +1,107,891
Netherlands 164,042 34,658 -129,384
United Republic of Tanzania 134,965 0 -134,965
Nigeria 62,282 69,053 +6,771

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 12
Outer London - East and North East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
West Midlands 6
Inner London - East 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 - West and North West 9 10 +1
Outer London - East and North East 7 10 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 5 +3
Essex 3 3 +0
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) 228,658,790
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,850,272
Air transport 151,602
Other 151,116
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) 138,325,511 90,333,279 -47,992,232
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,839,115 1,011,157 -1,827,958
Air transport 71,441 80,161 +8,720
Other 76,018 75,098 -920
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 158,993,572
Felixstowe 40,159,806
Southampton 18,987,264
Immingham Docks 9,575,980
Liverpool Docks 2,009,713

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 97,773,184 61,220,388 -36,552,796
Felixstowe 26,354,118 13,805,688 -12,548,430
Southampton 8,836,951 10,150,313 +1,313,362
Immingham Docks 6,874,514 2,701,466 -4,173,048
Liverpool Docks 262,323 1,747,390 +1,485,067
London 242,503 1,227,210 +984,707
Belfast Port 235,032 131,767 -103,265
Hull 279,203 47,289 -231,914
Dover / Eurotunnel 149,425 28,111 -121,314
Dover 20,510 133,679 +113,169

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
20
Manufacture of food products
19
Food and beverage service activities
4
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 29
2026-04 28
2026-03 31
2026-02 33
2026-01 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 31
0-1m 24
54m+ 20
15m-54m 15
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 2,467,162
Ireland 1,014,709
Germany 196,663
China 129,668
France 114,882

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 1,297,806 1,169,356 -128,450
Ireland 557,589 457,120 -100,469
Germany 9,424 187,239 +177,815
China 28,017 101,651 +73,634
France 74,993 39,889 -35,104
United States 49,335 56,265 +6,930
United Arab Emirates 0 95,804 +95,804
Belgium 900 63,554 +62,654
Finland 0 63,759 +63,759
Sweden 26,455 13,165 -13,290

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 139,295
Argentina 54,699
Bulgaria 4,310
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 81,005 58,290 -22,715
Argentina 29,827 24,872 -4,955
Bulgaria 871 3,439 +2,568
Saint Barthélemy 290 508 +218
China 0 68 +68
Ireland 10 20 +10

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) 2,778,305
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,343,873
Other 209,689
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) 1,378,387 1,399,918 +21,531
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 568,778 775,095 +206,317
Other 116,682 93,007 -23,675
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 1,489,536
Dover / Eurotunnel 650,580
Immingham Docks 595,335
Liverpool Docks 312,791
Heysham 255,511

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 786,631 702,905 -83,726
Dover / Eurotunnel 262,173 388,407 +126,234
Immingham Docks 242,082 353,253 +111,171
Liverpool Docks 120,450 192,341 +71,891
Heysham 162,077 93,434 -68,643
Holyhead 148,573 96,057 -52,516
000 116,682 93,007 -23,675
Hull 0 197,996 +197,996
London Gateway Port 130,590 13,063 -117,527
Harwich 53,463 59,039 +5,576

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