Import/export HS code 200551: Shelled beans

Beans that have been removed from their pods

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 £
Italy 162,641,729
Netherlands 20,322,874
Spain 9,626,336
India 5,058,378
Germany 2,330,594

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 £
Italy 89,595,967 73,045,762 -16,550,205
Netherlands 13,347,168 6,975,706 -6,371,462
Spain 5,215,879 4,410,457 -805,422
India 2,617,787 2,440,591 -177,196
Germany 861,643 1,468,951 +607,308
Ireland 760,364 1,001,374 +241,010
Portugal 911,059 694,319 -216,740
Belgium 959,169 634,425 -324,744
France 250,277 670,609 +420,332
Greece 372,193 406,989 +34,796

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 £
Italy 183,131,451
Spain 9,479,218
India 5,061,339
Portugal 2,260,484
Greece 1,707,651

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 £
Italy 102,416,866 80,714,585 -21,702,281
Spain 5,092,834 4,386,384 -706,450
India 2,620,748 2,440,591 -180,157
Portugal 1,243,350 1,017,134 -226,216
Greece 956,230 751,421 -204,809
Netherlands 381,752 467,187 +85,435
France 168,191 450,925 +282,734
Belgium 355,547 244,050 -111,497
Mexico 325,242 225,907 -99,335
Turkey 304,605 210,610 -93,995

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 28
Outer London - East and North East 25
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14
Outer London - South 14
Inner London - East 12

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 22 19 -3
Outer London - East and North East 21 21 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 11 +0
Outer London - South 12 12 +0
Inner London - East 11 10 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 7 9 +2
West Midlands 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Essex 6 6 +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) 192,325,389
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,670,146
Other 2,882,940
Air transport 2,350
Road transport 1,766

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) 108,097,031 84,228,358 -23,868,673
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,112,868 7,557,278 +444,410
Other 1,411,925 1,471,015 +59,090
Air transport 0 2,350 +2,350
Road transport 0 1,766 +1,766

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 110,422,237
Felixstowe 54,325,987
Thamesport 10,067,312
Immingham Docks 7,670,407
Dover 7,591,326

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 65,625,821 44,796,416 -20,829,405
Felixstowe 26,706,182 27,619,805 +913,623
Thamesport 6,211,296 3,856,016 -2,355,280
Immingham Docks 5,466,472 2,203,935 -3,262,537
Dover 3,110,373 4,480,953 +1,370,580
London 1,669,381 3,182,167 +1,512,786
Liverpool Docks 2,491,909 1,764,702 -727,207
000 1,411,925 1,471,015 +59,090
Middlesbrough 1,254,054 907,909 -346,145
Southampton 399,504 1,237,466 +837,962

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 137
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Food and beverage service activities 20
Manufacture of food products 14
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
2026-01 57
2025-11 69
2025-10 61
2025-09 52
2025-08 56

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 86
54m+ 44
15m-54m 30
0-1m 27
Other 6

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 15,260,962
Netherlands 8,982,971
Germany 6,066,046
Poland 4,017,262
United States 3,593,938

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 8,280,699 6,980,263 -1,300,436
Netherlands 5,183,806 3,799,165 -1,384,641
Germany 3,692,861 2,373,185 -1,319,676
Poland 2,351,645 1,665,617 -686,028
United States 1,327,217 2,266,721 +939,504
United Arab Emirates 1,548,225 1,204,097 -344,128
Bahrain 1,138,849 844,328 -294,521
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 952,879 797,621 -155,258
Saudi Arabia 1,124,268 497,486 -626,782
Czechia 833,949 493,635 -340,314

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 £
Ireland 226,344
XI 124,918
Italy 32,534
Spain 899
Iceland 12

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 £
Ireland 149,691 76,653 -73,038
XI 81,562 43,356 -38,206
Italy 20,158 12,376 -7,782
Spain 259 640 +381
Iceland 12 0 -12

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 38,874,223
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,069,163
Other 942,954
Air transport 4,387

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,606,720 18,267,503 -2,339,217
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,469,381 7,599,782 -3,869,599
Other 560,140 382,814 -177,326
Air transport 3,356 1,031 -2,325

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 16,584,162
Liverpool Docks 12,317,122
London Gateway Port 8,677,489
Holyhead 5,074,687
Felixstowe 3,979,510

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 £
Hull 9,382,768 7,201,394 -2,181,374
Liverpool Docks 5,420,988 6,896,134 +1,475,146
London Gateway Port 4,524,396 4,153,093 -371,303
Holyhead 3,795,594 1,279,093 -2,516,501
Felixstowe 1,683,297 2,296,213 +612,916
Southampton 2,263,739 988,953 -1,274,786
Dover 1,751,225 1,098,862 -652,363
Immingham Docks 1,241,516 508,381 -733,135
000 560,140 382,814 -177,326
Dover / Eurotunnel 479,605 329,109 -150,496

Quick facts

HS code: 200551

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

Description: Beans that have been removed from their pods