Import/export HS code 20059910: Prepared chili peppers

Chili peppers (Capsicum genus) prepared or preserved, excluding sweet peppers

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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 £
France 7,408,600
Turkey 1,895,929
Peru 1,880,618
Belgium 1,524,817
Netherlands 1,276,341

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 £
France 4,058,964 3,349,636 -709,328
Turkey 1,316,320 579,609 -736,711
Peru 1,011,611 869,007 -142,604
Belgium 866,850 657,967 -208,883
Netherlands 669,399 606,942 -62,457
Greece 601,402 604,342 +2,940
Spain 393,454 290,603 -102,851
Poland 236,533 320,276 +83,743
China 138,034 279,888 +141,854
Denmark 222,202 48,747 -173,455

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 £
France 7,137,790
Turkey 2,960,831
Peru 1,983,660
Greece 1,698,644
Italy 1,377,906

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 £
France 3,832,438 3,305,352 -527,086
Turkey 1,940,725 1,020,106 -920,619
Peru 1,074,409 909,251 -165,158
Greece 935,713 762,931 -172,782
Italy 859,504 518,402 -341,102
Poland 440,284 320,276 -120,008
Spain 343,286 345,851 +2,565
China 138,034 328,176 +190,142
Netherlands 60,641 161,664 +101,023
Denmark 162,050 0 -162,050

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - East and North East 9
Outer London - West and North West 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Outer London - East and North East 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 1 -4
Essex 2 4 +2
Outer London - South 4 3 -1

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,647,180
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,088,163
Road transport 112,572
Air transport 53,271
Other 25,207

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,523,198 5,123,982 +600,784
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,425,475 2,662,688 -2,762,787
Road transport 92,769 19,803 -72,966
Air transport 27,410 25,861 -1,549
Other 15,712 9,495 -6,217

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 7,110,077
London Gateway Port 2,430,347
Felixstowe 2,220,958
Eurotunnel 1,442,505
London 1,368,217

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 £
Portsmouth 3,750,641 3,359,436 -391,205
London Gateway Port 1,375,258 1,055,089 -320,169
Felixstowe 1,428,911 792,047 -636,864
Eurotunnel 721,951 720,554 -1,397
London 804,739 563,478 -241,261
Immingham Docks 494,342 290,260 -204,082
Dover 278,917 248,024 -30,893
Liverpool Docks 196,441 121,625 -74,816
Thamesport 111,266 165,385 +54,119
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,305 58,446 -143,859

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 68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Food and beverage service activities 10
Manufacture of food products 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 25
2025-10 27
2025-09 25
2025-08 24

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 44
54m+ 25
0-1m 13
15m-54m 9
Other 1

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 £
Belgium 134,164
Ireland 75,140
Turkey 26,896
Germany 23,940
Canada 16,920

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 £
Belgium 63,814 70,350 +6,536
Ireland 43,133 32,007 -11,126
Turkey 26,896 0 -26,896
Germany 0 23,940 +23,940
Canada 11,280 5,640 -5,640
Iceland 9,471 6,356 -3,115
Kuwait 13,487 0 -13,487
China 3,044 7,614 +4,570
Denmark 7,031 0 -7,031
United Arab Emirates 4,517 2,512 -2,005

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 £
France 24,299
Ireland 21,623
XI 762

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 £
France 16,071 8,228 -7,843
Ireland 13,403 8,220 -5,183
XI 690 72 -618

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) 197,682
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 91,654
Other 71,023
Air transport 4,954

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) 86,595 111,087 +24,492
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,029 25,625 -40,404
Other 43,133 27,890 -15,243
Air transport 3,869 1,085 -2,784

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 167,437
000 71,023
Felixstowe 37,715
London Gateway Port 30,780
Immingham Docks 22,709

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 69,211 98,226 +29,015
000 43,133 27,890 -15,243
Felixstowe 30,101 7,614 -22,487
London Gateway Port 20,326 10,454 -9,872
Immingham Docks 16,502 6,207 -10,295
Southampton 15,602 0 -15,602
Liverpool Docks 0 5,640 +5,640
Holyhead 0 4,117 +4,117
ZLC 3,869 0 -3,869
Harwich 0 2,437 +2,437

Quick facts

HS code: 20059910

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

Description: Chili peppers (Capsicum genus) prepared or preserved, excluding sweet peppers