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 8,351,971
Peru 1,955,050
Turkey 1,828,773
Belgium 1,776,075
Netherlands 1,534,104

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 4,112,663 4,239,308 +126,645
Peru 1,080,262 874,788 -205,474
Turkey 1,240,368 588,405 -651,963
Belgium 759,083 1,016,992 +257,909
Netherlands 687,131 846,973 +159,842
Greece 489,018 857,132 +368,114
Spain 411,245 424,097 +12,852
Poland 263,401 428,483 +165,082
China 136,571 288,591 +152,020
Denmark 212,443 48,747 -163,696

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 8,096,711
Turkey 3,140,260
Peru 2,057,934
Greece 1,872,691
Italy 1,576,064

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 3,911,569 4,185,142 +273,573
Turkey 1,838,748 1,301,512 -537,236
Peru 1,141,742 916,192 -225,550
Greece 756,516 1,116,175 +359,659
Italy 816,792 759,272 -57,520
Poland 433,591 428,483 -5,108
Spain 362,395 486,025 +123,630
China 136,571 336,879 +200,308
Netherlands 71,995 203,464 +131,469
Denmark 152,291 0 -152,291

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - East and North East 10
Outer London - West and North West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
West Yorkshire 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
Inner London - East 8 9 +1
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 5 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Inner London - West 2 5 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -1
Essex 3 3 +0
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) 11,148,526
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,630,906
Road transport 109,226
Air transport 65,441
Other 28,942

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) 4,543,029 6,605,497 +2,062,468
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,231,725 3,399,181 -1,832,544
Road transport 76,483 32,743 -43,740
Air transport 21,941 43,500 +21,559
Other 15,920 13,022 -2,898

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Portsmouth 8,070,119
London Gateway Port 2,439,537
Felixstowe 2,374,584
London 1,645,602
Eurotunnel 1,630,662

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 3,828,522 4,241,597 +413,075
London Gateway Port 1,368,628 1,070,909 -297,719
Felixstowe 1,357,093 1,017,491 -339,602
London 711,143 934,459 +223,316
Eurotunnel 701,736 928,926 +227,190
Immingham Docks 485,276 384,539 -100,737
Dover 250,854 351,438 +100,584
Liverpool Docks 196,441 173,769 -22,672
Thamesport 122,175 229,123 +106,948
Middlesbrough 136,268 166,476 +30,208

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 19
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
2026-04 17
2026-03 20
2026-02 19
2026-01 22
2025-12 18

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 46
54m+ 26
0-1m 11
15m-54m 9
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 £
Belgium 182,205
Ireland 108,613
Turkey 26,896
Germany 23,940
Kuwait 19,339

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 70,796 111,409 +40,613
Ireland 43,768 64,845 +21,077
Turkey 26,896 0 -26,896
Germany 0 23,940 +23,940
Kuwait 2,180 17,159 +14,979
Netherlands 0 17,514 +17,514
Canada 11,280 5,640 -5,640
Iceland 14,794 1,968 -12,826
United Arab Emirates 4,517 6,900 +2,383
China 3,044 7,614 +4,570

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 43,488
Ireland 22,851
XI 1,172

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 15,774 27,714 +11,940
Ireland 13,687 9,164 -4,523
XI 596 576 -20

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) 267,602
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 119,472
Other 103,564
Air transport 5,889

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) 98,900 168,702 +69,802
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 55,679 63,793 +8,114
Other 43,768 59,796 +16,028
Air transport 3,869 2,020 -1,849

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 216,413
000 103,564
Felixstowe 55,773
London Gateway Port 54,725
Immingham Docks 28,536

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 76,193 140,220 +64,027
000 43,768 59,796 +16,028
Felixstowe 30,101 25,672 -4,429
London Gateway Port 9,976 44,749 +34,773
Immingham Docks 21,825 6,711 -15,114
Southampton 15,602 0 -15,602
Liverpool Docks 0 5,640 +5,640
Holyhead 0 5,049 +5,049
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