Import/export HS code 200811: Groundnuts

Includes all types of groundnuts, also known as peanuts

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 £
Netherlands 45,237,655
Belgium 34,043,506
Argentina 25,736,681
United States 11,391,257
India 3,399,560

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 £
Netherlands 24,526,160 20,711,495 -3,814,665
Belgium 16,229,107 17,814,399 +1,585,292
Argentina 13,702,824 12,033,857 -1,668,967
United States 6,647,033 4,744,224 -1,902,809
India 1,676,158 1,723,402 +47,244
Thailand 1,287,158 2,065,225 +778,067
China 1,748,504 1,588,498 -160,006
Spain 566,458 509,678 -56,780
Germany 577,972 489,865 -88,107
North Macedonia 240,137 657,918 +417,781

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 £
Netherlands 75,882,237
Argentina 25,917,714
United States 9,530,853
China 3,484,330
India 3,444,968

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 £
Netherlands 39,979,792 35,902,445 -4,077,347
Argentina 13,860,007 12,057,707 -1,802,300
United States 5,019,793 4,511,060 -508,733
China 1,874,939 1,609,391 -265,548
India 1,703,700 1,741,268 +37,568
Thailand 1,287,158 2,065,225 +778,067
Germany 1,417,567 1,571,146 +153,579
Poland 442,061 862,744 +420,683
Spain 587,147 540,434 -46,713
Bulgaria 530,874 473,407 -57,467

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 41
Outer London - West and North West 39
Inner London - East 20
Greater Manchester 18
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17

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 - East and North East 30 33 +3
Outer London - West and North West 30 29 -1
Inner London - East 14 12 -2
Greater Manchester 11 13 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 13 +0
Inner London - West 11 8 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 9 -3
Essex 8 11 +3
West Midlands 9 8 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 7 -2

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) 73,421,100
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,744,327
Other 2,372,516
Air transport 350,714
Road transport 3,330

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) 38,818,815 34,602,285 -4,216,530
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,642,908 30,101,419 -541,489
Other 1,279,315 1,093,201 -186,114
Air transport 283,358 67,356 -216,002
Road transport 0 3,330 +3,330

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 37,722,335
Immingham Docks 27,258,154
London Gateway Port 24,492,917
Felixstowe 11,270,539
Southampton 9,367,976

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 19,719,100 18,003,235 -1,715,865
Immingham Docks 11,998,651 15,259,503 +3,260,852
London Gateway Port 14,761,445 9,731,472 -5,029,973
Felixstowe 5,141,338 6,129,201 +987,863
Southampton 5,184,570 4,183,406 -1,001,164
Liverpool Docks 1,191,858 3,699,058 +2,507,200
Harwich 3,268,130 1,439,748 -1,828,382
Dover 1,815,885 2,835,274 +1,019,389
Middlesbrough 1,983,207 1,868,547 -114,660
Thamesport 2,759,665 250,298 -2,509,367

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 180
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 69
Manufacture of food products 40
Food and beverage service activities 26
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 59
2026-03 75
2026-02 55
2026-01 53
2025-12 57

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 112
0-1m 78
54m+ 55
15m-54m 27
Other 15

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 30,722,157
France 4,933,309
Germany 4,921,747
Poland 4,090,876
Netherlands 1,843,393

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 14,979,678 15,742,479 +762,801
France 2,980,232 1,953,077 -1,027,155
Germany 3,482,126 1,439,621 -2,042,505
Poland 2,336,578 1,754,298 -582,280
Netherlands 1,030,201 813,192 -217,009
Italy 964,139 689,298 -274,841
United Arab Emirates 667,905 722,497 +54,592
Switzerland 415,045 940,891 +525,846
Spain 661,833 349,940 -311,893
Kazakhstan 515,677 353,106 -162,571

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 524,581
Ireland 80,125
Netherlands 76,424
Argentina 13,121
China 12,020

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 257,741 266,840 +9,099
Ireland 34,328 45,797 +11,469
Netherlands 37,707 38,717 +1,010
Argentina 6,277 6,844 +567
China 4,637 7,383 +2,746
Poland 3,148 1,597 -1,551
Italy 764 2,893 +2,129
Canada 835 2,750 +1,915
India 0 3,340 +3,340
Viet Nam 443 326 -117

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) 48,556,459
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,872,140
Other 3,764,619
Air transport 172,661

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) 27,901,970 20,654,489 -7,247,481
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,550,414 3,321,726 +771,312
Other 537,995 3,226,624 +2,688,629
Air transport 80,799 91,862 +11,063

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 20,186,310
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,868,450
Holyhead 5,238,006
000 3,764,619
London Gateway Port 2,831,300

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 £
Liverpool Docks 10,499,852 9,686,458 -813,394
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,540,766 7,327,684 -3,213,082
Holyhead 2,678,336 2,559,670 -118,666
000 537,995 3,226,624 +2,688,629
London Gateway Port 1,618,400 1,212,900 -405,500
Immingham Docks 970,913 927,650 -43,263
Heysham 1,160,497 347,574 -812,923
Dover 768,747 219,465 -549,282
Felixstowe 319,697 587,772 +268,075
Harwich 381,066 372,576 -8,490

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 200811

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

Description: Includes all types of groundnuts, also known as peanuts