can someone help me understand octopus flexible tariffs

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Evening, as I don't have an electric car I am interested in the agile, and the outgoing tarrifs.
I can see that the agile EXPORT can vary on the time of day, and that the outgoing EXPORT is a fixed price.
But I can't seem to find the tarrif to see how much it is to import electricity, either to top up a battery bank at night, or because it is raining and I have no solar during the day
I know the answer is probably staring me in the face, but my brain is getting frazzled and I just want to go for a walk in the lake district
I can see that the agile EXPORT can vary on the time of day, and that the outgoing EXPORT is a fixed price.
But I can't seem to find the tarrif to see how much it is to import electricity, either to top up a battery bank at night, or because it is raining and I have no solar during the day

I know the answer is probably staring me in the face, but my brain is getting frazzled and I just want to go for a walk in the lake district

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Lots of info about the tariffs and how they work
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375 Longi) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 4.8kw Pylontech battery storage installed March 22
Octopus Flux electric and Tracker gas
The prices on Agile outgoing have also been very high, peaking at 80.8p/kWh at 5.30pm today in my region..
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375 Longi) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 4.8kw Pylontech battery storage installed March 22
Octopus Flux electric and Tracker gas
2.72kWp PV facing SSW installed Jan 2012. 11 x 247w panels, 2.5kw inverter. 28MWh generated, long-term average 2.6 Os.
This winter, unless you have an EV and can get on the Go tariffs, there won't be any cheap import times.
Agile at 55p/kWh is a good rate compared most standard fixes being offered now, they are at least 60p, many much higher. So if you do chose the Agile tariff you basically have to think of it as a kind of fixed rate for the next few months, the price is unlikely to go below 55p very often. It is not a "fill up your battery" rate, it's a "well at least when I have to use some from the grid it's only 55p" rate. If you pair it with Agile Outgoing, at least you know that any excess solar will be getting the best rate available.
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375 Longi) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 4.8kw Pylontech battery storage installed March 22
Octopus Flux electric and Tracker gas
I am on the standard import tariff, with E7. So although it isn't as cheap as a Go tariff, I still only pay 20p/kWhr over night. It appears to be the day time rate that is capped, the night rate is about 1/3 lower.
In Manchester, you will be in the same DNO area as me, so you will be able to get the same tariff from Octopus.
Solar PV 5.25kWp SW facing (14 x 375 Longi) Lux 3.6kw hybrid inverter and 4.8kw Pylontech battery storage installed March 22
Octopus Flux electric and Tracker gas