Import/export HS code 1101: Wheat or Mixed Grain Flour

Flour made from wheat or a mix of wheat and other grains like rye. Commonly used for baking bread, pastries, and other foods

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  • 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 35,890,692
Poland 16,393,929
France 11,011,913
India 6,428,279
Canada 6,212,365

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 17,938,313 17,952,379 +14,066
Poland 8,361,636 8,032,293 -329,343
France 5,619,909 5,392,004 -227,905
India 3,266,445 3,161,834 -104,611
Canada 33,301 6,179,064 +6,145,763
Netherlands 2,551,335 3,017,062 +465,727
Germany 2,620,550 2,173,248 -447,302
Ireland 1,225,321 1,301,098 +75,777
Lithuania 824,574 888,325 +63,751
Austria 828,896 863,438 +34,542

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 36,339,706
Poland 16,786,381
France 9,331,581
Germany 8,375,487
Canada 6,231,678

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 18,207,666 18,132,040 -75,626
Poland 8,576,611 8,209,770 -366,841
France 4,773,687 4,557,894 -215,793
Germany 4,165,846 4,209,641 +43,795
Canada 41,200 6,190,478 +6,149,278
India 3,008,779 3,152,039 +143,260
Romania 959,617 973,906 +14,289
Lithuania 894,513 878,595 -15,918
Austria 810,800 873,751 +62,951
Netherlands 647,731 920,935 +273,204

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 55
Outer London - West and North West 54
Inner London - East 37
Inner London - West 27
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 23

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 40 48 +8
Outer London - West and North West 43 42 -1
Inner London - East 28 30 +2
Inner London - West 20 21 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 20 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 15 -3
Greater Manchester 14 16 +2
Outer London - South 17 17 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 14 +1
West Yorkshire 15 14 -1

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) 53,512,970
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 46,324,524
Other 3,350,328
Air transport 269,162
Road transport 232,890

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) 23,416,204 30,096,766 +6,680,562
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,548,558 22,775,966 -772,592
Other 1,770,972 1,579,356 -191,616
Air transport 147,027 122,135 -24,892
Road transport 190,273 42,617 -147,656
Rail transport 13,909 0 -13,909

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 25,597,261
Dover 23,392,306
London 11,993,327
Felixstowe 11,249,704
Eurotunnel 5,755,382

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 12,835,152 12,762,109 -73,043
Dover 11,770,971 11,621,335 -149,636
London 2,808,404 9,184,923 +6,376,519
Felixstowe 5,592,639 5,657,065 +64,426
Eurotunnel 3,326,731 2,428,651 -898,080
Immingham Docks 2,528,641 2,521,015 -7,626
Hull 1,952,276 2,196,483 +244,207
000 1,770,972 1,579,356 -191,616
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,404,160 1,734,836 +330,676
Purfleet 1,043,463 956,448 -87,015

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 269
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 92
Manufacture of food products 62
Food and beverage service activities 51
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 134
2026-03 140
2026-02 124
2026-01 122
2025-12 151

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 206
0-1m 108
54m+ 58
15m-54m 40
Other 11

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 189,969,010
France 5,896,161
Netherlands 5,206,498
Italy 2,864,130
Poland 1,939,729

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 99,231,379 90,737,631 -8,493,748
France 3,301,627 2,594,534 -707,093
Netherlands 2,468,457 2,738,041 +269,584
Italy 1,864,174 999,956 -864,218
Poland 646,208 1,293,521 +647,313
Thailand 572,134 414,990 -157,144
Saudi Arabia 392,404 559,734 +167,330
United Arab Emirates 312,749 503,341 +190,592
Spain 156,128 498,179 +342,051
Germany 240,461 154,991 -85,470

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 54,155,907
Netherlands 157,930
Ireland 117,284
Italy 49,540
Belgium 37,644

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 28,264,849 25,891,058 -2,373,791
Netherlands 71,359 86,571 +15,212
Ireland 54,621 62,663 +8,042
Italy 22,645 26,895 +4,250
Belgium 18,032 19,612 +1,580
Sweden 4,015 5,470 +1,455
India 5,061 0 -5,061
France 2,302 2,383 +81
China 3,657 0 -3,657
Turkey 2,306 0 -2,306

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) 124,992,986
Other 80,022,750
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,436,446
Air transport 237,388

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) 59,759,091 65,233,895 +5,474,804
Other 46,857,909 33,164,841 -13,693,068
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,336,344 3,100,102 -236,242
Air transport 92,955 144,433 +51,478

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 83,078,795
000 80,022,750
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,467,121
Heysham 9,618,166
Milford 7,404,892

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 36,826,264 46,252,531 +9,426,267
000 46,857,909 33,164,841 -13,693,068
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,408,387 6,058,734 -349,653
Heysham 5,767,992 3,850,174 -1,917,818
Milford 3,964,354 3,440,538 -523,816
Holyhead 2,361,973 2,667,022 +305,049
Fishguard 3,464,522 1,463,781 -2,000,741
London Gateway Port 1,038,331 1,267,756 +229,425
Immingham Docks 760,038 971,979 +211,941
Portsmouth 589,670 638,544 +48,874

Quick facts

HS code: 1101

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

Description: Flour made from wheat or a mix of wheat and other grains like rye. Commonly used for baking bread, pastries, and other foods