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

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 £
Italy 34,557,543
Poland 15,537,879
France 10,246,222
India 6,329,154
Canada 6,208,343

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 18,244,671 16,312,872 -1,931,799
Poland 8,122,268 7,415,611 -706,657
France 5,376,432 4,869,790 -506,642
India 3,394,609 2,934,545 -460,064
Canada 3,279,294 2,929,049 -350,245
Netherlands 2,587,002 2,862,172 +275,170
Germany 2,526,370 2,080,274 -446,096
Ireland 1,287,067 1,124,240 -162,827
Lithuania 794,333 823,698 +29,365
Austria 796,564 801,255 +4,691

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 34,959,110
Poland 15,950,492
France 8,667,749
Germany 8,168,152
Canada 6,225,277

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 18,500,396 16,458,714 -2,041,682
Poland 8,363,953 7,586,539 -777,414
France 4,627,831 4,039,918 -587,913
Germany 4,079,272 4,088,880 +9,608
Canada 3,286,184 2,939,093 -347,091
India 3,220,087 2,924,750 -295,337
Romania 995,995 915,975 -80,020
Lithuania 836,943 819,503 -17,440
Austria 796,564 811,568 +15,004
Netherlands 614,447 908,050 +293,603

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 56
Outer London - West and North West 54
Inner London - East 37
Inner London - West 28
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 22

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 42 47 +5
Outer London - West and North West 42 43 +1
Inner London - East 30 29 -1
Inner London - West 20 21 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 19 19 +0
Greater Manchester 15 15 +0
Outer London - South 17 17 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 14 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 13 14 +1
West Yorkshire 13 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) 51,983,981
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 43,870,167
Other 3,136,505
Air transport 250,267
Road transport 222,061

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) 26,893,070 25,090,911 -1,802,159
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 22,960,214 20,909,953 -2,050,261
Other 1,794,556 1,341,949 -452,607
Air transport 121,157 129,110 +7,953
Road transport 189,215 32,846 -156,369
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 24,860,265
Dover 21,928,478
London 11,792,804
Felixstowe 10,865,425
Eurotunnel 5,364,873

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 12,055,091 12,805,174 +750,083
Dover 11,561,300 10,367,178 -1,194,122
London 6,008,233 5,784,571 -223,662
Felixstowe 6,749,378 4,116,047 -2,633,331
Eurotunnel 3,212,691 2,152,182 -1,060,509
Immingham Docks 2,410,996 2,503,101 +92,105
Hull 1,985,114 2,024,995 +39,881
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,352,893 1,804,037 +451,144
000 1,794,556 1,341,949 -452,607
Harwich 826,784 1,111,137 +284,353

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
270
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
91
Manufacture of food products
63
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
2026-05 137
2026-04 134
2026-03 141
2026-02 124
2026-01 122

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 208
0-1m 101
54m+ 58
15m-54m 42
Other 12

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 179,617,285
France 5,611,234
Netherlands 5,034,590
Italy 2,884,217
Poland 1,900,257

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 99,079,342 80,537,943 -18,541,399
France 3,291,165 2,320,069 -971,096
Netherlands 2,444,794 2,589,796 +145,002
Italy 1,810,295 1,073,922 -736,373
Poland 623,738 1,276,519 +652,781
Saudi Arabia 409,549 485,979 +76,430
Thailand 500,673 343,635 -157,038
United Arab Emirates 339,209 475,844 +136,635
Spain 141,261 509,990 +368,729
Germany 220,744 129,221 -91,523

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 51,565,051
Netherlands 152,245
Ireland 116,851
Italy 46,648
Belgium 38,585

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 28,117,564 23,447,487 -4,670,077
Netherlands 76,110 76,135 +25
Ireland 61,039 55,812 -5,227
Italy 22,362 24,286 +1,924
Belgium 20,761 17,824 -2,937
Sweden 4,588 4,505 -83
France 2,375 2,174 -201
Germany 1,231 883 -348

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) 119,975,919
Other 74,060,416
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,260,250
Air transport 237,970

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) 60,519,317 59,456,602 -1,062,715
Other 45,954,831 28,105,585 -17,849,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,139,620 3,120,630 -18,990
Air transport 50,862 187,108 +136,246

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 80,614,034
000 74,060,416
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,005,959
Heysham 8,896,931
Milford 6,952,798

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 38,354,266 42,259,768 +3,905,502
000 45,954,831 28,105,585 -17,849,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,466,394 5,539,565 -926,829
Heysham 5,104,091 3,792,840 -1,311,251
Milford 3,887,088 3,065,710 -821,378
Holyhead 2,489,319 2,336,604 -152,715
Fishguard 3,325,988 1,048,458 -2,277,530
London Gateway Port 998,989 1,202,838 +203,849
Immingham Docks 761,629 939,294 +177,665
Portsmouth 633,740 633,306 -434

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