Import/export HS code 1106: Flour, meal, and powder from dried beans, sago, roots, or fruits

Made from dried beans, sago, roots like cassava, or fruits like bananas. Used for cooking and baking

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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 25,620,704
India 7,369,906
Netherlands 6,326,614
Spain 6,221,881
Germany 3,333,134

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 11,584,964 14,035,740 +2,450,776
India 4,311,984 3,057,922 -1,254,062
Netherlands 3,152,127 3,174,487 +22,360
Spain 3,648,856 2,573,025 -1,075,831
Germany 2,012,284 1,320,850 -691,434
Nigeria 910,772 2,266,228 +1,355,456
Ghana 1,849,856 1,118,764 -731,092
United States 1,243,499 1,097,972 -145,527
Italy 551,745 1,362,751 +811,006
Cyprus 818,865 480,513 -338,352

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 £
Spain 19,664,336
France 8,867,975
India 7,455,814
United States 3,582,081
Belgium 3,468,981

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 £
Spain 8,487,982 11,176,354 +2,688,372
France 5,040,070 3,827,905 -1,212,165
India 4,351,769 3,104,045 -1,247,724
United States 1,846,017 1,736,064 -109,953
Belgium 2,026,442 1,442,539 -583,903
Nigeria 919,155 2,262,749 +1,343,594
Ghana 1,894,247 1,214,831 -679,416
Germany 1,447,541 813,173 -634,368
Netherlands 665,075 1,179,082 +514,007
Cyprus 818,865 480,513 -338,352

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 36
Outer London - West and North West 36
Outer London - East and North East 31
Essex 26
Outer London - South 21

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 23 25 +2
Outer London - West and North West 29 31 +2
Outer London - East and North East 21 21 +0
Essex 21 15 -6
Outer London - South 12 18 +6
West Midlands 14 13 -1
Greater Manchester 5 17 +12
Inner London - West 12 12 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 15 13 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 10 -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) 38,300,315
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,835,948
Other 3,657,724
Air transport 1,954,923
Rail transport 89,800

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) 19,179,417 19,120,898 -58,519
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,860,884 14,975,064 +1,114,180
Other 1,831,305 1,826,419 -4,886
Air transport 1,177,872 777,051 -400,821
Rail transport 84,478 5,322 -79,156
Road transport 6,563 9,107 +2,544

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,042,231
Eurotunnel 10,396,434
Felixstowe 8,139,088
London 6,828,786
Liverpool Docks 5,032,335

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 £
Dover 8,890,367 9,151,864 +261,497
Eurotunnel 4,871,991 5,524,443 +652,452
Felixstowe 3,640,351 4,498,737 +858,386
London 3,242,775 3,586,011 +343,236
Liverpool Docks 2,661,856 2,370,479 -291,377
Immingham Docks 1,811,044 2,081,484 +270,440
London Gateway Port 2,027,488 1,676,988 -350,500
000 1,831,305 1,826,419 -4,886
Southampton 2,085,243 1,505,386 -579,857
Portsmouth 614,200 1,813,475 +1,199,275

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 213
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Manufacture of food products 65
Food and beverage service activities 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 85
2025-11 97
2025-10 82
2025-09 89
2025-08 82

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 129
0-1m 127
54m+ 60
15m-54m 35
Other 27

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 £
Netherlands 8,214,710
Australia 3,043,827
Ireland 1,537,694
Italy 1,336,899
Poland 786,958

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 £
Netherlands 3,495,391 4,719,319 +1,223,928
Australia 1,551,167 1,492,660 -58,507
Ireland 843,644 694,050 -149,594
Italy 843,111 493,788 -349,323
Poland 452,727 334,231 -118,496
France 375,324 160,757 -214,567
Spain 188,460 325,219 +136,759
United States 335,133 178,004 -157,129
Kuwait 223,161 108,756 -114,405
Sweden 91,455 60,775 -30,680

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 195,572
Ireland 124

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 149,366 46,206 -103,160
Ireland 40 84 +44

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) 12,388,851
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,684,067
Air transport 603,737
Other 197,254
Road transport 36,725

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) 6,320,278 6,068,573 -251,705
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,897,696 2,786,371 +888,675
Air transport 491,384 112,353 -379,031
Other 150,701 46,553 -104,148
Road transport 36,725 0 -36,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,314,775
Immingham Docks 3,905,874
London Gateway Port 3,253,988
Felixstowe 2,173,319
Harwich 1,435,592

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 2,511,016 1,803,759 -707,257
Immingham Docks 1,647,734 2,258,140 +610,406
London Gateway Port 1,582,592 1,671,396 +88,804
Felixstowe 1,380,394 792,925 -587,469
Harwich 116,066 1,319,526 +1,203,460
Holyhead 425,944 394,438 -31,506
London Heathrow Airport 479,283 57,885 -421,398
Liverpool Docks 123,736 236,112 +112,376
Heysham 114,347 109,677 -4,670
000 150,701 46,553 -104,148

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1106

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

Description: Made from dried beans, sago, roots like cassava, or fruits like bananas. Used for cooking and baking