Import/export HS code 110811: Wheat starch

Starch made from wheat. Commonly used in food products, adhesives, and paper manufacturing

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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 £
Belgium 13,088,453
France 10,003,170
Netherlands 4,892,116
Germany 4,449,904
Italy 1,610,282

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 £
Belgium 8,529,340 4,559,113 -3,970,227
France 5,426,556 4,576,614 -849,942
Netherlands 2,130,715 2,761,401 +630,686
Germany 2,676,239 1,773,665 -902,574
Italy 1,018,368 591,914 -426,454
Lithuania 683,434 741,517 +58,083
China 149,380 21,798 -127,582
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 120,085 49,322 -70,763
Turkey 29,301 5,399 -23,902
Austria 19,027 9,285 -9,742

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 11,725,589
France 9,144,818
Germany 6,305,217
Belgium 5,360,350
Italy 1,612,839

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 6,440,411 5,285,178 -1,155,233
France 5,233,197 3,911,621 -1,321,576
Germany 3,766,798 2,538,419 -1,228,379
Belgium 3,425,392 1,934,958 -1,490,434
Italy 1,018,368 594,471 -423,897
Lithuania 696,626 741,517 +44,891
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 30,925 22,505 -8,420
Austria 19,027 19,134 +107
China 20,654 9,150 -11,504
Turkey 17,091 9,994 -7,097

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 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4
Essex 4
Inner London - West 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2

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 5 2 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Essex 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 0 -2
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
South East Wales 2 1 -1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -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) 31,621,663
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,167,784
Other 135,277
Air transport 1,760

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) 18,350,876 13,270,787 -5,080,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,353,954 1,813,830 -540,124
Other 109,546 25,731 -83,815
Air transport 1,760 0 -1,760

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 17,631,541
Immingham Docks 7,008,295
Middlesbrough 2,209,190
Hull 1,750,062
Killingholme 1,718,406

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 9,773,519 7,858,022 -1,915,497
Immingham Docks 3,734,195 3,274,100 -460,095
Middlesbrough 1,722,197 486,993 -1,235,204
Hull 1,197,155 552,907 -644,248
Killingholme 1,043,223 675,183 -368,040
Eurotunnel 947,519 741,848 -205,671
Felixstowe 938,135 494,306 -443,829
London 829,621 275,088 -554,533
Dover / Eurotunnel 317,980 217,558 -100,422
Tyne 2,481 198,796 +196,315

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 24
Manufacture of food products 19
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 9
2025-10 13
2025-09 12
2025-08 7

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
54m+ 23
1m-15m 11
15m-54m 7
0-1m 2
Other 2

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 £
Switzerland 199,025
Ireland 177,329
South Africa 132,104
Netherlands 20,416
Poland 14,187

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 £
Switzerland 106,163 92,862 -13,301
Ireland 174,980 2,349 -172,631
South Africa 98,812 33,292 -65,520
Netherlands 13,838 6,578 -7,260
Poland 7,682 6,505 -1,177
Spain 5,100 0 -5,100

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) 410,957
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 132,104
Air transport 5,100

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) 302,663 108,294 -194,369
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 98,812 33,292 -65,520
Air transport 5,100 0 -5,100

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 219,790
Liverpool Docks 158,456
London Gateway Port 132,104
Heysham 14,359
Immingham Docks 13,838

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 113,845 105,945 -7,900
Liverpool Docks 157,472 984 -156,488
London Gateway Port 98,812 33,292 -65,520
Heysham 14,359 0 -14,359
Immingham Docks 13,838 0 -13,838
East Midlands Airport 5,100 0 -5,100
Holyhead 3,149 1,365 -1,784

Quick facts

HS code: 110811

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

Description: Starch made from wheat. Commonly used in food products, adhesives, and paper manufacturing