Import/export HS code 110812: Maize (corn) starch

Starch made from corn. Widely used in cooking, baking, and industrial applications like textiles and bioplastics

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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 £
Germany 32,366,021
France 14,589,397
Belgium 11,385,973
Netherlands 5,030,484
United States 4,113,277

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 £
Germany 15,764,461 16,601,560 +837,099
France 8,059,267 6,530,130 -1,529,137
Belgium 6,499,758 4,886,215 -1,613,543
Netherlands 3,229,301 1,801,183 -1,428,118
United States 2,852,563 1,260,714 -1,591,849
Romania 2,028,576 1,193,093 -835,483
Slovakia 1,377,910 1,666,396 +288,486
Spain 1,649,970 1,034,474 -615,496
Bulgaria 774,992 220,241 -554,751
Ireland 525,252 340,207 -185,045

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 £
Germany 33,184,271
France 12,928,766
Spain 7,943,300
Netherlands 7,126,136
Belgium 5,369,641

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 £
Germany 16,235,654 16,948,617 +712,963
France 6,946,444 5,982,322 -964,122
Spain 4,711,157 3,232,143 -1,479,014
Netherlands 4,096,539 3,029,597 -1,066,942
Belgium 3,423,013 1,946,628 -1,476,385
United States 3,290,992 1,303,986 -1,987,006
Romania 2,123,292 1,471,876 -651,416
Bulgaria 804,452 252,169 -552,283
Israel 583,503 451,216 -132,287
Italy 559,416 352,428 -206,988

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Outer London - East and North East 11
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 9

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 13 6 -7
Outer London - West and North West 12 6 -6
Outer London - East and North East 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 8 4 -4
Essex 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -2

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) 68,236,323
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,443,587
Air transport 1,278,416
Other 794,888
Road transport 50,173

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) 36,572,693 31,663,630 -4,909,063
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,523,387 4,920,200 -2,603,187
Air transport 942,067 336,349 -605,718
Other 436,861 358,027 -78,834
Road transport 2,316 47,857 +45,541

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 40,352,573
Dover 16,393,951
Felixstowe 4,707,177
Killingholme 3,577,701
Southampton 2,524,042

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 £
Immingham Docks 19,775,567 20,577,006 +801,439
Dover 9,254,691 7,139,260 -2,115,431
Felixstowe 3,275,012 1,432,165 -1,842,847
Killingholme 2,123,035 1,454,666 -668,369
Southampton 1,356,337 1,167,705 -188,632
Hull 1,511,769 823,099 -688,670
London 1,544,994 651,280 -893,714
Harwich 1,392,499 693,526 -698,973
London Gateway Port 901,589 495,041 -406,548
Liverpool Docks 863,725 213,148 -650,577

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 64
Manufacture of food products 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Food and beverage service activities 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 27
2025-10 29
2025-09 32
2025-08 24

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+ 49
1m-15m 37
0-1m 23
Other 9
15m-54m 8

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 636,979
Ireland 361,481
Germany 310,284
Poland 133,312
United Arab Emirates 115,719

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 103,794 533,185 +429,391
Ireland 235,396 126,085 -109,311
Germany 174,746 135,538 -39,208
Poland 83,617 49,695 -33,922
United Arab Emirates 55,031 60,688 +5,657
Belgium 61,368 52,501 -8,867
Barbados 1,172 45,278 +44,106
Switzerland 11,422 29,028 +17,606
Spain 8,433 29,622 +21,189
France 4,347 16,710 +12,363

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 £
Spain 19,058
XI 12,417
Thailand 2,583
Ireland 1,562
Netherlands 90

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 £
Spain 11,119 7,939 -3,180
XI 9,688 2,729 -6,959
Thailand 1,369 1,214 -155
Ireland 445 1,117 +672
Netherlands 28 62 +34

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) 1,546,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 252,160
Other 55,986
Air transport 29,998

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) 606,842 940,130 +333,288
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 131,001 121,159 -9,842
Other 33,382 22,604 -10,778
Air transport 10,260 19,738 +9,478

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 941,376
Dover / Eurotunnel 224,500
Holyhead 165,753
London Gateway Port 112,867
Heysham 77,376

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 £
Immingham Docks 289,484 651,892 +362,408
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,127 131,373 +38,246
Holyhead 93,951 71,802 -22,149
London Gateway Port 45,961 66,906 +20,945
Heysham 47,327 30,049 -17,278
Liverpool Docks 55,734 2,728 -53,006
000 33,382 22,604 -10,778
London 23,691 23,691 +0
Portsmouth 1,172 45,278 +44,106
Hull 23,343 12,106 -11,237

Quick facts

HS code: 110812

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

Description: Starch made from corn. Widely used in cooking, baking, and industrial applications like textiles and bioplastics