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 33,982,328
France 14,490,667
Belgium 11,546,520
United States 4,624,064
Netherlands 4,331,345

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 16,972,593 17,009,735 +37,142
France 7,905,364 6,585,303 -1,320,061
Belgium 5,857,827 5,688,693 -169,134
United States 2,735,458 1,888,606 -846,852
Netherlands 2,469,057 1,862,288 -606,769
Slovakia 1,828,329 1,591,835 -236,494
Romania 1,954,882 1,346,279 -608,603
Spain 1,643,455 907,924 -735,531
Ireland 500,615 403,625 -96,990
Israel 477,356 416,861 -60,495

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 34,890,917
France 13,696,754
Spain 7,288,393
Netherlands 6,888,496
United States 4,924,667

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 17,359,814 17,531,103 +171,289
France 6,996,794 6,699,960 -296,834
Spain 4,304,698 2,983,695 -1,321,003
Netherlands 3,659,582 3,228,914 -430,668
United States 2,997,391 1,927,276 -1,070,115
Belgium 3,043,610 1,819,892 -1,223,718
Romania 2,078,514 1,580,349 -498,165
Israel 659,532 416,861 -242,671
Slovakia 356,794 671,739 +314,945
Italy 544,738 383,518 -161,220

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 14
Outer London - East and North East 13
Inner London - East 12
West Yorkshire 10
Inner London - West 8

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 - West and North West 12 9 -3
Outer London - East and North East 10 9 -1
Inner London - East 11 7 -4
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Essex 5 3 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +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) 69,657,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,442,765
Air transport 1,459,292
Other 807,087
Road transport 148,990

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) 36,186,176 33,471,709 -2,714,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,109,841 5,332,924 -1,776,917
Air transport 1,194,107 265,185 -928,922
Other 439,290 367,797 -71,493
Road transport 15,489 133,501 +118,012

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 42,168,604
Dover 15,698,026
Felixstowe 4,373,924
Killingholme 3,637,065
Southampton 2,693,891

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 21,166,694 21,001,910 -164,784
Dover 8,630,817 7,067,209 -1,563,608
Felixstowe 2,431,934 1,941,990 -489,944
Killingholme 1,948,957 1,688,108 -260,849
Southampton 1,064,781 1,629,110 +564,329
London 1,356,182 858,659 -497,523
Hull 1,354,884 684,526 -670,358
Harwich 1,221,064 489,177 -731,887
Eurotunnel 607,156 820,068 +212,912
London Gateway Port 896,868 507,301 -389,567

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
70
Manufacture of food products
29
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
22
Food and beverage service activities
8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 30
2026-04 35
2026-03 31
2026-02 28
2026-01 37

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+ 45
1m-15m 39
0-1m 21
Other 11
15m-54m 9

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 714,384
Ireland 318,694
Germany 240,618
United Arab Emirates 109,232
Belgium 101,132

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 321,761 392,623 +70,862
Ireland 207,324 111,370 -95,954
Germany 180,487 60,131 -120,356
United Arab Emirates 47,800 61,432 +13,632
Belgium 86,132 15,000 -71,132
Poland 57,262 39,335 -17,927
Switzerland 15,160 38,704 +23,544
Spain 21,569 28,253 +6,684
Barbados 18,966 27,484 +8,518
France 20,125 932 -19,193

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 11,637
Spain 11,588
Thailand 2,583
Ireland 1,383
Netherlands 62

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 6,928 4,709 -2,219
Spain 2,417 9,171 +6,754
Thailand 1,369 1,214 -155
Ireland 319 1,064 +745
Netherlands 0 62 +62

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) 1,523,572
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 199,844
Other 50,113
Air transport 30,439

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) 862,655 660,917 -201,738
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 93,109 106,735 +13,626
Other 24,209 25,904 +1,695
Air transport 18,872 11,567 -7,305

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 940,975
Dover / Eurotunnel 206,879
Holyhead 146,258
London Gateway Port 108,687
Heysham 70,422

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 502,723 438,252 -64,471
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,452 120,427 +33,975
Holyhead 95,302 50,956 -44,346
London Gateway Port 37,555 71,132 +33,577
Heysham 39,361 31,061 -8,300
000 24,209 25,904 +1,695
London 47,382 0 -47,382
Portsmouth 18,966 27,484 +8,518
Liverpool Docks 43,230 2,797 -40,433
Hull 33,438 0 -33,438

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