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 35,200,352
France 15,362,073
Belgium 12,089,062
Netherlands 4,858,244
United States 4,758,478

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 16,050,522 19,149,830 +3,099,308
France 8,039,621 7,322,452 -717,169
Belgium 5,922,065 6,166,997 +244,932
Netherlands 2,816,877 2,041,367 -775,510
United States 2,802,862 1,955,616 -847,246
Slovakia 1,781,118 1,760,651 -20,467
Romania 2,011,599 1,520,825 -490,774
Spain 1,632,297 1,143,063 -489,234
Ireland 536,867 414,225 -122,642
Bulgaria 715,283 205,297 -509,986

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 36,194,138
France 14,331,859
Spain 7,962,103
Netherlands 7,273,064
United States 5,241,424

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 16,525,750 19,668,388 +3,142,638
France 7,118,798 7,213,061 +94,263
Spain 4,366,849 3,595,254 -771,595
Netherlands 3,788,611 3,484,453 -304,158
United States 3,243,559 1,997,865 -1,245,694
Belgium 3,160,667 2,021,430 -1,139,237
Romania 2,053,102 1,814,429 -238,673
Israel 550,977 558,458 +7,481
Slovakia 334,209 685,339 +351,130
Bulgaria 722,005 255,850 -466,155

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Outer London - East and North 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
Inner London - East 13 6 -7
Outer London - West and North West 11 8 -3
Outer London - East and North East 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 8 6 -2
Inner London - West 6 5 -1
Essex 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 4 4 +0

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) 73,071,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,428,838
Air transport 1,304,911
Other 858,512
Road transport 118,067

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) 36,136,496 36,934,505 +798,009
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,050,546 6,378,292 -672,254
Air transport 1,192,638 112,273 -1,080,365
Other 424,355 434,157 +9,802
Road transport 2,316 115,751 +113,435

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 43,714,216
Dover 16,863,851
Felixstowe 4,931,640
Killingholme 3,736,685
Southampton 3,019,765

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 20,287,771 23,426,445 +3,138,674
Dover 8,978,581 7,885,270 -1,093,311
Felixstowe 2,884,792 2,046,848 -837,944
Killingholme 1,881,950 1,854,735 -27,215
Southampton 1,082,207 1,937,558 +855,351
London 1,390,168 957,092 -433,076
Hull 1,497,633 809,861 -687,772
Harwich 1,243,433 731,489 -511,944
London Gateway Port 900,703 594,219 -306,484
Eurotunnel 528,017 789,834 +261,817

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 72
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
2026-04 34
2026-03 30
2026-02 28
2026-01 37
2025-12 34

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 41
0-1m 24
Other 10
15m-54m 7

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 742,940
Ireland 368,337
Germany 249,445
Poland 121,455
Belgium 117,619

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 313,901 429,039 +115,138
Ireland 236,094 132,243 -103,851
Germany 180,612 68,833 -111,779
Poland 79,813 41,642 -38,171
Belgium 102,619 15,000 -87,619
United Arab Emirates 54,038 61,151 +7,113
Switzerland 11,422 43,542 +32,120
Spain 12,334 37,533 +25,199
Barbados 1,172 45,278 +44,106
France 9,565 11,492 +1,927

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 14,480
XI 13,072
Thailand 2,583
Ireland 1,622
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 £
Spain 4,118 10,362 +6,244
XI 8,504 4,568 -3,936
Thailand 1,369 1,214 -155
Ireland 505 1,117 +612
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) 1,642,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 230,970
Other 54,942
Air transport 29,543

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) 895,803 747,133 -148,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,068 126,902 +22,834
Other 26,239 28,703 +2,464
Air transport 13,885 15,658 +1,773

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 980,034
Dover / Eurotunnel 245,433
Holyhead 160,592
London Gateway Port 115,819
Heysham 86,920

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 497,054 482,980 -14,074
Dover / Eurotunnel 100,878 144,555 +43,677
Holyhead 88,197 72,395 -15,802
London Gateway Port 44,968 70,851 +25,883
Heysham 59,158 27,762 -31,396
Liverpool Docks 56,293 3,761 -52,532
000 26,239 28,703 +2,464
London 47,382 0 -47,382
Portsmouth 1,172 45,278 +44,106
Hull 35,449 0 -35,449

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