Import/export HS code 121291: Sugar beet

Fresh, chilled, frozen, or dried sugar beet, used mainly for food or sugar production

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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 £
Netherlands 7,872,923
Indonesia 201,574
United States 92,734
Ireland 45,833
Denmark 13,872

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 £
Netherlands 7,872,923 0 -7,872,923
Indonesia 0 201,574 +201,574
United States 0 92,734 +92,734
Ireland 45,833 0 -45,833
Denmark 8,336 5,536 -2,800
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,467 5,071 +2,604
France 0 6,800 +6,800
Uganda 2,289 4,093 +1,804

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 £
Indonesia 294,308
Denmark 13,872
Zimbabwe 10,234
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,538
Uganda 6,382

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 £
Indonesia 0 294,308 +294,308
Denmark 8,336 5,536 -2,800
Zimbabwe 10,234 0 -10,234
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,467 5,071 +2,604
Uganda 2,289 4,093 +1,804
Spain 0 2,800 +2,800
Italy 0 2,800 +2,800
Hungary 0 1,200 +1,200

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 7,908,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 294,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,906
Road transport 7,538
Air transport 6,382

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 £
Other 7,908,522 0 -7,908,522
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 294,308 +294,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,570 12,336 -6,234
Road transport 2,467 5,071 +2,604
Air transport 2,289 4,093 +1,804

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,908,522
London Gateway Port 201,574
Felixstowe 92,734
Immingham Docks 10,572
Harwich 10,234

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 £
000 7,908,522 0 -7,908,522
London Gateway Port 0 201,574 +201,574
Felixstowe 0 92,734 +92,734
Immingham Docks 8,336 2,236 -6,100
Harwich 10,234 0 -10,234
ZLC 2,467 5,071 +2,604
Dover 0 6,800 +6,800
London Gatwick Airport 2,289 4,093 +1,804
London 0 3,300 +3,300

Top importers

What this shows: Companies with the highest number of months traded for this HS code.

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 £
Ireland 2,545,605
Australia 50,993
Italy 42,240
Oman 25,946
Thailand 10,322

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 £
Ireland 2,545,605 0 -2,545,605
Australia 50,993 0 -50,993
Italy 42,240 0 -42,240
Oman 0 25,946 +25,946
Thailand 2,272 8,050 +5,778
Israel 7,207 0 -7,207
Malaysia 1,060 5,938 +4,878
Finland 4,211 0 -4,211
Netherlands 1,633 1,454 -179
United States 0 2,416 +2,416

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 2,545,605

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 2,545,605 0 -2,545,605

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 2,545,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 143,706
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,518
Air transport 4,416

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 £
Other 2,545,605 0 -2,545,605
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 103,772 39,934 -63,838
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,844 1,674 -4,170
Air transport 2,000 2,416 +416

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 2,545,605
London Gateway Port 50,473
Grangemouth Docks 42,240
Southampton 38,369
Felixstowe 12,624

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 £
000 2,545,605 0 -2,545,605
London Gateway Port 10,539 39,934 +29,395
Grangemouth Docks 42,240 0 -42,240
Southampton 38,369 0 -38,369
Felixstowe 12,624 0 -12,624
London 4,211 0 -4,211
ZLC 0 2,416 +2,416
East Midlands Airport 2,000 0 -2,000
Harwich 1,633 0 -1,633
Immingham Docks 0 1,454 +1,454

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 121291

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

Description: Fresh, chilled, frozen, or dried sugar beet, used mainly for food or sugar production