Import/export HS code 20052010: Potato flour, meal, or flakes

Potatoes processed into flour, meal, or flakes

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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 £
Ukraine 2,067,939
United States 1,976,826
Netherlands 662,728
Poland 438,307
China 211,201

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 £
Ukraine 1,416,654 651,285 -765,369
United States 1,099,646 877,180 -222,466
Netherlands 87,607 575,121 +487,514
Poland 161,019 277,288 +116,269
China 102,426 108,775 +6,349
Ireland 39,550 27,643 -11,907
Bangladesh 44,466 20,268 -24,198
France 44,821 13,722 -31,099
Germany 15,306 29,162 +13,856
Brazil 8,018 3,761 -4,257

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 £
Ukraine 2,366,215
United States 1,988,480
Netherlands 605,662
China 211,201
Poland 171,057

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 £
Ukraine 1,539,747 826,468 -713,279
United States 1,099,646 888,834 -210,812
Netherlands 47,526 558,136 +510,610
China 102,426 108,775 +6,349
Poland 80,606 90,451 +9,845
Bangladesh 44,466 23,062 -21,404
Germany 15,306 45,547 +30,241
France 34,897 3,975 -30,922
Nigeria 7,455 9,747 +2,292
Brazil 8,018 3,761 -4,257

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 9
Outer London - East and North East 6
Inner London - East 4
Essex 2
Inner London - West 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 - West and North West 4 8 +4
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Norfolk 1 1 +0
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 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) 2,967,719
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,374,232
Road transport 203,243
Other 69,076
Air transport 31,862

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) 1,442,549 1,525,170 +82,621
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,317,626 1,056,606 -261,020
Road transport 203,243 0 -203,243
Other 40,833 28,243 -12,590
Air transport 25,350 6,512 -18,838

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,817,112
Southampton 1,302,018
Dover 1,283,614
London Gateway Port 929,886
Eurotunnel 93,992

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 £
ZLC 1,497,694 319,418 -1,178,276
Southampton 670,676 631,342 -39,334
Dover 175,936 1,107,678 +931,742
London Gateway Port 563,092 366,794 -196,298
Eurotunnel 24,233 69,759 +45,526
000 40,833 28,243 -12,590
Harwich 16,733 18,151 +1,418
Felixstowe 1,427 26,086 +24,659
London 1,513 25,261 +23,748
Manchester Airport 19,940 0 -19,940

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
23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
12
Food and beverage service activities
4
Manufacture of food products
3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 9
2026-03 4
2026-02 4
2026-01 5

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
1m-15m 20
0-1m 11
15m-54m 3
54m+ 3
Other 3

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 4,398,410
United Arab Emirates 272,920
Australia 69,205
Malta 40,748
Netherlands 36,539

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 2,285,351 2,113,059 -172,292
United Arab Emirates 128,168 144,752 +16,584
Australia 8,022 61,183 +53,161
Malta 19,685 21,063 +1,378
Netherlands 36,539 0 -36,539
Canada 0 22,856 +22,856
Italy 1,328 11,967 +10,639
Indonesia 11,158 0 -11,158
Thailand 0 11,050 +11,050
France 1,826 8,811 +6,985

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 £
Ireland 124,259
Italy 76,586
XI 49,805
Poland 10,425
Germany 3,202

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 £
Ireland 67,127 57,132 -9,995
Italy 28,885 47,701 +18,816
XI 27,544 22,261 -5,283
Poland 5,874 4,551 -1,323
Germany 2,794 408 -2,386
Belgium 807 177 -630
Netherlands 180 0 -180
United States 92 0 -92
Spain 8 0 -8
Turkey 0 7 +7

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) 3,556,775
Other 904,521
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 240,431
Air transport 218,853

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) 1,898,282 1,658,493 -239,789
Other 426,658 477,863 +51,205
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 96,631 143,800 +47,169
Air transport 81,936 136,917 +54,981

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,307,724
000 904,521
London Gatwick Airport 150,382
London Gateway Port 143,829
Liverpool Docks 93,644

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 £
Holyhead 1,709,599 1,598,125 -111,474
000 426,658 477,863 +51,205
London Gatwick Airport 22,578 127,804 +105,226
London Gateway Port 59,021 84,808 +25,787
Liverpool Docks 44,938 48,706 +3,768
Felixstowe 63,790 20,876 -42,914
Fishguard 73,782 0 -73,782
London Heathrow Airport 55,542 9,113 -46,429
Heysham 14,834 7,145 -7,689
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,642 10,314 +3,672

Quick facts

HS code: 20052010

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

Description: Potatoes processed into flour, meal, or flakes