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 £
United States 2,300,392
Ukraine 2,044,349
Netherlands 901,616
Poland 410,708
China 226,682

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 £
United States 1,343,022 957,370 -385,652
Ukraine 1,228,135 816,214 -411,921
Netherlands 566,635 334,981 -231,654
Poland 27,854 382,854 +355,000
China 133,075 93,607 -39,468
Bangladesh 53,562 14,889 -38,673
Ireland 33,910 28,482 -5,428
France 32,705 26,557 -6,148
Germany 10,766 20,682 +9,916
Israel 9,564 2,950 -6,614

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 2,343,709
United States 2,312,046
Netherlands 320,029
China 226,682
Poland 142,101

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 1,259,720 1,083,989 -175,731
United States 1,343,022 969,024 -373,998
Netherlands 8,947 311,082 +302,135
China 133,075 93,607 -39,468
Poland 26,497 115,604 +89,107
Bangladesh 53,562 17,683 -35,879
Germany 10,766 37,067 +26,301
France 34,080 5,642 -28,438
Nigeria 0 17,202 +17,202
Israel 9,564 2,950 -6,614

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 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 3 9 +6
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,679,234
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,575,975
Other 588,796
Road transport 277,997
Air transport 33,659

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,535,919 1,143,315 -392,604
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,052,037 1,523,938 +471,901
Other 559,853 28,943 -530,910
Road transport 277,997 0 -277,997
Air transport 27,956 5,703 -22,253

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 2,126,564
London Gateway Port 1,311,308
Southampton 1,271,393
Dover 697,059
000 588,796

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 1,241,501 885,063 -356,438
London Gateway Port 1,204,120 107,188 -1,096,932
Southampton 314,664 956,729 +642,065
Dover 74,297 622,762 +548,465
000 559,853 28,943 -530,910
Eurotunnel 13,470 37,884 +24,414
Harwich 3,091 31,793 +28,702
Manchester Airport 21,856 4,721 -17,135
Immingham Docks 8,947 6,090 -2,857
Felixstowe 0 14,102 +14,102

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 25
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 10
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 8

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 18
0-1m 13
15m-54m 3
54m+ 3
Other 2

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 3,989,653
United Arab Emirates 355,094
Netherlands 38,686
Gambia 31,905
Malta 25,431

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 2,197,873 1,791,780 -406,093
United Arab Emirates 144,605 210,489 +65,884
Netherlands 38,686 0 -38,686
Gambia 31,905 0 -31,905
Malta 15,179 10,252 -4,927
Canada 1,176 18,766 +17,590
Germany 15,793 0 -15,793
Indonesia 0 11,158 +11,158
France 1,826 7,341 +5,515
Australia 8,022 0 -8,022

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 129,275
XI 62,153
Italy 60,074
Poland 8,908
Germany 6,590

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 84,905 44,370 -40,535
XI 42,054 20,099 -21,955
Italy 21,281 38,793 +17,512
Poland 3,074 5,834 +2,760
Germany 6,413 177 -6,236
Belgium 639 270 -369
Croatia 271 0 -271
Netherlands 0 180 +180
China 127 0 -127
United States 0 92 +92

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) 3,278,181
Other 777,859
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 271,958
Air transport 218,163

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) 1,846,810 1,431,371 -415,439
Other 408,592 369,267 -39,325
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 196,308 75,650 -120,658
Air transport 15,934 202,229 +186,295

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,059,294
000 777,859
London Gateway Port 196,725
London Gatwick Airport 150,382
Fishguard 73,782

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 1,640,187 1,419,107 -221,080
000 408,592 369,267 -39,325
London Gateway Port 172,149 24,576 -147,573
London Gatwick Airport 0 150,382 +150,382
Fishguard 73,782 0 -73,782
Liverpool Docks 46,114 22,186 -23,928
Felixstowe 48,126 19,907 -28,219
London Heathrow Airport 13,446 50,519 +37,073
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,582 8,844 -15,738
Milford 15,540 0 -15,540

Quick facts

HS code: 20052010

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

Description: Potatoes processed into flour, meal, or flakes