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 2,390,938
Ukraine 2,168,095
Netherlands 808,360
Poland 442,077
China 219,207

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 1,636,527 754,411 -882,116
Ukraine 1,455,077 713,018 -742,059
Netherlands 291,236 517,124 +225,888
Poland 29,891 412,186 +382,295
China 125,600 93,607 -31,993
Bangladesh 47,336 24,026 -23,310
Ireland 36,114 32,855 -3,259
France 42,647 16,874 -25,773
Germany 11,535 31,007 +19,472
Brazil 9,232 3,761 -5,471

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 2,466,371
United States 2,402,592
Netherlands 502,088
China 219,207
Poland 174,827

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 1,448,913 1,017,458 -431,455
United States 1,636,527 766,065 -870,462
Netherlands 8,947 493,141 +484,194
China 125,600 93,607 -31,993
Poland 71,682 103,145 +31,463
Bangladesh 47,336 26,820 -20,516
Germany 11,535 47,392 +35,857
France 32,723 7,127 -25,596
Nigeria 7,455 9,747 +2,292
Brazil 9,232 3,761 -5,471

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
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 3 9 +6
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Essex 1 1 +0
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Norfolk 1 1 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 0 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 1 +1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +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) 2,934,329
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,794,581
Other 320,058
Road transport 238,329
Air transport 40,171

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) 1,302,077 1,632,252 +330,175
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,835,339 959,242 -876,097
Other 286,658 33,400 -253,258
Road transport 238,329 0 -238,329
Air transport 33,659 6,512 -27,147

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 1,939,232
Southampton 1,438,828
London Gateway Port 1,213,425
Dover 1,158,830
000 320,058

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 1,443,464 495,768 -947,696
Southampton 693,647 745,181 +51,534
London Gateway Port 1,094,438 118,987 -975,451
Dover 105,486 1,053,344 +947,858
000 286,658 33,400 -253,258
Eurotunnel 22,754 71,604 +48,850
Harwich 3,091 31,793 +28,702
Felixstowe 1,427 26,086 +24,659
London 1,513 25,261 +23,748
Manchester Airport 26,577 0 -26,577

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 10
Food and beverage service activities 3
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
2026-04 8
2026-03 4
2026-02 4
2026-01 5
2025-12 6

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 12
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 4,467,077
United Arab Emirates 272,920
Malta 44,991
Australia 37,693
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 2,218,779 2,248,298 +29,519
United Arab Emirates 84,959 187,961 +103,002
Malta 23,928 21,063 -2,865
Australia 8,022 29,671 +21,649
Netherlands 36,539 0 -36,539
Canada 0 22,856 +22,856
Italy 0 13,295 +13,295
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 133,546
Italy 74,902
XI 55,726
Poland 9,997
Germany 5,098

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 75,380 58,166 -17,214
Italy 23,295 51,607 +28,312
XI 31,772 23,954 -7,818
Poland 4,705 5,292 +587
Germany 4,713 385 -4,328
Belgium 800 184 -616
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) 3,608,959
Other 922,037
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 220,966
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) 1,850,053 1,758,906 -91,147
Other 409,348 512,689 +103,341
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 104,604 116,362 +11,758
Air transport 37,399 181,454 +144,055

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,360,463
000 922,037
London Gatwick Airport 150,382
London Gateway Port 112,317
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 1,660,337 1,700,126 +39,789
000 409,348 512,689 +103,341
London Gatwick Airport 0 150,382 +150,382
London Gateway Port 58,070 54,247 -3,823
Liverpool Docks 44,938 48,706 +3,768
Felixstowe 68,033 20,876 -47,157
Fishguard 73,782 0 -73,782
London Heathrow Airport 34,911 29,744 -5,167
Heysham 14,834 5,557 -9,277
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,675 10,314 +2,639

Quick facts

HS code: 20052010

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

Description: Potatoes processed into flour, meal, or flakes