Import/export HS code 21012092: Tea or maté-based preparations

Food or drink products made using tea or maté extracts, essences, or concentrates

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 8,201,687
Germany 4,702,479
United States 1,613,737
South Korea 1,201,906
Belgium 976,313

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 4,944,101 3,257,586 -1,686,515
Germany 3,035,610 1,666,869 -1,368,741
United States 1,194,802 418,935 -775,867
South Korea 1,002,215 199,691 -802,524
Belgium 699,783 276,530 -423,253
Viet Nam 819,547 40,009 -779,538
Japan 313,077 295,967 -17,110
Singapore 354,926 241,045 -113,881
Thailand 217,568 347,452 +129,884
Hungary 239,877 228,808 -11,069

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 £
United States 8,272,279
Germany 6,606,802
South Korea 1,302,925
Thailand 1,004,267
Viet Nam 862,911

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 £
United States 4,951,118 3,321,161 -1,629,957
Germany 4,338,700 2,268,102 -2,070,598
South Korea 1,097,084 205,841 -891,243
Thailand 656,815 347,452 -309,363
Viet Nam 819,547 43,364 -776,183
Japan 319,132 296,773 -22,359
Poland 135,276 422,081 +286,805
China 314,155 208,607 -105,548
Singapore 340,803 180,447 -160,356
Hungary 253,628 228,808 -24,820

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Greater Manchester 33
Outer London - East and North East 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - West 8
West Central Scotland 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
Greater Manchester 31 6 -25
Outer London - East and North East 7 9 +2
Outer London - West and North West 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
West Central Scotland 6 3 -3
Inner London - East 3 7 +4
Outer London - South 4 6 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 1 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 2 -3
West Midlands 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 £
Air transport 8,892,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,791,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,490,567
Other 72,217
Road transport 925

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 £
Air transport 5,543,562 3,349,380 -2,194,182
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,844,388 2,947,574 -1,896,814
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,597,756 1,892,811 -1,704,945
Other 44,495 27,722 -16,773
Road transport 0 925 +925

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Birmingham Airport 6,481,580
Felixstowe 3,917,083
Eurotunnel 2,382,285
London Heathrow Airport 2,357,199
Dover 2,213,275

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 £
Birmingham Airport 3,690,394 2,791,186 -899,208
Felixstowe 3,213,718 703,365 -2,510,353
Eurotunnel 1,354,860 1,027,425 -327,435
London Heathrow Airport 1,806,270 550,929 -1,255,341
Dover 1,093,322 1,119,953 +26,631
Southampton 1,225,029 707,880 -517,149
London 534,858 230,212 -304,646
Immingham Docks 314,980 375,415 +60,435
Hull 299,746 157,437 -142,309
London Gateway Port 122,888 147,003 +24,115

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 61
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Food and beverage service activities 15
Manufacture of food products 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 19
2025-11 28
2025-10 24
2025-09 25
2025-08 27

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 51
0-1m 40
54m+ 27
15m-54m 7
Other 5

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 £
Germany 2,897,489
Netherlands 2,145,428
Ireland 1,260,831
Canada 784,312
Czechia 359,863

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 £
Germany 1,893,464 1,004,025 -889,439
Netherlands 1,105,006 1,040,422 -64,584
Ireland 657,640 603,191 -54,449
Canada 474,764 309,548 -165,216
Czechia 167,316 192,547 +25,231
France 106,331 149,661 +43,330
Italy 90,872 155,481 +64,609
Malta 60,039 55,245 -4,794
South Korea 46,246 58,338 +12,092
United States 42,183 41,940 -243

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 118,818
Spain 30,335
Germany 9,105
Ireland 223
Poland 43

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 71,310 47,508 -23,802
Spain 22,220 8,115 -14,105
Germany 5,524 3,581 -1,943
Ireland 0 223 +223
Poland 43 0 -43

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) 7,224,384
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,367,270
Other 206,689
Air transport 76,192

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) 3,917,651 3,306,733 -610,918
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 912,435 454,835 -457,600
Other 134,988 71,701 -63,287
Air transport 34,378 41,814 +7,436

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,173,680
Immingham Docks 1,438,461
Felixstowe 1,258,548
Liverpool Docks 913,789
Holyhead 673,170

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,804,434 1,369,246 -435,188
Immingham Docks 706,242 732,219 +25,977
Felixstowe 678,704 579,844 -98,860
Liverpool Docks 536,095 377,694 -158,401
Holyhead 310,269 362,901 +52,632
Harwich 238,801 66,418 -172,383
000 134,988 71,701 -63,287
London Gateway Port 171,566 14,479 -157,087
Milford 82,689 73,573 -9,116
Dover 86,000 5,873 -80,127

Quick facts

HS code: 21012092

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

Description: Food or drink products made using tea or maté extracts, essences, or concentrates