Import/export HS code 210210: Active yeasts

Live yeasts used for fermentation in baking, brewing, and other food processes

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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 £
Belgium 33,392,349
France 17,059,731
Ireland 9,504,086
Italy 6,763,136
Switzerland 4,064,692

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 £
Belgium 17,413,489 15,978,860 -1,434,629
France 10,222,183 6,837,548 -3,384,635
Ireland 4,803,254 4,700,832 -102,422
Italy 3,505,446 3,257,690 -247,756
Switzerland 1,971,305 2,093,387 +122,082
Portugal 1,452,065 1,327,126 -124,939
Denmark 1,243,399 1,383,930 +140,531
China 1,030,289 1,257,181 +226,892
Austria 1,138,280 833,787 -304,493
Germany 697,762 729,823 +32,061

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 £
Belgium 34,953,974
Italy 6,678,882
France 3,761,948
Austria 3,252,113
Germany 3,101,625

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 £
Belgium 18,690,809 16,263,165 -2,427,644
Italy 3,393,849 3,285,033 -108,816
France 1,842,564 1,919,384 +76,820
Austria 1,808,589 1,443,524 -365,065
Germany 1,594,670 1,506,955 -87,715
Portugal 1,454,225 1,338,182 -116,043
China 1,159,020 1,384,184 +225,164
Denmark 807,142 996,875 +189,733
Turkey 624,575 716,679 +92,104
Poland 750,185 566,986 -183,199

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 16
Outer London - West and North West 10
Greater Manchester 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 8
Inner London - West 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
Outer London - East and North East 11 13 +2
Outer London - West and North West 10 7 -3
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - West 6 7 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 3 -3
West Midlands 4 4 +0
Kent 4 3 -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) 57,652,610
Other 18,931,578
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,391,171
Air transport 3,217,508
Road transport 249,944

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) 30,253,978 27,398,632 -2,855,346
Other 10,954,052 7,977,526 -2,976,526
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,471,970 3,919,201 +447,231
Air transport 1,445,396 1,772,112 +326,716
Road transport 139,130 110,814 -28,316

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 24,220,053
Eurotunnel 24,084,200
000 18,931,578
Hull 5,905,789
Felixstowe 3,065,392

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 £
Dover 12,035,818 12,184,235 +148,417
Eurotunnel 13,512,709 10,571,491 -2,941,218
000 10,954,052 7,977,526 -2,976,526
Hull 3,258,601 2,647,188 -611,413
Felixstowe 1,540,621 1,524,771 -15,850
Purfleet 535,493 1,249,849 +714,356
East Midlands Airport 692,143 773,668 +81,525
Immingham Docks 719,758 684,342 -35,416
London 600,405 609,132 +8,727
London Gateway Port 461,310 337,064 -124,246

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
65
Manufacture of food products
40
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
25
Manufacture of beverages
13
Other manufacturing
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 35
2026-04 46
2026-03 36
2026-02 33
2026-01 29

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 62
54m+ 33
15m-54m 31
0-1m 16
Other 7

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 12,056,179
Denmark 6,678,585
Russia 6,562,463
Belgium 4,617,044
United States 4,363,805

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 6,825,561 5,230,618 -1,594,943
Denmark 3,435,075 3,243,510 -191,565
Russia 3,698,502 2,863,961 -834,541
Belgium 2,310,493 2,306,551 -3,942
United States 1,203,464 3,160,341 +1,956,877
Poland 1,427,299 1,815,302 +388,003
Japan 1,129,428 830,898 -298,530
Italy 984,117 803,987 -180,130
Canada 464,918 847,887 +382,969
China 246,797 920,660 +673,863

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 £
France 2,527,762
XI 1,227,163
Italy 148,993
Belgium 54,216
Ireland 41,511

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 £
France 1,796,559 731,203 -1,065,356
XI 971,297 255,866 -715,431
Italy 142,926 6,067 -136,859
Belgium 24,857 29,359 +4,502
Ireland 14,414 27,097 +12,683
Portugal 0 1,501 +1,501
Germany 0 434 +434

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) 30,147,088
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,212,237
Other 5,872,297
Air transport 2,426,587

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) 15,412,572 14,734,516 -678,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,992,652 7,219,585 +2,226,933
Other 3,523,356 2,348,941 -1,174,415
Air transport 773,627 1,652,960 +879,333

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,013,848
Immingham Docks 8,262,648
000 5,872,297
Holyhead 5,071,616
Dover 4,506,337

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 6,530,428 7,483,420 +952,992
Immingham Docks 4,468,381 3,794,267 -674,114
000 3,523,356 2,348,941 -1,174,415
Holyhead 2,556,677 2,514,939 -41,738
Dover 2,405,029 2,101,308 -303,721
Southampton 639,820 2,608,554 +1,968,734
Liverpool Docks 1,382,038 1,207,912 -174,126
Felixstowe 823,779 1,214,480 +390,701
London Gateway Port 708,744 844,573 +135,829
London Heathrow Airport 336,406 955,837 +619,431

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 210210

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

Description: Live yeasts used for fermentation in baking, brewing, and other food processes