Import/export HS code 21021010: Culture yeast

Specialized yeast used for fermentation in food and beverage production

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 £
Ireland 6,972,323
Switzerland 3,953,862
Denmark 2,178,250
Austria 1,340,612
Germany 633,087

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 £
Ireland 3,260,623 3,711,700 +451,077
Switzerland 2,060,114 1,893,748 -166,366
Denmark 990,142 1,188,108 +197,966
Austria 690,699 649,913 -40,786
Germany 328,754 304,333 -24,421
Belgium 32,400 438,020 +405,620
Italy 164,950 250,496 +85,546
Canada 209,325 167,431 -41,894
Netherlands 104,691 213,221 +108,530
France 172,868 80,525 -92,343

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 £
Austria 2,806,908
Germany 1,619,794
Denmark 1,552,249
Poland 1,306,289
South Africa 607,356

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 £
Austria 1,668,877 1,138,031 -530,846
Germany 885,884 733,910 -151,974
Denmark 640,129 912,120 +271,991
Poland 715,511 590,778 -124,733
South Africa 0 607,356 +607,356
Canada 316,271 208,696 -107,575
Sweden 161,811 208,838 +47,027
United Kingdom 117,168 155,192 +38,024
United States 34,176 123,517 +89,341
Netherlands 91,629 47,619 -44,010

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3
Suffolk 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 3 1 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2
Suffolk 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 2 +1
East Central Scotland 2 2 +0
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 1 2 +1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Kent 1 1 +0
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +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) 8,037,863
Other 6,915,727
Air transport 1,361,963
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 933,549
Road transport 54,325

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) 3,880,272 4,157,591 +277,319
Other 3,238,648 3,677,079 +438,431
Air transport 601,288 760,675 +159,387
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 350,037 583,512 +233,475
Road transport 0 54,325 +54,325

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,915,727
Eurotunnel 4,352,447
Dover 1,696,884
Purfleet 1,496,666
East Midlands Airport 792,460

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 £
000 3,238,648 3,677,079 +438,431
Eurotunnel 2,321,662 2,030,785 -290,877
Dover 947,188 749,696 -197,492
Purfleet 342,194 1,154,472 +812,278
East Midlands Airport 292,916 499,544 +206,628
Immingham Docks 333,998 395,679 +61,681
London Stansted Airport 83,018 129,214 +46,196
Southampton 91,316 95,317 +4,001
Manchester Airport 109,554 76,487 -33,067
Liverpool Docks 93,262 90,779 -2,483

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 12
Manufacture of beverages 8
Manufacture of food products 8
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 5
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 9
2026-03 6
2026-02 5
2026-01 7
2025-12 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 12
54m+ 12
15m-54m 11
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Russia 5,763,740
Denmark 3,750,326
United States 2,331,506
Japan 2,130,189
Belgium 1,167,290

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 £
Russia 2,910,300 2,853,440 -56,860
Denmark 2,332,726 1,417,600 -915,126
United States 508,615 1,822,891 +1,314,276
Japan 1,202,603 927,586 -275,017
Belgium 95,086 1,072,204 +977,118
Ireland 339,845 171,696 -168,149
France 275,337 233,352 -41,985
Poland 177,960 135,786 -42,174
China 0 193,143 +193,143
Canada 34,924 140,798 +105,874

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 114,770

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 39,118 75,652 +36,534

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) 10,478,170
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,635,807
Air transport 945,264
Other 114,770

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) 5,133,836 5,344,334 +210,498
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,863,835 3,771,972 +908,137
Air transport 384,526 560,738 +176,212
Other 39,118 75,652 +36,534

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 4,410,489
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,087,298
Immingham Docks 3,716,904
Southampton 1,989,602
Felixstowe 1,491,520

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 2,411,629 1,998,860 -412,769
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,348,816 2,738,482 +1,389,666
Immingham Docks 2,298,426 1,418,478 -879,948
Southampton 173,954 1,815,648 +1,641,694
Felixstowe 699,873 791,647 +91,774
Liverpool Docks 465,091 317,811 -147,280
London Heathrow Airport 97,737 377,966 +280,229
Grangemouth Docks 443,455 0 -443,455
East Midlands Airport 181,162 136,850 -44,312
000 39,118 75,652 +36,534

Quick facts

HS code: 21021010

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

Description: Specialized yeast used for fermentation in food and beverage production