Import/export HS code 21021031: Dried active yeast

Dehydrated active yeast, often used in baking for long shelf life

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  • 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 £
Italy 5,310,566
Belgium 3,565,161
Portugal 3,024,960
France 2,934,976
Turkey 793,354

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 £
Italy 2,493,521 2,817,045 +323,524
Belgium 1,668,092 1,897,069 +228,977
Portugal 1,498,358 1,526,602 +28,244
France 1,250,478 1,684,498 +434,020
Turkey 493,097 300,257 -192,840
Germany 121,312 239,072 +117,760
Netherlands 106,162 158,776 +52,614
Romania 108,485 135,154 +26,669
Cyprus 94,810 41,388 -53,422
Lebanon 60,997 37,373 -23,624

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 £
Italy 5,436,842
Portugal 3,036,016
France 2,810,696
Belgium 2,244,720
Germany 1,332,732

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 £
Italy 2,473,767 2,963,075 +489,308
Portugal 1,498,358 1,537,658 +39,300
France 1,249,810 1,560,886 +311,076
Belgium 1,113,994 1,130,726 +16,732
Germany 571,667 761,065 +189,398
Turkey 542,821 495,162 -47,659
Romania 129,349 166,245 +36,896
China 158,070 81,041 -77,029
Austria 66,877 156,766 +89,889
Cyprus 94,810 41,388 -53,422

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 9
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Inner London - East 4
Inner London - West 4
Outer London - West and North West 4

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 7 8 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 5 +4
Inner London - East 2 2 +0
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 2 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Essex 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) 14,168,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,020,849
Air transport 181,998
Other 72,501
Road transport 53,801

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) 6,577,373 7,591,094 +1,013,721
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,540,083 1,480,766 -59,317
Air transport 83,877 98,121 +14,244
Other 35,371 37,130 +1,759
Road transport 0 53,801 +53,801

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,442,273
Eurotunnel 6,124,180
Felixstowe 1,140,329
Hull 977,003
London 897,321

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 3,229,438 3,212,835 -16,603
Eurotunnel 2,552,319 3,571,861 +1,019,542
Felixstowe 665,540 474,789 -190,751
Hull 496,521 480,482 -16,039
London 333,990 563,331 +229,341
London Gateway Port 294,322 111,387 -182,935
Dover / Eurotunnel 122,152 176,840 +54,688
Immingham Docks 95,006 144,550 +49,544
Middlesbrough 71,987 103,879 +31,892
Portsmouth 78,142 68,745 -9,397

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 41
Manufacture of food products 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 18
2026-03 16
2026-02 16
2026-01 12
2025-12 16

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 31
54m+ 14
15m-54m 13
0-1m 6
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 £
Denmark 3,140,348
Ireland 1,875,584
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 174,423
Canada 138,002
Indonesia 97,839

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 £
Denmark 1,192,630 1,947,718 +755,088
Ireland 1,106,500 769,084 -337,416
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 174,423 +174,423
Canada 12,470 125,532 +113,062
Indonesia 0 97,839 +97,839
British Virgin Islands 18,594 56,061 +37,467
Netherlands 1,640 69,479 +67,839
China 30,247 24,019 -6,228
France 30,524 15,731 -14,793
Barbados 18,980 16,835 -2,145

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 £
Italy 189,963
XI 43,008
Belgium 27,228
Ireland 9

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 £
Italy 183,848 6,115 -177,733
XI 38,201 4,807 -33,394
Belgium 15,173 12,055 -3,118
Ireland 9 0 -9

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) 3,774,687
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,727,079
Other 366,052
Air transport 58,970

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) 1,553,826 2,220,861 +667,035
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 665,053 1,062,026 +396,973
Other 282,092 83,960 -198,132
Air transport 32,411 26,559 -5,852

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,200,180
Holyhead 1,061,202
Liverpool Docks 463,210
Dover / Eurotunnel 384,102
000 366,052

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,187,053 2,013,127 +826,074
Holyhead 623,624 437,578 -186,046
Liverpool Docks 170,239 292,971 +122,732
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,925 319,177 +254,252
000 282,092 83,960 -198,132
London Gateway Port 57,910 107,305 +49,395
Portsmouth 60,924 75,754 +14,830
Heysham 33,528 20,946 -12,582
London Heathrow Airport 30,247 0 -30,247
ZLC 1,164 25,161 +23,997

Quick facts

HS code: 21021031

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

Description: Dehydrated active yeast, often used in baking for long shelf life