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 5,048,224
Belgium 3,378,589
France 2,798,643
Portugal 2,752,857
Turkey 730,532

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 2,553,477 2,494,747 -58,730
Belgium 1,706,505 1,672,084 -34,421
France 1,282,612 1,516,031 +233,419
Portugal 1,425,731 1,327,126 -98,605
Turkey 495,661 234,871 -260,790
Germany 132,799 214,942 +82,143
Romania 121,772 117,444 -4,328
Netherlands 53,022 164,783 +111,761
Cyprus 89,005 69,629 -19,376
China 64,235 43,171 -21,064

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 5,174,500
Portugal 2,763,913
France 2,678,421
Belgium 2,110,808
Germany 1,240,670

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 2,578,973 2,595,527 +16,554
Portugal 1,425,731 1,338,182 -87,549
France 1,272,974 1,405,447 +132,473
Belgium 1,105,366 1,005,442 -99,924
Germany 596,380 644,290 +47,910
Turkey 513,064 454,095 -58,969
Romania 144,233 142,880 -1,353
China 184,959 79,002 -105,957
Austria 137,601 79,214 -58,387
Cyprus 89,005 69,629 -19,376

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 8
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 5
Inner London - West 4
Outer London - West and North West 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3

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 6 7 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 5 +4
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
Inner London - East 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 1 -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) 13,366,219
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,885,544
Air transport 171,256
Other 71,048
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) 6,672,016 6,694,203 +22,187
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,601,151 1,284,393 -316,758
Air transport 99,659 71,597 -28,062
Other 30,916 40,132 +9,216
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 £
Eurotunnel 6,102,935
Dover 5,763,136
Felixstowe 1,104,719
Hull 905,534
London 863,782

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 £
Eurotunnel 2,908,416 3,194,519 +286,103
Dover 2,978,626 2,784,510 -194,116
Felixstowe 754,123 350,596 -403,527
Hull 498,282 407,252 -91,030
London 366,712 497,070 +130,358
London Gateway Port 245,937 158,847 -87,090
Immingham Docks 98,966 147,236 +48,270
Dover / Eurotunnel 106,486 131,590 +25,104
Middlesbrough 79,036 87,044 +8,008
Portsmouth 69,537 70,771 +1,234

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
37
Manufacture of food products
15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
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
2026-05 17
2026-04 18
2026-03 16
2026-02 16
2026-01 12

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 27
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 3,119,990
Ireland 1,774,473
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 1,363,711 1,756,279 +392,568
Ireland 1,164,937 609,536 -555,401
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 25,323 49,332 +24,009
Netherlands 1,640 71,479 +69,839
China 30,247 24,019 -6,228
France 23,588 15,731 -7,857
Barbados 35,815 0 -35,815

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 148,993
XI 44,920
Belgium 24,310
Ireland 2

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 142,926 6,067 -136,859
XI 38,421 6,499 -31,922
Belgium 14,462 9,848 -4,614
Ireland 2 0 -2

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) 3,598,425
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,815,443
Other 323,666
Air transport 59,870

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) 1,881,339 1,717,086 -164,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 637,134 1,178,309 +541,175
Other 242,284 81,382 -160,902
Air transport 33,553 26,317 -7,236

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,179,822
Holyhead 1,003,033
Liverpool Docks 464,569
Dover / Eurotunnel 381,179
000 323,666

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 1,358,134 1,821,688 +463,554
Holyhead 688,515 314,518 -373,997
Liverpool Docks 205,417 259,152 +53,735
Dover / Eurotunnel 68,557 312,622 +244,065
000 242,284 81,382 -160,902
London Gateway Port 55,884 103,457 +47,573
Portsmouth 82,314 54,364 -27,950
Heysham 32,624 19,917 -12,707
London Heathrow Airport 30,247 0 -30,247
ZLC 2,306 24,019 +21,713

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