Import/export HS code 21021090: Various active yeasts

Miscellaneous active yeasts used in various industries

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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 £
France 13,960,448
Ireland 2,449,601
China 2,173,374
Italy 1,295,388
Austria 631,411

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 £
France 8,759,240 5,201,208 -3,558,032
Ireland 1,248,105 1,201,496 -46,609
China 966,054 1,207,320 +241,266
Italy 749,511 545,877 -203,634
Austria 348,453 282,958 -65,495
Germany 214,536 247,917 +33,381
Canada 197,776 238,322 +40,546
Denmark 131,138 100,416 -30,722
United States 99,501 110,204 +10,703
Brazil 0 202,791 +202,791

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 4,942,743
China 2,271,477
Italy 1,426,129
Canada 500,780
France 402,942

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 2,724,148 2,218,595 -505,553
China 974,061 1,297,416 +323,355
Italy 802,436 623,693 -178,743
Canada 252,956 247,824 -5,132
France 235,206 167,736 -67,470
Mexico 237,373 139,693 -97,680
Austria 192,425 168,331 -24,094
Qatar 215,485 102,661 -112,824
United States 105,339 191,285 +85,946
Switzerland 62,535 145,377 +82,842

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Greater Manchester 4
Inner London - West 4
East Central Scotland 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
East Central Scotland 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 2 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 2 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 2 +2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 10,863,210
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,477,866
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,368,611
Air transport 1,693,772
Road transport 141,818

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 £
Other 6,838,511 4,024,699 -2,813,812
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,524,242 2,953,624 -1,570,618
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,520,079 1,848,532 +328,453
Air transport 679,911 1,013,861 +333,950
Road transport 87,803 54,015 -33,788

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 10,863,210
Eurotunnel 4,779,705
Dover 2,236,404
Felixstowe 1,718,820
East Midlands Airport 611,593

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 6,838,511 4,024,699 -2,813,812
Eurotunnel 3,011,243 1,768,462 -1,242,781
Dover 1,151,266 1,085,138 -66,128
Felixstowe 772,304 946,516 +174,212
East Midlands Airport 296,419 315,174 +18,755
Southampton 12,069 480,038 +467,969
Birmingham Airport 103,011 369,874 +266,863
London Heathrow Airport 193,061 238,392 +45,331
London Gateway Port 215,373 169,097 -46,276
Immingham Docks 235,906 147,162 -88,744

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products
22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
14
Manufacture of beverages
10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Other manufacturing
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 6
2026-04 17
2026-03 15
2026-02 11
2026-01 10

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 23
54m+ 18
15m-54m 11
Other 5
0-1m 4

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 5,350,178
Poland 2,941,432
Italy 1,748,165
United States 1,742,023
Russia 1,091,594

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 3,115,998 2,234,180 -881,818
Poland 1,241,753 1,699,679 +457,926
Italy 961,114 787,051 -174,063
United States 777,905 964,118 +186,213
Russia 1,081,180 10,414 -1,070,766
Canada 411,109 583,604 +172,495
China 216,550 703,498 +486,948
Australia 291,786 616,234 +324,448
Netherlands 365,158 248,414 -116,744
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 576,406 +576,406

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 870,604
Ireland 41,509
Belgium 29,906
Portugal 1,501

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 702,624 167,980 -534,644
Ireland 14,412 27,097 +12,685
Belgium 10,395 19,511 +9,116
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) 9,644,960
Other 4,597,811
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,621,108
Air transport 1,492,167

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) 4,833,838 4,811,122 -22,716
Other 2,778,480 1,819,331 -959,149
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,704,602 1,916,506 +211,904
Air transport 384,707 1,107,460 +722,753

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,310,525
000 4,597,811
Immingham Docks 1,629,007
London Gateway Port 1,316,777
Liverpool Docks 1,183,343

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 2,951,776 3,358,749 +406,973
000 2,778,480 1,819,331 -959,149
Immingham Docks 1,126,782 502,225 -624,557
London Gateway Port 598,127 718,650 +120,523
Liverpool Docks 586,450 596,893 +10,443
Southampton 443,723 480,755 +37,032
London Heathrow Airport 193,252 589,771 +396,519
Felixstowe 121,742 494,657 +372,915
Holyhead 217,222 386,565 +169,343
East Midlands Airport 69,258 404,267 +335,009

Quick facts

HS code: 21021090

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

Description: Miscellaneous active yeasts used in various industries