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 15,412,177
Ireland 2,654,201
China 2,313,507
Italy 1,527,735
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 775,415

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 9,185,750 6,226,427 -2,959,323
Ireland 1,345,280 1,308,921 -36,359
China 1,071,710 1,241,797 +170,087
Italy 887,379 640,356 -247,023
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 618,115 157,300 -460,815
Austria 274,730 402,314 +127,584
Germany 278,859 288,900 +10,041
Canada 209,977 179,738 -30,239
Denmark 179,264 92,862 -86,402
United States 120,055 120,329 +274

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 5,173,583
China 2,673,284
Italy 1,678,661
Canada 453,384
Austria 445,201

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 3,002,214 2,171,369 -830,845
China 1,340,496 1,332,788 -7,708
Italy 949,907 728,754 -221,153
Canada 208,964 244,420 +35,456
Austria 269,792 175,409 -94,383
France 157,433 218,112 +60,679
Mexico 283,386 84,315 -199,071
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 366,718 0 -366,718
United States 124,249 203,054 +78,805
Qatar 112,745 205,401 +92,656

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
Inner London - West 5
Greater Manchester 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
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
East Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 2 -1
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 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 £
Other 12,400,179
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,011,151
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,300,850
Air transport 1,581,695
Road transport 138,404

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 7,197,785 5,202,394 -1,995,391
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,723,393 3,287,758 -1,435,635
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,359,810 1,941,040 -418,770
Air transport 728,973 852,722 +123,749
Road transport 99,973 38,431 -61,542

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 12,400,179
Eurotunnel 5,023,932
Dover 2,708,619
Felixstowe 1,765,178
Southampton 1,085,480

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 7,197,785 5,202,394 -1,995,391
Eurotunnel 3,193,878 1,830,054 -1,363,824
Dover 1,401,728 1,306,891 -94,837
Felixstowe 800,414 964,764 +164,350
Southampton 605,442 480,038 -125,404
East Midlands Airport 307,359 304,848 -2,511
Immingham Docks 254,484 198,496 -55,988
London Gateway Port 293,004 117,149 -175,855
London Heathrow Airport 224,164 184,287 -39,877
Birmingham Airport 92,033 272,739 +180,706

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 23
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 16
Manufacture of beverages 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Other manufacturing 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 17
2026-03 15
2026-02 11
2026-01 10
2025-12 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 27
54m+ 18
15m-54m 10
0-1m 5
Other 5

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 5,649,018
Poland 3,192,899
United States 2,006,071
Italy 1,626,542
Russia 1,109,105

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 3,144,008 2,505,010 -638,998
Poland 1,298,479 1,894,420 +595,941
United States 882,088 1,123,983 +241,895
Italy 735,010 891,532 +156,522
Russia 982,914 126,191 -856,723
Canada 352,622 630,680 +278,058
China 87,908 833,097 +745,189
Australia 285,174 625,823 +340,649
Netherlands 370,594 251,579 -119,015
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,515 576,406 +574,891

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 2,858,277
XI 913,886
Ireland 41,509
Belgium 30,688
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 1,795,653 1,062,624 -733,029
XI 772,656 141,230 -631,426
Ireland 14,412 27,097 +12,685
Belgium 10,553 20,135 +9,582
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) 10,076,055
Other 4,913,886
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,841,379
Air transport 1,558,632

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) 4,604,506 5,471,549 +867,043
Other 2,834,757 2,079,129 -755,628
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,727,320 2,114,059 +386,739
Air transport 440,700 1,117,932 +677,232

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,770,399
000 4,913,886
Immingham Docks 1,678,321
London Gateway Port 1,339,246
Liverpool Docks 1,219,790

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 2,987,294 3,783,105 +795,811
000 2,834,757 2,079,129 -755,628
Immingham Docks 945,956 732,365 -213,591
London Gateway Port 537,309 801,937 +264,628
Liverpool Docks 583,909 635,881 +51,972
Southampton 405,363 571,640 +166,277
London Heathrow Airport 239,492 595,344 +355,852
Felixstowe 210,262 469,731 +259,469
Holyhead 168,994 397,597 +228,603
East Midlands Airport 80,317 399,577 +319,260

Quick facts

HS code: 21021090

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

Description: Miscellaneous active yeasts used in various industries