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 15,289,575
Ireland 2,186,848
China 2,059,912
Italy 1,398,560
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,097,722

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 8,779,310 6,510,265 -2,269,045
Ireland 1,303,822 883,026 -420,796
China 1,175,657 884,255 -291,402
Italy 967,724 430,836 -536,888
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 940,422 157,300 -783,122
Austria 268,696 294,687 +25,991
Germany 286,634 272,387 -14,247
Canada 155,169 144,135 -11,034
Denmark 190,523 73,949 -116,574
United States 124,532 95,898 -28,634

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 4,650,107
China 2,585,919
Italy 1,539,661
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 521,215
Mexico 377,403

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 2,885,840 1,764,267 -1,121,573
China 1,612,253 973,666 -638,587
Italy 1,023,751 515,910 -507,841
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 521,215 0 -521,215
Mexico 239,832 137,571 -102,261
France 144,771 222,219 +77,448
Canada 154,156 199,315 +45,159
Austria 282,879 69,598 -213,281
Qatar 112,745 205,401 +92,656
United States 129,933 176,975 +47,042

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
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 4 +1
Greater Manchester 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 4 2 -2
East Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 1 -2
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 12,313,861
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,524,300
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,295,260
Air transport 1,239,420
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 6,893,241 5,420,620 -1,472,621
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,641,050 2,883,250 -1,757,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,855,980 1,439,280 -1,416,700
Air transport 749,631 489,789 -259,842
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 12,313,861
Eurotunnel 4,827,505
Dover 2,510,261
Felixstowe 1,556,026
Southampton 1,326,675

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 6,893,241 5,420,620 -1,472,621
Eurotunnel 2,982,477 1,845,028 -1,137,449
Dover 1,631,064 879,197 -751,867
Felixstowe 870,361 685,665 -184,696
Southampton 932,151 394,524 -537,627
East Midlands Airport 352,755 224,984 -127,771
Immingham Docks 253,606 179,849 -73,757
London Gateway Port 293,004 66,038 -226,966
London Heathrow Airport 161,632 144,333 -17,299
ZLC 230,982 38,431 -192,551

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 21
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of beverages 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 8
2025-10 12
2025-09 16
2025-08 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 25
54m+ 15
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 5,396,115
Poland 2,251,499
United States 1,461,090
Italy 1,442,308
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 2,992,324 2,403,791 -588,533
Poland 1,298,413 953,086 -345,327
United States 848,107 612,983 -235,124
Italy 632,370 809,938 +177,568
Russia 871,833 237,272 -634,561
Australia 360,593 538,442 +177,849
China 87,908 763,472 +675,564
Canada 340,182 343,816 +3,634
Netherlands 340,583 242,945 -97,638
Latvia 361,148 5,536 -355,612

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 2,970,605
XI 843,902
Ireland 27,523
Belgium 26,599
Portugal 1,264

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 1,551,567 1,419,038 -132,529
XI 762,928 80,974 -681,954
Ireland 2,021 25,502 +23,481
Belgium 9,805 16,794 +6,989
Portugal 0 1,264 +1,264
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) 8,513,567
Other 4,697,310
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,306,840
Air transport 1,052,027

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) 4,611,810 3,901,757 -710,053
Other 2,627,219 2,070,091 -557,128
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,747,766 1,559,074 -188,692
Air transport 438,597 613,430 +174,833

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 5,594,566
000 4,697,310
Immingham Docks 1,356,926
London Gateway Port 1,205,516
Liverpool Docks 987,941

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 3,031,303 2,563,263 -468,040
000 2,627,219 2,070,091 -557,128
Immingham Docks 825,719 531,207 -294,512
London Gateway Port 537,090 668,426 +131,336
Liverpool Docks 638,201 349,740 -288,461
Southampton 451,010 461,402 +10,392
London Heathrow Airport 229,841 498,077 +268,236
Felixstowe 210,262 445,268 +235,006
Holyhead 139,632 324,460 +184,828
London 248,182 0 -248,182

Quick facts

HS code: 21021090

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

Description: Miscellaneous active yeasts used in various industries