Import/export HS code 21022019: Various inactive yeasts

Inactive yeasts not in tablet or small pack form

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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 £
Belgium 23,920,646
Netherlands 7,674,892
Switzerland 7,211,188
China 4,492,914
France 3,694,379

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 £
Belgium 12,521,315 11,399,331 -1,121,984
Netherlands 3,449,885 4,225,007 +775,122
Switzerland 3,314,167 3,897,021 +582,854
China 3,292,174 1,200,740 -2,091,434
France 2,040,928 1,653,451 -387,477
Brazil 2,071,321 1,224,872 -846,449
Poland 1,402,584 1,365,182 -37,402
Germany 1,139,864 1,130,391 -9,473
Ireland 1,023,852 1,165,818 +141,966
Italy 1,106,147 1,055,393 -50,754

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 21,370,205
China 8,040,130
Estonia 7,178,519
Brazil 4,401,610
Denmark 4,191,462

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 11,712,619 9,657,586 -2,055,033
China 5,120,017 2,920,113 -2,199,904
Estonia 3,277,742 3,900,777 +623,035
Brazil 2,704,691 1,696,919 -1,007,772
Denmark 1,884,932 2,306,530 +421,598
Italy 1,703,522 1,819,019 +115,497
Poland 1,701,630 1,638,660 -62,970
Germany 1,405,029 1,571,981 +166,952
United States 1,400,076 873,269 -526,807
France 1,180,489 868,273 -312,216

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 10
Inner London - West 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 6
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5

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 - West and North West 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 5 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0
Suffolk 3 3 +0

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) 48,033,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,296,460
Other 3,359,948
Air transport 472,340
Rail transport 56,756

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) 24,368,771 23,664,835 -703,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,994,876 7,301,584 -3,693,292
Other 1,737,459 1,622,489 -114,970
Air transport 211,691 260,649 +48,958
Rail transport 11,234 45,522 +34,288

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 14,611,906
Purfleet 12,351,689
Eurotunnel 5,951,654
Felixstowe 5,833,080
London 5,409,714

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 8,121,923 6,489,983 -1,631,940
Purfleet 5,139,911 7,211,778 +2,071,867
Eurotunnel 3,369,796 2,581,858 -787,938
Felixstowe 3,522,650 2,310,430 -1,212,220
London 3,455,904 1,953,810 -1,502,094
Southampton 2,496,184 2,347,837 -148,347
Immingham Docks 1,882,606 2,388,043 +505,437
London Gateway Port 2,800,442 973,523 -1,826,919
000 1,737,459 1,622,489 -114,970
Harwich 1,237,132 1,639,021 +401,889

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 36
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 33
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Food and beverage service activities 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 26
2026-03 30
2026-02 26
2026-01 21
2025-12 22

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
54m+ 35
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 15
Other 10
0-1m 8

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 £
Belgium 13,595,179
Ireland 2,840,066
Brazil 1,133,286
France 1,075,816
United States 324,046

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 £
Belgium 6,837,723 6,757,456 -80,267
Ireland 1,448,095 1,391,971 -56,124
Brazil 676,305 456,981 -219,324
France 688,666 387,150 -301,516
United States 308,070 15,976 -292,094
Malaysia 83,243 231,373 +148,130
Saudi Arabia 116,450 171,852 +55,402
Poland 86,105 176,402 +90,297
Australia 130,689 111,263 -19,426
Netherlands 68,742 141,312 +72,570

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 £
China 214,061
XI 180,473
Spain 140,446
France 18,591
Ireland 4,243

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 £
China 114,767 99,294 -15,473
XI 89,669 90,804 +1,135
Spain 83,863 56,583 -27,280
France 10,473 8,118 -2,355
Ireland 4,243 0 -4,243
United States 1,923 0 -1,923

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) 18,132,467
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,740,468
Other 559,737
Air transport 252,264

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) 9,100,645 9,031,822 -68,823
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,649,027 1,091,441 -557,586
Other 304,938 254,799 -50,139
Air transport 108,236 144,028 +35,792

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,706,065
London 2,473,111
Holyhead 1,437,257
London Gateway Port 1,305,081
Felixstowe 1,044,193

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 6,313,354 6,392,711 +79,357
London 1,314,475 1,158,636 -155,839
Holyhead 618,295 818,962 +200,667
London Gateway Port 1,040,109 264,972 -775,137
Felixstowe 467,434 576,759 +109,325
Liverpool Docks 496,282 327,986 -168,296
000 304,938 254,799 -50,139
Southampton 111,512 119,306 +7,794
Grangemouth Docks 34,391 195,156 +160,765
Portsmouth 115,731 86,639 -29,092

Quick facts

HS code: 21022019

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

Description: Inactive yeasts not in tablet or small pack form