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 20,656,922
Netherlands 6,713,228
Switzerland 6,499,824
China 4,440,495
France 3,520,807

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 12,578,020 8,078,902 -4,499,118
Netherlands 3,385,625 3,327,603 -58,022
Switzerland 3,382,912 3,116,912 -266,000
China 3,106,799 1,333,696 -1,773,103
France 2,112,255 1,408,552 -703,703
Brazil 1,955,982 1,337,939 -618,043
Poland 1,544,087 1,004,507 -539,580
Mexico 1,425,005 661,303 -763,702
Germany 1,190,855 817,183 -373,672
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,562,992 403,139 -1,159,853

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 18,668,313
China 7,306,726
Estonia 6,109,863
Brazil 4,341,867
Denmark 3,921,267

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 11,794,219 6,874,094 -4,920,125
China 4,606,817 2,699,909 -1,906,908
Estonia 3,228,391 2,881,472 -346,919
Brazil 2,602,048 1,739,819 -862,229
Denmark 2,100,039 1,821,228 -278,811
Poland 1,869,279 1,271,829 -597,450
Italy 1,749,948 1,381,126 -368,822
Germany 1,433,457 1,027,487 -405,970
Mexico 1,454,684 667,358 -787,326
United States 1,523,006 425,347 -1,097,659

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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +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) 42,357,614
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,418,767
Other 3,153,514
Air transport 334,190
Rail transport 32,208

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) 24,607,085 17,750,529 -6,856,556
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,242,735 6,176,032 -5,066,703
Other 1,743,032 1,410,482 -332,550
Air transport 194,822 139,368 -55,454
Rail transport 11,234 20,974 +9,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,895,333
Purfleet 9,662,334
Eurotunnel 5,619,178
Felixstowe 5,538,629
London 5,041,541

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 8,649,501 5,245,832 -3,403,669
Purfleet 4,356,020 5,306,314 +950,294
Eurotunnel 3,841,898 1,777,280 -2,064,618
Felixstowe 3,320,126 2,218,503 -1,101,623
London 3,380,663 1,660,878 -1,719,785
London Gateway Port 3,231,856 1,096,988 -2,134,868
Southampton 2,501,076 1,764,587 -736,489
Immingham Docks 1,953,586 1,577,333 -376,253
000 1,743,032 1,410,482 -332,550
Harwich 1,262,741 1,156,679 -106,062

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 35
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
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 21
2025-11 26
2025-10 31
2025-09 31
2025-08 29

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 27
15m-54m 15
Other 9
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 11,891,542
Ireland 2,582,319
France 1,092,947
Brazil 1,003,523
United States 322,286

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 6,730,942 5,160,600 -1,570,342
Ireland 1,520,477 1,061,842 -458,635
France 699,208 393,739 -305,469
Brazil 675,766 327,757 -348,009
United States 308,070 14,216 -293,854
Poland 95,886 143,877 +47,991
Saudi Arabia 143,911 78,995 -64,916
Morocco 193,204 0 -193,204
Malaysia 79,955 101,861 +21,906
Australia 118,777 35,489 -83,288

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 214,355
XI 159,619
Spain 141,531
France 23,296
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 113,057 101,298 -11,759
XI 81,312 78,307 -3,005
Spain 84,112 57,419 -26,693
France 15,178 8,118 -7,060
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) 15,975,563
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,368,030
Other 544,967
Air transport 180,564

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) 9,024,876 6,950,687 -2,074,189
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,680,189 687,841 -992,348
Other 299,825 245,142 -54,683
Air transport 102,805 77,759 -25,046

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,252,473
London 2,056,055
London Gateway Port 1,309,439
Holyhead 1,298,443
Felixstowe 843,387

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 6,230,382 5,022,091 -1,208,291
London 1,240,726 815,329 -425,397
London Gateway Port 1,062,287 247,152 -815,135
Holyhead 665,454 632,989 -32,465
Felixstowe 467,434 375,953 -91,481
Liverpool Docks 526,618 194,409 -332,209
000 299,825 245,142 -54,683
Southampton 111,512 105,304 -6,208
Portsmouth 115,391 76,608 -38,783
Immingham Docks 177,183 7,881 -169,302

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