Import/export HS code 21022019: Various inactive yeasts

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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 22,963,670
Netherlands 7,548,488
Switzerland 7,083,510
China 4,454,263
France 3,500,240

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 12,264,683 10,698,987 -1,565,696
Netherlands 3,771,031 3,777,457 +6,426
Switzerland 3,631,200 3,452,310 -178,890
China 3,254,527 1,199,736 -2,054,791
France 1,880,481 1,619,759 -260,722
Brazil 2,472,194 439,377 -2,032,817
Poland 1,288,721 1,317,807 +29,086
Germany 1,021,359 1,118,574 +97,215
Ireland 1,036,943 1,094,398 +57,455
Italy 983,371 1,016,521 +33,150

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 20,363,203
China 8,024,570
Estonia 6,874,281
Denmark 4,261,683
Brazil 4,046,890

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 11,477,116 8,886,087 -2,591,029
China 5,267,059 2,757,511 -2,509,548
Estonia 3,391,333 3,482,948 +91,615
Denmark 1,834,461 2,427,222 +592,761
Brazil 3,088,567 958,323 -2,130,244
Italy 1,807,461 1,444,957 -362,504
Poland 1,532,719 1,539,783 +7,064
Germany 1,374,089 1,599,678 +225,589
United States 1,337,609 972,948 -364,661
France 1,116,207 785,265 -330,942

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 5 -2
Inner London - West 9 3 -6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 4 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 3 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
West Yorkshire 3 4 +1
Cheshire 2 2 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 2 2 +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) 45,957,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,626,724
Other 3,173,027
Air transport 441,135
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) 23,967,643 21,989,983 -1,977,660
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,588,651 6,038,073 -5,550,578
Other 1,695,921 1,477,106 -218,815
Air transport 201,349 239,786 +38,437
Rail transport 19,808 36,948 +17,140

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 13,869,131
Purfleet 12,805,501
Felixstowe 5,719,208
Eurotunnel 5,566,291
Southampton 4,909,054

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 7,906,390 5,962,741 -1,943,649
Purfleet 6,212,524 6,592,977 +380,453
Felixstowe 3,922,337 1,796,871 -2,125,466
Eurotunnel 2,951,433 2,614,858 -336,575
Southampton 2,781,997 2,127,057 -654,940
London 2,871,483 1,619,051 -1,252,432
Immingham Docks 1,614,836 2,331,616 +716,780
000 1,695,921 1,477,106 -218,815
London Gateway Port 2,762,675 342,194 -2,420,481
Harwich 1,225,088 1,652,890 +427,802

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
34
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
10
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
2026-05 31
2026-04 27
2026-03 31
2026-02 26
2026-01 21

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 9

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 13,071,328
Ireland 2,598,561
Brazil 998,028
France 935,077
Malaysia 337,258

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 6,778,761 6,292,567 -486,194
Ireland 1,561,913 1,036,648 -525,265
Brazil 541,047 456,981 -84,066
France 656,378 278,699 -377,679
Malaysia 90,886 246,372 +155,486
Saudi Arabia 170,871 117,431 -53,440
United States 259,200 8,652 -250,548
Poland 77,360 186,929 +109,569
Netherlands 68,742 173,304 +104,562
Italy 65,384 170,834 +105,450

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 188,088
Spain 136,905
France 9,407
Ireland 3,670

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 139,517 74,544 -64,973
XI 98,832 89,256 -9,576
Spain 83,295 53,610 -29,685
France 8,940 467 -8,473
Ireland 3,670 0 -3,670

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) 17,292,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,548,231
Other 552,131
Air transport 260,887

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) 9,097,613 8,194,458 -903,155
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,529,312 1,018,919 -510,393
Other 334,254 217,877 -116,377
Air transport 117,273 143,614 +26,341

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,170,979
London 2,363,667
Holyhead 1,381,722
London Gateway Port 1,084,804
Felixstowe 1,024,113

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 6,151,894 6,019,085 -132,809
London 1,400,309 963,358 -436,951
Holyhead 845,708 536,014 -309,694
London Gateway Port 882,521 202,283 -680,238
Felixstowe 448,409 575,704 +127,295
Liverpool Docks 357,177 288,727 -68,450
000 334,254 217,877 -116,377
Grangemouth Docks 53,414 199,848 +146,434
Southampton 142,063 100,405 -41,658
Immingham Docks 157,860 31,290 -126,570

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