Import/export HS code 21033010: Mustard flour and meal

Ground mustard seeds used in cooking and food preparation

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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 £
United States 2,594,083
Canada 1,942,096
Ukraine 322,058
India 303,479
Nigeria 202,079

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 £
United States 1,139,382 1,454,701 +315,319
Canada 863,524 1,078,572 +215,048
Ukraine 168,384 153,674 -14,710
India 243,421 60,058 -183,363
Nigeria 85,260 116,819 +31,559
Ghana 18,495 26,474 +7,979
Netherlands 21,982 22,105 +123
France 9,641 29,145 +19,504
Italy 0 36,553 +36,553
Estonia 0 31,372 +31,372

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 £
United States 2,975,793
Canada 1,556,213
Ukraine 353,430
India 303,479
Nigeria 204,581

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 £
United States 1,393,570 1,582,223 +188,653
Canada 591,866 964,347 +372,481
Ukraine 168,384 185,046 +16,662
India 243,421 60,058 -183,363
Nigeria 85,260 119,321 +34,061
Netherlands 21,982 22,105 +123
Ghana 18,495 23,972 +5,477
Italy 0 36,553 +36,553
France 9,641 17,609 +7,968
Jamaica 17,470 0 -17,470

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - East and North East 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Essex 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
Inner London - East 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 4 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Essex 3 1 -2
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 1 -1
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Kent 0 2 +2
Lancashire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,908,369
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 679,713
Air transport 27,489
Other 7,506

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,263,828 2,644,541 +380,713
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 299,626 380,087 +80,461
Air transport 18,074 9,415 -8,659
Other 4,629 2,877 -1,752

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,496,203
Liverpool Docks 848,004
London Gateway Port 406,276
Dover 272,424
London 216,050

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 £
Southampton 1,648,727 1,847,476 +198,749
Liverpool Docks 219,676 628,328 +408,652
London Gateway Port 348,289 57,987 -290,302
Dover 92,285 180,139 +87,854
London 87,402 128,648 +41,246
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,266 55,567 -37,699
Felixstowe 33,997 70,840 +36,843
Portsmouth 0 22,885 +22,885
Eurotunnel 14,232 6,078 -8,154
London Heathrow Airport 10,546 9,299 -1,247

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of food products 7
Food and beverage service activities 5
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 9
2025-08 7

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
0-1m 21
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 4
Other 4
54m+ 3

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 £
United States 3,570,705
Sweden 1,166,998
Spain 625,451
France 621,544
Costa Rica 449,611

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 £
United States 2,057,902 1,512,803 -545,099
Sweden 651,115 515,883 -135,232
Spain 447,005 178,446 -268,559
France 369,469 252,075 -117,394
Costa Rica 236,898 212,713 -24,185
Ireland 158,168 103,118 -55,050
Malta 149,351 72,191 -77,160
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 99,396 119,990 +20,594
New Zealand 124,634 80,267 -44,367
Netherlands 105,204 66,745 -38,459

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 £
XI 158,278
Ireland 4,281

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 £
XI 87,239 71,039 -16,200
Ireland 0 4,281 +4,281

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,283,765
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,472,719
Other 178,318
Air transport 26,012

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,073,259 2,210,506 -862,753
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,061,326 1,411,393 -649,933
Other 96,833 81,485 -15,348
Air transport 16,578 9,434 -7,144

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,817,638
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,138,183
Immingham Docks 938,439
London Gateway Port 734,761
Felixstowe 397,314

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,288,636 1,529,002 -759,634
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,351,200 786,983 -564,217
Immingham Docks 685,683 252,756 -432,927
London Gateway Port 402,269 332,492 -69,777
Felixstowe 179,484 217,830 +38,346
London 3,001 298,726 +295,725
Southampton 149,018 151,980 +2,962
000 96,833 81,485 -15,348
Harwich 33,144 33,778 +634
Holyhead 27,971 17,272 -10,699

Quick facts

HS code: 21033010

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

Description: Ground mustard seeds used in cooking and food preparation