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 2,698,597
Canada 1,993,583
Nigeria 588,121
Ukraine 256,213
India 153,608

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 1,658,083 1,040,514 -617,569
Canada 994,664 998,919 +4,255
Nigeria 88,601 499,520 +410,919
Ukraine 150,324 105,889 -44,435
India 39,179 114,429 +75,250
Ghana 28,749 27,115 -1,634
Netherlands 37,369 11,745 -25,624
Italy 0 36,553 +36,553
France 32,367 3,253 -29,114
Estonia 31,372 1,155 -30,217

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 3,008,350
Canada 1,691,402
Nigeria 593,754
Ukraine 288,740
India 153,608

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 1,860,780 1,147,570 -713,210
Canada 787,794 903,608 +115,814
Nigeria 90,373 503,381 +413,008
Ukraine 181,696 107,044 -74,652
India 39,179 114,429 +75,250
Ghana 26,977 26,385 -592
Netherlands 37,369 0 -37,369
Italy 0 36,553 +36,553
France 20,831 3,253 -17,578
Jamaica 17,470 1,658 -15,812

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 9
Inner London - East 8
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Inner London - West 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
Outer London - East and North East 3 7 +4
Inner London - East 6 4 -2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 2 -2
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
Essex 3 0 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 0 3 +3
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Kent 1 2 +1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Norfolk 2 1 -1

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) 5,302,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 626,406
Air transport 28,905
Other 7,914

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) 2,724,128 2,578,701 -145,427
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 369,266 257,140 -112,126
Air transport 1,886 27,019 +25,133
Other 3,569 4,345 +776

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,631,908
Liverpool Docks 944,398
London 622,852
Dover 251,695
London Gateway Port 195,377

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 2,168,058 1,463,850 -704,208
Liverpool Docks 372,518 571,880 +199,362
London 107,255 515,597 +408,342
Dover 134,713 116,982 -17,731
London Gateway Port 163,151 32,226 -130,925
Felixstowe 9,318 95,545 +86,227
Dover / Eurotunnel 65,155 34,333 -30,822
London Heathrow Airport 0 26,903 +26,903
Portsmouth 22,885 0 -22,885
Eurotunnel 16,191 2,065 -14,126

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
21
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
20
Manufacture of food products
6
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
2026-05 8
2026-04 7
2026-03 5
2026-02 3
2026-01 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
0-1m 23
1m-15m 18
Other 6
54m+ 3
15m-54m 2

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 3,869,109
Sweden 1,137,895
France 656,857
Costa Rica 520,754
Spain 465,142

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 1,930,727 1,938,382 +7,655
Sweden 580,182 557,713 -22,469
France 362,393 294,464 -67,929
Costa Rica 377,322 143,432 -233,890
Spain 290,317 174,825 -115,492
Ireland 135,262 138,469 +3,207
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 89,048 130,095 +41,047
Poland 50,877 131,741 +80,864
Malta 130,059 49,752 -80,307
Belgium 79,446 94,168 +14,722

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 159,882
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 78,739 81,143 +2,404
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) 5,327,214
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,516,180
Other 186,368
Air transport 30,773

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) 2,796,246 2,530,968 -265,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,928,826 1,587,354 -341,472
Other 86,028 100,340 +14,312
Air transport 20,806 9,967 -10,839

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,922,239
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,006,982
Immingham Docks 863,233
London Gateway Port 839,030
London 468,707

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 1,980,288 1,941,951 -38,337
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,197,627 809,355 -388,272
Immingham Docks 552,032 311,201 -240,831
London Gateway Port 500,802 338,228 -162,574
London 64,501 404,206 +339,705
Felixstowe 194,095 209,475 +15,380
Southampton 174,319 51,545 -122,774
000 86,028 100,340 +14,312
Harwich 31,154 19,628 -11,526
Holyhead 14,995 10,834 -4,161

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