Import/export HS code 210420: Homogenized food mixes

Pre-packaged food mixes that are blended evenly, often used for making soups or other dishes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
France 27,445,974
Belgium 23,362,013
Spain 14,240,515
Italy 7,343,956
Germany 3,109,433

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 £
France 16,659,431 10,786,543 -5,872,888
Belgium 14,883,575 8,478,438 -6,405,137
Spain 8,434,906 5,805,609 -2,629,297
Italy 4,182,818 3,161,138 -1,021,680
Germany 1,713,531 1,395,902 -317,629
Netherlands 1,962,144 589,041 -1,373,103
Estonia 268,805 836,142 +567,337
Taiwan 519,248 451,235 -68,013
Poland 385,263 261,155 -124,108
Ireland 360,033 285,827 -74,206

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 £
France 49,664,918
Spain 15,344,112
Italy 7,431,332
Germany 3,563,574
Netherlands 1,699,411

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 £
France 30,611,179 19,053,739 -11,557,440
Spain 9,248,678 6,095,434 -3,153,244
Italy 4,167,318 3,264,014 -903,304
Germany 2,199,529 1,364,045 -835,484
Netherlands 1,360,052 339,359 -1,020,693
Estonia 268,805 836,142 +567,337
Taiwan 519,248 451,235 -68,013
Poland 404,540 301,310 -103,230
Hungary 291,365 197,934 -93,431
Romania 216,822 120,376 -96,446

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 19
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - East and North East 11
Greater Manchester 9
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8

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 16 11 -5
Inner London - East 6 6 +0
Outer London - East and North East 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 6 3 -3
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 2 -1

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) 60,698,006
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,336,192
Other 816,338
Air transport 22,813
Road transport 10,176

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) 38,232,806 22,465,200 -15,767,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,357,959 9,978,233 -1,379,726
Other 460,402 355,936 -104,466
Air transport 16,428 6,385 -10,043
Road transport 10,176 0 -10,176

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 27,884,171
London 16,870,514
Dover 12,178,148
Eurotunnel 5,738,229
Hull 4,659,132

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 £
Immingham Docks 14,611,278 13,272,893 -1,338,385
London 11,853,290 5,017,224 -6,836,066
Dover 8,090,227 4,087,921 -4,002,306
Eurotunnel 3,502,731 2,235,498 -1,267,233
Hull 2,495,781 2,163,351 -332,430
Liverpool Docks 2,500,057 1,658,163 -841,894
London Gateway Port 2,220,037 953,072 -1,266,965
Middlesbrough 774,902 635,307 -139,595
Newhaven 759,437 515,719 -243,718
Felixstowe 715,636 533,486 -182,150

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 67
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Manufacture of food products 12
Food and beverage service activities 11
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 22
2025-10 22
2025-09 30
2025-08 24

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
1m-15m 46
0-1m 30
54m+ 19
15m-54m 11
Other 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 £
Nigeria 10,838,461
Ghana 3,994,617
Singapore 2,287,330
United States 1,790,195
Ireland 1,457,806

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 £
Nigeria 7,766,754 3,071,707 -4,695,047
Ghana 3,522,747 471,870 -3,050,877
Singapore 1,126,435 1,160,895 +34,460
United States 667,396 1,122,799 +455,403
Ireland 777,145 680,661 -96,484
United Arab Emirates 602,026 411,949 -190,077
Israel 831,373 0 -831,373
Kenya 519,875 89,662 -430,213
Falkland Islands 367,391 16,817 -350,574
Lithuania 144,619 114,113 -30,506

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 £
Netherlands 29,140
Spain 29,006
France 21,372
Ireland 19,389
XI 14,690

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 £
Netherlands 29,140 0 -29,140
Spain 5,828 23,178 +17,350
France 12,064 9,308 -2,756
Ireland 9,518 9,871 +353
XI 9,213 5,477 -3,736
Italy 4,979 5,856 +877
Pakistan 0 5,418 +5,418
Myanmar 0 3,605 +3,605
Hungary 1,585 1,441 -144
China 1,500 768 -732

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) 21,931,964
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,681,739
Air transport 1,591,832
Other 173,000

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) 15,143,311 6,788,653 -8,354,658
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 857,208 824,531 -32,677
Air transport 1,153,223 438,609 -714,614
Other 93,328 79,672 -13,656

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 10,286,458
London Gateway Port 8,201,563
Liverpool Docks 2,391,073
London Heathrow Airport 1,532,923
Felixstowe 920,193

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 £
London 7,303,636 2,982,822 -4,320,814
London Gateway Port 5,770,843 2,430,720 -3,340,123
Liverpool Docks 985,748 1,405,325 +419,577
London Heathrow Airport 1,112,139 420,784 -691,355
Felixstowe 868,468 51,725 -816,743
Holyhead 356,711 284,616 -72,095
Southampton 214,099 175,818 -38,281
Dover / Eurotunnel 209,459 152,586 -56,873
Immingham Docks 171,667 64,609 -107,058
000 93,328 79,672 -13,656

Quick facts

HS code: 210420

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

Description: Pre-packaged food mixes that are blended evenly, often used for making soups or other dishes