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 29,383,888
Belgium 23,873,731
Spain 15,184,796
Italy 7,553,088
Germany 3,222,946

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 16,967,351 12,416,537 -4,550,814
Belgium 13,945,563 9,928,168 -4,017,395
Spain 8,593,306 6,591,490 -2,001,816
Italy 4,301,513 3,251,575 -1,049,938
Germany 1,761,829 1,461,117 -300,712
Netherlands 1,726,974 681,657 -1,045,317
Estonia 503,565 841,757 +338,192
Taiwan 675,828 437,266 -238,562
Poland 407,945 554,401 +146,456
Ireland 362,164 384,737 +22,573

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 52,184,990
Spain 16,340,687
Italy 7,643,856
Germany 3,556,299
Netherlands 1,581,304

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 30,160,917 22,024,073 -8,136,844
Spain 9,311,017 7,029,670 -2,281,347
Italy 4,305,812 3,338,044 -967,768
Germany 2,200,649 1,355,650 -844,999
Netherlands 1,140,765 440,539 -700,226
Estonia 503,565 841,757 +338,192
Taiwan 675,828 437,266 -238,562
Poland 427,222 594,556 +167,334
Hungary 328,322 215,635 -112,687
Romania 167,282 125,899 -41,383

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 18
Outer London - East and North East 14
Inner London - East 10
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Greater Manchester 9

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
Outer London - East and North East 10 10 +0
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 6 4 -2
Outer London - South 4 3 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 1 -2

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) 63,961,683
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,464,650
Other 924,724
Air transport 38,726
Road transport 11,063

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) 36,562,001 27,399,682 -9,162,319
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,966,302 9,498,348 -3,467,954
Other 444,779 479,945 +35,166
Air transport 16,338 22,388 +6,050
Road transport 10,176 887 -9,289

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 32,094,619
London 17,351,899
Dover 12,789,349
Eurotunnel 5,398,417
Hull 4,250,839

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 16,875,962 15,218,657 -1,657,305
London 11,138,544 6,213,355 -4,925,189
Dover 7,544,296 5,245,053 -2,299,243
Eurotunnel 3,019,384 2,379,033 -640,351
Hull 2,284,919 1,965,920 -318,999
Liverpool Docks 1,854,811 1,900,856 +46,045
London Gateway Port 2,235,996 861,988 -1,374,008
Middlesbrough 787,563 717,923 -69,640
Felixstowe 869,172 508,568 -360,604
Newhaven 833,684 455,908 -377,776

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 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 29
Manufacture of food products 13
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
2026-04 18
2026-03 22
2026-02 19
2026-01 22
2025-12 20

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 31
54m+ 20
15m-54m 12
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 11,690,781
Ghana 3,693,788
Singapore 3,672,932
United States 2,632,412
Ireland 1,814,259

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 7,291,187 4,399,594 -2,891,593
Ghana 3,245,923 447,865 -2,798,058
Singapore 966,388 2,706,544 +1,740,156
United States 668,937 1,963,475 +1,294,538
Ireland 792,667 1,021,592 +228,925
United Arab Emirates 638,730 495,981 -142,749
Israel 831,373 0 -831,373
Kenya 503,376 42,076 -461,300
Falkland Islands 274,162 168,532 -105,630
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 95,139 188,769 +93,630

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 £
Spain 41,459
Netherlands 29,140
Ireland 24,603
France 21,884
XI 13,641

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 £
Spain 5,820 35,639 +29,819
Netherlands 29,140 0 -29,140
Ireland 11,260 13,343 +2,083
France 12,241 9,643 -2,598
XI 9,349 4,292 -5,057
Italy 7,718 4,752 -2,966
Pakistan 0 11,450 +11,450
Myanmar 0 6,797 +6,797
Hungary 1,836 1,971 +135
China 1,589 691 -898

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) 25,415,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,029,344
Air transport 1,316,125
Other 205,863

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) 14,262,913 11,152,753 -3,110,160
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 911,802 1,117,542 +205,740
Air transport 990,519 325,606 -664,913
Other 91,594 114,269 +22,675

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 11,138,778
London Gateway Port 9,708,278
Liverpool Docks 3,450,103
London Heathrow Airport 1,257,075
Felixstowe 932,536

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 6,818,069 4,320,709 -2,497,360
London Gateway Port 5,412,985 4,295,293 -1,117,692
Liverpool Docks 939,355 2,510,748 +1,571,393
London Heathrow Airport 963,071 294,004 -669,067
Felixstowe 848,495 84,041 -764,454
Holyhead 415,600 328,967 -86,633
Southampton 222,370 385,156 +162,786
Dover / Eurotunnel 218,400 132,453 -85,947
Immingham Docks 174,765 134,630 -40,135
000 91,594 114,269 +22,675

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