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 29,270,943
Belgium 23,433,546
Spain 14,956,889
Italy 7,560,526
Germany 3,277,802

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 17,236,300 12,034,643 -5,201,657
Belgium 13,448,004 9,985,542 -3,462,462
Spain 8,626,282 6,330,607 -2,295,675
Italy 4,380,438 3,180,088 -1,200,350
Germany 1,880,239 1,397,563 -482,676
Netherlands 1,493,214 702,117 -791,097
Estonia 550,496 842,641 +292,145
Taiwan 675,828 590,801 -85,027
Poland 433,093 566,574 +133,481
Ireland 370,903 387,960 +17,057

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 51,745,413
Spain 16,068,443
Italy 7,651,294
Germany 3,590,542
Netherlands 1,394,095

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 30,105,319 21,640,094 -8,465,225
Spain 9,178,681 6,889,762 -2,288,919
Italy 4,384,737 3,266,557 -1,118,180
Germany 2,323,408 1,267,134 -1,056,274
Netherlands 909,412 484,683 -424,729
Estonia 550,496 842,641 +292,145
Taiwan 675,828 590,801 -85,027
Poland 452,370 606,729 +154,359
Hungary 341,506 152,117 -189,389
Romania 149,065 128,067 -20,998

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 17
Outer London - East and North East 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9
Greater Manchester 9
Inner London - East 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 15 11 -4
Outer London - East and North East 10 10 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 5 7 +2
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 3 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 2 -1
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) 63,307,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,454,153
Other 937,168
Air transport 31,066
Road transport 4,084

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) 35,971,142 27,336,104 -8,635,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,418,026 9,036,127 -4,381,899
Other 461,176 475,992 +14,816
Air transport 8,678 22,388 +13,710
Road transport 3,197 887 -2,310

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 32,793,931
London 16,969,395
Dover 12,360,067
Eurotunnel 5,205,035
Hull 3,950,644

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 17,971,470 14,822,461 -3,149,009
London 10,584,640 6,384,755 -4,199,885
Dover 7,162,858 5,197,209 -1,965,649
Eurotunnel 2,963,148 2,241,887 -721,261
Hull 2,162,330 1,788,314 -374,016
Liverpool Docks 1,880,148 1,761,228 -118,920
London Gateway Port 2,068,363 1,073,849 -994,514
Felixstowe 860,634 663,259 -197,375
Middlesbrough 793,073 707,021 -86,052
Newhaven 985,345 325,519 -659,826

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
68
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
29
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
2026-05 17
2026-04 18
2026-03 22
2026-02 19
2026-01 22

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 44
0-1m 29
54m+ 19
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 10,754,781
Singapore 3,680,671
Ghana 3,208,320
United States 2,833,863
Ireland 1,841,737

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 6,121,476 4,633,305 -1,488,171
Singapore 1,102,413 2,578,258 +1,475,845
Ghana 2,686,149 522,171 -2,163,978
United States 668,937 2,164,926 +1,495,989
Ireland 811,256 1,030,481 +219,225
United Arab Emirates 556,810 481,526 -75,284
Israel 831,373 0 -831,373
Kenya 533,471 11,981 -521,490
Sierra Leone 0 419,390 +419,390
Falkland Islands 235,692 168,532 -67,160

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 41,570
Netherlands 26,199
Ireland 25,631
France 21,902
XI 13,092

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 7,610 33,960 +26,350
Netherlands 26,199 0 -26,199
Ireland 12,755 12,876 +121
France 12,412 9,490 -2,922
XI 9,594 3,498 -6,096
Pakistan 941 11,911 +10,970
Italy 7,270 4,893 -2,377
Myanmar 263 6,888 +6,625
Hungary 1,788 2,214 +426
Poland 249 2,034 +1,785

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) 24,261,754
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,071,439
Air transport 1,297,360
Other 207,001

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) 12,521,649 11,740,105 -781,544
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 979,262 1,092,177 +112,915
Air transport 1,054,230 243,130 -811,100
Other 92,572 114,429 +21,857

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 10,236,902
London Gateway Port 9,281,192
Liverpool Docks 3,672,718
London Heathrow Airport 1,242,511
Felixstowe 943,222

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 5,718,346 4,518,556 -1,199,790
London Gateway Port 4,821,344 4,459,848 -361,496
Liverpool Docks 929,951 2,742,767 +1,812,816
London Heathrow Airport 1,027,940 214,571 -813,369
Felixstowe 848,495 94,727 -753,768
Holyhead 447,394 307,095 -140,299
Southampton 224,821 369,645 +144,824
Dover / Eurotunnel 212,825 138,167 -74,658
Immingham Docks 166,178 134,630 -31,548
000 92,572 114,429 +21,857

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