Import/export HS code 210610: Protein concentrates and textured proteins

Protein-rich food products, often used as meat substitutes or supplements

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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 £
Netherlands 43,201,746
China 29,514,031
Ireland 26,372,123
Germany 19,068,483
United States 18,458,729

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 £
Netherlands 19,135,064 24,066,682 +4,931,618
China 13,856,241 15,657,790 +1,801,549
Ireland 12,323,421 14,048,702 +1,725,281
Germany 7,153,877 11,914,606 +4,760,729
United States 10,444,558 8,014,171 -2,430,387
Belgium 6,735,003 7,065,675 +330,672
France 5,846,765 6,261,879 +415,114
Slovakia 3,432,192 5,108,744 +1,676,552
Spain 4,120,666 3,923,673 -196,993
Poland 2,208,656 2,001,021 -207,635

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 £
China 32,266,748
Netherlands 31,451,387
United States 26,446,438
Germany 24,459,943
Ireland 21,848,707

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 £
China 15,837,265 16,429,483 +592,218
Netherlands 14,362,005 17,089,382 +2,727,377
United States 14,930,636 11,515,802 -3,414,834
Germany 12,020,195 12,439,748 +419,553
Ireland 10,088,842 11,759,865 +1,671,023
Belgium 2,173,561 7,589,532 +5,415,971
Slovakia 3,841,507 5,338,084 +1,496,577
Spain 4,039,037 4,530,741 +491,704
France 4,516,736 3,846,538 -670,198
Poland 2,243,626 1,730,285 -513,341

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 40
Inner London - West 38
Greater Manchester 29
Inner London - East 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 22

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 25 34 +9
Inner London - West 27 29 +2
Greater Manchester 21 19 -2
Inner London - East 16 21 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17 14 -3
Outer London - East and North East 16 18 +2
West Midlands 18 15 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 15 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 14 +4
Outer London - South 13 10 -3

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) 131,037,968
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 73,114,367
Other 9,277,923
Air transport 8,880,449
Road transport 1,526,482

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) 59,248,308 71,789,660 +12,541,352
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,138,120 35,976,247 -1,161,873
Other 5,128,409 4,149,514 -978,895
Air transport 4,100,704 4,779,745 +679,041
Road transport 733,738 792,744 +59,006
Rail transport 11,232 0 -11,232

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 49,230,386
Felixstowe 29,808,173
Immingham Docks 20,528,472
Southampton 20,282,894
Liverpool Docks 16,293,409

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 £
Dover 21,378,167 27,852,219 +6,474,052
Felixstowe 13,132,802 16,675,371 +3,542,569
Immingham Docks 10,121,748 10,406,724 +284,976
Southampton 11,516,324 8,766,570 -2,749,754
Liverpool Docks 7,990,597 8,302,812 +312,215
Eurotunnel 7,844,132 7,187,174 -656,958
London Gateway Port 3,468,133 6,572,612 +3,104,479
000 5,128,409 4,149,514 -978,895
Holyhead 4,117,848 3,589,346 -528,502
London 4,033,318 3,604,050 -429,268

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 196
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 105
Manufacture of food products 92
Food and beverage service activities 36
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 19

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 113
2026-04 104
2026-03 105
2026-02 105
2026-01 100

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 162
54m+ 112
0-1m 84
15m-54m 57
Other 27

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 £
Germany 41,341,812
China 35,688,582
Singapore 34,136,875
Netherlands 23,614,794
United Arab Emirates 19,066,162

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 £
Germany 11,658,420 29,683,392 +18,024,972
China 20,793,159 14,895,423 -5,897,736
Singapore 18,352,595 15,784,280 -2,568,315
Netherlands 18,310,025 5,304,769 -13,005,256
United Arab Emirates 7,453,591 11,612,571 +4,158,980
Ireland 6,403,582 8,243,074 +1,839,492
Australia 8,027,373 2,462,354 -5,565,019
United States 3,864,972 5,250,833 +1,385,861
Taiwan 3,324,460 3,611,461 +287,001
Saudi Arabia 2,522,414 4,377,565 +1,855,151

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 2,862,672
Malaysia 209,534
Ireland 148,676
United States 64,807
Netherlands 46,663

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 1,567,165 1,295,507 -271,658
Malaysia 90,097 119,437 +29,340
Ireland 43,453 105,223 +61,770
United States 5,461 59,346 +53,885
Netherlands 10,850 35,813 +24,963
Viet Nam 0 11,405 +11,405
Thailand 0 6,404 +6,404
Georgia 2,453 3,254 +801
Sweden 2,969 2,391 -578
Spain 2,262 1,211 -1,051

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) 135,004,883
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 106,435,544
Air transport 14,645,580
Other 3,923,786
Road transport 994

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) 63,613,121 71,391,762 +7,778,641
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 52,099,297 54,336,247 +2,236,950
Air transport 7,965,566 6,680,014 -1,285,552
Other 1,995,823 1,927,963 -67,860
Road transport 0 994 +994

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 56,949,820
Southampton 47,849,343
Middlesbrough 34,395,867
Felixstowe 26,900,533
Dover / Eurotunnel 24,366,879

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 Gateway Port 23,947,018 33,002,802 +9,055,784
Southampton 24,685,386 23,163,957 -1,521,429
Middlesbrough 13,898,634 20,497,233 +6,598,599
Felixstowe 14,832,853 12,067,680 -2,765,173
Dover / Eurotunnel 11,954,474 12,412,405 +457,931
Immingham Docks 10,227,168 9,047,766 -1,179,402
Liverpool Docks 9,816,122 6,687,440 -3,128,682
Portsmouth 2,484,459 3,256,889 +772,430
London Heathrow Airport 2,196,219 3,233,091 +1,036,872
Manchester Airport 3,308,176 1,629,066 -1,679,110

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 210610

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

Description: Protein-rich food products, often used as meat substitutes or supplements