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

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

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 £
Netherlands 38,009,972
China 24,649,446
Ireland 21,952,131
United States 17,973,243
Germany 15,121,079

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 18,872,584 19,137,388 +264,804
China 13,565,250 11,084,196 -2,481,054
Ireland 11,990,167 9,961,964 -2,028,203
United States 11,225,943 6,747,300 -4,478,643
Germany 6,736,175 8,384,904 +1,648,729
Belgium 6,406,008 4,949,586 -1,456,422
France 6,065,817 5,275,842 -789,975
Slovakia 3,324,299 3,213,482 -110,817
Spain 4,207,251 2,261,083 -1,946,168
Poland 2,794,662 1,835,602 -959,060

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 27,343,377
Netherlands 25,920,549
United States 25,438,447
Germany 21,384,600
Ireland 18,073,442

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 15,296,714 12,046,663 -3,250,051
Netherlands 13,184,785 12,735,764 -449,021
United States 16,040,052 9,398,395 -6,641,657
Germany 11,689,358 9,695,242 -1,994,116
Ireland 9,944,587 8,128,855 -1,815,732
France 4,942,328 3,550,007 -1,392,321
Belgium 2,162,943 5,402,977 +3,240,034
Slovakia 3,478,343 3,592,673 +114,330
Spain 4,169,760 2,625,066 -1,544,694
Poland 2,688,970 1,578,340 -1,110,630

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 38
Inner London - West 33
Greater Manchester 29
Inner London - East 27
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24

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 26 30 +4
Inner London - West 25 25 +0
Greater Manchester 22 16 -6
Inner London - East 18 16 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 12 -7
West Midlands 17 15 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 16 17 +1
Outer London - East and North East 16 17 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 10 12 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 10 10 +0

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) 112,033,275
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 64,113,959
Other 8,177,269
Air transport 7,961,622
Road transport 1,444,669

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) 59,284,396 52,748,879 -6,535,517
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 37,586,196 26,527,763 -11,058,433
Other 4,513,403 3,663,866 -849,537
Air transport 4,130,010 3,831,612 -298,398
Road transport 821,837 622,832 -199,005
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 43,382,649
Felixstowe 25,968,065
Southampton 18,229,066
Immingham Docks 17,223,685
Liverpool Docks 12,724,016

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 22,789,055 20,593,594 -2,195,461
Felixstowe 13,224,092 12,743,973 -480,119
Southampton 11,812,524 6,416,542 -5,395,982
Immingham Docks 9,030,657 8,193,028 -837,629
Liverpool Docks 8,290,044 4,433,972 -3,856,072
Eurotunnel 7,003,348 5,434,732 -1,568,616
London Gateway Port 3,286,160 4,912,394 +1,626,234
000 4,513,403 3,663,866 -849,537
Holyhead 3,719,379 3,773,389 +54,010
London 3,721,927 2,716,363 -1,005,564

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 187
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 104
Manufacture of food products 91
Food and beverage service activities 33
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 100
2025-11 105
2025-10 105
2025-09 112
2025-08 111

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+ 111
0-1m 83
15m-54m 54
Other 25

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 £
China 37,737,394
Singapore 31,785,516
Germany 30,260,543
Netherlands 25,611,815
United Arab Emirates 17,875,087

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 £
China 22,805,257 14,932,137 -7,873,120
Singapore 17,615,352 14,170,164 -3,445,188
Germany 8,815,543 21,445,000 +12,629,457
Netherlands 20,817,698 4,794,117 -16,023,581
United Arab Emirates 7,972,880 9,902,207 +1,929,327
Ireland 6,432,599 5,748,558 -684,041
Australia 8,271,214 1,977,953 -6,293,261
United States 3,430,864 4,273,576 +842,712
Spain 3,067,403 2,992,728 -74,675
Taiwan 3,163,595 2,392,332 -771,263

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 2,601,569
Malaysia 147,923
Ireland 91,874
Nicaragua 60,034
United States 34,225

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 1,594,085 1,007,484 -586,601
Malaysia 70,652 77,271 +6,619
Ireland 39,199 52,675 +13,476
Nicaragua 60,034 0 -60,034
United States 0 34,225 +34,225
Netherlands 11,556 10,413 -1,143
Viet Nam 0 6,916 +6,916
Sweden 4,138 2,408 -1,730
Thailand 0 3,992 +3,992
Georgia 2,453 0 -2,453

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) 121,543,254
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 92,189,564
Air transport 14,565,775
Other 3,468,385
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) 66,898,759 54,644,495 -12,254,264
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 51,144,477 41,045,087 -10,099,390
Air transport 7,983,345 6,582,430 -1,400,915
Other 2,077,834 1,390,551 -687,283
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 46,789,208
Southampton 43,700,542
Middlesbrough 28,256,764
Felixstowe 25,794,295
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,071,157

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 24,257,769 22,531,439 -1,726,330
Southampton 24,345,549 19,354,993 -4,990,556
Middlesbrough 12,286,779 15,969,985 +3,683,206
Felixstowe 14,042,351 11,751,944 -2,290,407
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,838,337 8,232,820 -4,605,517
Liverpool Docks 12,963,401 5,074,298 -7,889,103
Immingham Docks 11,142,612 5,743,620 -5,398,992
London Heathrow Airport 3,748,327 1,754,594 -1,993,733
Manchester Airport 1,874,532 3,130,507 +1,255,975
Portsmouth 2,257,601 2,662,831 +405,230

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