Import/export HS code 21069055: Glucose and maltodextrin syrups

Sweet syrups made from glucose or maltodextrin, used in various food products

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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 2,452,837
China 1,794,338
Denmark 1,477,670
France 596,437
Germany 548,440

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 833,820 1,619,017 +785,197
China 1,602,358 191,980 -1,410,378
Denmark 527,812 949,858 +422,046
France 187,525 408,912 +221,387
Germany 13,222 535,218 +521,996
Taiwan 263,403 143,301 -120,102
Ireland 54,185 54,766 +581
Poland 44,270 39,159 -5,111
Turkey 36,048 31,373 -4,675
Australia 9,775 49,057 +39,282

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 £
Netherlands 2,427,092
China 1,892,931
Denmark 1,443,700
France 594,818
Germany 548,440

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 £
Netherlands 812,742 1,614,350 +801,608
China 1,641,450 251,481 -1,389,969
Denmark 527,812 915,888 +388,076
France 187,140 407,678 +220,538
Germany 13,222 535,218 +521,996
Taiwan 251,910 132,983 -118,927
Turkey 36,048 31,373 -4,675
Australia 9,775 49,057 +39,282
India 44,282 11,991 -32,291
Pakistan 14,910 37,256 +22,346

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 9
Greater Manchester 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
Outer London - East and North East 6
Inner London - West 4

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 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Outer London - East and North East 2 6 +4
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Essex 2 1 -1
Kent 2 2 +0
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Northern Ireland 1 1 +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) 4,947,382
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,545,214
Other 347,784
Air transport 40,253
Road transport 27,010

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) 1,613,711 3,333,671 +1,719,960
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,976,136 569,078 -1,407,058
Other 114,145 233,639 +119,494
Air transport 18,883 21,370 +2,487
Road transport 8,886 18,124 +9,238

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,047,382
Immingham Docks 1,520,264
Dover 1,097,712
Eurotunnel 1,061,157
Purfleet 613,292

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 £
Felixstowe 1,729,798 317,584 -1,412,214
Immingham Docks 563,916 956,348 +392,432
Dover 200,230 897,482 +697,252
Eurotunnel 260,283 800,874 +540,591
Purfleet 183,252 430,040 +246,788
Harwich 261,110 241,279 -19,831
000 114,145 233,639 +119,494
London 125,457 38,329 -87,128
Southampton 93,268 60,803 -32,465
London Gateway Port 35,021 82,057 +47,036

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
36
Food and beverage service activities
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
5
Manufacture of food products
3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 5
2026-04 6
2026-03 10
2026-02 5
2026-01 13

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 30
0-1m 12
15m-54m 8
54m+ 7
Other 2

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 £
Poland 1,499,569
Lithuania 806,924
Ireland 537,070
Guyana 448,837
France 314,540

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 £
Poland 1,366,807 132,762 -1,234,045
Lithuania 582,408 224,516 -357,892
Ireland 267,936 269,134 +1,198
Guyana 182,273 266,564 +84,291
France 292,921 21,619 -271,302
Trinidad and Tobago 125,666 158,312 +32,646
United Arab Emirates 183,100 30,097 -153,003
Indonesia 0 131,402 +131,402
Italy 58,279 66,943 +8,664
Jamaica 59,089 63,169 +4,080

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 21,969
France 4,144
Belgium 514
Ireland 12

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 9,576 12,393 +2,817
France 2,823 1,321 -1,502
Belgium 99 415 +316
Ireland 6 6 +0

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,717,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,712,752
Air transport 254,026
Other 29,053

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,805,583 911,682 -1,893,901
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 882,382 830,370 -52,012
Air transport 96,900 157,126 +60,226
Other 13,205 15,848 +2,643

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,789,905
Dover 808,156
London Gateway Port 688,093
Holyhead 368,885
London Heathrow Airport 229,917

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,189,034 600,871 -1,588,163
Dover 539,317 268,839 -270,478
London Gateway Port 364,568 323,525 -41,043
Holyhead 206,049 162,836 -43,213
London Heathrow Airport 74,849 155,068 +80,219
Grangemouth Docks 221,126 0 -221,126
Liverpool Docks 41,502 115,442 +73,940
Portsmouth 16,448 137,001 +120,553
Southampton 36,120 52,605 +16,485
Immingham Docks 27,318 54,039 +26,721

Quick facts

HS code: 21069055

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

Description: Sweet syrups made from glucose or maltodextrin, used in various food products