Import/export HS code 21069092: Low-fat, low-sugar food preparations

Food products with minimal milkfat, sugar, or starch content, suitable for special diets

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  • 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 £
Ireland 196,779,951
Germany 178,543,580
Netherlands 159,121,730
United States 97,291,681
China 82,248,584

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 £
Ireland 101,479,296 95,300,655 -6,178,641
Germany 79,926,068 98,617,512 +18,691,444
Netherlands 77,535,279 81,586,451 +4,051,172
United States 42,741,269 54,550,412 +11,809,143
China 45,570,560 36,678,024 -8,892,536
France 30,491,174 33,295,922 +2,804,748
Belgium 25,423,327 26,484,029 +1,060,702
Poland 22,075,426 28,494,175 +6,418,749
Italy 22,764,938 27,573,081 +4,808,143
Thailand 20,893,653 22,873,356 +1,979,703

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 £
Germany 182,845,050
Ireland 176,276,041
Netherlands 98,576,435
United States 93,657,964
China 90,313,579

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 £
Germany 83,982,147 98,862,903 +14,880,756
Ireland 92,689,307 83,586,734 -9,102,573
Netherlands 49,866,683 48,709,752 -1,156,931
United States 42,217,436 51,440,528 +9,223,092
China 49,097,637 41,215,942 -7,881,695
Poland 31,210,057 38,510,267 +7,300,210
Italy 24,616,643 29,652,672 +5,036,029
France 23,498,426 25,785,490 +2,287,064
Thailand 21,209,460 22,910,269 +1,700,809
India 16,796,049 22,457,983 +5,661,934

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 95
Inner London - West 89
Inner London - East 75
Outer London - East and North East 64
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 55

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 73 79 +6
Inner London - West 67 62 -5
Inner London - East 46 62 +16
Outer London - East and North East 50 48 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 44 40 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 43 39 -4
Greater Manchester 36 45 +9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 35 39 +4
West Yorkshire 28 29 +1
West Midlands 28 30 +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) 786,178,384
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 362,836,228
Air transport 127,386,600
Other 30,597,880
Road transport 4,822,368

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) 383,755,825 402,422,559 +18,666,734
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 169,388,493 193,447,735 +24,059,242
Air transport 57,156,409 70,230,191 +13,073,782
Other 17,581,289 13,016,591 -4,564,698
Road transport 1,878,435 2,943,933 +1,065,498
Rail transport 12,674 68,138 +55,464

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 230,684,030
Felixstowe 172,745,327
Liverpool Docks 169,511,477
Eurotunnel 111,527,319
London 102,697,012

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 108,429,278 122,254,752 +13,825,474
Felixstowe 96,743,881 76,001,446 -20,742,435
Liverpool Docks 91,825,376 77,686,101 -14,139,275
Eurotunnel 59,666,497 51,860,822 -7,805,675
London 42,540,836 60,156,176 +17,615,340
Immingham Docks 30,283,361 38,026,457 +7,743,096
Southampton 30,601,686 34,839,650 +4,237,964
London Heathrow Airport 23,253,658 27,246,106 +3,992,448
London Gateway Port 20,751,443 26,834,754 +6,083,311
Dover / Eurotunnel 21,058,281 26,430,933 +5,372,652

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 479
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 251
Manufacture of food products 202
Food and beverage service activities 68
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 48

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 304
2026-03 305
2026-02 304
2026-01 289
2025-12 314

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 418
54m+ 237
0-1m 224
15m-54m 136
Other 68

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 147,636,510
France 118,741,970
Ireland 110,856,394
United States 79,476,467
Netherlands 69,006,867

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 81,064,261 66,572,249 -14,492,012
France 62,484,155 56,257,815 -6,226,340
Ireland 54,387,108 56,469,286 +2,082,178
United States 41,790,119 37,686,348 -4,103,771
Netherlands 35,376,515 33,630,352 -1,746,163
China 27,255,273 28,489,707 +1,234,434
Switzerland 18,982,660 26,547,895 +7,565,235
Sweden 20,676,173 21,824,752 +1,148,579
Poland 14,238,767 20,674,529 +6,435,762
Australia 15,869,320 14,992,353 -876,967

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 £
Poland 1,365,038
XI 1,115,856
Ireland 968,733
Canada 601,731
Thailand 219,447

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 £
Poland 812,814 552,224 -260,590
XI 597,084 518,772 -78,312
Ireland 211,263 757,470 +546,207
Canada 332,594 269,137 -63,457
Thailand 92,996 126,451 +33,455
Germany 99,969 113,575 +13,606
Denmark 59,366 47,513 -11,853
Malaysia 42,885 34,693 -8,192
Czechia 16,159 17,947 +1,788
Sweden 3,212 22,045 +18,833

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) 772,888,082
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 317,784,654
Air transport 133,849,064
Other 9,882,220
Rail transport 107,602

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) 385,376,383 387,511,699 +2,135,316
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,839,385 154,945,269 -7,894,116
Air transport 66,171,899 67,677,165 +1,505,266
Other 4,794,978 5,087,242 +292,264
Rail transport 21,126 86,476 +65,350
Road transport 61,278 0 -61,278

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 506,804,986
Immingham Docks 96,680,674
London Gateway Port 95,329,625
London Heathrow Airport 88,117,470
Southampton 77,416,265

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 248,040,586 258,764,400 +10,723,814
Immingham Docks 47,631,409 49,049,265 +1,417,856
London Gateway Port 46,130,981 49,198,644 +3,067,663
London Heathrow Airport 46,023,423 42,094,047 -3,929,376
Southampton 38,813,969 38,602,296 -211,673
Liverpool Docks 29,364,581 28,986,003 -378,578
Dover 33,001,092 19,902,586 -13,098,506
Holyhead 21,135,912 25,662,545 +4,526,633
Felixstowe 21,585,315 22,835,122 +1,249,807
Middlesbrough 17,624,190 8,051,728 -9,572,462

Quick facts

HS code: 21069092

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

Description: Food products with minimal milkfat, sugar, or starch content, suitable for special diets