Import/export HS code 1101: Wheat or Mixed Grain Flour

Flour made from wheat or a mix of wheat and other grains like rye. Commonly used for baking bread, pastries, and other foods

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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 £
Italy 34,537,849
Poland 16,133,028
France 10,540,798
India 6,351,435
Canada 6,218,016

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 £
Italy 17,798,107 16,739,742 -1,058,365
Poland 8,775,409 7,357,619 -1,417,790
France 5,600,532 4,940,266 -660,266
India 2,844,416 3,507,019 +662,603
Canada 37,042 6,180,974 +6,143,932
Netherlands 2,452,698 2,626,067 +173,369
Germany 2,585,427 2,214,296 -371,131
Ireland 1,193,511 1,118,145 -75,366
Lithuania 873,595 801,335 -72,260
Austria 841,350 753,515 -87,835

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 £
Italy 34,985,620
Poland 16,496,604
France 8,988,430
Germany 8,078,285
Canada 6,234,430

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 £
Italy 18,079,686 16,905,934 -1,173,752
Poland 8,959,457 7,537,147 -1,422,310
France 4,723,889 4,264,541 -459,348
Germany 4,066,310 4,011,975 -54,335
Canada 46,302 6,188,128 +6,141,826
India 2,581,062 3,515,880 +934,818
Romania 922,938 858,097 -64,841
Lithuania 944,366 800,759 -143,607
Austria 823,254 763,828 -59,426
United Arab Emirates 998,795 454,737 -544,058

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 53
Outer London - East and North East 49
Inner London - East 37
Inner London - West 26
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 20

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 44 41 -3
Outer London - East and North East 43 39 -4
Inner London - East 31 29 -2
Inner London - West 21 19 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 19 15 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 18 15 -3
Outer London - South 18 17 -1
Greater Manchester 16 14 -2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 14 +3
West Yorkshire 15 13 -2

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 51,500,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,996,498
Other 3,161,667
Road transport 269,148
Air transport 241,994

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 22,903,029 28,597,883 +5,694,854
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,880,430 21,116,068 -2,764,362
Other 1,812,418 1,349,249 -463,169
Road transport 197,751 71,397 -126,354
Air transport 142,219 99,775 -42,444
Rail transport 15,781 0 -15,781

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 24,603,627
Dover 22,754,667
London 11,610,182
Felixstowe 10,632,448
Eurotunnel 5,935,946

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 £
London Gateway Port 13,399,795 11,203,832 -2,195,963
Dover 12,052,024 10,702,643 -1,349,381
London 2,781,506 8,828,676 +6,047,170
Felixstowe 4,188,337 6,444,111 +2,255,774
Eurotunnel 3,468,059 2,467,887 -1,000,172
Immingham Docks 2,599,709 2,367,116 -232,593
Hull 1,842,305 1,989,420 +147,115
000 1,812,418 1,349,249 -463,169
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,369,159 1,474,711 +105,552
Purfleet 1,096,211 870,134 -226,077

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 256
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 86
Manufacture of food products 60
Food and beverage service activities 47
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 11

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 122
2025-11 167
2025-10 139
2025-09 144
2025-08 126

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 200
0-1m 106
54m+ 58
15m-54m 36
Other 10

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 £
Ireland 187,770,658
France 5,731,339
Netherlands 5,242,297
Italy 2,941,197
Poland 1,573,056

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 £
Ireland 100,674,711 87,095,947 -13,578,764
France 3,104,898 2,626,441 -478,457
Netherlands 2,784,456 2,457,841 -326,615
Italy 1,614,627 1,326,570 -288,057
Poland 627,793 945,263 +317,470
Switzerland 1,330,080 17,015 -1,313,065
Thailand 458,847 470,479 +11,632
Saudi Arabia 379,581 500,519 +120,938
United Arab Emirates 327,179 432,680 +105,501
Spain 162,064 324,067 +162,003

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 52,137,957
Netherlands 147,772
Ireland 105,667
Italy 41,555
Belgium 31,576

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 28,732,106 23,405,851 -5,326,255
Netherlands 74,673 73,099 -1,574
Ireland 40,105 65,562 +25,457
Italy 20,010 21,545 +1,535
Belgium 13,117 18,459 +5,342
Sweden 3,152 5,586 +2,434
India 5,061 0 -5,061
France 2,106 2,040 -66
China 3,657 0 -3,657
Turkey 2,306 0 -2,306

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) 120,621,072
Other 82,770,055
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,284,586
Air transport 548,735

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) 60,429,321 60,191,751 -237,570
Other 48,849,850 33,920,205 -14,929,645
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,234,320 3,050,266 -184,054
Air transport 402,883 145,852 -257,031

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 82,770,055
Liverpool Docks 77,064,104
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,484,528
Heysham 10,050,378
Milford 7,771,947

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 £
000 48,849,850 33,920,205 -14,929,645
Liverpool Docks 35,290,600 41,773,504 +6,482,904
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,425,308 6,059,220 -1,366,088
Heysham 6,718,749 3,331,629 -3,387,120
Milford 4,395,213 3,376,734 -1,018,479
Fishguard 3,504,919 2,089,952 -1,414,967
Holyhead 1,960,042 2,708,337 +748,295
London Gateway Port 1,005,381 1,104,379 +98,998
Immingham Docks 720,236 848,748 +128,512
Dover 998,497 268,366 -730,131

Quick facts

HS code: 1101

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

Description: Flour made from wheat or a mix of wheat and other grains like rye. Commonly used for baking bread, pastries, and other foods