Import/export HS code 1106: Flour, meal, and powder from dried beans, sago, roots, or fruits

Made from dried beans, sago, roots like cassava, or fruits like bananas. Used for cooking and baking

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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 £
France 26,483,037
India 7,685,091
Netherlands 6,604,057
Spain 6,457,694
Germany 3,451,559

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 £
France 11,465,746 15,017,291 +3,551,545
India 4,218,744 3,466,347 -752,397
Netherlands 3,118,685 3,485,372 +366,687
Spain 3,567,407 2,890,287 -677,120
Germany 2,047,017 1,404,542 -642,475
Nigeria 917,984 2,341,031 +1,423,047
Ghana 1,700,962 1,268,552 -432,410
United States 1,389,674 1,102,607 -287,067
Italy 587,962 1,391,721 +803,759
Cyprus 823,792 556,511 -267,281

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 £
Spain 20,146,489
France 9,310,165
India 7,770,999
United States 3,857,237
Belgium 3,535,217

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 £
Spain 8,209,139 11,937,350 +3,728,211
France 5,085,007 4,225,158 -859,849
India 4,258,529 3,512,470 -746,059
United States 2,077,277 1,779,960 -297,317
Belgium 1,911,388 1,623,829 -287,559
Nigeria 926,367 2,337,552 +1,411,185
Ghana 1,740,223 1,369,749 -370,474
Germany 1,524,532 840,336 -684,196
Netherlands 723,377 1,294,520 +571,143
Italy 803,893 582,951 -220,942

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 36
Outer London - West and North West 35
Outer London - East and North East 31
Essex 28
Outer London - South 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
Inner London - East 23 26 +3
Outer London - West and North West 27 30 +3
Outer London - East and North East 20 23 +3
Essex 21 18 -3
Outer London - South 12 17 +5
West Midlands 13 15 +2
Greater Manchester 4 17 +13
Inner London - West 12 12 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 16 13 -3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 12 11 -1

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) 39,885,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,499,682
Other 3,887,619
Air transport 2,030,956
Rail transport 89,800

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) 19,368,821 20,516,902 +1,148,081
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,324,405 16,175,277 +2,850,872
Other 1,882,852 2,004,767 +121,915
Air transport 1,179,259 851,697 -327,562
Rail transport 19,569 70,231 +50,662
Road transport 5,146 10,524 +5,378

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 18,344,225
Eurotunnel 11,007,186
Felixstowe 8,564,424
London 7,020,010
Liverpool Docks 5,231,911

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 8,610,343 9,733,882 +1,123,539
Eurotunnel 5,075,673 5,931,513 +855,840
Felixstowe 3,648,716 4,915,708 +1,266,992
London 3,157,655 3,862,355 +704,700
Liverpool Docks 2,586,625 2,645,286 +58,661
Immingham Docks 1,708,481 2,243,341 +534,860
000 1,882,852 2,004,767 +121,915
London Gateway Port 2,006,644 1,823,441 -183,203
Southampton 2,135,539 1,594,409 -541,130
Portsmouth 609,481 1,856,245 +1,246,764

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 216
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 98
Manufacture of food products 66
Food and beverage service activities 39
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 85
2025-11 96
2025-10 82
2025-09 89
2025-08 82

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 130
0-1m 129
54m+ 61
15m-54m 37
Other 26

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 £
Netherlands 8,510,756
Australia 3,043,827
Ireland 1,577,335
Italy 1,427,508
Poland 813,813

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 £
Netherlands 3,449,228 5,061,528 +1,612,300
Australia 1,401,052 1,642,775 +241,723
Ireland 766,757 810,578 +43,821
Italy 866,819 560,689 -306,130
Poland 430,129 383,684 -46,445
France 362,796 185,271 -177,525
United States 324,670 210,546 -114,124
Spain 190,539 331,073 +140,534
Kuwait 226,816 143,028 -83,788
Sweden 87,964 70,316 -17,648

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 204,418
Ireland 130

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 148,245 56,173 -92,072
Ireland 46 84 +38

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) 12,815,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,799,793
Air transport 628,793
Other 206,106
Road transport 36,725

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) 6,121,610 6,693,984 +572,374
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,813,461 2,986,332 +1,172,871
Air transport 483,898 144,895 -339,003
Other 149,513 56,593 -92,920
Road transport 36,725 0 -36,725

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 4,685,170
Immingham Docks 3,930,450
London Gateway Port 3,299,648
Felixstowe 2,210,537
Harwich 1,441,610

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 2,669,013 2,016,157 -652,856
Immingham Docks 1,535,330 2,395,120 +859,790
London Gateway Port 1,433,602 1,866,046 +432,444
Felixstowe 1,288,459 922,078 -366,381
Harwich 82,580 1,359,030 +1,276,450
Holyhead 360,205 481,798 +121,593
London Heathrow Airport 467,566 90,427 -377,139
Liverpool Docks 121,737 240,999 +119,262
Heysham 102,181 124,831 +22,650
000 149,513 56,593 -92,920

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 1106

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

Description: Made from dried beans, sago, roots like cassava, or fruits like bananas. Used for cooking and baking