Import/export HS code 110812: Maize (corn) starch

Starch made from corn. Widely used in cooking, baking, and industrial applications like textiles and bioplastics

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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 £
Germany 33,244,049
France 15,369,163
Belgium 11,911,653
Netherlands 5,500,981
United States 4,300,905

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 £
Germany 15,272,710 17,971,339 +2,698,629
France 8,372,638 6,996,525 -1,376,113
Belgium 6,427,477 5,484,176 -943,301
Netherlands 3,527,327 1,973,654 -1,553,673
United States 2,929,470 1,371,435 -1,558,035
Romania 2,165,240 1,260,844 -904,396
Slovakia 1,156,785 1,888,451 +731,666
Spain 1,616,347 1,121,669 -494,678
Bulgaria 796,658 220,241 -576,417
Ireland 567,065 352,636 -214,429

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 34,171,275
France 13,411,998
Spain 8,301,318
Netherlands 7,652,527
Belgium 5,586,199

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 15,831,334 18,339,941 +2,508,607
France 7,011,293 6,400,705 -610,588
Spain 4,837,141 3,464,177 -1,372,964
Netherlands 4,315,988 3,336,539 -979,449
Belgium 3,263,409 2,322,790 -940,619
United States 3,362,400 1,422,696 -1,939,704
Romania 2,287,660 1,541,577 -746,083
Israel 641,239 458,613 -182,626
Bulgaria 837,041 252,169 -584,872
Italy 525,412 437,937 -87,475

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 13
Outer London - East and North East 11
Inner London - West 9
West Yorkshire 9

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 13 7 -6
Outer London - West and North West 12 6 -6
Outer London - East and North East 9 7 -2
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Essex 5 5 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 3 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 3 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4 2 -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) 70,864,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 13,087,399
Air transport 1,279,259
Other 847,168
Road transport 50,173

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) 36,378,909 34,485,283 -1,893,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,656,048 5,431,351 -2,224,697
Air transport 930,443 348,816 -581,627
Other 458,575 388,593 -69,982
Road transport 2,316 47,857 +45,541

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 41,557,962
Dover 17,074,319
Felixstowe 4,981,713
Killingholme 3,924,287
Southampton 2,710,600

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 £
Immingham Docks 19,196,072 22,361,890 +3,165,818
Dover 9,359,171 7,715,148 -1,644,023
Felixstowe 3,336,957 1,644,756 -1,692,201
Killingholme 2,381,335 1,542,952 -838,383
Southampton 1,527,814 1,182,786 -345,028
Hull 1,474,080 929,957 -544,123
London 1,546,282 734,610 -811,672
Harwich 1,525,723 754,659 -771,064
London Gateway Port 827,428 615,301 -212,127
Liverpool Docks 767,506 311,402 -456,104

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 63
Manufacture of food products 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 21
Food and beverage service activities 8
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 27
2025-10 29
2025-09 32
2025-08 24

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
54m+ 49
1m-15m 37
0-1m 23
Other 9
15m-54m 8

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 642,488
Ireland 368,050
Germany 311,279
Poland 133,312
United Arab Emirates 115,719

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 105,974 536,514 +430,540
Ireland 235,212 132,838 -102,374
Germany 175,741 135,538 -40,203
Poland 77,104 56,208 -20,896
United Arab Emirates 55,031 60,688 +5,657
Belgium 21,001 92,868 +71,867
Barbados 1,172 45,278 +44,106
France 27,863 17,390 -10,473
Switzerland 6,261 34,189 +27,928
Spain 6,159 31,896 +25,737

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 £
Spain 20,502
XI 13,228
Thailand 2,583
Ireland 1,562
Netherlands 90

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 £
Spain 12,563 7,939 -4,624
XI 9,554 3,674 -5,880
Thailand 1,369 1,214 -155
Ireland 290 1,272 +982
Netherlands 28 62 +34

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) 1,577,670
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 260,622
Other 58,425
Air transport 30,898

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) 574,440 1,003,230 +428,790
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 139,463 121,159 -18,304
Other 33,844 24,581 -9,263
Air transport 11,160 19,738 +8,578

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 943,429
Dover / Eurotunnel 225,495
Holyhead 168,906
London Gateway Port 113,767
Heysham 77,376

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 £
Immingham Docks 281,695 661,734 +380,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,007 139,488 +53,481
Holyhead 95,731 73,175 -22,556
London Gateway Port 46,861 66,906 +20,045
Heysham 44,629 32,747 -11,882
Liverpool Docks 56,006 3,433 -52,573
000 33,844 24,581 -9,263
London 0 47,382 +47,382
Portsmouth 1,172 45,278 +44,106
Dover 29,427 7,500 -21,927

Quick facts

HS code: 110812

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

Description: Starch made from corn. Widely used in cooking, baking, and industrial applications like textiles and bioplastics