Import/export HS code 120810: Soya bean flour and meal

Flour and meal specifically made from soya beans, used in cooking and food production

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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 2,887,529
Ireland 2,543,219
Austria 1,818,041
China 801,695
Netherlands 729,521

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 1,617,227 1,270,302 -346,925
Ireland 1,152,281 1,390,938 +238,657
Austria 881,762 936,279 +54,517
China 42,934 758,761 +715,827
Netherlands 247,519 482,002 +234,483
United States 19,340 391,467 +372,127
France 200,384 135,611 -64,773
India 126,599 161,192 +34,593
Ghana 102,442 0 -102,442
Switzerland 56,008 16,737 -39,271

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 2,844,412
Austria 2,589,994
China 801,695
United States 426,703
India 287,791

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 1,620,297 1,224,115 -396,182
Austria 1,006,776 1,583,218 +576,442
China 42,934 758,761 +715,827
United States 19,340 407,363 +388,023
India 126,599 161,192 +34,593
Belgium 252,555 0 -252,555
Netherlands 50,808 51,933 +1,125
Ghana 102,442 0 -102,442
Sri Lanka 42,767 25,908 -16,859
Canada 53,108 0 -53,108

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6
West Midlands 6
Outer London - East and North East 5
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 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 5 8 +3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 6 +1
West Midlands 4 5 +1
Outer London - East and North East 1 4 +3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
Inner London - West 2 3 +1
Outer London - South 2 4 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 1 -2
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 0 -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) 4,756,611
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,078,367
Other 2,554,819
Road transport 132,472
Air transport 48,236

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) 2,199,826 2,556,785 +356,959
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,717,937 2,360,430 +642,493
Other 1,163,881 1,390,938 +227,057
Road transport 101,000 31,472 -69,528
Air transport 19,340 28,896 +9,556

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 3,473,178
000 2,554,819
Hull 1,178,494
Southampton 1,104,742
Eurotunnel 809,717

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 1,339,047 2,134,131 +795,084
000 1,163,881 1,390,938 +227,057
Hull 1,067,395 111,099 -956,296
Southampton 115,493 989,249 +873,756
Eurotunnel 607,197 202,520 -404,677
Dover / Eurotunnel 211,921 430,124 +218,203
Immingham Docks 224,478 210,309 -14,169
Felixstowe 202,476 156,499 -45,977
ZLC 183,214 127,436 -55,778
Middlesbrough 0 187,252 +187,252

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 39
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 13
Manufacture of food products 12
Food and beverage service activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 9
2025-11 16
2025-10 13
2025-09 14
2025-08 10

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 20
54m+ 17
0-1m 9
15m-54m 9
Other 4

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 838,436
Denmark 94,007
Belgium 81,379
Spain 58,030
Netherlands 56,964

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 227,451 610,985 +383,534
Denmark 70,472 23,535 -46,937
Belgium 54,019 27,360 -26,659
Spain 18,821 39,209 +20,388
Netherlands 28,774 28,190 -584
Poland 7,307 26,865 +19,558
Germany 0 24,194 +24,194
France 0 10,305 +10,305
Norway 0 4,853 +4,853
Canada 3,117 0 -3,117

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 474,665
Canada 266,475
Ireland 11,098

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 19,130 455,535 +436,405
Canada 144,289 122,186 -22,103
Ireland 11,098 0 -11,098

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 752,238
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 262,308
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 230,445
Air transport 4,917

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 £
Other 174,517 577,721 +403,204
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 177,582 84,726 -92,856
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 54,745 175,700 +120,955
Air transport 4,917 0 -4,917

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 752,238
Harwich 189,670
Immingham Docks 150,473
Dover / Eurotunnel 96,435
Holyhead 43,862

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 £
000 174,517 577,721 +403,204
Harwich 108,155 81,515 -26,640
Immingham Docks 70,472 80,001 +9,529
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,717 68,718 +41,001
Holyhead 20,777 23,085 +2,308
Liverpool Docks 2,161 2,088 -73
Heysham 0 4,119 +4,119
London Stansted Airport 3,117 0 -3,117
Fishguard 3,045 0 -3,045
East Midlands Airport 1,800 0 -1,800

Quick facts

HS code: 120810

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

Description: Flour and meal specifically made from soya beans, used in cooking and food production