Import/export HS code 20052010: Potato flour, meal, or flakes

Potatoes processed into flour, meal, or flakes

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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 £
United States 2,467,198
Ukraine 2,138,333
Netherlands 986,962
Poland 412,351
China 226,682

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 £
United States 1,506,424 960,774 -545,650
Ukraine 1,143,661 994,672 -148,989
Netherlands 651,981 334,981 -317,000
Poland 26,821 385,530 +358,709
China 123,410 103,272 -20,138
Sweden 124,912 0 -124,912
Bangladesh 60,248 14,889 -45,359
Ireland 34,930 29,424 -5,506
France 32,705 26,557 -6,148
Germany 8,381 23,067 +14,686

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 £
United States 2,478,852
Ukraine 2,437,693
Netherlands 320,029
China 226,682
Poland 143,744

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 £
United States 1,506,424 972,428 -533,996
Ukraine 1,175,246 1,262,447 +87,201
Netherlands 8,947 311,082 +302,135
China 123,410 103,272 -20,138
Poland 25,464 118,280 +92,816
Sweden 124,912 0 -124,912
Bangladesh 60,248 17,683 -42,565
Germany 8,381 39,452 +31,071
France 34,080 5,642 -28,438
Nigeria 0 17,202 +17,202

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
Outer London - East and North East 6
Inner London - East 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2

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 3 9 +6
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
Inner London - East 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 1 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 1 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
Essex 0 2 +2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 1 0 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 0 -1
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 0 1 +1

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) 2,977,638
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,612,400
Other 676,104
Road transport 337,199
Air transport 33,659

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) 1,805,997 1,171,641 -634,356
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 992,259 1,620,141 +627,882
Other 646,219 29,885 -616,334
Road transport 267,018 70,181 -196,837
Air transport 24,552 9,107 -15,445

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 2,220,548
London Gateway Port 1,481,313
Southampton 1,271,393
Dover 698,702
000 676,104

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 £
ZLC 1,174,162 1,046,386 -127,776
London Gateway Port 1,372,599 108,714 -1,263,885
Southampton 304,999 966,394 +661,395
Dover 57,454 641,248 +583,794
000 646,219 29,885 -616,334
Immingham Docks 133,859 6,090 -127,769
Eurotunnel 11,085 40,269 +29,184
Harwich 1,766 33,118 +31,352
Manchester Airport 18,452 8,125 -10,327
Felixstowe 3,487 14,102 +10,615

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 26
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of food products 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 5
2025-11 10
2025-10 7
2025-09 6
2025-08 8

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 18
0-1m 13
54m+ 4
15m-54m 3
Other 2

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 4,144,667
United Arab Emirates 387,000
Netherlands 43,049
Germany 32,477
Gambia 31,905

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 2,206,053 1,938,614 -267,439
United Arab Emirates 165,106 221,894 +56,788
Netherlands 43,049 0 -43,049
Germany 32,477 0 -32,477
Gambia 31,905 0 -31,905
Malta 15,179 10,252 -4,927
Canada 1,176 18,766 +17,590
Indonesia 0 11,158 +11,158
France 1,826 7,341 +5,515
United States 8,838 0 -8,838

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 £
Ireland 137,470
XI 68,289
Italy 61,465
Poland 8,908
Germany 7,454

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 £
Ireland 88,563 48,907 -39,656
XI 45,754 22,535 -23,219
Italy 20,906 40,559 +19,653
Poland 2,404 6,504 +4,100
Germany 7,277 177 -7,100
Belgium 513 396 -117
Croatia 271 0 -271
Netherlands 14 180 +166
China 127 0 -127
United States 0 92 +92

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) 3,429,385
Other 802,716
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 303,864
Air transport 219,197

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) 1,878,174 1,551,211 -326,963
Other 405,231 397,485 -7,746
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 228,214 75,650 -152,564
Air transport 5,563 213,634 +208,071

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Holyhead 3,184,642
000 802,716
London Gateway Port 228,631
London Gatwick Airport 150,382
Fishguard 73,782

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 £
Holyhead 1,646,919 1,537,723 -109,196
000 405,231 397,485 -7,746
London Gateway Port 204,055 24,576 -179,479
London Gatwick Airport 0 150,382 +150,382
Fishguard 73,782 0 -73,782
Liverpool Docks 48,304 22,186 -26,118
Felixstowe 48,126 19,907 -28,219
London Heathrow Airport 2,041 61,924 +59,883
Dover / Eurotunnel 44,405 10,068 -34,337
Heysham 17,453 0 -17,453

Quick facts

HS code: 20052010

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

Description: Potatoes processed into flour, meal, or flakes