Import/export HS code 2102: Yeasts and baking powders

Includes active or inactive yeasts, dead single-cell microorganisms (not vaccines), and prepared baking powders. Used in baking 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 £
Belgium 58,517,128
France 25,886,457
Netherlands 19,293,472
Ireland 11,730,204
Brazil 11,131,300

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 £
Belgium 30,089,503 28,427,625 -1,661,878
France 13,086,353 12,800,104 -286,249
Netherlands 10,718,760 8,574,712 -2,144,048
Ireland 5,614,338 6,115,866 +501,528
Brazil 6,431,541 4,699,759 -1,731,782
Switzerland 4,947,928 6,107,594 +1,159,666
Italy 4,840,401 5,766,870 +926,469
China 5,387,781 5,139,613 -248,168
United States 6,320,651 2,432,999 -3,887,652
Germany 3,442,345 2,203,846 -1,238,499

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 £
Belgium 56,551,198
China 15,506,181
Brazil 14,809,453
Italy 14,108,230
South Korea 9,721,450

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 £
Belgium 28,863,247 27,687,951 -1,175,296
China 8,507,863 6,998,318 -1,509,545
Brazil 9,357,941 5,451,512 -3,906,429
Italy 7,855,750 6,252,480 -1,603,270
South Korea 5,464,521 4,256,929 -1,207,592
Estonia 3,783,880 3,720,277 -63,603
France 4,353,532 3,106,164 -1,247,368
United States 4,441,098 2,601,198 -1,839,900
Germany 3,899,973 3,071,013 -828,960
Denmark 3,182,591 3,059,748 -122,843

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 27
Inner London - West 26
Inner London - East 22
Outer London - East and North East 22
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 14

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 23 22 -1
Inner London - West 18 17 -1
Inner London - East 14 15 +1
Outer London - East and North East 18 19 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 10 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 13 +3
Greater Manchester 11 5 -6
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 7 6 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 7 8 +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) 112,011,943
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,190,774
Other 28,787,589
Air transport 5,527,533
Road transport 215,800

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) 58,368,477 53,643,466 -4,725,011
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,516,083 25,674,691 -9,841,392
Other 14,551,919 14,235,670 -316,249
Air transport 2,776,458 2,751,075 -25,383
Road transport 101,594 114,206 +12,612
Rail transport 0 32,208 +32,208

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 44,178,165
Eurotunnel 33,001,664
000 28,787,589
Grangemouth Docks 20,445,130
Felixstowe 13,998,109

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 25,386,672 18,791,493 -6,595,179
Eurotunnel 17,658,255 15,343,409 -2,314,846
000 14,551,919 14,235,670 -316,249
Grangemouth Docks 12,909,150 7,535,980 -5,373,170
Felixstowe 7,624,004 6,374,105 -1,249,899
Purfleet 2,234,639 8,079,424 +5,844,785
Southampton 4,553,182 4,457,379 -95,803
Immingham Docks 4,128,854 3,747,796 -381,058
London Gateway Port 4,461,524 2,696,938 -1,764,586
London 4,065,193 2,919,533 -1,145,660

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 142
Manufacture of food products 87
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 57
Manufacture of beverages 17
Food and beverage service activities 16

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 77
2025-10 84
2025-09 85
2025-08 77
2025-07 96

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 151
54m+ 80
0-1m 48
15m-54m 40
Other 21

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 19,086,701
Belgium 17,819,445
Denmark 7,140,138
Russia 7,131,306
United States 3,265,759

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 10,240,257 8,846,444 -1,393,813
Belgium 9,036,481 8,782,964 -253,517
Denmark 4,155,437 2,984,701 -1,170,736
Russia 4,014,482 3,116,824 -897,658
United States 1,627,053 1,638,706 +11,653
Poland 1,582,982 1,513,624 -69,358
France 1,400,699 1,047,220 -353,479
Japan 1,343,347 1,041,444 -301,903
Italy 893,382 950,784 +57,402
Netherlands 799,935 797,307 -2,628

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 £
France 3,349,454
XU 1,804,136
XI 1,402,154
Italy 264,273
China 225,965

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 £
France 1,539,894 1,809,560 +269,666
XU 634,495 1,169,641 +535,146
XI 1,150,489 251,665 -898,824
Italy 244,082 20,191 -223,891
China 92,400 133,565 +41,165
Spain 72,638 76,277 +3,639
Belgium 27,653 34,353 +6,700
Ireland 19,158 30,470 +11,312
Mexico 15,850 0 -15,850
Hungary 6,514 5,679 -835

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) 52,636,799
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,550,462
Other 7,349,667
Air transport 2,798,589
Road transport 18,486

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) 26,871,479 25,765,320 -1,106,159
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,133,783 6,416,679 -2,717,104
Other 3,812,080 3,537,587 -274,493
Air transport 1,249,297 1,549,292 +299,995
Road transport 18,486 0 -18,486

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 27,913,687
Immingham Docks 8,902,581
Holyhead 7,896,371
000 7,349,667
Dover 5,000,633

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 14,407,415 13,506,272 -901,143
Immingham Docks 5,193,733 3,708,848 -1,484,885
Holyhead 4,135,100 3,761,271 -373,829
000 3,812,080 3,537,587 -274,493
Dover 2,775,604 2,225,029 -550,575
Liverpool Docks 2,789,185 1,970,048 -819,137
Felixstowe 1,180,174 2,103,923 +923,749
London Gateway Port 1,738,708 1,443,313 -295,395
London 1,486,006 1,236,308 -249,698
Southampton 1,023,538 1,148,881 +125,343

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2102

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

Description: Includes active or inactive yeasts, dead single-cell microorganisms (not vaccines), and prepared baking powders. Used in baking and food production