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 58,411,858
France 24,911,147
Netherlands 18,938,636
Ireland 11,779,968
Brazil 11,575,760

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 30,185,042 28,226,816 -1,958,226
France 12,667,728 12,243,419 -424,309
Netherlands 10,892,077 8,046,559 -2,845,518
Ireland 5,835,711 5,944,257 +108,546
Brazil 6,576,878 4,998,882 -1,577,996
Switzerland 5,151,586 5,953,890 +802,304
Italy 4,887,378 5,651,238 +763,860
China 5,400,953 5,040,248 -360,705
United States 6,400,432 2,452,714 -3,947,718
Germany 3,178,392 2,207,716 -970,676

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 56,488,969
China 15,481,537
Brazil 15,225,632
Italy 13,871,452
South Korea 9,212,766

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 28,908,999 27,579,970 -1,329,029
China 8,553,814 6,927,723 -1,626,091
Brazil 9,518,125 5,707,507 -3,810,618
Italy 7,693,521 6,177,931 -1,515,590
South Korea 6,290,446 2,922,320 -3,368,126
France 4,104,570 3,159,544 -945,026
Estonia 3,633,420 3,602,124 -31,296
United States 4,633,470 2,504,462 -2,129,008
Germany 3,770,494 3,005,013 -765,481
Denmark 3,072,089 3,062,345 -9,744

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 28
Inner London - West 25
Inner London - East 22
Outer London - East and North East 22
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 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 25 22 -3
Inner London - West 19 16 -3
Inner London - East 16 14 -2
Outer London - East and North East 19 16 -3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 10 13 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 10 -2
Greater Manchester 11 5 -6
Surrey, East and West Sussex 8 10 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 9 +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) 111,223,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,122,103
Other 27,955,772
Air transport 5,609,964
Road transport 277,133

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) 57,935,669 53,287,402 -4,648,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,777,902 24,344,201 -12,433,701
Other 14,634,491 13,321,281 -1,313,210
Air transport 2,932,921 2,677,043 -255,878
Road transport 102,586 174,547 +71,961
Rail transport 11,234 20,974 +9,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 43,349,721
Eurotunnel 32,334,699
000 27,955,772
Grangemouth Docks 20,451,465
Felixstowe 13,817,937

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 24,749,568 18,600,153 -6,149,415
Eurotunnel 17,205,387 15,129,312 -2,076,075
000 14,634,491 13,321,281 -1,313,210
Grangemouth Docks 13,955,355 6,496,110 -7,459,245
Felixstowe 7,588,914 6,229,023 -1,359,891
Purfleet 2,804,571 8,187,346 +5,382,775
Southampton 4,561,504 4,411,883 -149,621
Immingham Docks 4,184,127 3,760,851 -423,276
London Gateway Port 4,308,408 2,763,506 -1,544,902
London 4,054,235 2,867,398 -1,186,837

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 145
Manufacture of food products 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Manufacture of beverages 17
Food and beverage service activities 15

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 73
2025-11 77
2025-10 84
2025-09 85
2025-08 77

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+ 82
0-1m 45
15m-54m 41
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 18,947,638
Belgium 17,750,496
Denmark 7,173,078
Russia 6,793,234
United States 3,425,127

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 10,231,419 8,716,219 -1,515,200
Belgium 8,988,064 8,762,432 -225,632
Denmark 4,149,440 3,023,638 -1,125,802
Russia 3,664,393 3,128,841 -535,552
United States 1,637,570 1,787,557 +149,987
Poland 1,678,628 1,443,913 -234,715
France 1,213,255 1,158,668 -54,587
Japan 1,321,713 1,009,320 -312,393
Italy 866,369 985,887 +119,518
Netherlands 789,178 707,204 -81,974

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 3,277,199
XI 1,421,034
Italy 246,336
China 216,853
Spain 147,471

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 1,584,112 1,693,087 +108,975
XI 1,165,805 255,229 -910,576
Italy 240,274 6,062 -234,212
China 95,291 121,562 +26,271
Spain 76,394 71,077 -5,317
Belgium 27,403 33,225 +5,822
Ireland 18,242 30,332 +12,090
Hungary 6,973 5,044 -1,929
Thailand 2,913 3,172 +259
Mexico 4,218 0 -4,218

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) 52,276,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,638,486
Other 7,294,003
Air transport 2,632,243
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) 26,473,428 25,803,556 -669,872
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,829,435 6,809,051 -2,020,384
Other 3,894,031 3,399,972 -494,059
Air transport 1,136,495 1,495,748 +359,253
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 27,602,092
Immingham Docks 8,872,420
Holyhead 7,927,828
000 7,294,003
Dover 4,880,001

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 13,899,438 13,702,654 -196,784
Immingham Docks 5,164,736 3,707,684 -1,457,052
Holyhead 3,928,669 3,999,159 +70,490
000 3,894,031 3,399,972 -494,059
Dover 2,506,167 2,373,834 -132,333
Liverpool Docks 2,889,642 1,900,182 -989,460
London Gateway Port 1,817,789 1,500,832 -316,957
Felixstowe 1,204,308 2,043,466 +839,158
London 1,661,191 1,038,120 -623,071
Southampton 995,717 1,363,514 +367,797

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