Import/export HS code 210210: Active yeasts

Live yeasts used for fermentation in baking, brewing, and other food processes

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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 33,467,394
France 19,215,169
Ireland 9,337,994
Italy 6,908,716
Switzerland 4,115,341

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 16,995,834 16,471,560 -524,274
France 9,457,342 9,757,827 +300,485
Ireland 4,698,214 4,639,780 -58,434
Italy 3,669,344 3,239,372 -429,972
Switzerland 1,841,441 2,273,900 +432,459
Portugal 1,722,371 1,336,606 -385,765
China 1,292,406 1,152,514 -139,892
Denmark 1,318,215 1,023,085 -295,130
Austria 962,756 1,192,255 +229,499
Germany 1,013,546 966,293 -47,253

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 35,368,682
Italy 6,960,519
France 3,819,960
Austria 3,254,751
China 3,243,709

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 17,936,052 17,432,630 -503,422
Italy 3,724,575 3,235,944 -488,631
France 2,019,521 1,800,439 -219,082
Austria 1,846,694 1,408,057 -438,637
China 1,940,746 1,302,963 -637,783
Portugal 1,780,626 1,346,234 -434,392
Germany 1,542,708 1,541,832 -876
Denmark 890,578 857,252 -33,326
Poland 639,676 791,789 +152,113
Turkey 675,363 420,674 -254,689

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 14
Outer London - East and North East 13
Inner London - West 12
Greater Manchester 9
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 7

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 12 9 -3
Outer London - East and North East 10 11 +1
Inner London - West 9 7 -2
Greater Manchester 8 4 -4
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 6 +2
Inner London - East 3 3 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 3 3 +0
West Midlands 6 2 -4

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) 58,502,201
Other 21,312,504
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,433,737
Air transport 2,967,903
Road transport 246,530

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) 29,924,673 28,577,528 -1,347,145
Other 10,404,419 10,908,085 +503,666
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,148,056 3,285,681 -1,862,375
Air transport 1,663,661 1,304,242 -359,419
Road transport 99,973 146,557 +46,584

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Eurotunnel 25,209,607
Dover 24,404,762
000 21,312,504
Hull 6,285,071
Felixstowe 2,947,919

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 £
Eurotunnel 12,738,452 12,471,155 -267,297
Dover 13,136,593 11,268,169 -1,868,424
000 10,404,419 10,908,085 +503,666
Hull 3,200,522 3,084,549 -115,973
Felixstowe 1,583,857 1,364,062 -219,795
Southampton 1,316,579 506,436 -810,143
East Midlands Airport 787,255 716,240 -71,015
Immingham Docks 732,382 719,499 -12,883
London 675,435 536,279 -139,156
Purfleet 194,290 944,535 +750,245

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 66
Manufacture of food products 41
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 25
Manufacture of beverages 14
Food and beverage service activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 29
2025-11 30
2025-10 31
2025-09 37
2025-08 28

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 72
54m+ 33
15m-54m 28
0-1m 16
Other 7

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 13,186,166
Denmark 6,928,869
Russia 6,793,234
Belgium 4,385,669
Poland 2,696,576

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 7,244,283 5,941,883 -1,302,400
Denmark 3,955,018 2,973,851 -981,167
Russia 3,664,393 3,128,841 -535,552
Belgium 2,078,715 2,306,954 +228,239
Poland 1,466,865 1,229,711 -237,154
United States 1,321,258 1,302,570 -18,688
Japan 1,320,801 1,009,320 -311,481
Italy 735,423 909,563 +174,140
China 50,422 1,022,847 +972,425
Australia 345,309 627,998 +282,689

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 3,224,319
XI 1,237,716
Italy 246,336
Belgium 55,787
Ireland 27,540

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 1,539,350 1,684,969 +145,619
XI 1,084,801 152,915 -931,886
Italy 240,274 6,062 -234,212
Belgium 25,035 30,752 +5,717
Ireland 2,038 25,502 +23,464
Portugal 0 1,264 +1,264
Germany 0 434 +434

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) 29,827,548
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 11,032,776
Other 6,480,027
Air transport 2,137,222
Road transport 1,330

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) 14,869,637 14,957,911 +88,274
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 6,188,692 4,844,084 -1,344,608
Other 3,470,809 3,009,218 -461,591
Air transport 874,120 1,263,102 +388,982
Road transport 1,330 0 -1,330

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 13,334,165
Immingham Docks 8,216,845
000 6,480,027
Holyhead 5,055,431
Dover 4,755,378

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 6,558,057 6,776,108 +218,051
Immingham Docks 4,666,889 3,549,956 -1,116,933
000 3,470,809 3,009,218 -461,591
Holyhead 2,551,473 2,503,958 -47,515
Dover 2,428,434 2,326,944 -101,490
Liverpool Docks 1,827,522 1,002,870 -824,652
Felixstowe 721,266 1,362,013 +640,747
Southampton 707,109 975,071 +267,962
London Gateway Port 619,893 898,490 +278,597
London Heathrow Airport 317,104 895,616 +578,512

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 210210

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

Description: Live yeasts used for fermentation in baking, brewing, and other food processes