Import/export HS code 21021031: Dried active yeast

Dehydrated active yeast, often used in baking for long shelf life

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Italy 4,758,236
Belgium 3,261,592
Portugal 3,149,882
France 2,994,453
Turkey 949,604

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 £
Italy 2,489,714 2,268,522 -221,192
Belgium 1,581,597 1,679,995 +98,398
Portugal 1,653,849 1,496,033 -157,816
France 1,701,426 1,293,027 -408,399
Turkey 626,657 322,947 -303,710
Germany 162,206 291,279 +129,073
Netherlands 201,434 71,046 -130,388
Austria 203,875 32,980 -170,895
Romania 107,675 104,580 -3,095
Cyprus 112,807 53,197 -59,610

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 £
Italy 5,056,207
Portugal 3,215,605
France 2,930,334
Belgium 2,097,561
Germany 1,300,280

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 £
Italy 2,634,632 2,421,575 -213,057
Portugal 1,710,984 1,504,621 -206,363
France 1,655,816 1,274,518 -381,298
Belgium 1,020,670 1,076,891 +56,221
Germany 633,945 666,335 +32,390
Turkey 698,845 358,384 -340,461
Romania 123,047 133,038 +9,991
Austria 93,803 124,803 +31,000
China 113,319 103,316 -10,003
Cyprus 112,807 53,197 -59,610

Importers across UK regions

What this shows: Number of importing companies by UK ITL2 region.

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 6
Outer London - West and North West 6
Inner London - West 5
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3

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 - East and North East 5 5 +0
Outer London - West and North West 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 3 4 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 3 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 3 +1
West Midlands 3 2 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 1 2 +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) 14,022,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,941,356
Air transport 208,583
Other 81,505
Road transport 1,130

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) 7,428,774 6,594,187 -834,587
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,716,652 1,224,704 -491,948
Air transport 105,309 103,274 -2,035
Other 47,403 34,102 -13,301
Road transport 0 1,130 +1,130

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,761,173
Eurotunnel 5,730,783
Felixstowe 1,240,708
Hull 997,684
London 785,527

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 3,573,651 3,187,522 -386,129
Eurotunnel 3,082,889 2,647,894 -434,995
Felixstowe 729,812 510,896 -218,916
Hull 488,321 509,363 +21,042
London 381,578 403,949 +22,371
London Gateway Port 326,527 84,094 -242,433
Dover / Eurotunnel 117,901 112,448 -5,453
Immingham Docks 71,724 106,677 +34,953
Middlesbrough 70,504 76,161 +5,657
Portsmouth 68,511 73,987 +5,476

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 35
Manufacture of food products 15
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Food and beverage service activities 3
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 15
2025-10 11
2025-09 13
2025-08 14
2025-07 15

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 33
54m+ 12
15m-54m 11
0-1m 5
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 £
Denmark 3,347,821
Ireland 2,155,293
Indonesia 97,839
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 78,627
Netherlands 75,521

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 £
Denmark 2,051,560 1,296,261 -755,299
Ireland 1,378,076 777,217 -600,859
Indonesia 0 97,839 +97,839
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 78,627 +78,627
Netherlands 5,454 70,067 +64,613
British Virgin Islands 4,317 70,338 +66,021
France 37,656 7,347 -30,309
Barbados 0 35,815 +35,815
South Africa 16,945 17,834 +889
China 0 30,247 +30,247

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 £
Italy 264,273
XU 81,146
XI 39,284
Belgium 29,752
Ireland 17

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 £
Italy 244,082 20,191 -223,891
XU 29,722 51,424 +21,702
XI 37,680 1,604 -36,076
Belgium 16,822 12,930 -3,892
Ireland 17 0 -17

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) 3,619,474
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,101,095
Other 414,472
Air transport 53,133

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) 1,765,091 1,854,383 +89,292
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,487,985 613,110 -874,875
Other 328,323 86,149 -242,174
Air transport 21,744 31,389 +9,645

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,399,303
Holyhead 1,367,972
000 414,472
Liverpool Docks 350,135
Dover / Eurotunnel 288,955

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 £
Immingham Docks 2,041,622 1,357,681 -683,941
Holyhead 915,205 452,767 -462,438
000 328,323 86,149 -242,174
Liverpool Docks 116,634 233,501 +116,867
Dover / Eurotunnel 63,462 225,493 +162,031
Portsmouth 30,951 102,381 +71,430
London Gateway Port 20,857 64,073 +43,216
Heysham 22,875 14,064 -8,811
London Heathrow Airport 0 30,247 +30,247
ZLC 20,744 1,142 -19,602

Quick facts

HS code: 21021031

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

Description: Dehydrated active yeast, often used in baking for long shelf life