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 4,809,589
Belgium 3,302,392
Portugal 3,032,643
France 2,864,575
Turkey 844,773

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 2,464,863 2,344,726 -120,137
Belgium 1,635,467 1,666,925 +31,458
Portugal 1,696,037 1,336,606 -359,431
France 1,579,977 1,284,598 -295,379
Turkey 563,029 281,744 -281,285
Germany 90,352 286,612 +196,260
Netherlands 187,576 81,048 -106,528
Romania 107,675 104,580 -3,095
Cyprus 106,562 47,531 -59,031
Denmark 91,674 59,762 -31,912

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 5,027,611
Portugal 3,098,366
France 2,795,171
Belgium 2,093,040
Germany 1,326,124

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 2,537,762 2,489,849 -47,913
Portugal 1,753,172 1,345,194 -407,978
France 1,537,943 1,257,228 -280,715
Belgium 1,055,431 1,037,609 -17,822
Germany 653,214 672,910 +19,696
Turkey 640,095 320,347 -319,748
Romania 123,047 133,038 +9,991
China 111,949 105,364 -6,585
Austria 61,176 144,358 +83,182
Cyprus 106,562 47,531 -59,031

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 4
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 6 3 -3
Inner London - West 3 3 +0
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) 13,545,285
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,891,162
Air transport 196,407
Other 81,423
Road transport 53,801

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) 7,045,939 6,499,346 -546,593
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,711,340 1,179,822 -531,518
Air transport 98,052 98,355 +303
Other 49,425 31,998 -17,427
Road transport 0 53,801 +53,801

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 6,508,531
Eurotunnel 5,500,972
Felixstowe 1,156,182
Hull 988,324
London 812,911

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 3,607,724 2,900,807 -706,917
Eurotunnel 2,703,881 2,797,091 +93,210
Felixstowe 665,631 490,551 -175,080
Hull 482,114 506,210 +24,096
London 395,420 417,491 +22,071
London Gateway Port 330,408 69,209 -261,199
Dover / Eurotunnel 119,970 110,379 -9,591
Immingham Docks 79,348 103,165 +23,817
Middlesbrough 72,318 80,543 +8,225
Portsmouth 73,251 74,493 +1,242

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 36
Manufacture of food products 16
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 15
2025-10 11
2025-09 13
2025-08 14

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+ 13
15m-54m 11
0-1m 4
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 3,377,010
Ireland 2,078,216
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 173,338
Canada 138,002
Indonesia 97,839

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 2,087,773 1,289,237 -798,536
Ireland 1,321,397 756,819 -564,578
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 0 173,338 +173,338
Canada 0 138,002 +138,002
Indonesia 0 97,839 +97,839
British Virgin Islands 8,923 65,732 +56,809
Netherlands 0 71,119 +71,119
France 37,489 0 -37,489
Barbados 9,013 26,802 +17,789
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 246,336
XI 39,441
Belgium 28,844
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 240,274 6,062 -234,212
XI 37,854 1,587 -36,267
Belgium 16,384 12,460 -3,924
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) 3,694,812
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,199,786
Other 404,751
Air transport 37,586

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) 1,753,934 1,940,878 +186,944
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,479,765 720,021 -759,744
Other 337,799 66,952 -270,847
Air transport 4,799 32,787 +27,988

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,428,492
Holyhead 1,285,268
Liverpool Docks 428,912
000 404,751
Dover / Eurotunnel 374,625

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 2,077,835 1,350,657 -727,178
Holyhead 830,314 454,954 -375,360
Liverpool Docks 131,102 297,810 +166,708
000 337,799 66,952 -270,847
Dover / Eurotunnel 58,162 316,463 +258,301
London Gateway Port 25,463 122,564 +97,101
Portsmouth 42,210 91,122 +48,912
Heysham 22,875 14,064 -8,811
London Heathrow Airport 0 30,247 +30,247
Felixstowe 1,544 13,265 +11,721

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