Import/export HS code 21021090: Various active yeasts

Miscellaneous active yeasts used in various industries

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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 £
France 16,062,862
Ireland 2,377,952
China 2,362,104
Italy 1,528,400
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,267,934

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 £
France 7,680,060 8,382,802 +702,742
Ireland 1,239,787 1,138,165 -101,622
China 1,258,337 1,103,767 -154,570
Italy 852,230 676,170 -176,060
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,110,634 157,300 -953,334
Germany 520,992 321,086 -199,906
Austria 123,485 450,178 +326,693
Canada 155,477 149,189 -6,288
Denmark 199,739 79,784 -119,955
United States 155,845 110,092 -45,753

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 5,029,940
China 3,021,975
Italy 1,704,676
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 557,563
Mexico 444,265

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 2,602,863 2,427,077 -175,786
China 1,828,797 1,193,178 -635,619
Italy 1,016,295 688,381 -327,914
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 557,563 0 -557,563
Mexico 298,794 145,471 -153,323
France 148,877 236,351 +87,474
Austria 251,487 112,344 -139,143
Canada 154,464 204,369 +49,905
United States 161,246 191,169 +29,923
Qatar 0 318,146 +318,146

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 6
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4
Greater Manchester 4
East Central Scotland 3
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 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
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 4 +1
Greater Manchester 3 2 -1
East Central Scotland 2 3 +1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 3 3 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0
Lancashire 2 2 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 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 £
Other 13,006,266
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,201,469
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,652,842
Air transport 1,458,609
Road transport 138,404

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 £
Other 6,132,023 6,874,243 +742,220
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,268,864 3,932,605 -336,259
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,947,196 1,705,646 -1,241,550
Air transport 886,124 572,485 -313,639
Road transport 99,973 38,431 -61,542

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 13,006,266
Eurotunnel 5,235,431
Dover 2,758,935
Felixstowe 1,742,520
Southampton 1,497,763

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 £
000 6,132,023 6,874,243 +742,220
Eurotunnel 2,743,410 2,492,021 -251,389
Dover 1,496,060 1,262,875 -233,185
Felixstowe 902,690 839,830 -62,860
Southampton 1,096,883 400,880 -696,003
East Midlands Airport 413,297 253,216 -160,081
Immingham Docks 225,548 221,450 -4,098
London Gateway Port 220,559 138,483 -82,076
London Heathrow Airport 163,764 145,269 -18,495
ZLC 230,982 38,431 -192,551

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 22
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 14
Manufacture of beverages 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 7
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 8
2025-10 12
2025-09 16
2025-08 10

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 26
54m+ 17
15m-54m 10
0-1m 5
Other 5

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 5,905,297
Poland 2,375,204
United States 1,625,937
Italy 1,610,580
Russia 1,128,311

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 2,992,325 2,912,972 -79,353
Poland 1,297,741 1,077,463 -220,278
United States 906,470 719,467 -187,003
Italy 712,523 898,057 +185,534
Russia 680,282 448,029 -232,253
Australia 306,088 605,341 +299,253
China 50,422 800,958 +750,536
Canada 356,153 350,354 -5,799
Netherlands 341,412 302,619 -38,793
Latvia 465,128 13,920 -451,208

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 876,527
Ireland 27,523
Belgium 26,943
Portugal 1,264

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 786,925 89,602 -697,323
Ireland 2,021 25,502 +23,481
Belgium 8,651 18,292 +9,641
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) 9,202,907
Other 5,066,070
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,536,620
Air transport 1,076,807

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) 4,652,869 4,550,038 -102,831
Other 2,568,931 2,497,139 -71,792
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,802,326 1,734,294 -68,032
Air transport 371,180 705,627 +334,447

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,109,100
000 5,066,070
Immingham Docks 1,377,351
London Gateway Port 1,244,714
Liverpool Docks 1,106,709

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 3,193,342 2,915,758 -277,584
000 2,568,931 2,497,139 -71,792
Immingham Docks 835,309 542,042 -293,267
London Gateway Port 497,572 747,142 +249,570
Liverpool Docks 711,779 394,930 -316,849
Southampton 464,241 521,417 +57,176
London Heathrow Airport 204,526 542,196 +337,670
Felixstowe 112,445 556,224 +443,779
Holyhead 231,704 343,996 +112,292
London 248,182 0 -248,182

Quick facts

HS code: 21021090

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

Description: Miscellaneous active yeasts used in various industries