Import/export HS code 21022019: Various inactive yeasts

Inactive yeasts not in tablet or small pack form

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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 22,204,598
Netherlands 7,072,987
Switzerland 6,863,086
China 4,703,331
France 4,021,002

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 11,645,333 10,559,265 -1,086,068
Netherlands 3,116,367 3,956,620 +840,253
Switzerland 2,931,236 3,931,850 +1,000,614
China 1,885,448 2,817,883 +932,435
France 2,299,413 1,721,589 -577,824
Brazil 1,655,871 1,824,825 +168,954
Poland 1,745,671 1,030,509 -715,162
Germany 1,492,136 1,036,618 -455,518
Mexico 1,686,172 805,313 -880,859
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,328,431 668,054 -660,377

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 20,148,173
China 7,432,931
Estonia 6,857,121
Brazil 4,748,287
Denmark 4,180,336

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 11,026,549 9,121,624 -1,904,925
China 3,052,216 4,380,715 +1,328,499
Estonia 3,254,433 3,602,688 +348,255
Brazil 2,379,416 2,368,871 -10,545
Denmark 1,903,223 2,277,113 +373,890
Italy 2,083,723 1,567,531 -516,192
Poland 1,985,660 1,364,102 -621,558
United States 1,946,281 759,743 -1,186,538
Mexico 1,735,207 811,368 -923,839
Germany 1,286,213 1,232,443 -53,770

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - West and North West 9
Surrey, East and West Sussex 6
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 5

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 7 6 -1
Outer London - West and North West 5 8 +3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 4 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 4 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 2 2 +0
Inner London - East 2 1 -1
Merseyside 1 3 +2

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) 46,025,308
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,150,655
Other 3,544,391
Air transport 613,625
Rail transport 32,208

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) 23,909,766 22,115,542 -1,794,224
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,018,865 9,131,790 -887,075
Other 1,752,919 1,791,472 +38,553
Air transport 448,466 165,159 -283,307
Rail transport 0 32,208 +32,208

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 16,553,422
Purfleet 9,296,506
Eurotunnel 6,260,802
Felixstowe 5,889,734
London 5,361,605

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 10,421,622 6,131,800 -4,289,822
Purfleet 2,030,298 7,266,208 +5,235,910
Eurotunnel 3,886,389 2,374,413 -1,511,976
Felixstowe 2,398,455 3,491,279 +1,092,824
London 3,156,313 2,205,292 -951,021
London Gateway Port 3,339,613 1,587,876 -1,751,737
Southampton 2,197,120 2,516,579 +319,459
Immingham Docks 1,844,712 1,770,538 -74,174
000 1,752,919 1,791,472 +38,553
Harwich 1,047,348 1,179,147 +131,799

Importer companies by SIC division

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

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 35
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 32
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 5
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 26
2025-10 31
2025-09 31
2025-08 29
2025-07 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
54m+ 34
1m-15m 28
15m-54m 15
0-1m 9
Other 9

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 £
Belgium 12,902,217
Ireland 2,854,656
France 1,388,794
Brazil 1,090,323
United States 380,774

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 £
Belgium 6,615,490 6,286,727 -328,763
Ireland 1,420,660 1,433,996 +13,336
France 849,364 539,430 -309,934
Brazil 691,675 398,648 -293,027
United States 241,070 139,704 -101,366
Malaysia 245,441 113,474 -131,967
Saudi Arabia 164,321 106,454 -57,867
Poland 103,173 141,479 +38,306
Morocco 244,429 0 -244,429
Australia 109,016 81,180 -27,836

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 £
China 225,965
XI 159,212
Spain 148,838
France 55,176
Mexico 15,850

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 £
China 92,400 133,565 +41,165
XI 68,384 90,828 +22,444
Spain 72,638 76,200 +3,562
France 47,058 8,118 -38,940
Mexico 15,850 0 -15,850
Ireland 4,372 0 -4,372
United States 3,846 0 -3,846

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) 17,182,240
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,246,298
Other 613,259
Air transport 249,779

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) 8,651,511 8,530,729 -120,782
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,197,291 1,049,007 -1,148,284
Other 304,548 308,711 +4,163
Air transport 153,529 96,250 -57,279

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,362,751
London 2,430,532
London Gateway Port 1,541,089
Holyhead 1,455,839
Felixstowe 862,790

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 6,546,036 5,816,715 -729,321
London 1,303,192 1,127,340 -175,852
London Gateway Port 1,095,808 445,281 -650,527
Holyhead 729,287 726,552 -2,735
Felixstowe 218,250 644,540 +426,290
Liverpool Docks 347,722 380,974 +33,252
000 304,548 308,711 +4,163
Southampton 205,327 116,693 -88,634
Portsmouth 110,356 86,140 -24,216
Immingham Docks 167,521 24,513 -143,008

Quick facts

HS code: 21022019

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

Description: Inactive yeasts not in tablet or small pack form