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 22,224,209
Netherlands 7,297,566
Switzerland 6,917,874
China 4,690,707
France 3,900,343

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 11,595,916 10,628,293 -967,623
Netherlands 3,395,211 3,902,355 +507,144
Switzerland 3,251,679 3,666,195 +414,516
China 1,900,887 2,789,820 +888,933
France 2,136,516 1,763,827 -372,689
Brazil 1,498,908 1,795,013 +296,105
Poland 1,844,878 1,103,201 -741,677
Mexico 1,686,172 805,313 -880,859
Germany 1,389,053 1,006,702 -382,351
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,429,714 566,771 -862,943

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 20,146,044
China 7,562,544
Estonia 6,666,718
Brazil 4,557,459
Denmark 4,161,992

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 10,921,407 9,224,637 -1,696,770
China 3,167,423 4,395,121 +1,227,698
Estonia 3,189,590 3,477,128 +287,538
Brazil 2,261,528 2,295,931 +34,403
Denmark 1,979,442 2,182,550 +203,108
Poland 2,108,995 1,428,315 -680,680
Italy 1,999,928 1,513,011 -486,917
United States 2,026,143 657,829 -1,368,314
Germany 1,359,421 1,199,766 -159,655
Mexico 1,725,481 811,368 -914,113

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 10
Inner London - 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
Outer London - West and North West 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 7 6 -1
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 2 +0
Merseyside 2 2 +0

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) 45,984,001
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,005,070
Other 3,521,390
Air transport 610,919
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) 24,080,707 21,903,294 -2,177,413
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,102,583 8,902,487 -1,200,096
Other 1,799,490 1,721,900 -77,590
Air transport 430,446 180,473 -249,973
Rail transport 11,234 20,974 +9,740

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 15,886,701
Purfleet 9,853,092
Eurotunnel 6,145,741
Felixstowe 5,912,003
London 5,255,206

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 9,694,776 6,191,925 -3,502,851
Purfleet 2,610,281 7,242,811 +4,632,530
Eurotunnel 3,894,136 2,251,605 -1,642,531
Felixstowe 2,539,628 3,372,375 +832,747
London 3,145,589 2,109,617 -1,035,972
Southampton 2,283,351 2,495,725 +212,374
London Gateway Port 3,182,222 1,554,062 -1,628,160
Immingham Docks 1,899,120 1,799,867 -99,253
000 1,799,490 1,721,900 -77,590
Harwich 1,299,891 1,220,837 -79,054

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 33
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
2026-01 21
2025-11 26
2025-10 31
2025-09 31
2025-08 29

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+ 35
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 15
Other 9
0-1m 8

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 13,146,844
Ireland 2,823,677
France 1,223,236
Brazil 1,090,323
United States 341,778

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 6,835,579 6,311,265 -524,314
Ireland 1,483,113 1,340,564 -142,549
France 682,625 540,611 -142,014
Brazil 691,675 398,648 -293,027
United States 202,074 139,704 -62,370
Malaysia 171,968 107,742 -64,226
Saudi Arabia 164,321 112,862 -51,459
Poland 100,562 146,977 +46,415
Morocco 244,429 0 -244,429
Italy 129,705 76,324 -53,381

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 216,853
XI 163,700
Spain 147,394
France 52,880
Ireland 4,372

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 95,291 121,562 +26,271
XI 72,115 91,585 +19,470
Spain 76,394 71,000 -5,394
France 44,762 8,118 -36,644
Ireland 4,372 0 -4,372
Mexico 4,218 0 -4,218
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) 17,419,972
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,019,124
Other 593,263
Air transport 224,297

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) 8,922,792 8,497,180 -425,612
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,989,474 1,029,650 -959,824
Other 300,998 292,265 -8,733
Air transport 121,800 102,497 -19,303

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 12,529,260
London 2,408,740
London Gateway Port 1,508,011
Holyhead 1,454,959
Felixstowe 866,075

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 6,502,641 6,026,619 -476,022
London 1,378,624 1,030,116 -348,508
London Gateway Port 1,087,098 420,913 -666,185
Holyhead 696,940 758,019 +61,079
Felixstowe 272,678 593,397 +320,719
Liverpool Docks 425,646 300,978 -124,668
000 300,998 292,265 -8,733
Southampton 166,367 123,101 -43,266
Portsmouth 115,117 81,379 -33,738
Immingham Docks 164,036 24,513 -139,523

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