Import/export HS code 21033010: Mustard flour and meal

Ground mustard seeds used in cooking and food preparation

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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 £
United States 2,798,300
Canada 2,163,305
Ukraine 322,058
India 312,133
Nigeria 202,079

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 £
United States 1,302,032 1,496,268 +194,236
Canada 982,297 1,181,008 +198,711
Ukraine 168,384 153,674 -14,710
India 252,075 60,058 -192,017
Nigeria 80,578 121,501 +40,923
Ghana 18,495 26,474 +7,979
Netherlands 18,016 26,071 +8,055
France 11,877 29,145 +17,268
Italy 0 36,553 +36,553
Estonia 0 31,372 +31,372

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 £
United States 3,268,212
Canada 1,689,220
Ukraine 353,430
India 312,133
Nigeria 204,581

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 £
United States 1,644,422 1,623,790 -20,632
Canada 622,437 1,066,783 +444,346
Ukraine 168,384 185,046 +16,662
India 252,075 60,058 -192,017
Nigeria 80,578 124,003 +43,425
Netherlands 18,016 26,071 +8,055
Ghana 18,495 23,972 +5,477
Italy 0 36,553 +36,553
France 11,877 17,609 +5,732
Jamaica 17,470 0 -17,470

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - East and North East 5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 4
Essex 3
Inner London - West 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 - East 6 7 +1
Outer London - East and North East 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 1 3 +2
Essex 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 0 2 +2
Greater Manchester 1 1 +0
Kent 0 2 +2
Lancashire 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,342,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 681,949
Air transport 27,489
Other 7,531

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,549,696 2,792,753 +243,057
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 297,423 384,526 +87,103
Air transport 17,109 10,380 -6,729
Other 4,011 3,520 -491

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 3,877,764
Liverpool Docks 848,004
London Gateway Port 458,795
Dover 272,424
London 216,050

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 £
Southampton 1,988,721 1,889,043 -99,678
Liverpool Docks 168,140 679,864 +511,724
London Gateway Port 346,809 111,986 -234,823
Dover 88,319 184,105 +95,786
London 85,819 130,231 +44,412
Dover / Eurotunnel 93,266 55,567 -37,699
Felixstowe 33,997 70,840 +36,843
Portsmouth 0 22,885 +22,885
Eurotunnel 16,468 6,078 -10,390
London Heathrow Airport 10,546 9,299 -1,247

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 18
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 17
Manufacture of food products 7
Food and beverage service activities 5
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 10
2025-11 4
2025-10 4
2025-09 9
2025-08 7

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
0-1m 22
1m-15m 17
15m-54m 4
Other 4
54m+ 3

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 £
United States 3,716,764
Sweden 1,202,521
France 666,551
Spain 625,451
Costa Rica 509,674

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 £
United States 1,968,370 1,748,394 -219,976
Sweden 686,638 515,883 -170,755
France 391,431 275,120 -116,311
Spain 343,915 281,536 -62,379
Costa Rica 276,878 232,796 -44,082
Ireland 157,743 120,538 -37,205
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 127,005 119,990 -7,015
Malta 127,851 93,691 -34,160
New Zealand 133,427 80,267 -53,160
Belgium 105,319 76,529 -28,790

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 £
XI 163,850
Ireland 4,281

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 £
XI 84,939 78,911 -6,028
Ireland 0 4,281 +4,281

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,653,251
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,601,733
Other 185,198
Air transport 26,012

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,177,034 2,476,217 -700,817
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,952,423 1,649,310 -303,113
Other 95,391 89,807 -5,584
Air transport 16,578 9,434 -7,144

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 3,963,697
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,254,108
Immingham Docks 975,773
London Gateway Port 882,043
Felixstowe 422,837

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 £
Liverpool Docks 2,189,067 1,774,630 -414,437
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,256,895 997,213 -259,682
Immingham Docks 723,017 252,756 -470,261
London Gateway Port 529,468 352,575 -176,893
Felixstowe 205,007 217,830 +12,823
Southampton 159,897 151,980 -7,917
London 3,001 298,726 +295,725
000 95,391 89,807 -5,584
Harwich 27,536 43,606 +16,070
Holyhead 34,406 20,952 -13,454

Quick facts

HS code: 21033010

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

Description: Ground mustard seeds used in cooking and food preparation