Import/export HS code 210420: Homogenized food mixes

Pre-packaged food mixes that are blended evenly, often used for making soups or other dishes

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
France 31,333,422
Belgium 26,305,907
Spain 15,318,877
Italy 8,895,369
Germany 3,414,086

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 17,179,936 14,153,486 -3,026,450
Belgium 15,682,911 10,622,996 -5,059,915
Spain 7,613,493 7,705,384 +91,891
Italy 4,689,611 4,205,758 -483,853
Germany 1,827,230 1,586,856 -240,374
Netherlands 2,323,315 975,808 -1,347,507
Taiwan 387,430 717,055 +329,625
Estonia 0 1,012,190 +1,012,190
Ireland 327,895 378,890 +50,995
Hungary 400,240 259,825 -140,415

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 £
France 56,517,029
Spain 16,475,378
Italy 8,975,709
Germany 3,932,483
Netherlands 2,219,942

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 £
France 32,035,390 24,481,639 -7,553,751
Spain 8,439,482 8,035,896 -403,586
Italy 4,667,075 4,308,634 -358,441
Germany 2,148,783 1,783,700 -365,083
Netherlands 1,695,714 524,228 -1,171,486
Taiwan 387,430 717,055 +329,625
Estonia 0 1,012,190 +1,012,190
Poland 315,734 342,124 +26,390
Hungary 392,575 243,335 -149,240
Romania 251,044 130,807 -120,237

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 20
Outer London - East and North East 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10
Inner London - East 10
Greater Manchester 9

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 15 13 -2
Outer London - East and North East 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Inner London - East 5 6 +1
Greater Manchester 6 6 +0
Inner London - West 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 3 4 +1
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 3 3 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 69,581,898
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,167,289
Other 903,054
Air transport 29,132
Road transport 10,176

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) 40,243,018 29,338,880 -10,904,138
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,436,055 12,731,234 +2,295,179
Other 430,028 473,026 +42,998
Air transport 19,831 9,301 -10,530
Road transport 6,979 3,197 -3,782

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 29,064,080
London 19,143,291
Dover 14,578,314
Eurotunnel 6,487,794
Hull 6,409,664

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 £
Immingham Docks 11,547,243 17,516,837 +5,969,594
London 12,658,030 6,485,261 -6,172,769
Dover 9,304,480 5,273,834 -4,030,646
Eurotunnel 4,160,880 2,326,914 -1,833,966
Hull 3,791,323 2,618,341 -1,172,982
Liverpool Docks 3,837,412 2,019,315 -1,818,097
London Gateway Port 1,614,403 1,543,594 -70,809
Middlesbrough 768,831 762,815 -6,016
Harwich 1,210,679 206,084 -1,004,595
Newhaven 594,846 811,939 +217,093

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 71
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Food and beverage service activities 12
Manufacture of food products 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 22
2025-09 30
2025-08 24
2025-07 24

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 52
0-1m 30
54m+ 18
15m-54m 13
Other 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 £
Nigeria 10,875,982
Ghana 4,344,295
Singapore 2,676,102
United States 1,953,556
Ireland 1,505,260

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 £
Nigeria 6,184,038 4,691,944 -1,492,094
Ghana 3,725,730 618,565 -3,107,165
Singapore 1,204,552 1,471,550 +266,998
United States 705,817 1,247,739 +541,922
Ireland 660,620 844,640 +184,020
United Arab Emirates 594,847 525,232 -69,615
Israel 0 831,373 +831,373
Kenya 566,799 231,067 -335,732
Falkland Islands 386,291 34,554 -351,737
Pakistan 330,268 0 -330,268

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 £
XU 52,901
Netherlands 29,140
Spain 26,394
France 22,995
Ireland 19,869

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 £
XU 39,134 13,767 -25,367
Netherlands 20,763 8,377 -12,386
Spain 5,388 21,006 +15,618
France 10,874 12,121 +1,247
Ireland 7,316 12,553 +5,237
XI 8,832 8,000 -832
Italy 4,751 6,765 +2,014
Pakistan 0 5,418 +5,418
Myanmar 0 3,605 +3,605
Hungary 1,087 1,868 +781

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) 22,982,278
Air transport 2,030,092
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,772,413
Other 196,046

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) 13,089,538 9,892,740 -3,196,798
Air transport 1,283,867 746,225 -537,642
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 669,321 1,103,092 +433,771
Other 99,677 96,369 -3,308

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 10,313,979
London Gateway Port 9,025,366
Liverpool Docks 2,363,563
London Heathrow Airport 1,942,317
Felixstowe 1,051,451

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 £
London 5,938,736 4,375,243 -1,563,493
London Gateway Port 6,006,277 3,019,089 -2,987,188
Liverpool Docks 860,386 1,503,177 +642,791
London Heathrow Airport 1,215,378 726,939 -488,439
Felixstowe 180,165 871,286 +691,121
Holyhead 236,177 457,068 +220,891
Southampton 174,953 269,290 +94,337
Dover / Eurotunnel 205,909 222,402 +16,493
Immingham Docks 49,738 186,538 +136,800
000 99,677 96,369 -3,308

Quick facts

HS code: 210420

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

Description: Pre-packaged food mixes that are blended evenly, often used for making soups or other dishes