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 30,529,672
Belgium 25,231,445
Spain 15,133,118
Italy 8,330,647
Germany 3,361,397

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 16,599,012 13,930,660 -2,668,352
Belgium 14,646,480 10,584,965 -4,061,515
Spain 7,701,469 7,431,649 -269,820
Italy 4,258,840 4,071,807 -187,033
Germany 1,631,023 1,730,374 +99,351
Netherlands 2,124,870 883,501 -1,241,369
Estonia 42,775 1,062,172 +1,019,397
Taiwan 519,124 585,361 +66,237
Ireland 334,071 364,052 +29,981
Poland 359,091 290,410 -68,681

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 54,596,094
Spain 16,261,866
Italy 8,418,023
Germany 3,837,483
Netherlands 2,088,659

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 30,424,103 24,171,991 -6,252,112
Spain 8,423,459 7,838,407 -585,052
Italy 4,243,340 4,174,683 -68,657
Germany 1,975,932 1,861,551 -114,381
Netherlands 1,614,087 474,572 -1,139,515
Estonia 42,775 1,062,172 +1,019,397
Taiwan 519,124 585,361 +66,237
Poland 378,368 330,565 -47,803
Hungary 329,827 243,335 -86,492
Romania 242,803 132,051 -110,752

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 13
Inner London - East 11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 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 8 -1
Inner London - East 5 7 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 7 -1
Greater Manchester 7 6 -1
Inner London - West 5 4 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 3 -1
Outer London - South 4 3 -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) 66,867,030
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 23,000,729
Other 885,605
Air transport 22,813
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) 37,900,456 28,966,574 -8,933,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,616,767 12,383,962 +1,767,195
Other 429,262 456,343 +27,081
Air transport 15,549 7,264 -8,285
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 28,795,499
London 18,226,052
Dover 13,962,615
Eurotunnel 6,228,881
Hull 6,091,322

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 11,660,111 17,135,388 +5,475,277
London 11,731,245 6,494,807 -5,236,438
Dover 8,485,508 5,477,107 -3,008,401
Eurotunnel 3,809,832 2,419,049 -1,390,783
Hull 3,562,985 2,528,337 -1,034,648
Liverpool Docks 3,536,801 1,851,535 -1,685,266
London Gateway Port 1,659,168 1,560,010 -99,158
Middlesbrough 766,707 754,214 -12,493
Felixstowe 664,607 723,294 +58,687
Harwich 1,183,539 192,268 -991,271

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 73
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 31
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
2026-01 22
2025-11 22
2025-10 22
2025-09 30
2025-08 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 31
54m+ 19
15m-54m 12
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 10,917,132
Ghana 4,160,303
Singapore 2,550,255
United States 1,953,556
Ireland 1,514,265

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 6,602,345 4,314,787 -2,287,558
Ghana 3,616,009 544,294 -3,071,715
Singapore 1,163,958 1,386,297 +222,339
United States 705,817 1,247,739 +541,922
Ireland 658,408 855,857 +197,449
United Arab Emirates 584,157 524,443 -59,714
Israel 611,316 220,057 -391,259
Kenya 530,373 231,067 -299,306
Falkland Islands 402,140 16,817 -385,323
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 £
Spain 29,681
Netherlands 29,140
France 22,905
Ireland 19,705
XI 15,878

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 £
Spain 5,703 23,978 +18,275
Netherlands 23,294 5,846 -17,448
France 11,942 10,963 -979
Ireland 8,056 11,649 +3,593
XI 8,680 7,198 -1,482
Italy 5,087 6,417 +1,330
Pakistan 0 5,418 +5,418
Myanmar 0 3,605 +3,605
Hungary 1,214 1,812 +598
China 1,125 1,143 +18

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) 22,877,869
Air transport 1,894,582
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,773,378
Other 191,395

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) 14,056,816 8,821,053 -5,235,763
Air transport 1,236,509 658,073 -578,436
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 673,969 1,099,409 +425,440
Other 98,031 93,364 -4,667

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 10,365,129
London Gateway Port 8,870,273
Liverpool Docks 2,405,318
London Heathrow Airport 1,806,807
Felixstowe 1,061,083

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 6,367,043 3,998,086 -2,368,957
London Gateway Port 5,881,797 2,988,476 -2,893,321
Liverpool Docks 857,279 1,548,039 +690,760
London Heathrow Airport 1,168,020 638,787 -529,233
Felixstowe 784,315 276,768 -507,547
Holyhead 236,800 428,346 +191,546
Southampton 179,038 261,262 +82,224
Dover / Eurotunnel 202,873 212,747 +9,874
Immingham Docks 118,454 117,822 -632
000 98,031 93,364 -4,667

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