Import/export HS code 210610: Protein concentrates and textured proteins

Protein-rich food products, often used as meat substitutes or supplements

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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 £
Netherlands 41,088,574
China 26,477,741
Ireland 24,354,497
United States 20,316,027
Germany 15,971,917

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 £
Netherlands 18,405,474 22,683,100 +4,277,626
China 11,686,576 14,791,165 +3,104,589
Ireland 12,565,673 11,788,824 -776,849
United States 12,486,427 7,829,600 -4,656,827
Germany 5,880,925 10,090,992 +4,210,067
France 6,656,285 6,088,347 -567,938
Belgium 6,234,659 5,945,381 -289,278
Spain 4,142,222 2,962,615 -1,179,607
Slovakia 2,900,558 3,995,574 +1,095,016
Poland 3,204,986 2,183,770 -1,021,216

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 £
China 29,472,924
United States 28,416,993
Netherlands 28,089,755
Germany 22,707,852
Ireland 20,213,153

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 £
China 13,176,373 16,296,551 +3,120,178
United States 17,141,789 11,275,204 -5,866,585
Netherlands 12,845,387 15,244,368 +2,398,981
Germany 10,514,631 12,193,221 +1,678,590
Ireland 10,756,169 9,456,984 -1,299,185
France 5,287,061 4,262,914 -1,024,147
Belgium 2,830,977 5,638,331 +2,807,354
Slovakia 2,942,290 4,480,479 +1,538,189
Spain 4,132,862 3,285,563 -847,299
Poland 3,027,519 1,907,195 -1,120,324

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 38
Inner London - West 36
Greater Manchester 29
Inner London - East 29
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 24

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 26 33 +7
Inner London - West 28 27 -1
Greater Manchester 21 20 -1
Inner London - East 20 17 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 18 15 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 17 18 +1
West Midlands 15 17 +2
Outer London - East and North East 15 18 +3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 11 11 +0
Outer London - South 14 9 -5

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) 122,413,429
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 70,323,242
Other 8,888,553
Air transport 8,544,055
Road transport 1,655,594

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) 59,639,447 62,773,982 +3,134,535
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,721,028 33,602,214 -3,118,814
Other 4,241,473 4,647,080 +405,607
Air transport 4,011,926 4,532,129 +520,203
Road transport 1,007,533 648,061 -359,472
Rail transport 11,232 0 -11,232

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover 47,395,261
Felixstowe 27,889,818
Southampton 20,106,294
Immingham Docks 18,223,672
Liverpool Docks 14,557,604

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 23,190,465 24,204,796 +1,014,331
Felixstowe 12,316,188 15,573,630 +3,257,442
Southampton 11,289,997 8,816,297 -2,473,700
Immingham Docks 8,255,802 9,967,870 +1,712,068
Liverpool Docks 8,916,206 5,641,398 -3,274,808
Eurotunnel 6,688,323 7,109,893 +421,570
000 4,241,473 4,647,080 +405,607
London Gateway Port 3,215,493 5,452,732 +2,237,239
Holyhead 3,577,201 4,399,735 +822,534
London 3,765,383 3,237,079 -528,304

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 187
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 107
Manufacture of food products 93
Food and beverage service activities 34
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 21

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 100
2025-11 105
2025-10 105
2025-09 112
2025-08 111

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 169
54m+ 113
0-1m 86
15m-54m 53
Other 25

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 £
China 40,454,635
Singapore 35,594,488
Germany 31,184,471
Netherlands 30,309,935
United Arab Emirates 19,087,134

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 £
China 21,378,324 19,076,311 -2,302,013
Singapore 17,812,100 17,782,388 -29,712
Germany 6,320,650 24,863,821 +18,543,171
Netherlands 23,785,618 6,524,317 -17,261,301
United Arab Emirates 8,875,880 10,211,254 +1,335,374
Ireland 6,448,047 6,891,944 +443,897
Australia 8,353,987 2,383,722 -5,970,265
United States 3,545,841 5,096,051 +1,550,210
Spain 2,975,613 3,547,689 +572,076
Saudi Arabia 3,415,712 2,763,328 -652,384

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 2,771,880
Nicaragua 238,081
Malaysia 147,923
Ireland 97,116
United States 34,225

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 1,489,246 1,282,634 -206,612
Nicaragua 238,081 0 -238,081
Malaysia 49,601 98,322 +48,721
Ireland 38,670 58,446 +19,776
United States 0 34,225 +34,225
Netherlands 10,503 12,128 +1,625
Viet Nam 0 6,916 +6,916
Sweden 4,138 2,408 -1,730
Thailand 0 3,992 +3,992
Georgia 2,453 0 -2,453

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) 136,453,906
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 96,307,605
Air transport 15,956,089
Other 3,889,514
Rail transport 159,399

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) 72,813,407 63,640,499 -9,172,908
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 45,418,193 50,889,412 +5,471,219
Air transport 8,480,248 7,475,841 -1,004,407
Other 2,157,595 1,731,919 -425,676
Rail transport 159,399 0 -159,399
Road transport 19,957 994 -18,963

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 49,049,693
Southampton 48,211,484
Middlesbrough 29,975,054
Felixstowe 28,390,654
Dover / Eurotunnel 23,967,799

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 Gateway Port 23,888,735 25,160,958 +1,272,223
Southampton 25,767,195 22,444,289 -3,322,906
Middlesbrough 11,814,430 18,160,624 +6,346,194
Felixstowe 12,763,678 15,626,976 +2,863,298
Dover / Eurotunnel 14,176,519 9,791,280 -4,385,239
Liverpool Docks 12,614,646 7,206,683 -5,407,963
Immingham Docks 11,175,038 7,945,454 -3,229,584
London Heathrow Airport 4,071,793 2,225,289 -1,846,504
Portsmouth 1,959,924 3,202,395 +1,242,471
Manchester Airport 1,814,766 3,269,998 +1,455,232

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 210610

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

Description: Protein-rich food products, often used as meat substitutes or supplements