Import/export HS code 21069055: Glucose and maltodextrin syrups

Sweet syrups made from glucose or maltodextrin, used in various food products

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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 2,041,441
China 1,846,872
Denmark 1,167,203
Taiwan 422,062
France 369,602

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 686,664 1,354,777 +668,113
China 1,301,374 545,498 -755,876
Denmark 59,459 1,107,744 +1,048,285
Taiwan 286,611 135,451 -151,160
France 292,125 77,477 -214,648
Ireland 60,090 48,143 -11,947
Poland 20,423 56,331 +35,908
Turkey 36,048 25,778 -10,270
India 0 56,273 +56,273
Australia 0 33,918 +33,918

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 £
Netherlands 2,006,733
China 1,955,580
Denmark 1,133,233
Taiwan 395,788
France 367,983

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 £
Netherlands 653,547 1,353,186 +699,639
China 1,341,477 614,103 -727,374
Denmark 59,459 1,073,774 +1,014,315
Taiwan 282,914 112,874 -170,040
France 292,839 75,144 -217,695
Turkey 36,048 25,778 -10,270
India 0 56,273 +56,273
Australia 0 33,918 +33,918
Egypt 31,046 0 -31,046
Malaysia 5,770 23,900 +18,130

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 8
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Greater Manchester 6
Inner London - West 5
Outer London - East and North East 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 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Essex 2 1 -1
Kent 1 2 +1
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -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) 3,577,607
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,445,335
Other 346,695
Air transport 51,742
Road transport 12,688

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) 1,088,859 2,488,748 +1,399,889
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,693,070 752,265 -940,805
Other 92,771 253,924 +161,153
Air transport 20,760 30,982 +10,222
Road transport 8,684 4,004 -4,680

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,094,331
Immingham Docks 876,490
Dover 830,267
Eurotunnel 628,231
Harwich 539,578

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 £
Felixstowe 1,601,905 492,426 -1,109,479
Immingham Docks 256,678 619,812 +363,134
Dover 85,473 744,794 +659,321
Eurotunnel 234,821 393,410 +158,589
Harwich 297,955 241,623 -56,332
Purfleet 0 360,092 +360,092
000 92,771 253,924 +161,153
Southampton 84,670 88,984 +4,314
London 3,117 135,755 +132,638
Dover / Eurotunnel 103,198 28,537 -74,661

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 35
Food and beverage service activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 4
Manufacture of food products 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 7
2025-08 10

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 29
0-1m 10
54m+ 9
15m-54m 7
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 £
Poland 1,492,736
Lithuania 729,248
Ireland 656,309
Guyana 337,708
France 316,796

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 £
Poland 67,895 1,424,841 +1,356,946
Lithuania 580,036 149,212 -430,824
Ireland 415,537 240,772 -174,765
Guyana 147,454 190,254 +42,800
France 133,420 183,376 +49,956
United Arab Emirates 55,485 160,345 +104,860
Trinidad and Tobago 84,366 112,757 +28,391
Jamaica 79,399 34,376 -45,023
Italy 48,671 64,192 +15,521
Iraq 102,303 0 -102,303

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 20,441
France 2,823
Belgium 151
Ireland 6

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 12,371 8,070 -4,301
France 2,823 0 -2,823
Belgium 104 47 -57
Ireland 0 6 +6

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) 3,673,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,467,798
Air transport 133,628
Other 25,179

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) 1,431,415 2,241,920 +810,505
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 746,124 721,674 -24,450
Air transport 90,621 43,007 -47,614
Other 15,995 9,184 -6,811

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,654,901
Dover 706,064
London Gateway Port 666,152
Holyhead 519,369
Grangemouth Docks 221,126

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 808,483 1,846,418 +1,037,935
Dover 349,439 356,625 +7,186
London Gateway Port 384,788 281,364 -103,424
Holyhead 352,849 166,520 -186,329
Grangemouth Docks 102,303 118,823 +16,520
Liverpool Docks 26,547 75,081 +48,534
London Heathrow Airport 51,242 38,625 -12,617
Portsmouth 20,914 61,775 +40,861
Southampton 28,222 39,327 +11,105
Heysham 18,309 13,533 -4,776

Quick facts

HS code: 21069055

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

Description: Sweet syrups made from glucose or maltodextrin, used in various food products