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 2,005,272
China 1,846,872
Denmark 1,058,489
France 532,046
Taiwan 415,347

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 750,224 1,255,048 +504,824
China 666,085 1,180,787 +514,702
Denmark 59,459 999,030 +939,571
France 454,641 77,405 -377,236
Taiwan 282,505 132,842 -149,663
Ireland 61,904 49,292 -12,612
Poland 20,423 49,317 +28,894
Turkey 41,906 25,778 -16,128
India 0 50,654 +50,654
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 1,969,908
China 1,949,631
Denmark 1,024,519
France 530,427
Taiwan 391,277

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 715,530 1,254,378 +538,848
China 706,188 1,243,443 +537,255
Denmark 59,459 965,060 +905,601
France 455,355 75,072 -380,283
Taiwan 278,808 112,469 -166,339
Turkey 41,906 25,778 -16,128
India 0 50,654 +50,654
Germany 28,444 7,190 -21,254
Australia 0 33,918 +33,918
Egypt 31,046 0 -31,046

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7
Outer London - West and North West 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
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - West and North West 5 3 -2
Greater Manchester 5 3 -2
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Outer London - East and North East 3 4 +1
Kent 0 3 +3
West Midlands 3 1 -2
Essex 2 1 -1
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) 3,617,038
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,396,376
Other 349,658
Air transport 63,826
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) 1,319,216 2,297,822 +978,606
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,046,248 1,350,128 +303,880
Other 94,585 255,073 +160,488
Air transport 36,370 27,456 -8,914
Road transport 7,692 4,996 -2,696

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 2,001,438
Immingham Docks 847,796
Dover 820,367
Eurotunnel 668,401
Harwich 631,071

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 966,588 1,034,850 +68,262
Immingham Docks 226,247 621,549 +395,302
Dover 191,301 629,066 +437,765
Eurotunnel 289,223 379,178 +89,955
Harwich 390,369 240,702 -149,667
Purfleet 0 360,092 +360,092
000 94,585 255,073 +160,488
Southampton 75,763 80,651 +4,888
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,342 28,465 -82,877
London 3,117 135,755 +132,638

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 33
Food and beverage service activities 10
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 8
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
2025-11 7
2025-10 8
2025-09 7
2025-08 10
2025-07 8

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 27
54m+ 10
0-1m 9
15m-54m 6
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 1,507,248
Lithuania 726,378
Ireland 661,346
France 316,796
Guyana 313,424

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 44,377 1,462,871 +1,418,494
Lithuania 568,512 157,866 -410,646
Ireland 442,399 218,947 -223,452
France 43,693 273,103 +229,410
Guyana 85,265 228,159 +142,894
United Arab Emirates 55,485 160,345 +104,860
Trinidad and Tobago 84,366 112,757 +28,391
Jamaica 120,991 34,376 -86,615
Italy 56,934 57,352 +418
Iraq 0 102,303 +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 20,498
France 2,823
XU 1,781
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 12,735 7,763 -4,972
France 1,971 852 -1,119
XU 720 1,061 +341
Belgium 68 83 +15
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) 3,693,885
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,512,934
Air transport 134,757
Other 25,259

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) 1,314,887 2,378,998 +1,064,111
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 639,620 873,314 +233,694
Air transport 89,622 45,135 -44,487
Other 15,494 9,765 -5,729

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,668,285
London Gateway Port 707,744
Dover 683,989
Holyhead 546,272
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 840,857 1,827,428 +986,571
London Gateway Port 406,318 301,426 -104,892
Dover 109,857 574,132 +464,275
Holyhead 385,393 160,879 -224,514
Grangemouth Docks 0 221,126 +221,126
London Heathrow Airport 50,242 39,625 -10,617
Liverpool Docks 25,149 61,956 +36,807
Portsmouth 20,914 60,804 +39,890
Southampton 26,992 36,671 +9,679
Immingham Docks 57,221 0 -57,221

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