Import/export HS code 230310: Starch production waste

Waste from starch production, including residues, used in animal feed or industrial applications

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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 17,944,981
United States 15,427,938
France 7,610,878
Ireland 6,091,208
Belgium 4,927,758

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 8,224,255 9,720,726 +1,496,471
United States 1,990,135 13,437,803 +11,447,668
France 3,670,848 3,940,030 +269,182
Ireland 2,375,759 3,715,449 +1,339,690
Belgium 1,423,549 3,504,209 +2,080,660
Austria 3,163,286 1,173,043 -1,990,243
Bulgaria 1,958,315 777,166 -1,181,149
Germany 1,132,999 1,524,514 +391,515
Slovakia 461,035 1,964,347 +1,503,312
Lithuania 2,141,681 0 -2,141,681

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 £
United States 15,436,272
France 9,196,048
Bulgaria 7,426,884
Netherlands 6,847,508
Austria 4,666,645

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 £
United States 1,973,322 13,462,950 +11,489,628
France 4,811,670 4,384,378 -427,292
Bulgaria 5,851,224 1,575,660 -4,275,564
Netherlands 3,032,697 3,814,811 +782,114
Austria 3,214,163 1,452,482 -1,761,681
Germany 1,663,969 2,556,339 +892,370
Hungary 1,545,272 2,176,104 +630,832
Belgium 148,396 2,902,508 +2,754,112
China 92,100 2,245,250 +2,153,150
Slovakia 350,844 1,914,309 +1,563,465

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 5
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 3
West Yorkshire 3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2

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
Inner London - West 4 3 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 3 +3
West Yorkshire 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 1 -1
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough 2 2 +0
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 2 +0
Outer London - South 2 1 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Cheshire 1 1 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 1 1 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,176,080
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 18,317,836
Other 6,094,601
Air transport 77,736

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,216,432 30,959,648 +12,743,216
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 9,319,999 8,997,837 -322,162
Other 2,375,759 3,718,842 +1,343,083
Air transport 68,291 9,445 -58,846

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 10,464,441
Aberdeen Docks 7,109,482
Immingham Docks 6,796,103
Eurotunnel 6,095,788
000 6,094,601

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,690,279 8,774,162 +7,083,883
Aberdeen Docks 3,719,050 3,390,432 -328,618
Immingham Docks 3,797,727 2,998,376 -799,351
Eurotunnel 2,761,882 3,333,906 +572,024
000 2,375,759 3,718,842 +1,343,083
Teignmouth 2,463,688 2,910,145 +446,457
Felixstowe 1,645,198 2,354,947 +709,749
London 1,325,213 2,288,693 +963,480
Dover 1,674,846 1,835,571 +160,725
Grangemouth Docks 1,616,456 1,893,705 +277,249

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 17
Manufacture of food products 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 13
2025-11 16
2025-10 15
2025-09 12
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
54m+ 22
1m-15m 9
15m-54m 6
Other 3
0-1m 1

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 £
Ireland 575,759
Mexico 133,674
Sweden 60,985
Germany 26,858
Lithuania 8,205

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 £
Ireland 118,387 457,372 +338,985
Mexico 133,674 0 -133,674
Sweden 60,985 0 -60,985
Germany 0 26,858 +26,858
Lithuania 8,205 0 -8,205
Falkland Islands 0 1,822 +1,822
France 0 1,749 +1,749

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 £
United States 257,435
Ireland 86,197
XI 13,159
France 4,600

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 £
United States 0 257,435 +257,435
Ireland 21,502 64,695 +43,193
XI 4,894 8,265 +3,371
France 4,600 0 -4,600

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 365,853
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 275,215
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 167,984

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 £
Other 32,980 332,873 +299,893
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 122,109 153,106 +30,997
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 166,162 1,822 -164,340

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 365,853
Felixstowe 155,846
Liverpool Docks 120,720
Immingham Docks 60,985
Holyhead 44,671

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 £
000 32,980 332,873 +299,893
Felixstowe 133,674 22,172 -111,502
Liverpool Docks 37,440 83,280 +45,840
Immingham Docks 60,985 0 -60,985
Holyhead 38,877 5,794 -33,083
Heysham 9,090 21,520 +12,430
Dover / Eurotunnel 0 20,340 +20,340
Middlesbrough 8,205 0 -8,205
Southampton 0 1,822 +1,822

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 230310

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

Description: Waste from starch production, including residues, used in animal feed or industrial applications