Import/export HS code 35051090: Various modified starches

All other types of chemically altered starches not specified

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 £
Germany 19,927,335
Netherlands 17,394,796
France 7,837,044
Denmark 7,030,908
Belgium 6,002,810

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 £
Germany 12,312,892 7,614,443 -4,698,449
Netherlands 10,467,895 6,926,901 -3,540,994
France 3,470,287 4,366,757 +896,470
Denmark 3,723,214 3,307,694 -415,520
Belgium 2,589,147 3,413,663 +824,516
United States 1,575,670 1,049,583 -526,087
Italy 1,099,756 871,102 -228,654
XS 987,264 785,714 -201,550
Slovakia 704,091 817,891 +113,800
Sweden 725,616 650,093 -75,523

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 21,989,244
Germany 18,482,823
France 8,377,124
Denmark 7,773,134
United States 3,042,838

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 12,498,003 9,491,241 -3,006,762
Germany 11,308,411 7,174,412 -4,133,999
France 4,026,722 4,350,402 +323,680
Denmark 4,029,987 3,743,147 -286,840
United States 1,548,148 1,494,690 -53,458
Italy 1,324,736 930,577 -394,159
Belgium 840,201 1,039,261 +199,060
XS 987,264 802,586 -184,678
Thailand 690,605 874,711 +184,106
Sweden 679,277 587,925 -91,352

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11
Greater Manchester 10
Inner London - West 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
West Yorkshire 7

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9 8 -1
Greater Manchester 6 9 +3
Inner London - West 7 5 -2
Outer London - West and North West 7 6 -1
West Yorkshire 6 7 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 6 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 4 +0
Cheshire 5 5 +0
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 4 5 +1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 5 4 -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) 57,708,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,122,215
Air transport 1,020,653
Road transport 198,755
Other 89,981

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) 32,882,164 24,825,982 -8,056,182
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 5,684,416 6,437,799 +753,383
Air transport 565,819 454,834 -110,985
Road transport 175,303 23,452 -151,851
Other 27,992 61,989 +33,997

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 40,618,626
Dover 9,593,047
Killingholme 4,701,739
Felixstowe 4,021,652
Hull 1,589,249

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 23,647,663 16,970,963 -6,676,700
Dover 4,588,980 5,004,067 +415,087
Killingholme 2,518,089 2,183,650 -334,439
Felixstowe 2,417,997 1,603,655 -814,342
Hull 1,201,906 387,343 -814,563
Southampton 824,258 623,287 -200,971
Grangemouth Docks 704,600 509,024 -195,576
Middlesbrough 215,568 911,685 +696,117
Eurotunnel 624,249 481,299 -142,950
London 347,549 582,514 +234,965

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Manufacture of food products 45
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 37
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 16
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 7
Other manufacturing 5

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 48
2025-10 51
2025-09 44
2025-08 45
2025-07 41

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+ 70
1m-15m 24
15m-54m 16
Other 15
0-1m 5

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 16,451,118
Germany 11,751,438
United States 4,921,292
Netherlands 2,707,804
France 781,193

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 5,630,662 10,820,456 +5,189,794
Germany 7,402,439 4,348,999 -3,053,440
United States 3,377,043 1,544,249 -1,832,794
Netherlands 1,763,921 943,883 -820,038
France 696,949 84,244 -612,705
Brazil 364,702 286,987 -77,715
Singapore 344,294 214,001 -130,293
Japan 250,649 188,131 -62,518
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 408,683 0 -408,683
United Arab Emirates 323,017 82,072 -240,945

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 £
Netherlands 1,607

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 £
Netherlands 0 1,607 +1,607

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) 16,014,169
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,534,992
Air transport 11,963,760
Other 1,607

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) 11,166,328 4,847,841 -6,318,487
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,949,092 5,585,900 -3,363,192
Air transport 2,377,463 9,586,297 +7,208,834
Other 0 1,607 +1,607

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 12,250,112
London Heathrow Airport 11,077,304
Southampton 8,350,816
London Gateway Port 4,883,145
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,254,100

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 £
Immingham Docks 8,482,996 3,767,116 -4,715,880
London Heathrow Airport 1,996,991 9,080,313 +7,083,322
Southampton 6,748,083 1,602,733 -5,145,350
London Gateway Port 2,305,960 2,577,185 +271,225
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,567,343 1,686,757 +119,414
Felixstowe 144,212 626,933 +482,721
Liverpool Docks 614,787 25,720 -589,067
London Stansted Airport 149,326 278,507 +129,181
East Midlands Airport 183,752 209,980 +26,228
Killingholme 83,520 0 -83,520

Quick facts

HS code: 35051090

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

Description: All other types of chemically altered starches not specified