Import/export HS code 2103: Sauces, condiments, and seasonings

Includes sauces, mixed condiments, seasonings, and mustard products

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  • 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 £
Netherlands 504,154,464
Italy 251,811,056
Belgium 233,216,872
Poland 136,022,026
Germany 119,285,178

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 274,415,234 229,739,230 -44,676,004
Italy 128,348,713 123,462,343 -4,886,370
Belgium 122,930,406 110,286,466 -12,643,940
Poland 73,773,477 62,248,549 -11,524,928
Germany 60,279,039 59,006,139 -1,272,900
Spain 62,406,871 56,720,347 -5,686,524
Ireland 49,202,872 48,645,360 -557,512
Thailand 46,554,099 40,391,821 -6,162,278
France 45,210,295 38,010,941 -7,199,354
Portugal 33,176,900 31,060,645 -2,116,255

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 465,086,249
Italy 304,869,898
Germany 150,970,365
Poland 150,802,526
Spain 123,431,089

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 256,350,174 208,736,075 -47,614,099
Italy 154,698,826 150,171,072 -4,527,754
Germany 81,477,335 69,493,030 -11,984,305
Poland 80,705,016 70,097,510 -10,607,506
Spain 64,623,320 58,807,769 -5,815,551
France 55,086,921 53,627,719 -1,459,202
Belgium 51,029,023 50,409,451 -619,572
Thailand 47,846,237 42,216,110 -5,630,127
China 33,605,635 31,774,883 -1,830,752
Portugal 32,102,893 29,057,962 -3,044,931

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 172
Outer London - West and North West 159
Outer London - East and North East 139
Inner London - West 136
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 80

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 - East 132 132 +0
Outer London - West and North West 129 126 -3
Outer London - East and North East 117 110 -7
Inner London - West 108 92 -16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 72 65 -7
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 60 57 -3
West Midlands 57 52 -5
Greater Manchester 52 38 -14
Outer London - South 52 49 -3
Essex 44 33 -11

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) 1,142,106,827
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 936,934,995
Other 80,312,471
Road transport 11,804,004
Air transport 7,930,237

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) 593,847,762 548,259,065 -45,588,697
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 490,270,783 446,664,212 -43,606,571
Other 45,113,859 35,198,612 -9,915,247
Road transport 5,163,966 6,640,038 +1,476,072
Air transport 4,341,937 3,588,300 -753,637
Rail transport 1,330 0 -1,330

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 319,910,295
London 280,140,671
Immingham Docks 265,568,727
Felixstowe 213,271,447
Dover 182,152,501

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 £
Hull 185,096,596 134,813,699 -50,282,897
London 146,247,652 133,893,019 -12,354,633
Immingham Docks 137,885,210 127,683,517 -10,201,693
Felixstowe 117,326,183 95,945,264 -21,380,919
Dover 94,182,921 87,969,580 -6,213,341
London Gateway Port 76,740,932 81,943,297 +5,202,365
Liverpool Docks 78,651,088 78,252,829 -398,259
Southampton 67,319,629 80,663,195 +13,343,566
Eurotunnel 44,163,484 49,629,236 +5,465,752
000 45,113,859 35,198,612 -9,915,247

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 849
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 380
Food and beverage service activities 223
Manufacture of food products 192
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 51

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 456
2025-11 528
2025-10 524
2025-09 506
2025-08 477

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 625
0-1m 499
54m+ 205
15m-54m 139
Other 88

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 238,859,843
France 88,204,235
Netherlands 77,693,117
Spain 56,047,981
Belgium 39,882,952

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 119,756,768 119,103,075 -653,693
France 45,667,280 42,536,955 -3,130,325
Netherlands 40,812,302 36,880,815 -3,931,487
Spain 28,677,690 27,370,291 -1,307,399
Belgium 19,180,221 20,702,731 +1,522,510
Poland 15,557,762 14,802,468 -755,294
Australia 14,037,990 15,604,675 +1,566,685
United States 14,681,794 13,145,548 -1,536,246
Italy 14,520,618 11,656,481 -2,864,137
Germany 11,682,331 12,448,197 +765,866

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 20,861,020
Netherlands 5,280,694
Ireland 3,869,678
Italy 783,232
United States 413,535

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 11,102,820 9,758,200 -1,344,620
Netherlands 2,979,743 2,300,951 -678,792
Ireland 2,150,802 1,718,876 -431,926
Italy 456,590 326,642 -129,948
United States 170,596 242,939 +72,343
Spain 219,126 170,244 -48,882
France 209,947 124,664 -85,283
Germany 129,634 114,106 -15,528
Poland 99,485 90,339 -9,146
China 98,022 75,795 -22,227

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) 560,608,875
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 264,442,744
Other 46,731,885
Air transport 6,131,569
Road transport 29,056

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) 288,082,727 272,526,148 -15,556,579
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 135,874,375 128,568,369 -7,306,006
Other 24,924,250 21,807,635 -3,116,615
Air transport 2,741,894 3,389,675 +647,781
Road transport 29,056 0 -29,056

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 229,839,000
Liverpool Docks 156,747,155
Immingham Docks 76,012,057
Holyhead 71,070,573
London Gateway Port 63,843,643

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 121,621,307 108,217,693 -13,403,614
Liverpool Docks 80,969,369 75,777,786 -5,191,583
Immingham Docks 36,563,818 39,448,239 +2,884,421
Holyhead 36,383,985 34,686,588 -1,697,397
London Gateway Port 27,786,450 36,057,193 +8,270,743
000 24,924,250 21,807,635 -3,116,615
Felixstowe 23,327,829 14,265,713 -9,062,116
Hull 21,811,792 14,080,720 -7,731,072
Dover 13,931,686 15,537,926 +1,606,240
Southampton 12,270,825 17,162,860 +4,892,035

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2103

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

Description: Includes sauces, mixed condiments, seasonings, and mustard products