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.
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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 508,551,617
Italy 251,684,597
Belgium 232,893,025
Poland 137,841,102
Germany 119,358,884

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 274,364,102 234,187,515 -40,176,587
Italy 127,511,402 124,173,195 -3,338,207
Belgium 123,777,088 109,115,937 -14,661,151
Poland 75,562,298 62,278,804 -13,283,494
Germany 61,400,604 57,958,280 -3,442,324
Spain 63,222,986 55,450,572 -7,772,414
Ireland 48,880,546 48,468,123 -412,423
Thailand 46,040,941 39,401,091 -6,639,850
France 44,852,946 35,876,832 -8,976,114
Portugal 35,045,407 30,269,219 -4,776,188

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 467,765,750
Italy 304,869,667
Germany 153,148,145
Poland 152,262,507
Spain 123,288,879

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 255,610,966 212,154,784 -43,456,182
Italy 155,024,851 149,844,816 -5,180,035
Germany 82,992,609 70,155,536 -12,837,073
Poland 82,785,633 69,476,874 -13,308,759
Spain 65,933,920 57,354,959 -8,578,961
France 54,740,510 51,588,449 -3,152,061
Belgium 50,455,692 49,266,777 -1,188,915
Thailand 47,155,278 41,422,769 -5,732,509
China 32,757,298 30,996,362 -1,760,936
Portugal 33,871,409 28,284,356 -5,587,053

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 173
Outer London - West and North West 160
Inner London - West 139
Outer London - East and North East 139
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 78

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 131 132 +1
Outer London - West and North West 130 125 -5
Inner London - West 110 96 -14
Outer London - East and North East 115 112 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 70 64 -6
West Midlands 57 56 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 59 56 -3
Greater Manchester 53 38 -15
Outer London - South 52 50 -2
Essex 45 35 -10

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) 1,140,591,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 934,100,641
Other 81,714,057
Road transport 11,164,642
Air transport 7,997,978

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) 593,194,680 547,396,362 -45,798,318
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 491,586,330 442,514,311 -49,072,019
Other 44,873,607 36,840,450 -8,033,157
Road transport 4,429,274 6,735,368 +2,306,094
Air transport 4,297,883 3,700,095 -597,788
Rail transport 0 1,330 +1,330

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 323,750,235
London 277,771,377
Immingham Docks 266,426,647
Felixstowe 213,023,502
Dover 181,856,690

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 184,397,920 139,352,315 -45,045,605
London 145,470,483 132,300,894 -13,169,589
Immingham Docks 138,930,669 127,495,978 -11,434,691
Felixstowe 115,971,896 97,051,606 -18,920,290
Dover 94,633,431 87,223,259 -7,410,172
London Gateway Port 76,954,167 80,714,473 +3,760,306
Liverpool Docks 80,056,816 75,088,572 -4,968,244
Southampton 66,642,267 77,633,272 +10,991,005
Eurotunnel 43,945,124 48,784,986 +4,839,862
000 44,873,607 36,840,450 -8,033,157

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 851
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 383
Food and beverage service activities 227
Manufacture of food products 192
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 53

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 528
2025-10 524
2025-09 506
2025-08 477
2025-07 496

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 628
0-1m 504
54m+ 204
15m-54m 135
Other 93

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 239,162,159
France 88,183,521
Netherlands 77,769,941
Spain 56,184,789
Belgium 39,416,940

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 118,887,462 120,274,697 +1,387,235
France 45,727,674 42,455,847 -3,271,827
Netherlands 40,972,658 36,797,283 -4,175,375
Spain 28,572,108 27,612,681 -959,427
Belgium 18,771,023 20,645,917 +1,874,894
Poland 15,795,089 14,352,617 -1,442,472
Australia 14,212,813 15,539,395 +1,326,582
United States 14,451,341 13,579,183 -872,158
Italy 14,514,351 11,711,444 -2,802,907
Germany 11,964,370 12,631,892 +667,522

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 21,237,715
XU 13,518,264
Netherlands 5,432,310
Ireland 4,010,207
Italy 799,330

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 11,394,334 9,843,381 -1,550,953
XU 6,788,879 6,729,385 -59,494
Netherlands 2,906,224 2,526,086 -380,138
Ireland 2,231,511 1,778,696 -452,815
Italy 429,094 370,236 -58,858
United States 161,816 245,547 +83,731
Spain 218,401 180,481 -37,920
France 206,532 136,724 -69,808
Germany 130,437 125,610 -4,827
Poland 101,022 90,352 -10,670

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) 554,455,213
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 270,550,623
Other 47,768,114
Air transport 5,936,990
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) 283,866,794 270,588,419 -13,278,375
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 138,739,798 131,810,825 -6,928,973
Other 25,197,079 22,571,035 -2,626,044
Air transport 2,746,935 3,190,055 +443,120
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 230,109,537
Liverpool Docks 156,570,145
Immingham Docks 74,603,524
Holyhead 71,540,561
London Gateway Port 62,801,011

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 121,954,459 108,155,078 -13,799,381
Liverpool Docks 79,171,832 77,398,313 -1,773,519
Immingham Docks 36,067,116 38,536,408 +2,469,292
Holyhead 37,549,038 33,991,523 -3,557,515
London Gateway Port 26,563,939 36,237,072 +9,673,133
000 25,197,079 22,571,035 -2,626,044
Felixstowe 24,550,348 14,737,207 -9,813,141
Hull 21,458,387 15,069,642 -6,388,745
Dover 14,674,886 14,743,764 +68,878
Southampton 12,061,950 16,774,553 +4,712,603

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