Import/export HS code 210310: Soya sauce

A salty, fermented sauce made from soybeans, used in Asian cuisine

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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 18,959,668
China 17,140,848
Poland 10,701,601
Germany 8,962,032
Japan 8,909,057

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 9,631,493 9,328,175 -303,318
China 10,130,544 7,010,304 -3,120,240
Poland 5,278,206 5,423,395 +145,189
Germany 4,793,065 4,168,967 -624,098
Japan 4,754,628 4,154,429 -600,199
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,801,801 2,050,220 -751,581
Malaysia 2,235,541 1,956,745 -278,796
Thailand 1,563,161 1,132,385 -430,776
Belgium 838,944 794,800 -44,144
Ireland 624,607 749,189 +124,582

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 24,157,596
China 18,775,951
Poland 10,674,803
Japan 10,015,284
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,286,276

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 11,907,302 12,250,294 +342,992
China 10,325,963 8,449,988 -1,875,975
Poland 5,254,096 5,420,707 +166,611
Japan 5,168,765 4,846,519 -322,246
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,091,375 1,194,901 -1,896,474
Malaysia 2,235,541 1,895,601 -339,940
Thailand 1,531,151 1,160,014 -371,137
Germany 1,883,968 591,888 -1,292,080
Philippines 614,378 488,324 -126,054
South Korea 392,971 260,773 -132,198

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 21
Outer London - East and North East 16
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - South 10

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 17 17 +0
Outer London - East and North East 14 15 +1
Outer London - West and North West 11 14 +3
Inner London - West 11 11 +0
Outer London - South 10 8 -2
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 7 2 -5
Essex 6 4 -2

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) 43,396,496
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,781,925
Other 2,334,591
Air transport 155,093

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) 23,694,384 19,702,112 -3,992,272
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,767,571 18,014,354 -1,753,217
Other 1,254,808 1,079,783 -175,025
Air transport 111,114 43,979 -67,135

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 19,358,031
Felixstowe 19,280,771
Immingham Docks 16,406,487
London 15,453,397
Harwich 2,638,612

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 £
Southampton 10,704,904 8,653,127 -2,051,777
Felixstowe 11,926,390 7,354,381 -4,572,009
Immingham Docks 8,532,182 7,874,305 -657,877
London 7,831,055 7,622,342 -208,713
Harwich 1,244,285 1,394,327 +150,042
London Gateway Port 339,486 2,104,692 +1,765,206
000 1,254,808 1,079,783 -175,025
Thamesport 500,103 1,391,438 +891,335
Liverpool Docks 823,665 507,274 -316,391
Hull 763,392 194,586 -568,806

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 103
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of food products 19
Food and beverage service activities 13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 62
2025-10 60
2025-09 55
2025-08 54
2025-07 55

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 59
54m+ 43
0-1m 28
15m-54m 20
Other 7

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 £
Netherlands 3,055,138
Ireland 3,014,393
France 2,898,601
Spain 1,694,623
Lithuania 1,085,978

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 £
Netherlands 1,854,415 1,200,723 -653,692
Ireland 1,566,177 1,448,216 -117,961
France 1,518,322 1,380,279 -138,043
Spain 997,257 697,366 -299,891
Lithuania 460,020 625,958 +165,938
Belgium 310,857 289,940 -20,917
Italy 259,344 238,952 -20,392
Germany 220,871 163,926 -56,945
Saudi Arabia 120,651 150,389 +29,738
Greece 82,488 115,708 +33,220

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 £
Ireland 233,520
XU 113,431
Netherlands 56,320
Switzerland 51,008
China 33,153

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 £
Ireland 177,036 56,484 -120,552
XU 69,125 44,306 -24,819
Netherlands 27,071 29,249 +2,178
Switzerland 14,828 36,180 +21,352
China 14,631 18,522 +3,891
Germany 0 25,044 +25,044
France 3,232 16,369 +13,137
Poland 7,776 11,442 +3,666
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,601 7,259 +658
Italy 2,327 2,660 +333

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) 11,383,489
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,210,353
Other 590,521
Air transport 38,656
Road transport 1,575

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) 6,354,225 5,029,264 -1,324,961
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,652,138 1,558,215 -93,923
Other 329,520 261,001 -68,519
Air transport 19,561 19,095 -466
Road transport 1,575 0 -1,575

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,132,828
Liverpool Docks 1,749,934
Eurotunnel 1,133,683
Holyhead 955,831
Avonmouth Docks 748,287

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 3,653,275 3,479,553 -173,722
Liverpool Docks 1,041,026 708,908 -332,118
Eurotunnel 1,090,950 42,733 -1,048,217
Holyhead 524,862 430,969 -93,893
Avonmouth Docks 265,850 482,437 +216,587
Dover 248,779 496,670 +247,891
London Gateway Port 422,181 269,823 -152,358
000 329,520 261,001 -68,519
Hull 255,746 74,619 -181,127
Felixstowe 155,515 112,554 -42,961

Quick facts

HS code: 210310

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

Description: A salty, fermented sauce made from soybeans, used in Asian cuisine