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 18,855,812
China 18,076,465
Poland 10,847,363
Germany 9,411,918
Japan 9,088,619

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 9,425,536 9,430,276 +4,740
China 10,190,598 7,885,867 -2,304,731
Poland 5,357,825 5,489,538 +131,713
Germany 4,809,900 4,602,018 -207,882
Japan 4,785,038 4,303,581 -481,457
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,702,979 2,116,247 -586,732
Malaysia 2,167,507 1,864,502 -303,005
Thailand 1,593,129 1,181,989 -411,140
Belgium 806,721 863,453 +56,732
Ireland 635,377 734,333 +98,956

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 24,786,881
China 19,935,371
Poland 10,820,565
Japan 10,222,268
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 4,137,698

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 11,982,968 12,803,913 +820,945
China 10,530,953 9,404,418 -1,126,535
Poland 5,333,715 5,486,850 +153,135
Japan 5,186,333 5,035,935 -150,398
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,930,879 1,206,819 -1,724,060
Malaysia 2,106,363 1,864,502 -241,861
Thailand 1,563,804 1,209,618 -354,186
Germany 1,646,401 589,488 -1,056,913
Philippines 629,510 478,254 -151,256
South Korea 373,867 289,208 -84,659

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 22
Outer London - East and North East 16
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - West 13
Outer London - South 9

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 18 17 -1
Outer London - East and North East 13 14 +1
Outer London - West and North West 10 15 +5
Inner London - West 10 9 -1
Outer London - South 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 8 5 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 6 +0
Greater Manchester 7 2 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
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) 44,390,629
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 38,388,606
Other 2,278,410
Air transport 168,644

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) 23,300,988 21,089,641 -2,211,347
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,866,937 18,521,669 -1,345,268
Other 1,325,825 952,585 -373,240
Air transport 114,287 54,357 -59,930

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 19,921,000
Felixstowe 19,280,409
London 16,325,413
Immingham Docks 16,147,241
London Gateway Port 2,997,924

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 10,599,606 9,321,394 -1,278,212
Felixstowe 11,941,936 7,338,473 -4,603,463
London 7,820,683 8,504,730 +684,047
Immingham Docks 8,743,325 7,403,916 -1,339,409
London Gateway Port 391,202 2,606,722 +2,215,520
Harwich 1,250,082 1,512,281 +262,199
000 1,325,825 952,585 -373,240
Thamesport 322,943 1,508,111 +1,185,168
Liverpool Docks 776,805 556,100 -220,705
Hull 607,010 194,586 -412,424

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 101
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Manufacture of food products 19
Food and beverage service activities 12
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
2026-01 54
2025-11 62
2025-10 60
2025-09 55
2025-08 54

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 60
54m+ 43
0-1m 25
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 £
Ireland 3,034,673
Netherlands 2,989,361
France 2,918,443
Spain 1,737,973
Lithuania 1,112,904

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 1,644,736 1,389,937 -254,799
Netherlands 1,810,098 1,179,263 -630,835
France 1,508,803 1,409,640 -99,163
Spain 916,167 821,806 -94,361
Lithuania 453,527 659,377 +205,850
Belgium 290,319 289,418 -901
Italy 243,467 235,193 -8,274
Germany 274,049 157,891 -116,158
Saudi Arabia 114,661 150,389 +35,728
Greece 87,254 110,818 +23,564

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 222,777
Netherlands 55,592
Switzerland 52,617
China 33,153
Germany 25,044

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 165,404 57,373 -108,031
Netherlands 28,350 27,242 -1,108
Switzerland 18,255 34,362 +16,107
China 17,037 16,116 -921
Germany 0 25,044 +25,044
France 5,082 14,757 +9,675
Poland 8,567 11,092 +2,525
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,366 7,259 +1,893
Italy 2,932 2,286 -646
Malaysia 3,438 1,505 -1,933

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) 11,502,278
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,172,629
Other 580,767
Air transport 32,485
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) 6,425,626 5,076,652 -1,348,974
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,571,718 1,600,911 +29,193
Other 327,600 253,167 -74,433
Air transport 11,885 20,600 +8,715
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 7,173,986
Liverpool Docks 1,822,820
Eurotunnel 1,074,903
Holyhead 925,445
Dover 855,335

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 3,670,558 3,503,428 -167,130
Liverpool Docks 1,102,952 719,868 -383,084
Eurotunnel 1,032,170 42,733 -989,437
Holyhead 547,034 378,411 -168,623
Dover 272,031 583,304 +311,273
Avonmouth Docks 200,476 514,260 +313,784
London Gateway Port 445,780 255,800 -189,980
000 327,600 253,167 -74,433
Hull 288,094 41,172 -246,922
Felixstowe 154,382 112,554 -41,828

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