Import/export HS code 210320: Tomato ketchup and sauces

Tomato-based sauces, including ketchup, used as condiments

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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 209,881,899
Portugal 59,649,254
Italy 46,562,823
Belgium 43,556,662
Spain 33,285,570

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 120,058,192 89,823,707 -30,234,485
Portugal 32,382,932 27,266,322 -5,116,610
Italy 22,559,794 24,003,029 +1,443,235
Belgium 25,655,405 17,901,257 -7,754,148
Spain 18,402,751 14,882,819 -3,519,932
Ireland 8,936,857 8,179,542 -757,315
Poland 8,948,700 7,332,652 -1,616,048
Malta 5,827,213 5,457,593 -369,620
Germany 4,061,739 3,565,471 -496,268
Turkey 2,184,102 1,662,312 -521,790

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 195,945,327
Portugal 57,066,207
Italy 52,716,329
Germany 35,444,406
Spain 33,894,955

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 113,291,672 82,653,655 -30,638,017
Portugal 31,427,346 25,638,861 -5,788,485
Italy 25,320,638 27,395,691 +2,075,053
Germany 20,168,902 15,275,504 -4,893,398
Spain 18,478,663 15,416,292 -3,062,371
Poland 13,355,509 10,245,556 -3,109,953
Turkey 8,531,485 8,124,559 -406,926
Malta 5,835,927 5,465,289 -370,638
Cyprus 1,590,293 1,669,172 +78,879
Belgium 1,156,744 1,811,326 +654,582

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 44
Inner London - East 39
Outer London - East and North East 34
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 28
Inner London - West 28

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
Outer London - West and North West 34 32 -2
Inner London - East 31 35 +4
Outer London - East and North East 29 23 -6
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 21 23 +2
Inner London - West 21 19 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 21 20 -1
West Midlands 14 16 +2
Greater Manchester 15 11 -4
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 8 10 +2
Outer London - South 9 8 -1

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) 292,814,554
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 152,056,189
Other 17,553,957
Air transport 111,601
Road transport 12,278

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) 162,861,464 129,953,090 -32,908,374
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 82,444,639 69,611,550 -12,833,089
Other 9,301,287 8,252,670 -1,048,617
Air transport 34,020 77,581 +43,561
Road transport 6,322 5,956 -366

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 138,501,907
London 80,618,278
Liverpool Docks 53,336,890
Immingham Docks 49,441,699
Thamesport 22,226,263

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 79,574,272 58,927,635 -20,646,637
London 46,089,931 34,528,347 -11,561,584
Liverpool Docks 27,976,953 25,359,937 -2,617,016
Immingham Docks 26,541,840 22,899,859 -3,641,981
Thamesport 12,243,074 9,983,189 -2,259,885
Felixstowe 11,256,511 10,936,235 -320,276
Dover 8,745,992 9,965,727 +1,219,735
London Gateway Port 9,393,215 8,859,078 -534,137
000 9,301,287 8,252,670 -1,048,617
Middlesbrough 6,014,100 5,097,170 -916,930

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 251
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 79
Food and beverage service activities 52
Manufacture of food products 31
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 17

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 113
2025-10 117
2025-09 108
2025-08 102
2025-07 109

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 181
0-1m 88
54m+ 68
15m-54m 37
Other 17

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 21,801,444
Netherlands 10,735,439
Germany 7,419,446
France 5,587,159
Italy 3,919,334

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 11,769,945 10,031,499 -1,738,446
Netherlands 4,552,290 6,183,149 +1,630,859
Germany 3,915,670 3,503,776 -411,894
France 2,494,238 3,092,921 +598,683
Italy 2,193,129 1,726,205 -466,924
United Arab Emirates 1,082,125 1,057,359 -24,766
Belgium 694,092 1,072,239 +378,147
Poland 772,112 618,662 -153,450
Saudi Arabia 610,892 389,214 -221,678
South Korea 332,009 346,464 +14,455

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 £
XU 2,977,626
Netherlands 1,455,082
XI 1,329,261
Ireland 865,378
Portugal 152,109

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 £
XU 1,559,939 1,417,687 -142,252
Netherlands 774,928 680,154 -94,774
XI 741,907 587,354 -154,553
Ireland 507,933 357,445 -150,488
Portugal 70,292 81,817 +11,525
Italy 86,752 48,717 -38,035
United States 61,293 59,113 -2,180
Switzerland 66,442 7,046 -59,396
France 59,381 7,552 -51,829
Poland 35,585 16,039 -19,546

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) 29,396,747
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,814,541
Other 7,414,453
Air transport 265,467

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) 11,804,254 17,592,493 +5,788,239
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 16,029,360 10,785,181 -5,244,179
Other 4,086,189 3,328,264 -757,925
Air transport 191,463 74,004 -117,459

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 9,076,968
Hull 8,977,730
Dover 8,799,638
000 7,414,453
Liverpool Docks 7,151,620

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 3,105,392 5,971,576 +2,866,184
Hull 4,344,208 4,633,522 +289,314
Dover 4,501,474 4,298,164 -203,310
000 4,086,189 3,328,264 -757,925
Liverpool Docks 3,248,999 3,902,621 +653,622
Holyhead 4,340,921 2,436,688 -1,904,233
London Gateway Port 1,576,376 1,975,021 +398,645
Felixstowe 1,290,115 1,456,462 +166,347
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,261,349 1,171,210 -90,139
Eurotunnel 1,197,070 436,954 -760,116

Quick facts

HS code: 210320

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

Description: Tomato-based sauces, including ketchup, used as condiments