Import/export HS code 21039090: Various sauces and condiments

Other unspecified sauces, condiments, and seasonings

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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 277,599,986
Italy 204,927,110
Belgium 184,355,161
Poland 110,010,320
Germany 99,629,587

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 143,623,474 133,976,512 -9,646,962
Italy 104,842,438 100,084,672 -4,757,766
Belgium 95,559,512 88,795,649 -6,763,863
Poland 60,829,287 49,181,033 -11,648,254
Germany 50,694,135 48,935,452 -1,758,683
Spain 44,117,146 39,974,895 -4,142,251
Thailand 44,399,558 38,186,463 -6,213,095
Ireland 39,007,086 39,246,181 +239,095
France 37,356,980 27,932,319 -9,424,661
United States 17,389,014 22,241,472 +4,852,458

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 £
Italy 251,960,702
Netherlands 245,850,667
Poland 116,959,649
Germany 110,300,293
Belgium 96,629,808

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 £
Italy 129,593,991 122,366,711 -7,227,280
Netherlands 129,535,295 116,315,372 -13,219,923
Poland 63,619,026 53,340,623 -10,278,403
Germany 58,069,052 52,231,241 -5,837,811
Belgium 49,179,442 47,450,366 -1,729,076
France 47,070,994 44,508,692 -2,562,302
Spain 46,732,341 41,388,183 -5,344,158
Thailand 45,548,447 40,180,512 -5,367,935
China 22,285,527 22,452,475 +166,948
United States 20,449,595 23,185,754 +2,736,159

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 156
Outer London - West and North West 141
Outer London - East and North East 130
Inner London - West 124
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 72

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 122 115 -7
Outer London - West and North West 114 113 -1
Outer London - East and North East 106 104 -2
Inner London - West 99 84 -15
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 62 61 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 53 49 -4
West Midlands 51 49 -2
Outer London - South 47 48 +1
Greater Manchester 43 33 -10
Essex 39 29 -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) 784,207,680
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 720,568,734
Other 61,156,381
Road transport 11,152,364
Air transport 7,352,046

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) 395,370,797 388,836,883 -6,533,914
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 376,708,459 343,860,275 -32,848,184
Other 33,989,116 27,167,265 -6,821,851
Road transport 4,422,952 6,729,412 +2,306,460
Air transport 3,988,959 3,363,087 -625,872
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 £
Immingham Docks 197,965,842
Hull 184,152,984
London 179,182,243
Felixstowe 168,359,660
Dover 154,663,212

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 £
Immingham Docks 102,576,238 95,389,604 -7,186,634
Hull 103,958,281 80,194,703 -23,763,578
London 90,255,732 88,926,511 -1,329,221
Felixstowe 90,791,915 77,567,745 -13,224,170
Dover 81,008,681 73,654,531 -7,354,150
London Gateway Port 66,492,512 67,971,530 +1,479,018
Southampton 52,379,437 63,703,896 +11,324,459
Liverpool Docks 46,942,772 46,202,209 -740,563
Eurotunnel 39,845,508 45,377,882 +5,532,374
000 33,989,116 27,167,265 -6,821,851

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 768
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 342
Food and beverage service activities 195
Manufacture of food products 170
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 47

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 463
2025-10 454
2025-09 439
2025-08 418
2025-07 437

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 565
0-1m 438
54m+ 186
15m-54m 120
Other 83

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 210,489,460
France 76,361,587
Netherlands 59,844,754
Spain 50,782,918
Belgium 36,646,157

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 103,570,768 106,918,692 +3,347,924
France 40,023,958 36,337,629 -3,686,329
Netherlands 32,266,214 27,578,540 -4,687,674
Spain 25,530,028 25,252,890 -277,138
Belgium 17,653,090 18,993,067 +1,339,977
Australia 13,457,356 14,744,769 +1,287,413
Poland 14,757,356 13,420,238 -1,337,118
United States 11,640,572 10,885,584 -754,988
Sweden 10,237,403 11,017,506 +780,103
Italy 10,950,838 9,292,686 -1,658,152

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 19,713,024
XU 10,204,902
Netherlands 3,916,295
Ireland 2,883,902
Italy 638,432

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 10,549,181 9,163,843 -1,385,338
XU 5,037,525 5,167,377 +129,852
Netherlands 2,100,572 1,815,723 -284,849
Ireland 1,527,352 1,356,550 -170,802
Italy 323,035 315,397 -7,638
Spain 193,207 154,983 -38,224
United States 88,218 177,992 +89,774
Germany 112,759 96,360 -16,399
France 109,628 83,528 -26,100
Sri Lanka 77,236 61,493 -15,743

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) 503,587,800
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 212,730,725
Other 39,202,670
Air transport 3,673,702
Road transport 27,481

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) 254,676,960 248,910,840 -5,766,120
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 112,412,065 100,318,660 -12,093,405
Other 20,464,487 18,738,183 -1,726,304
Air transport 1,755,671 1,918,031 +162,360
Road transport 27,481 0 -27,481

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 214,952,353
Liverpool Docks 133,356,996
Holyhead 63,196,598
Immingham Docks 62,183,198
London Gateway Port 55,422,416

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 114,265,816 100,686,537 -13,579,279
Liverpool Docks 67,799,815 65,557,181 -2,242,634
Holyhead 32,337,269 30,859,329 -1,477,940
Immingham Docks 30,995,284 31,187,914 +192,630
London Gateway Port 22,812,486 32,609,930 +9,797,444
000 20,464,487 18,738,183 -1,726,304
Felixstowe 22,303,012 12,105,972 -10,197,040
Southampton 10,013,780 15,184,266 +5,170,486
London 12,452,707 12,232,297 -220,410
Hull 15,016,469 9,030,939 -5,985,530

Quick facts

HS code: 21039090

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

Description: Other unspecified sauces, condiments, and seasonings