Import/export HS code 2202: Flavored and sweetened waters and non-alcoholic drinks

Includes mineral water, soda, and other flavored drinks with added sugar or sweeteners. Excludes fruit, nut, or vegetable juices

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 811,622,807
Germany 482,659,114
Belgium 480,240,219
Ireland 310,812,569
France 282,339,466

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 412,439,262 399,183,545 -13,255,717
Germany 239,629,536 243,029,578 +3,400,042
Belgium 231,776,573 248,463,646 +16,687,073
Ireland 147,184,022 163,628,547 +16,444,525
France 140,445,607 141,893,859 +1,448,252
Italy 68,994,020 61,413,926 -7,580,094
Denmark 63,119,878 57,048,868 -6,071,010
Spain 53,917,614 60,244,344 +6,326,730
Switzerland 30,389,405 27,913,191 -2,476,214
Austria 25,982,569 26,421,497 +438,928

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 695,078,482
Germany 461,413,224
France 344,300,356
Switzerland 266,359,667
Belgium 217,948,966

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 350,352,826 344,725,656 -5,627,170
Germany 228,847,138 232,566,086 +3,718,948
France 176,139,161 168,161,195 -7,977,966
Switzerland 135,714,159 130,645,508 -5,068,651
Belgium 102,744,030 115,204,936 +12,460,906
Denmark 78,390,271 68,054,607 -10,335,664
Spain 61,410,648 72,798,284 +11,387,636
Italy 69,403,306 63,122,184 -6,281,122
Austria 46,662,153 61,115,986 +14,453,833
Ireland 34,286,120 42,347,059 +8,060,939

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 223
Outer London - East and North East 192
Inner London - East 186
Inner London - West 124
Greater Manchester 115

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 173 168 -5
Outer London - East and North East 142 147 +5
Inner London - East 130 148 +18
Inner London - West 98 82 -16
Greater Manchester 83 78 -5
West Midlands 74 73 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 78 73 -5
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 59 53 -6
Essex 55 54 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 50 53 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,028,150,280
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,024,441,325
Other 249,639,701
Road transport 37,528,706
Air transport 10,894,950

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,025,484,094 1,002,666,186 -22,817,908
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 516,070,547 508,370,778 -7,699,769
Other 120,063,854 129,575,847 +9,511,993
Road transport 12,867,582 24,661,124 +11,793,542
Air transport 4,745,923 6,149,027 +1,403,104
Rail transport 496,670 4,468,352 +3,971,682
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 4,293 +4,293

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 674,257,893
London 557,080,553
Dover 528,394,633
000 249,639,701
Felixstowe 213,400,215

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 363,426,888 310,831,005 -52,595,883
London 244,026,881 313,053,672 +69,026,791
Dover 260,639,935 267,754,698 +7,114,763
000 120,063,854 129,575,847 +9,511,993
Felixstowe 117,717,514 95,682,701 -22,034,813
Dover / Eurotunnel 99,809,314 87,065,528 -12,743,786
Eurotunnel 75,552,061 64,480,779 -11,071,282
Hull 77,124,307 61,222,917 -15,901,390
Thamesport 63,279,330 62,601,190 -678,140
London Gateway Port 40,489,165 42,524,537 +2,035,372

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 1135
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 496
Food and beverage service activities 171
Manufacture of food products 109
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 89

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 511
2025-11 539
2025-10 589
2025-09 576
2025-08 574

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
0-1m 707
1m-15m 593
Other 254
54m+ 191
15m-54m 136

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 588,886,296
United States 142,125,445
Netherlands 54,500,874
Belgium 54,394,810
France 38,672,875

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 300,779,525 288,106,771 -12,672,754
United States 68,368,228 73,757,217 +5,388,989
Netherlands 27,562,587 26,938,287 -624,300
Belgium 24,484,519 29,910,291 +5,425,772
France 16,124,811 22,548,064 +6,423,253
Germany 18,050,201 12,418,858 -5,631,343
Canada 12,145,235 15,718,005 +3,572,770
United Arab Emirates 11,944,947 10,992,220 -952,727
Australia 13,046,368 8,928,169 -4,118,199
Denmark 11,031,219 10,192,698 -838,521

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 204,569,657
Ireland 69,471,348
Netherlands 6,025,659
Austria 2,185,385
Germany 2,141,270

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 81,629,421 122,940,236 +41,310,815
Ireland 34,565,137 34,906,211 +341,074
Netherlands 3,873,847 2,151,812 -1,722,035
Austria 1,127,864 1,057,521 -70,343
Germany 761,166 1,380,104 +618,938
France 663,636 657,063 -6,573
Belgium 348,905 503,136 +154,231
Spain 423,522 339,567 -83,955
Greece 457,338 262,518 -194,820
Sweden 346,325 349,766 +3,441

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) 449,704,944
Other 422,484,795
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 380,381,390
Air transport 9,238,585
Road transport 68,440

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) 214,921,203 234,783,741 +19,862,538
Other 221,515,211 200,969,584 -20,545,627
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 192,202,302 188,179,088 -4,023,214
Air transport 4,340,914 4,897,671 +556,757
Road transport 64,118 4,322 -59,796
Rail transport 0 11,490 +11,490

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 422,484,795
Dover / Eurotunnel 161,660,091
Liverpool Docks 121,568,987
Southampton 109,459,999
London Gateway Port 109,216,254

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 £
000 221,515,211 200,969,584 -20,545,627
Dover / Eurotunnel 84,256,314 77,403,777 -6,852,537
Liverpool Docks 63,895,558 57,673,429 -6,222,129
Southampton 45,247,359 64,212,640 +18,965,281
London Gateway Port 58,435,927 50,780,327 -7,655,600
Immingham Docks 35,975,797 35,188,810 -786,987
Felixstowe 27,240,378 18,511,555 -8,728,823
Holyhead 17,963,103 27,693,813 +9,730,710
London 11,808,030 25,213,849 +13,405,819
Dover 12,850,160 17,083,176 +4,233,016

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 2202

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

Description: Includes mineral water, soda, and other flavored drinks with added sugar or sweeteners. Excludes fruit, nut, or vegetable juices