Import/export HS code 22090091: Vinegar substitutes in small bottles (2 liters or less)

Vinegar-like products made from acetic acid, sold in small containers for everyday use

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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 £
Italy 13,048,843
Spain 5,073,510
United States 3,778,908
Germany 1,700,078
China 1,309,182

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 £
Italy 6,224,983 6,823,860 +598,877
Spain 2,822,131 2,251,379 -570,752
United States 2,286,110 1,492,798 -793,312
Germany 953,759 746,319 -207,440
China 653,416 655,766 +2,350
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 661,411 443,935 -217,476
Malaysia 635,127 450,443 -184,684
Ireland 409,143 429,779 +20,636
Philippines 294,200 279,548 -14,652
Turkey 270,875 208,813 -62,062

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 14,847,456
Spain 5,092,959
United States 3,880,260
China 1,920,643
Malaysia 1,085,570

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 7,112,548 7,734,908 +622,360
Spain 2,837,890 2,255,069 -582,821
United States 2,282,579 1,597,681 -684,898
China 1,119,689 800,954 -318,735
Malaysia 635,127 450,443 -184,684
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 398,184 362,271 -35,913
Philippines 295,305 282,127 -13,178
Turkey 291,615 218,179 -73,436
Poland 213,199 231,927 +18,728
Romania 174,447 163,651 -10,796

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 40
Outer London - West and North West 34
Inner London - East 32
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 17
Inner London - West 17

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 - East and North East 28 34 +6
Outer London - West and North West 27 24 -3
Inner London - East 25 20 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 16 +3
Inner London - West 12 15 +3
Outer London - South 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 11 9 -2
Essex 6 8 +2
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
West Midlands 6 7 +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) 20,458,681
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,800,420
Other 1,094,849
Air transport 76,083
Road transport 19,369

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) 10,522,810 9,935,871 -586,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,740,694 5,059,726 -680,968
Other 610,621 484,228 -126,393
Air transport 27,560 48,523 +20,963
Road transport 6,906 12,463 +5,557

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,635,961
London Gateway Port 5,204,872
Liverpool Docks 4,684,428
Felixstowe 4,066,677
London 3,553,984

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 3,122,939 2,513,022 -609,917
London Gateway Port 1,922,140 3,282,732 +1,360,592
Liverpool Docks 2,515,047 2,169,381 -345,666
Felixstowe 2,552,448 1,514,229 -1,038,219
London 1,445,506 2,108,478 +662,972
Dover 1,772,621 1,186,692 -585,929
Dover / Eurotunnel 713,003 744,322 +31,319
Killingholme 549,700 561,960 +12,260
000 610,621 484,228 -126,393
Eurotunnel 651,761 163,619 -488,142

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 178
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 65
Food and beverage service activities 23
Manufacture of food products 16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 65
2025-11 70
2025-10 66
2025-09 65
2025-08 62

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 131
54m+ 51
0-1m 41
15m-54m 30
Other 13

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 2,659,257
Netherlands 491,766
United States 355,934
Germany 316,985
France 192,062

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 1,348,083 1,311,174 -36,909
Netherlands 249,713 242,053 -7,660
United States 140,777 215,157 +74,380
Germany 182,676 134,309 -48,367
France 74,746 117,316 +42,570
Spain 59,888 64,132 +4,244
Canada 29,632 85,141 +55,509
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,765 34,830 -24,935
Turkey 19,908 67,233 +47,325
United Arab Emirates 57,509 27,029 -30,480

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 27,097
XI 12,578
Italy 6,129
Belgium 2,348
Spain 1,176

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 14,421 12,676 -1,745
XI 8,054 4,524 -3,530
Italy 5,131 998 -4,133
Belgium 1,920 428 -1,492
Spain 562 614 +52
France 203 229 +26
Netherlands 44 18 -26
China 17 0 -17

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) 3,968,399
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,117,892
Other 123,295
Air transport 94,324
Road transport 10,125

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) 2,012,322 1,956,077 -56,245
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 508,367 609,525 +101,158
Other 69,015 54,280 -14,735
Air transport 58,979 35,345 -23,634
Road transport 10,125 0 -10,125

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 2,141,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 993,835
Holyhead 735,169
Harwich 289,650
London Gateway Port 238,506

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,123,656 1,017,694 -105,962
Dover / Eurotunnel 477,930 515,905 +37,975
Holyhead 268,640 466,529 +197,889
Harwich 175,645 114,005 -61,640
London Gateway Port 132,750 105,756 -26,994
Southampton 101,619 130,312 +28,693
Immingham Docks 97,748 77,258 -20,490
000 69,015 54,280 -14,735
Felixstowe 31,032 35,418 +4,386
London 38,732 14,250 -24,482

Quick facts

HS code: 22090091

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

Description: Vinegar-like products made from acetic acid, sold in small containers for everyday use