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 13,427,542
Spain 5,180,605
United States 3,968,905
Germany 1,743,803
China 1,249,866

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 6,364,288 7,063,254 +698,966
Spain 2,772,562 2,408,043 -364,519
United States 2,322,075 1,646,830 -675,245
Germany 940,995 802,808 -138,187
China 627,635 622,231 -5,404
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 661,023 490,276 -170,747
Malaysia 505,039 629,081 +124,042
Ireland 418,092 447,620 +29,528
Philippines 284,709 291,997 +7,288
Turkey 261,067 207,103 -53,964

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 15,153,838
Spain 5,202,298
United States 4,070,257
China 1,891,489
Malaysia 1,134,120

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 7,260,583 7,893,255 +632,672
Spain 2,789,494 2,412,804 -376,690
United States 2,318,544 1,751,713 -566,831
China 1,105,466 786,023 -319,443
Malaysia 505,039 629,081 +124,042
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 393,446 381,749 -11,697
Philippines 285,814 294,576 +8,762
Turkey 269,869 226,865 -43,004
Poland 206,558 209,360 +2,802
Romania 175,209 155,901 -19,308

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 37
Outer London - West and North West 34
Inner London - East 31
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 27 31 +4
Outer London - West and North West 28 23 -5
Inner London - East 25 22 -3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 13 15 +2
Inner London - West 12 16 +4
Outer London - South 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 10 10 +0
Essex 5 7 +2
Greater Manchester 6 8 +2
West Midlands 7 6 -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) 21,096,775
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 10,877,910
Other 1,126,410
Air transport 71,219
Road transport 18,963

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) 10,639,802 10,456,973 -182,829
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 5,773,047 5,104,863 -668,184
Other 507,698 618,712 +111,014
Air transport 23,715 47,504 +23,789
Road transport 8,226 10,737 +2,511

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 5,809,364
London Gateway Port 5,121,963
Liverpool Docks 4,781,656
Felixstowe 4,376,411
London 3,456,554

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 3,132,626 2,676,738 -455,888
London Gateway Port 1,706,406 3,415,557 +1,709,151
Liverpool Docks 2,475,505 2,306,151 -169,354
Felixstowe 2,781,290 1,595,121 -1,186,169
London 1,447,452 2,009,102 +561,650
Dover 2,019,331 1,195,983 -823,348
Dover / Eurotunnel 728,447 755,406 +26,959
Killingholme 575,823 570,220 -5,603
000 507,698 618,712 +111,014
Eurotunnel 514,957 315,692 -199,265

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 174
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 64
Food and beverage service activities 24
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
2025-11 70
2025-10 66
2025-09 65
2025-08 62
2025-07 67

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 126
54m+ 50
0-1m 43
15m-54m 31
Other 12

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 2,691,464
Netherlands 461,002
United States 360,757
Germany 326,580
France 196,041

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 1,357,796 1,333,668 -24,128
Netherlands 243,729 217,273 -26,456
United States 140,629 220,128 +79,499
Germany 197,987 128,593 -69,394
France 76,719 119,322 +42,603
Spain 56,327 65,641 +9,314
Canada 22,113 92,660 +70,547
United Arab Emirates 59,477 30,884 -28,593
Turkey 1,854 85,287 +83,433
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 54,204 30,740 -23,464

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 74,130
Ireland 27,524
XI 11,758
Italy 7,033
Belgium 2,348

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 36,953 37,177 +224
Ireland 15,162 12,362 -2,800
XI 7,657 4,101 -3,556
Italy 5,921 1,112 -4,809
Belgium 1,682 666 -1,016
Spain 476 700 +224
France 188 244 +56
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) 3,972,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,120,497
Other 124,480
Air transport 88,831
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) 1,991,915 1,980,668 -11,247
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 509,009 611,488 +102,479
Other 68,100 56,380 -11,720
Air transport 50,718 38,113 -12,605
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 2,194,489
Dover / Eurotunnel 977,381
Holyhead 712,141
Harwich 289,650
London Gateway Port 243,898

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 1,141,974 1,052,515 -89,459
Dover / Eurotunnel 460,404 516,977 +56,573
Holyhead 258,351 453,790 +195,439
Harwich 175,645 114,005 -61,640
London Gateway Port 129,308 114,590 -14,718
Southampton 105,918 112,185 +6,267
Immingham Docks 92,774 77,623 -15,151
000 68,100 56,380 -11,720
Felixstowe 29,527 41,714 +12,187
London 35,882 18,525 -17,357

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