Import/export HS code 293214: Sucralose

A popular artificial sweetener used in food and drinks

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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 £
China 16,708,959
Netherlands 10,929,720
Ireland 2,425,587
Germany 1,108,545
France 269,019

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 £
China 10,439,828 6,269,131 -4,170,697
Netherlands 5,049,943 5,879,777 +829,834
Ireland 1,059,192 1,366,395 +307,203
Germany 433,074 675,471 +242,397
France 3,309 265,710 +262,401
India 148,740 0 -148,740
Belgium 0 37,613 +37,613
Norway 0 29,660 +29,660
Austria 8,185 20,469 +12,284
Turkey 25,504 0 -25,504

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 £
China 23,150,209
United States 6,733,951
Netherlands 706,285
Colombia 124,891
Germany 80,760

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 £
China 13,247,276 9,902,933 -3,344,343
United States 3,212,625 3,521,326 +308,701
Netherlands 333,654 372,631 +38,977
Colombia 124,891 0 -124,891
Germany 43,254 37,506 -5,748
Ireland 5,791 52,765 +46,974
Switzerland 19,298 0 -19,298
Portugal 10,915 0 -10,915
United Kingdom 3,309 0 -3,309
Belgium 0 2,071 +2,071

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Cheshire 4
Inner London - East 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Inner London - West 3
Lancashire 3

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
Cheshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 2 -1
Lancashire 3 3 +0
Outer London - West and North West 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 1 3 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 1 +0
Greater Manchester 1 2 +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) 20,968,280
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,938,108
Air transport 952,050
Other 912,186
Road transport 25,504

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) 12,514,279 8,454,001 -4,060,278
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,093,753 4,844,355 +750,602
Air transport 363,311 588,739 +225,428
Other 183,243 728,943 +545,700
Road transport 25,504 0 -25,504

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Felixstowe 17,822,622
Immingham Docks 5,489,710
Holyhead 1,266,834
Dover 971,295
Harwich 962,609

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 £
Felixstowe 10,728,164 7,094,458 -3,633,706
Immingham Docks 2,928,476 2,561,234 -367,242
Holyhead 659,050 607,784 -51,266
Dover 203,668 767,627 +563,959
Harwich 405,059 557,550 +152,491
000 183,243 728,943 +545,700
Southampton 49,591 735,879 +686,288
Killingholme 500,761 171,809 -328,952
Liverpool Docks 234,088 293,258 +59,170
Birmingham Airport 186,758 238,142 +51,384

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 22
Manufacture of food products 11
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 5
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 4
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 16
2025-10 10
2025-09 10
2025-08 11
2025-07 10

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
54m+ 27
1m-15m 8
15m-54m 5
0-1m 3
Other 3

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 £
Netherlands 354,665
Ireland 267,745
Brazil 178,788
Poland 98,187
Belgium 40,677

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 £
Netherlands 260,541 94,124 -166,417
Ireland 53,726 214,019 +160,293
Brazil 0 178,788 +178,788
Poland 97,198 989 -96,209
Belgium 17,294 23,383 +6,089
Argentina 21,773 17,510 -4,263
Italy 15,516 17,303 +1,787
Switzerland 13,989 18,512 +4,523
Tunisia 6,000 21,175 +15,175
Slovenia 0 24,006 +24,006

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 £
China 21,194
XU 605

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 £
China 0 21,194 +21,194
XU 605 0 -605

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) 801,496
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 310,282
Air transport 97,762
Other 21,799
Road transport 3,438

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) 400,840 400,656 -184
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 95,291 214,991 +119,700
Air transport 41,816 55,946 +14,130
Other 605 21,194 +20,589
Road transport 3,438 0 -3,438

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 298,089
Felixstowe 225,738
London Gateway Port 211,041
Holyhead 152,824
Immingham Docks 77,401

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 183,774 114,315 -69,459
Felixstowe 125,229 100,509 -24,720
London Gateway Port 8,414 202,627 +194,213
Holyhead 13,966 138,858 +124,892
Immingham Docks 74,581 2,820 -71,761
Dover 50,927 989 -49,938
Heysham 15,809 34,662 +18,853
London Heathrow Airport 9,333 32,080 +22,747
East Midlands Airport 18,216 22,127 +3,911
Liverpool Docks 18,228 16,627 -1,601

Quick facts

HS code: 293214

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

Description: A popular artificial sweetener used in food and drinks