Import/export HS code 170220: Maple sugar and syrup

Natural maple sugar and syrup products

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 £
Canada 48,907,298
Netherlands 3,758,168
Belgium 3,683,803
Denmark 2,997,514
United States 561,290

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 £
Canada 23,924,911 24,982,387 +1,057,476
Netherlands 2,239,408 1,518,760 -720,648
Belgium 1,861,286 1,822,517 -38,769
Denmark 1,597,341 1,400,173 -197,168
United States 390,737 170,553 -220,184
Ireland 205,075 164,231 -40,844
Germany 99,782 95,532 -4,250
Sri Lanka 71,630 61,390 -10,240
France 66,918 38,503 -28,415
Barbados 90,247 0 -90,247

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 £
Canada 52,809,227
Denmark 6,587,733
United States 561,286
Sri Lanka 133,020
Barbados 90,247

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 £
Canada 26,266,906 26,542,321 +275,415
Denmark 3,371,297 3,216,436 -154,861
United States 394,149 167,137 -227,012
Sri Lanka 71,630 61,390 -10,240
Barbados 90,247 0 -90,247
Bulgaria 35,157 45,846 +10,689
China 1,084 50,080 +48,996
France 40,651 2,085 -38,566
Germany 1,087 13,871 +12,784
Belgium 8,229 0 -8,229

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - East 7 4 -3
Outer London - West and North West 2 7 +5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset 2 3 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 3 +0
Inner London - West 3 1 -2
Mid and South West Wales 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 1 2 +1
Merseyside 2 1 -1
Outer London - South 2 2 +0

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) 53,201,693
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,126,985
Other 564,351
Air transport 53,816
Road transport 7,338

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) 26,397,585 26,804,108 +406,523
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,852,803 3,274,182 -578,621
Other 318,459 245,892 -72,567
Air transport 21,163 32,653 +11,490
Road transport 0 7,338 +7,338

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 42,621,642
London 5,953,559
Liverpool Docks 3,159,120
Dover 2,367,888
Felixstowe 1,969,317

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 20,799,121 21,822,521 +1,023,400
London 3,132,239 2,821,320 -310,919
Liverpool Docks 1,676,873 1,482,247 -194,626
Dover 1,538,460 829,428 -709,032
Felixstowe 1,044,155 925,162 -118,993
Immingham Docks 586,315 763,057 +176,742
Thamesport 625,027 613,014 -12,013
000 318,459 245,892 -72,567
Grangemouth Docks 351,064 99,777 -251,287
London Gateway Port 112,369 268,583 +156,214

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
28
Manufacture of food products
11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities
2
Food and beverage service activities
2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 8
2026-04 6
2026-03 14
2026-02 18
2026-01 11

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 20
54m+ 15
0-1m 10
15m-54m 6
Other 2

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 1,123,827
Saudi Arabia 306,468
Sweden 199,517
Belgium 180,995
United Arab Emirates 178,714

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 542,405 581,422 +39,017
Saudi Arabia 142,490 163,978 +21,488
Sweden 48,818 150,699 +101,881
Belgium 66,554 114,441 +47,887
United Arab Emirates 85,113 93,601 +8,488
Iceland 54,165 76,081 +21,916
Italy 33,182 51,644 +18,462
Bahrain 57,823 15,331 -42,492
Spain 44,675 22,651 -22,024
France 27,438 38,303 +10,865

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 £
Brazil 52,101
Canada 27,213
Ireland 20,570
XI 16,010
Argentina 9,527

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 £
Brazil 3,533 48,568 +45,035
Canada 11,967 15,246 +3,279
Ireland 19,390 1,180 -18,210
XI 16,010 0 -16,010
Argentina 9,527 0 -9,527
France 0 6 +6

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) 1,773,357
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,013,936
Other 189,447
Air transport 23,865

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) 773,471 999,886 +226,415
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 514,620 499,316 -15,304
Other 82,844 106,603 +23,759
Air transport 8,487 15,378 +6,891

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Gateway Port 625,632
Holyhead 523,542
Dover / Eurotunnel 472,260
Heysham 295,320
Immingham Docks 207,800

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 £
London Gateway Port 301,955 323,677 +21,722
Holyhead 218,596 304,946 +86,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 193,883 278,377 +84,494
Heysham 138,651 156,669 +18,018
Immingham Docks 50,066 157,734 +107,668
000 82,844 106,603 +23,759
Liverpool Docks 128,764 32,868 -95,896
Southampton 78,960 57,782 -21,178
Middlesbrough 48,812 76,081 +27,269
Felixstowe 58,440 51,294 -7,146

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 170220

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

Description: Natural maple sugar and syrup products