Import/export HS code 210310: Soya sauce

A salty, fermented sauce made from soybeans, used in Asian cuisine

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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 £
Netherlands 19,308,524
China 17,310,958
Poland 11,683,524
Germany 9,439,202
Japan 8,982,479

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 9,849,965 9,458,559 -391,406
China 9,137,315 8,173,643 -963,672
Poland 5,686,067 5,997,457 +311,390
Germany 4,365,522 5,073,680 +708,158
Japan 4,781,449 4,201,030 -580,419
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,539,831 1,987,343 -552,488
Malaysia 2,290,814 1,929,141 -361,673
Thailand 1,349,816 1,344,756 -5,060
Belgium 806,157 907,694 +101,537
Ireland 691,744 744,370 +52,626

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 26,263,409
China 19,720,390
Poland 11,668,523
Japan 10,302,843
Malaysia 4,158,811

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 12,914,855 13,348,554 +433,699
China 10,310,292 9,410,098 -900,194
Poland 5,671,066 5,997,457 +326,391
Japan 5,274,749 5,028,094 -246,655
Malaysia 2,229,670 1,929,141 -300,529
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 1,943,035 1,394,619 -548,416
Thailand 1,336,309 1,378,428 +42,119
Germany 634,694 630,222 -4,472
Philippines 602,266 504,500 -97,766
South Korea 288,216 328,388 +40,172

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 23
Outer London - West and North West 18
Outer London - East and North East 16
Inner London - West 12
West Yorkshire 12

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 17 17 +0
Outer London - West and North West 12 16 +4
Outer London - East and North East 15 15 +0
Inner London - West 8 10 +2
West Yorkshire 9 9 +0
Outer London - South 7 9 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Essex 5 4 -1
Greater Manchester 5 1 -4

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) 43,764,416
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,359,632
Other 2,192,568
Air transport 174,519

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) 22,190,812 21,573,604 -617,208
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,800,550 19,559,082 -241,468
Other 1,388,441 804,127 -584,314
Air transport 90,036 84,483 -5,553

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 19,986,400
London 17,498,929
Felixstowe 16,698,095
Immingham Docks 14,408,835
London Gateway Port 4,252,833

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 10,386,873 9,599,527 -787,346
London 7,672,444 9,826,485 +2,154,041
Felixstowe 9,769,877 6,928,218 -2,841,659
Immingham Docks 9,094,371 5,314,464 -3,779,907
London Gateway Port 1,332,194 2,920,639 +1,588,445
Harwich 1,239,509 2,892,129 +1,652,620
Thamesport 710,650 1,630,272 +919,622
000 1,388,441 804,127 -584,314
Liverpool Docks 614,467 609,328 -5,139
Hull 410,973 470,026 +59,053

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
106
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
46
Manufacture of food products
21
Food and beverage service activities
16
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 62
2026-04 50
2026-03 51
2026-02 61
2026-01 54

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 63
54m+ 45
0-1m 29
15m-54m 20
Other 7

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 3,089,805
France 2,758,769
Netherlands 2,683,619
Spain 1,635,263
Lithuania 1,144,652

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 1,624,720 1,465,085 -159,635
France 1,282,177 1,476,592 +194,415
Netherlands 1,529,648 1,153,971 -375,677
Spain 802,372 832,891 +30,519
Lithuania 493,449 651,203 +157,754
Belgium 351,776 304,653 -47,123
Germany 321,557 288,210 -33,347
Italy 186,745 217,961 +31,216
Saudi Arabia 137,321 246,480 +109,159
Poland 102,159 73,581 -28,578

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 161,101
Netherlands 62,865
Switzerland 59,724
Germany 43,356
China 37,254

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 103,534 57,567 -45,967
Netherlands 31,452 31,413 -39
Switzerland 32,385 27,339 -5,046
Germany 0 43,356 +43,356
China 20,790 16,464 -4,326
France 13,611 19,622 +6,011
Poland 11,917 12,749 +832
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 3,219 9,771 +6,552
Malaysia 4,055 2,642 -1,413
XI 784 4,874 +4,090

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) 11,301,626
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,898,059
Other 576,951
Air transport 33,181

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) 5,618,372 5,683,254 +64,882
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,618,316 1,279,743 -338,573
Other 286,987 289,964 +2,977
Air transport 11,633 21,548 +9,915

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,983,115
Liverpool Docks 1,936,136
Dover 1,260,144
Holyhead 903,224
London Gateway Port 603,180

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 3,465,261 3,517,854 +52,593
Liverpool Docks 1,146,118 790,018 -356,100
Dover 414,722 845,422 +430,700
Holyhead 572,968 330,256 -242,712
London Gateway Port 243,281 359,899 +116,618
000 286,987 289,964 +2,977
Avonmouth Docks 259,088 289,434 +30,346
Eurotunnel 421,853 3,322 -418,531
London 69,431 287,737 +218,306
Hull 254,329 9,360 -244,969

Quick facts

HS code: 210310

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

Description: A salty, fermented sauce made from soybeans, used in Asian cuisine