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 20,016,255
China 18,787,682
Poland 12,003,844
Germany 9,678,285
Japan 9,274,875

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 9,739,023 10,277,232 +538,209
China 10,069,164 8,718,518 -1,350,646
Poland 5,543,749 6,460,095 +916,346
Germany 4,366,420 5,311,865 +945,445
Japan 4,752,157 4,522,718 -229,439
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,425,430 2,430,396 +4,966
Malaysia 2,107,564 1,937,518 -170,046
Thailand 1,348,611 1,382,820 +34,209
Belgium 804,852 994,696 +189,844
Ireland 659,674 822,986 +163,312

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 26,580,384
China 21,041,720
Poland 11,988,843
Japan 10,587,547
Malaysia 3,983,938

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 12,399,731 14,180,653 +1,780,922
China 10,707,593 10,334,127 -373,466
Poland 5,531,436 6,457,407 +925,971
Japan 5,155,538 5,432,009 +276,471
Malaysia 2,046,420 1,937,518 -108,902
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,355,674 1,507,850 -847,824
Thailand 1,331,456 1,420,140 +88,684
Germany 1,116,659 745,422 -371,237
Philippines 640,089 523,980 -116,109
South Korea 295,806 336,081 +40,275

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 24
Outer London - East and North East 16
Outer London - West and North West 16
Inner London - West 13
West Yorkshire 10

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 18 18 +0
Outer London - East and North East 14 15 +1
Outer London - West and North West 12 14 +2
Inner London - West 8 11 +3
West Yorkshire 9 7 -2
Outer London - South 8 9 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Essex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 5 2 -3

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) 45,683,649
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,880,791
Other 2,307,063
Air transport 169,828

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) 22,608,474 23,075,175 +466,701
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,838,237 21,042,554 +1,204,317
Other 1,347,189 959,874 -387,315
Air transport 92,500 77,328 -15,172

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 20,743,136
Felixstowe 18,537,435
London 17,969,545
Immingham Docks 15,354,080
Harwich 4,067,812

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 10,442,832 10,300,304 -142,528
Felixstowe 11,019,498 7,517,937 -3,501,561
London 7,720,917 10,248,628 +2,527,711
Immingham Docks 8,968,496 6,385,584 -2,582,912
Harwich 1,165,984 2,901,828 +1,735,844
London Gateway Port 725,140 3,221,184 +2,496,044
000 1,347,189 959,874 -387,315
Thamesport 471,270 1,727,228 +1,255,958
Liverpool Docks 658,209 609,503 -48,706
Hull 511,498 337,597 -173,901

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 103
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 45
Manufacture of food products 19
Food and beverage service activities 15
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
2026-04 49
2026-03 50
2026-02 61
2026-01 54
2025-12 60

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 26
15m-54m 18
Other 8

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 3,227,346
France 2,953,997
Netherlands 2,832,559
Spain 1,648,210
Lithuania 1,231,664

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 1,652,478 1,574,868 -77,610
France 1,335,070 1,618,927 +283,857
Netherlands 1,480,174 1,352,385 -127,789
Spain 772,134 876,076 +103,942
Lithuania 583,671 647,993 +64,322
Belgium 301,175 356,584 +55,409
Germany 348,825 249,991 -98,834
Italy 250,100 211,525 -38,575
Saudi Arabia 110,759 273,042 +162,283
Poland 116,805 70,959 -45,846

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 193,719
Netherlands 65,676
Switzerland 58,072
Germany 43,356
China 41,438

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 122,991 70,728 -52,263
Netherlands 31,645 34,031 +2,386
Switzerland 28,881 29,191 +310
Germany 0 43,356 +43,356
China 21,262 20,176 -1,086
France 8,897 20,017 +11,120
Poland 11,316 12,535 +1,219
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 6,004 9,625 +3,621
Malaysia 2,827 3,817 +990
Italy 3,921 1,613 -2,308

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) 11,924,267
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,034,844
Other 612,377
Air transport 34,264

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) 5,987,331 5,936,936 -50,395
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,426,162 1,608,682 +182,520
Other 295,639 316,738 +21,099
Air transport 11,120 23,144 +12,024

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,478,473
Liverpool Docks 1,951,426
Dover 1,261,132
Holyhead 932,921
London Gateway Port 646,828

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 3,610,656 3,867,817 +257,161
Liverpool Docks 1,078,633 872,793 -205,840
Dover 358,858 902,274 +543,416
Holyhead 573,531 359,390 -214,141
London Gateway Port 250,835 395,993 +145,158
Avonmouth Docks 248,345 366,596 +118,251
000 295,639 316,738 +21,099
Eurotunnel 535,780 3,322 -532,458
Hull 303,200 10,587 -292,613
London 28,974 238,534 +209,560

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