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 17,914,062
China 17,231,955
Poland 10,302,356
Germany 8,928,853
Japan 8,805,576

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 9,169,021 8,745,041 -423,980
China 10,215,197 7,016,758 -3,198,439
Poland 5,378,335 4,924,021 -454,314
Germany 4,650,776 4,278,077 -372,699
Japan 5,002,269 3,803,307 -1,198,962
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,703,558 1,836,050 -867,508
Malaysia 2,154,729 1,755,594 -399,135
Thailand 1,551,334 1,039,522 -511,812
Belgium 805,724 801,263 -4,461
Ireland 634,532 682,758 +48,226

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 23,756,816
China 19,078,373
Poland 10,287,355
Japan 9,894,624
Malaysia 3,849,179

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 11,885,531 11,871,285 -14,246
China 10,583,339 8,495,034 -2,088,305
Poland 5,366,022 4,921,333 -444,689
Japan 5,379,482 4,515,142 -864,340
Malaysia 2,093,585 1,755,594 -337,991
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 2,869,832 933,837 -1,935,995
Thailand 1,537,519 1,067,151 -470,368
Germany 1,416,875 531,888 -884,987
Philippines 662,453 430,954 -231,499
South Korea 393,315 227,612 -165,703

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 21
Outer London - East and North East 16
Outer London - West and North West 15
Inner London - West 12
Outer London - South 9

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 16 17 +1
Outer London - East and North East 14 13 -1
Outer London - West and North West 10 13 +3
Inner London - West 9 9 +0
Outer London - South 9 8 -1
West Yorkshire 9 6 -3
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 6 +1
Essex 6 4 -2
Greater Manchester 6 2 -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) 42,314,184
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 36,611,167
Other 2,176,778
Air transport 163,108

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) 23,369,239 18,944,945 -4,424,294
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,610,482 17,000,685 -2,609,797
Other 1,308,749 868,029 -440,720
Air transport 108,751 54,357 -54,394

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 19,242,149
Felixstowe 18,163,834
London 15,873,862
Immingham Docks 15,191,085
London Gateway Port 2,997,924

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 10,903,867 8,338,282 -2,565,585
Felixstowe 11,762,709 6,401,125 -5,361,584
London 7,737,522 8,136,340 +398,818
Immingham Docks 8,734,859 6,456,226 -2,278,633
London Gateway Port 476,687 2,521,237 +2,044,550
Harwich 1,046,037 1,490,291 +444,254
000 1,308,749 868,029 -440,720
Thamesport 294,231 1,396,666 +1,102,435
Liverpool Docks 707,936 468,698 -239,238
Hull 573,423 194,586 -378,837

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 99
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 39
Manufacture of food products 19
Food and beverage service activities 12
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 54
2025-11 62
2025-10 60
2025-09 55
2025-08 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 58
54m+ 43
0-1m 25
15m-54m 18
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 2,955,699
Netherlands 2,771,510
France 2,722,957
Spain 1,705,775
Lithuania 1,045,216

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 1,659,803 1,295,896 -363,907
Netherlands 1,622,198 1,149,312 -472,886
France 1,415,200 1,307,757 -107,443
Spain 951,798 753,977 -197,821
Lithuania 535,367 509,849 -25,518
Belgium 309,562 260,133 -49,429
Italy 255,654 205,198 -50,456
Germany 274,369 150,581 -123,788
Saudi Arabia 79,686 150,389 +70,703
Greece 101,253 80,013 -21,240

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 202,982
Netherlands 53,688
Switzerland 52,617
China 33,139
Germany 25,044

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 148,341 54,641 -93,700
Netherlands 29,615 24,073 -5,542
Switzerland 21,660 30,957 +9,297
China 17,769 15,370 -2,399
Germany 0 25,044 +25,044
France 5,227 14,612 +9,385
Poland 9,421 10,097 +676
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 5,366 7,259 +1,893
Italy 3,312 1,906 -1,406
Malaysia 3,771 1,172 -2,599

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) 10,905,436
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,011,554
Other 554,399
Air transport 28,879

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) 6,299,789 4,605,647 -1,694,142
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,479,628 1,531,926 +52,298
Other 314,818 239,581 -75,237
Air transport 8,279 20,600 +12,321

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,811,589
Liverpool Docks 1,805,620
Eurotunnel 942,707
Holyhead 901,803
Dover 805,729

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 3,641,636 3,169,953 -471,683
Liverpool Docks 1,111,399 694,221 -417,178
Eurotunnel 930,779 11,928 -918,851
Holyhead 571,667 330,136 -241,531
Dover 247,203 558,526 +311,323
Avonmouth Docks 258,685 451,414 +192,729
London Gateway Port 326,470 255,800 -70,670
000 314,818 239,581 -75,237
Hull 288,094 41,172 -246,922
Felixstowe 137,576 112,554 -25,022

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