Import/export HS code 21039090: Various sauces and condiments

Other unspecified sauces, condiments, and seasonings

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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 261,957,892
Italy 198,263,591
Belgium 177,183,503
Poland 102,151,001
Germany 94,574,856

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 142,976,248 118,981,644 -23,994,604
Italy 106,792,297 91,471,294 -15,321,003
Belgium 94,412,583 82,770,920 -11,641,663
Poland 58,125,764 44,025,237 -14,100,527
Germany 49,578,129 44,996,727 -4,581,402
Thailand 45,259,436 36,057,022 -9,202,414
Spain 42,628,702 38,280,212 -4,348,490
Ireland 39,477,235 36,634,815 -2,842,420
France 37,477,884 28,139,058 -9,338,826
United States 18,405,351 20,184,806 +1,779,455

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 £
Italy 242,522,789
Netherlands 232,487,812
Poland 109,505,843
Germany 104,493,943
Belgium 94,422,895

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 £
Italy 129,801,493 112,721,296 -17,080,197
Netherlands 129,327,547 103,160,265 -26,167,282
Poland 60,908,983 48,596,860 -12,312,123
Germany 56,650,049 47,843,894 -8,806,155
Belgium 50,197,297 44,225,598 -5,971,699
France 47,090,180 43,031,599 -4,058,581
Spain 44,683,092 39,599,088 -5,084,004
Thailand 46,544,859 37,729,848 -8,815,011
China 22,945,523 20,373,368 -2,572,155
United States 20,810,717 21,792,116 +981,399

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 152
Outer London - West and North West 137
Outer London - East and North East 125
Inner London - West 119
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 74

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 118 110 -8
Outer London - West and North West 111 113 +2
Outer London - East and North East 105 97 -8
Inner London - West 94 83 -11
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 64 62 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 53 48 -5
West Midlands 50 40 -10
Outer London - South 49 43 -6
Greater Manchester 40 31 -9
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 33 37 +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) 757,593,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 692,359,685
Other 57,447,593
Road transport 11,647,256
Air transport 6,861,469

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) 398,287,634 359,305,772 -38,981,862
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 374,983,983 317,375,702 -57,608,281
Other 33,889,786 23,557,807 -10,331,979
Road transport 5,524,761 6,122,495 +597,734
Air transport 3,933,916 2,927,553 -1,006,363
Rail transport 1,330 0 -1,330

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 188,559,923
London 173,985,709
Hull 171,954,372
Felixstowe 161,039,536
Dover 149,000,778

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 £
Immingham Docks 101,790,538 86,769,385 -15,021,153
London 90,355,718 83,629,991 -6,725,727
Hull 102,248,030 69,706,342 -32,541,688
Felixstowe 90,147,659 70,891,877 -19,255,782
Dover 79,853,569 69,147,209 -10,706,360
London Gateway Port 68,734,295 62,518,072 -6,216,223
Southampton 54,467,611 61,675,979 +7,208,368
Liverpool Docks 47,175,951 44,809,351 -2,366,600
Eurotunnel 41,162,731 42,161,939 +999,208
000 33,889,786 23,557,807 -10,331,979

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 757
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 336
Food and beverage service activities 183
Manufacture of food products 168
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 45

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 390
2025-11 464
2025-10 454
2025-09 439
2025-08 418

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 558
0-1m 421
54m+ 187
15m-54m 120
Other 76

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 202,836,107
France 72,361,190
Netherlands 57,247,362
Spain 48,546,669
Belgium 35,689,701

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 104,676,829 98,159,278 -6,517,551
France 38,828,850 33,532,340 -5,296,510
Netherlands 32,495,261 24,752,101 -7,743,160
Spain 26,261,483 22,285,186 -3,976,297
Belgium 17,880,310 17,809,391 -70,919
Poland 14,358,792 12,797,303 -1,561,489
Australia 13,492,201 13,624,993 +132,792
United States 11,178,113 9,769,717 -1,408,396
Sweden 10,168,313 10,337,997 +169,684
Canada 10,500,363 8,806,259 -1,694,104

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 £
XI 18,580,514
Netherlands 3,626,208
Ireland 2,651,434
Italy 618,313
Spain 327,001

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 £
XI 10,180,116 8,400,398 -1,779,718
Netherlands 2,158,008 1,468,200 -689,808
Ireland 1,465,776 1,185,658 -280,118
Italy 373,486 244,827 -128,659
Spain 193,790 133,211 -60,579
United States 100,233 162,237 +62,004
France 124,216 66,203 -58,013
Germany 112,579 76,607 -35,972
Sri Lanka 74,931 51,917 -23,014
China 73,297 47,321 -25,976

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) 490,954,833
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 194,876,450
Other 36,887,943
Air transport 3,657,692
Road transport 23,174

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) 261,406,983 229,547,850 -31,859,133
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 105,105,045 89,771,405 -15,333,640
Other 20,236,081 16,651,862 -3,584,219
Air transport 1,837,416 1,820,276 -17,140
Road transport 23,174 0 -23,174

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 204,909,950
Liverpool Docks 127,523,163
Holyhead 60,942,894
Immingham Docks 60,667,431
London Gateway Port 54,344,114

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 112,351,530 92,558,420 -19,793,110
Liverpool Docks 69,050,842 58,472,321 -10,578,521
Holyhead 31,809,305 29,133,589 -2,675,716
Immingham Docks 31,465,666 29,201,765 -2,263,901
London Gateway Port 23,974,794 30,369,320 +6,394,526
000 20,236,081 16,651,862 -3,584,219
Felixstowe 19,609,511 11,086,418 -8,523,093
Southampton 11,150,828 13,856,996 +2,706,168
London 13,857,107 11,020,748 -2,836,359
Hull 14,418,523 7,210,301 -7,208,222

Quick facts

HS code: 21039090

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

Description: Other unspecified sauces, condiments, and seasonings