Import/export HS code 2202: Flavored and sweetened waters and non-alcoholic drinks

Includes mineral water, soda, and other flavored drinks with added sugar or sweeteners. Excludes fruit, nut, or vegetable juices

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 846,017,770
Germany 515,803,470
Belgium 499,229,406
Ireland 341,002,511
France 290,500,528

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 406,284,701 439,733,069 +33,448,368
Germany 240,527,016 275,276,454 +34,749,438
Belgium 250,892,673 248,336,733 -2,555,940
Ireland 155,377,108 185,625,403 +30,248,295
France 136,772,024 153,728,504 +16,956,480
Italy 67,429,332 64,348,362 -3,080,970
Denmark 62,259,940 64,667,630 +2,407,690
Spain 51,638,799 69,846,621 +18,207,822
Switzerland 30,399,228 30,148,406 -250,822
Austria 24,447,253 32,001,389 +7,554,136

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 719,973,464
Germany 494,320,167
France 355,824,050
Switzerland 261,866,700
Belgium 241,654,414

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 345,779,256 374,194,208 +28,414,952
Germany 227,742,854 266,577,313 +38,834,459
France 173,446,624 182,377,426 +8,930,802
Switzerland 150,794,940 111,071,760 -39,723,180
Belgium 105,787,573 135,866,841 +30,079,268
Denmark 75,434,856 75,542,541 +107,685
Spain 61,984,856 85,005,144 +23,020,288
Italy 65,546,795 69,893,191 +4,346,396
Austria 45,256,383 65,793,590 +20,537,207
Ireland 35,894,536 44,780,057 +8,885,521

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 229
Outer London - East and North East 205
Inner London - East 188
Inner London - West 129
Greater Manchester 115

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
Outer London - West and North West 165 182 +17
Outer London - East and North East 143 165 +22
Inner London - East 135 151 +16
Inner London - West 97 89 -8
Greater Manchester 76 82 +6
West Midlands 79 79 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 78 79 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 54 56 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 53 56 +3
Essex 55 52 -3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,076,211,089
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,100,791,457
Other 276,572,762
Road transport 41,203,515
Rail transport 16,157,734

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,027,261,570 1,048,949,519 +21,687,949
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 517,956,540 582,834,917 +64,878,377
Other 127,829,046 148,743,716 +20,914,670
Road transport 15,651,321 25,552,194 +9,900,873
Rail transport 481,662 15,676,072 +15,194,410
Air transport 4,128,435 8,585,049 +4,456,614
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 5,724 +5,724

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 692,530,325
London 607,384,801
Dover 555,044,916
000 276,572,762
Felixstowe 215,919,251

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 364,215,106 328,315,219 -35,899,887
London 270,540,144 336,844,657 +66,304,513
Dover 262,838,071 292,206,845 +29,368,774
000 127,829,046 148,743,716 +20,914,670
Felixstowe 113,428,544 102,490,707 -10,937,837
Dover / Eurotunnel 95,749,884 85,345,193 -10,404,691
Eurotunnel 71,488,367 69,724,572 -1,763,795
Hull 67,251,350 72,378,506 +5,127,156
Thamesport 62,822,675 66,944,942 +4,122,267
London Gateway Port 39,570,117 53,345,780 +13,775,663

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 1186
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 521
Food and beverage service activities 181
Manufacture of food products 113
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 83

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 551
2026-03 534
2026-02 496
2026-01 511
2025-12 538

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
0-1m 726
1m-15m 605
Other 293
54m+ 196
15m-54m 135

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 650,331,373
United States 157,626,665
Belgium 60,708,810
Netherlands 54,916,187
France 41,581,433

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 306,984,904 343,346,469 +36,361,565
United States 73,891,520 83,735,145 +9,843,625
Belgium 26,998,737 33,710,073 +6,711,336
Netherlands 27,143,394 27,772,793 +629,399
France 16,250,742 25,330,691 +9,079,949
Germany 19,048,601 14,074,746 -4,973,855
Canada 12,865,551 18,242,823 +5,377,272
United Arab Emirates 12,197,984 12,352,078 +154,094
Denmark 11,367,822 11,546,655 +178,833
Australia 11,881,082 9,356,389 -2,524,693

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 249,532,183
Ireland 70,606,891
Netherlands 4,407,685
Germany 2,948,447
Austria 2,347,774

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 75,459,523 174,072,660 +98,613,137
Ireland 34,712,203 35,894,688 +1,182,485
Netherlands 903,429 3,504,256 +2,600,827
Germany 958,244 1,990,203 +1,031,959
Austria 1,152,254 1,195,520 +43,266
France 710,736 947,574 +236,838
Spain 448,477 754,352 +305,875
Belgium 426,930 755,023 +328,093
Sweden 351,099 470,473 +119,374
Greece 440,236 319,653 -120,583

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) 489,552,147
Other 462,693,485
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 409,436,899
Air transport 9,214,058
Road transport 35,820

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) 234,635,320 254,916,827 +20,281,507
Other 222,385,042 240,308,443 +17,923,401
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 190,569,152 218,867,747 +28,298,595
Air transport 4,350,562 4,863,496 +512,934
Road transport 35,820 0 -35,820
Rail transport 0 11,490 +11,490

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 462,693,485
Dover / Eurotunnel 173,703,042
Liverpool Docks 130,593,519
Southampton 124,011,244
London Gateway Port 113,282,065

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 £
000 222,385,042 240,308,443 +17,923,401
Dover / Eurotunnel 86,425,784 87,277,258 +851,474
Liverpool Docks 64,141,305 66,452,214 +2,310,909
Southampton 49,000,928 75,010,316 +26,009,388
London Gateway Port 59,112,541 54,169,524 -4,943,017
Immingham Docks 38,174,278 36,846,699 -1,327,579
Holyhead 20,599,721 28,989,963 +8,390,242
Felixstowe 27,791,445 16,348,763 -11,442,682
London 15,694,389 25,917,608 +10,223,219
Dover 11,885,561 20,211,370 +8,325,809

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 2202

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

Description: Includes mineral water, soda, and other flavored drinks with added sugar or sweeteners. Excludes fruit, nut, or vegetable juices