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

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  • 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 778,458,915
Germany 464,094,673
Belgium 463,285,991
Ireland 300,089,065
France 269,353,255

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 410,732,032 367,726,883 -43,005,149
Germany 238,856,015 225,238,658 -13,617,357
Belgium 234,872,589 228,413,402 -6,459,187
Ireland 148,044,400 152,044,665 +4,000,265
France 137,263,547 132,089,708 -5,173,839
Italy 68,333,594 56,831,537 -11,502,057
Denmark 62,419,531 53,012,905 -9,406,626
Spain 53,208,466 56,614,636 +3,406,170
Switzerland 30,183,619 25,878,993 -4,304,626
Austria 25,520,146 24,758,491 -761,655

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 666,304,525
Germany 444,323,843
France 329,063,653
Switzerland 257,012,480
Belgium 210,485,053

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 347,805,365 318,499,160 -29,306,205
Germany 229,078,802 215,245,041 -13,833,761
France 172,939,622 156,124,031 -16,815,591
Switzerland 139,140,945 117,871,535 -21,269,410
Belgium 103,435,880 107,049,173 +3,613,293
Denmark 77,069,892 63,066,329 -14,003,563
Spain 61,596,924 68,285,611 +6,688,687
Italy 67,764,114 58,950,905 -8,813,209
Austria 45,154,506 57,447,599 +12,293,093
Ireland 34,430,183 39,468,454 +5,038,271

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 218
Outer London - East and North East 191
Inner London - East 183
Inner London - West 118
Greater Manchester 110

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 167 166 -1
Outer London - East and North East 141 147 +6
Inner London - East 129 144 +15
Inner London - West 95 79 -16
Greater Manchester 78 76 -2
West Midlands 75 68 -7
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 79 71 -8
Essex 58 48 -10
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 57 53 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 52 54 +2

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) 1,944,312,633
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 990,308,732
Other 241,337,926
Road transport 36,727,282
Air transport 10,451,115

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) 1,020,237,958 924,074,675 -96,163,283
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 518,965,705 471,343,027 -47,622,678
Other 121,216,494 120,121,432 -1,095,062
Road transport 13,669,427 23,057,855 +9,388,428
Air transport 4,555,133 5,895,982 +1,340,849
Rail transport 496,670 4,468,352 +3,971,682
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 4,293 +4,293

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 648,014,923
London 540,571,377
Dover 510,145,708
000 241,337,926
Felixstowe 205,092,436

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 361,198,188 286,816,735 -74,381,453
London 252,015,994 288,555,383 +36,539,389
Dover 262,462,124 247,683,584 -14,778,540
000 121,216,494 120,121,432 -1,095,062
Felixstowe 116,057,947 89,034,489 -27,023,458
Dover / Eurotunnel 97,689,567 80,191,424 -17,498,143
Eurotunnel 73,611,698 59,941,657 -13,670,041
Hull 74,267,138 56,159,327 -18,107,811
Thamesport 62,725,617 57,964,140 -4,761,477
London Gateway Port 41,035,246 39,650,076 -1,385,170

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 1118
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 489
Food and beverage service activities 168
Manufacture of food products 105
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 88

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 511
2025-11 540
2025-10 589
2025-09 576
2025-08 574

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 691
1m-15m 585
Other 249
54m+ 190
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 568,560,266
United States 139,019,491
Belgium 52,310,376
Netherlands 51,951,318
France 37,235,197

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 301,876,835 266,683,431 -35,193,404
United States 70,420,896 68,598,595 -1,822,301
Belgium 24,202,570 28,107,806 +3,905,236
Netherlands 26,581,129 25,370,189 -1,210,940
France 15,803,457 21,431,740 +5,628,283
Germany 18,393,622 11,040,042 -7,353,580
Canada 11,768,243 14,903,744 +3,135,501
United Arab Emirates 12,115,862 10,156,806 -1,959,056
Denmark 10,953,512 9,492,211 -1,461,301
Australia 12,585,657 7,793,493 -4,792,164

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 196,559,321
Ireland 67,047,485
Netherlands 5,349,164
Austria 2,109,713
Germany 2,101,599

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 75,578,677 120,980,644 +45,401,967
Ireland 34,525,111 32,522,374 -2,002,737
Netherlands 3,298,938 2,050,226 -1,248,712
Austria 1,142,818 966,895 -175,923
Germany 808,034 1,293,565 +485,531
France 662,940 610,902 -52,038
Belgium 369,719 474,475 +104,756
Spain 451,278 302,364 -148,914
Greece 456,655 236,289 -220,366
Sweden 339,312 328,322 -10,990

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) 437,525,363
Other 406,699,039
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 364,070,132
Air transport 8,765,151
Road transport 68,440

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) 220,553,841 216,971,522 -3,582,319
Other 220,781,794 185,917,245 -34,864,549
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 190,433,633 173,636,499 -16,797,134
Air transport 4,277,139 4,488,012 +210,873
Road transport 68,440 0 -68,440
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 £
000 406,699,039
Dover / Eurotunnel 155,418,100
Liverpool Docks 117,676,835
Southampton 105,651,364
London Gateway Port 105,016,890

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 £
000 220,781,794 185,917,245 -34,864,549
Dover / Eurotunnel 83,428,412 71,989,688 -11,438,724
Liverpool Docks 63,379,609 54,297,226 -9,082,383
Southampton 45,563,342 60,088,022 +14,524,680
London Gateway Port 58,738,954 46,277,936 -12,461,018
Immingham Docks 36,978,531 31,598,069 -5,380,462
Holyhead 19,034,654 25,504,024 +6,469,370
Felixstowe 27,564,811 16,260,611 -11,304,200
London 12,756,529 23,123,250 +10,366,721
Dover 12,803,624 16,280,752 +3,477,128

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