Import/export HS code 220291: Non-alcoholic beer

Beer-like drinks without alcohol, often used as an alternative to regular beer

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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 £
Ireland 63,162,634
Germany 35,243,998
Netherlands 32,933,768
Belgium 30,819,472
Italy 26,625,327

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 £
Ireland 28,056,307 35,106,327 +7,050,020
Germany 18,965,332 16,278,666 -2,686,666
Netherlands 16,609,083 16,324,685 -284,398
Belgium 15,279,683 15,539,789 +260,106
Italy 14,153,395 12,471,932 -1,681,463
Spain 4,502,127 4,785,976 +283,849
France 3,327,499 4,173,843 +846,344
United States 977,457 988,659 +11,202
Denmark 1,085,302 150,868 -934,434
XS 660,910 520,531 -140,379

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 34,329,604
Ireland 33,032,571
Germany 29,372,422
Belgium 29,325,655
Italy 24,563,021

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 17,428,211 16,901,393 -526,818
Ireland 12,969,623 20,062,948 +7,093,325
Germany 15,836,882 13,535,540 -2,301,342
Belgium 14,274,510 15,051,145 +776,635
Italy 13,085,584 11,477,437 -1,608,147
France 7,364,778 7,494,267 +129,489
Spain 4,496,819 4,773,969 +277,150
United States 989,715 990,909 +1,194
XS 660,910 507,935 -152,975
United Arab Emirates 695,238 341,968 -353,270

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 34
Outer London - West and North West 32
Inner London - East 17
West Midlands 16
Greater Manchester 14

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 - East and North East 26 24 -2
Outer London - West and North West 22 19 -3
Inner London - East 12 11 -1
West Midlands 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 11 6 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 8 +0
Inner London - West 7 4 -3
Essex 6 8 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1
Outer London - South 7 5 -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) 102,137,265
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,579,269
Other 30,435,163
Road transport 1,055,445
Air transport 218,483

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) 50,835,556 51,301,709 +466,153
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 40,775,705 42,803,564 +2,027,859
Other 15,137,245 15,297,918 +160,673
Road transport 500,245 555,200 +54,955
Air transport 67,218 151,265 +84,047
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 47,448,609
Dover 33,684,409
000 30,435,163
Liverpool Docks 24,117,716
London Gateway Port 15,211,776

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 24,964,290 22,484,319 -2,479,971
Dover 18,653,459 15,030,950 -3,622,509
000 15,137,245 15,297,918 +160,673
Liverpool Docks 14,517,498 9,600,218 -4,917,280
London Gateway Port 7,344,382 7,867,394 +523,012
London 6,050,533 6,072,513 +21,980
Heysham 24,674 11,088,575 +11,063,901
Thamesport 4,839,248 4,497,747 -341,501
Killingholme 1,629,205 3,691,477 +2,062,272
Eurotunnel 3,468,393 1,486,122 -1,982,271

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 132
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Food and beverage service activities 22
Manufacture of beverages 12
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 43
2025-10 50
2025-09 49
2025-08 45
2025-07 56

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 100
1m-15m 67
54m+ 28
Other 22
15m-54m 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 54,206,718
United States 18,082,240
Canada 7,700,819
Australia 2,651,073
Romania 1,658,780

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 26,894,435 27,312,283 +417,848
United States 9,315,436 8,766,804 -548,632
Canada 4,371,170 3,329,649 -1,041,521
Australia 1,314,689 1,336,384 +21,695
Romania 1,574,890 83,890 -1,491,000
Netherlands 664,248 794,083 +129,835
United Arab Emirates 668,569 364,530 -304,039
Lithuania 14,565 958,187 +943,622
Switzerland 362,403 513,680 +151,277
South Korea 523,256 267,610 -255,646

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 51,284,802
Germany 339,793
Netherlands 336,479
XI 262,701
Spain 113,211

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 25,309,091 25,975,711 +666,620
Germany 2,660 337,133 +334,473
Netherlands 202,510 133,969 -68,541
XI 134,466 128,235 -6,231
Spain 48,482 64,729 +16,247
XU 59,144 33,451 -25,693
France 24,468 62,371 +37,903
Poland 0 86,729 +86,729
Sweden 24,138 40,126 +15,988
Lithuania 10,889 39,031 +28,142

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 52,976,985
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,401,023
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,869,401
Air transport 140,672

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 £
Other 25,908,387 27,068,598 +1,160,211
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,759,323 17,641,700 -1,117,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,009,816 2,859,585 -1,150,231
Air transport 62,714 77,958 +15,244

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 52,976,985
Belfast Port 23,155,915
Liverpool Docks 4,689,087
ZLC 2,679,368
Immingham Docks 2,272,748

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 25,908,387 27,068,598 +1,160,211
Belfast Port 12,831,036 10,324,879 -2,506,157
Liverpool Docks 2,754,656 1,934,431 -820,225
ZLC 266,582 2,412,786 +2,146,204
Immingham Docks 1,409,042 863,706 -545,336
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,094,183 855,978 -238,205
London Gateway Port 1,090,745 823,815 -266,930
Harwich 922,547 288,703 -633,844
London 97,519 929,553 +832,034
Dover 233,059 623,428 +390,369

Quick facts

HS code: 220291

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

Description: Beer-like drinks without alcohol, often used as an alternative to regular beer