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 64,041,120
Germany 34,632,554
Netherlands 34,086,912
Belgium 31,274,662
Italy 26,687,929

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 28,442,129 35,598,991 +7,156,862
Germany 18,519,342 16,113,212 -2,406,130
Netherlands 16,191,119 17,895,793 +1,704,674
Belgium 15,241,567 16,033,095 +791,528
Italy 14,099,961 12,587,968 -1,511,993
Spain 4,544,690 4,419,768 -124,922
France 3,494,502 4,330,674 +836,172
United States 945,809 1,212,701 +266,892
Denmark 984,325 155,153 -829,172
United Arab Emirates 672,173 453,308 -218,865

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 35,564,018
Ireland 33,681,047
Belgium 29,892,859
Germany 28,692,150
Italy 24,614,194

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 17,236,636 18,327,382 +1,090,746
Ireland 13,301,433 20,379,614 +7,078,181
Belgium 14,401,817 15,491,042 +1,089,225
Germany 15,392,729 13,299,421 -2,093,308
Italy 12,831,657 11,782,537 -1,049,120
France 7,322,719 7,684,688 +361,969
Spain 4,539,382 4,435,781 -103,601
United States 958,067 1,217,297 +259,230
United Arab Emirates 672,914 380,981 -291,933
Turkey 749,927 148,614 -601,313

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 35
Outer London - West and North West 32
West Midlands 17
Inner London - East 16
Greater Manchester 15

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 25 25 +0
Outer London - West and North West 24 18 -6
West Midlands 12 11 -1
Inner London - East 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Essex 6 9 +3
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1

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) 101,394,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,451,713
Other 30,708,221
Road transport 1,102,185
Air transport 206,855

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) 49,565,898 51,828,952 +2,263,054
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,610,331 44,841,382 +3,231,051
Other 15,217,526 15,490,695 +273,169
Road transport 518,769 583,416 +64,647
Air transport 84,761 122,094 +37,333
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 48,520,946
Dover 33,241,342
000 30,708,221
Liverpool Docks 23,031,102
London Gateway Port 15,872,834

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 24,561,970 23,958,976 -602,994
Dover 18,496,227 14,745,115 -3,751,112
000 15,217,526 15,490,695 +273,169
Liverpool Docks 14,720,077 8,311,025 -6,409,052
London Gateway Port 7,462,133 8,410,701 +948,568
Heysham 0 12,745,316 +12,745,316
London 6,000,829 6,201,626 +200,797
Thamesport 5,045,975 4,282,617 -763,358
Killingholme 1,337,082 3,925,133 +2,588,051
Felixstowe 2,203,932 2,671,678 +467,746

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 24
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
2026-01 34
2025-11 43
2025-10 50
2025-09 49
2025-08 45

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 99
1m-15m 67
54m+ 28
Other 23
15m-54m 8

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 53,768,080
United States 17,979,662
Canada 7,767,136
Australia 2,616,198
Romania 1,571,939

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 27,572,296 26,195,784 -1,376,512
United States 8,744,774 9,234,888 +490,114
Canada 4,432,300 3,334,836 -1,097,464
Australia 1,253,482 1,362,716 +109,234
Romania 1,550,398 21,541 -1,528,857
Netherlands 667,488 820,178 +152,690
Lithuania 22,344 1,220,480 +1,198,136
United Arab Emirates 726,800 306,299 -420,501
Switzerland 346,207 539,587 +193,380
Saudi Arabia 244,326 583,980 +339,654

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 50,827,511
Germany 386,064
Netherlands 318,888
XI 265,423
Spain 119,889

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 26,018,477 24,809,034 -1,209,443
Germany 2,638 383,426 +380,788
Netherlands 200,624 118,264 -82,360
XI 134,092 131,331 -2,761
Spain 48,482 71,407 +22,925
France 32,553 56,587 +24,034
Poland 0 86,729 +86,729
Sweden 24,138 40,126 +15,988
Lithuania 18,668 32,909 +14,241
Finland 32,175 17,242 -14,933

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 52,559,140
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 36,566,526
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,326,404
Air transport 141,750

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 26,638,902 25,920,238 -718,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,081,360 18,485,166 +403,806
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,071,995 3,254,409 -817,586
Air transport 66,124 75,626 +9,502

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 52,559,140
Belfast Port 21,880,722
Liverpool Docks 4,681,508
ZLC 3,954,712
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,346,624

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 26,638,902 25,920,238 -718,664
Belfast Port 12,431,231 9,449,491 -2,981,740
Liverpool Docks 2,646,734 2,034,774 -611,960
ZLC 260,024 3,694,688 +3,434,664
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,080,545 1,266,079 +185,534
Immingham Docks 1,346,668 854,668 -492,000
London Gateway Port 1,128,426 761,288 -367,138
London 87,977 1,196,528 +1,108,551
Harwich 968,883 243,438 -725,445
Dover 234,066 699,775 +465,709

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