Import/export HS code 22030001: Bottled malt beer

Malt beer packaged in bottles for easy consumption

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  • 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 £
Italy 124,444,614
Germany 42,157,051
Spain 39,582,939
Netherlands 36,680,291
Belgium 23,589,431

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 £
Italy 65,600,950 58,843,664 -6,757,286
Germany 21,537,990 20,619,061 -918,929
Spain 21,995,568 17,587,371 -4,408,197
Netherlands 21,716,455 14,963,836 -6,752,619
Belgium 12,833,007 10,756,424 -2,076,583
Poland 9,109,769 8,749,595 -360,174
France 9,481,905 7,001,406 -2,480,499
Mexico 3,603,419 4,398,728 +795,309
Nigeria 3,749,819 2,922,302 -827,517
China 1,648,003 4,422,596 +2,774,593

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 128,910,631
Spain 39,364,524
Netherlands 36,339,948
Germany 30,870,074
France 26,876,854

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 68,219,783 60,690,848 -7,528,935
Spain 21,801,850 17,562,674 -4,239,176
Netherlands 21,544,121 14,795,827 -6,748,294
Germany 16,255,167 14,614,907 -1,640,260
France 14,616,151 12,260,703 -2,355,448
Poland 9,197,686 8,842,653 -355,033
Belgium 8,833,314 8,224,095 -609,219
Mexico 3,891,567 4,529,715 +638,148
Nigeria 3,751,848 2,920,009 -831,839
Turkey 2,552,298 3,573,867 +1,021,569

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 25
Outer London - East and North East 25
Outer London - West and North West 23
Outer London - South 20
Essex 18

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 18 20 +2
Outer London - East and North East 20 20 +0
Outer London - West and North West 20 19 -1
Outer London - South 15 18 +3
Essex 15 13 -2
Inner London - West 12 12 +0
Greater Manchester 8 10 +2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 6 -3
West Yorkshire 8 9 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3 7 +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) 195,187,477
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 154,746,656
Other 7,220,963
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 495,071
Air transport 172,561

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) 99,087,510 96,099,967 -2,987,543
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 85,854,256 68,892,400 -16,961,856
Other 4,527,102 2,693,861 -1,833,241
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 495,071 +495,071
Air transport 58,118 114,443 +56,325
Road transport 54,713 93,713 +39,000

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 75,149,664
London Gateway Port 63,701,168
Immingham Docks 41,496,259
Dover 32,120,339
Liverpool Docks 30,764,862

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 £
London 40,722,023 34,427,641 -6,294,382
London Gateway Port 33,357,789 30,343,379 -3,014,410
Immingham Docks 24,790,989 16,705,270 -8,085,719
Dover 16,872,665 15,247,674 -1,624,991
Liverpool Docks 18,075,008 12,689,854 -5,385,154
Grangemouth Docks 15,633,275 14,031,817 -1,601,458
Felixstowe 4,941,453 9,755,273 +4,813,820
Eurotunnel 5,684,853 5,074,526 -610,327
Thamesport 6,377,948 3,541,133 -2,836,815
Southampton 1,984,766 6,257,241 +4,272,475

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 144
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 67
Food and beverage service activities 23
Manufacture of beverages 18
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 66
2025-11 71
2025-10 74
2025-09 69
2025-08 69

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 89
0-1m 87
54m+ 34
15m-54m 18
Other 10

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 £
United States 126,738,772
Ireland 65,608,812
Italy 25,589,997
Netherlands 22,110,116
France 19,498,621

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 £
United States 72,362,174 54,376,598 -17,985,576
Ireland 35,822,597 29,786,215 -6,036,382
Italy 10,071,001 15,518,996 +5,447,995
Netherlands 13,812,265 8,297,851 -5,514,414
France 10,583,563 8,915,058 -1,668,505
Sweden 3,287,199 2,680,917 -606,282
Spain 2,218,769 3,286,784 +1,068,015
South Korea 2,461,182 2,567,658 +106,476
Singapore 3,073,455 1,942,362 -1,131,093
Canada 2,422,944 2,516,068 +93,124

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 955,153
Italy 443,685
Spain 66,884
Portugal 45,908
Ireland 35,397

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 641,616 313,537 -328,079
Italy 345,675 98,010 -247,665
Spain 66,884 0 -66,884
Portugal 24,811 21,097 -3,714
Ireland 28,011 7,386 -20,625
United States 0 18,270 +18,270
Belgium 8,837 0 -8,837

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 205,435,339
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 118,604,423
Other 3,917,012
Air transport 129,864
Road transport 31,533

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 118,055,470 87,379,869 -30,675,601
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 58,553,352 60,051,071 +1,497,719
Other 2,264,121 1,652,891 -611,230
Air transport 58,767 71,097 +12,330
Road transport 31,533 0 -31,533

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 134,656,503
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,868,338
Liverpool Docks 33,931,923
Milford 21,265,773
London 20,809,412

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 £
ZLC 80,953,458 53,703,045 -27,250,413
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,982,608 19,885,730 +3,903,122
Liverpool Docks 16,509,057 17,422,866 +913,809
Milford 12,055,320 9,210,453 -2,844,867
London 10,038,400 10,771,012 +732,612
London Gateway Port 9,230,668 6,416,429 -2,814,239
Immingham Docks 5,842,224 7,183,110 +1,340,886
Felixstowe 5,723,856 5,674,178 -49,678
Fishguard 5,580,350 2,315,598 -3,264,752
Southampton 2,556,534 3,400,350 +843,816

Quick facts

HS code: 22030001

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

Description: Malt beer packaged in bottles for easy consumption