Import/export HS code 22030010: Large container malt beer

Malt beer sold in containers holding more than 10 liters, often for bulk use

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* 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 194,096,761
Netherlands 30,436,249
Italy 28,374,181
Germany 24,070,516
Spain 14,253,385

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 105,812,029 88,284,732 -17,527,297
Netherlands 14,900,097 15,536,152 +636,055
Italy 14,364,054 14,010,127 -353,927
Germany 11,773,736 12,296,780 +523,044
Spain 7,884,910 6,368,475 -1,516,435
Belgium 5,095,134 3,430,021 -1,665,113
Czechia 1,716,817 2,140,666 +423,849
France 2,830,886 412,146 -2,418,740
Denmark 1,618,736 1,443,682 -175,054
Sweden 1,082,559 1,318,295 +235,736

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 £
Ireland 133,744,215
Italy 28,212,160
Netherlands 28,186,414
Germany 24,753,482
Spain 13,488,029

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 £
Ireland 71,442,920 62,301,295 -9,141,625
Italy 14,229,463 13,982,697 -246,766
Netherlands 13,573,319 14,613,095 +1,039,776
Germany 12,075,400 12,678,082 +602,682
Spain 7,304,174 6,183,855 -1,120,319
Belgium 5,540,683 3,589,909 -1,950,774
Sweden 2,499,126 2,806,512 +307,386
Czechia 1,762,435 2,129,124 +366,689
France 2,624,877 193,949 -2,430,928
Portugal 1,036,750 1,293,107 +256,357

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Inner London - East 10
Outer London - East and North East 10
Essex 8
Kent 7

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 - West 10 6 -4
Inner London - East 8 7 -1
Outer London - East and North East 6 8 +2
Essex 6 5 -1
Kent 6 7 +1
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
Outer London - West and North West 6 4 -2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -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) 192,939,151
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 66,055,963
Other 61,831,745
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 275,916
Air transport 176,979

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) 107,291,289 85,647,862 -21,643,427
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,082,800 36,973,163 +7,890,363
Other 35,263,675 26,568,070 -8,695,605
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 275,916 +275,916
Air transport 87,958 89,021 +1,063
Road transport 37,829 13,004 -24,825

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 130,819,099
000 61,831,745
London 33,658,557
Dover 18,830,505
Immingham Docks 18,019,632

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 £
Liverpool Docks 70,061,172 60,757,927 -9,303,245
000 35,263,675 26,568,070 -8,695,605
London 17,830,965 15,827,592 -2,003,373
Dover 11,271,438 7,559,067 -3,712,371
Immingham Docks 8,588,099 9,431,533 +843,434
London Gateway Port 7,774,170 8,155,787 +381,617
Grangemouth Docks 4,937,071 5,201,583 +264,512
Eurotunnel 4,794,607 2,573,945 -2,220,662
Hull 2,740,241 1,946,369 -793,872
Felixstowe 845,364 2,866,817 +2,021,453

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 67
Manufacture of beverages 31
Food and beverage service activities 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 48
2025-10 39
2025-09 43
2025-08 44

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 40
0-1m 35
54m+ 26
15m-54m 11
Other 9

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 10,535,153
France 8,338,507
Italy 7,306,855
Spain 5,994,565
Netherlands 3,746,125

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 5,337,307 5,197,846 -139,461
France 4,387,705 3,950,802 -436,903
Italy 3,696,546 3,610,309 -86,237
Spain 3,250,518 2,744,047 -506,471
Netherlands 2,794,335 951,790 -1,842,545
Canada 1,628,291 1,866,501 +238,210
Denmark 1,124,006 1,009,057 -114,949
Sweden 1,409,425 647,268 -762,157
Japan 1,023,302 751,686 -271,616
United Arab Emirates 859,666 690,918 -168,748

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 £
Netherlands 338,056

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 £
Netherlands 338,056 0 -338,056

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) 40,207,254
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 20,476,084
Other 747,625
Air transport 230,535
Road transport 1,889

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) 20,852,200 19,355,054 -1,497,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,351,662 8,124,422 -4,227,240
Other 540,962 206,663 -334,299
Air transport 67,664 162,871 +95,207
Road transport 1,889 0 -1,889
Rail transport 0 1,285 +1,285

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 19,478,433
Liverpool Docks 8,901,482
Immingham Docks 6,802,241
Milford 4,510,629
London 2,757,134

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,665,680 8,812,753 -1,852,927
Liverpool Docks 3,991,948 4,909,534 +917,586
Immingham Docks 4,273,834 2,528,407 -1,745,427
Milford 2,639,590 1,871,039 -768,551
London 1,094,174 1,662,960 +568,786
Portsmouth 1,272,196 1,236,549 -35,647
Dover 1,137,135 1,090,067 -47,068
ZLC 1,333,872 793,115 -540,757
Southampton 1,303,338 620,335 -683,003
London Gateway Port 939,965 925,959 -14,006

Quick facts

HS code: 22030010

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

Description: Malt beer sold in containers holding more than 10 liters, often for bulk use