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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  • 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 194,983,221
Netherlands 30,232,347
Italy 28,775,961
Germany 23,847,053
Spain 14,485,996

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 107,438,362 87,544,859 -19,893,503
Netherlands 14,804,721 15,427,626 +622,905
Italy 14,708,050 14,067,911 -640,139
Germany 11,772,689 12,074,364 +301,675
Spain 7,916,182 6,569,814 -1,346,368
Belgium 5,129,850 3,377,945 -1,751,905
Czechia 1,708,445 2,123,879 +415,434
France 2,818,626 467,112 -2,351,514
Denmark 1,739,895 1,395,741 -344,154
Sweden 965,646 1,468,206 +502,560

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 133,849,657
Italy 28,613,940
Netherlands 28,017,333
Germany 24,511,323
Spain 13,720,640

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 72,720,687 61,128,970 -11,591,717
Italy 14,606,518 14,007,422 -599,096
Netherlands 13,551,194 14,466,139 +914,945
Germany 12,090,551 12,420,772 +330,221
Spain 7,430,161 6,290,479 -1,139,682
Belgium 5,543,023 3,563,245 -1,979,778
Sweden 2,370,814 2,885,575 +514,761
Czechia 1,754,063 2,112,337 +358,274
France 2,674,685 218,941 -2,455,744
Portugal 1,021,707 1,255,022 +233,315

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
Outer London - East and North East 10
Inner London - East 9
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 7 -3
Outer London - East and North East 6 8 +2
Inner London - East 8 6 -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
East Central Scotland 4 2 -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) 193,927,813
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,289,967
Other 62,625,612
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 245,893
Air transport 165,312

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) 109,031,897 84,895,916 -24,135,981
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 28,937,965 36,352,002 +7,414,037
Other 35,587,959 27,037,653 -8,550,306
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 245,893 +245,893
Air transport 87,958 77,354 -10,604
Road transport 45,784 9,475 -36,309

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 131,098,517
000 62,625,612
London 34,091,186
Dover 18,828,238
Immingham Docks 17,956,023

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 71,334,541 59,763,976 -11,570,565
000 35,587,959 27,037,653 -8,550,306
London 18,173,061 15,918,125 -2,254,936
Dover 11,431,630 7,396,608 -4,035,022
Immingham Docks 8,534,649 9,421,374 +886,725
London Gateway Port 7,710,451 8,129,621 +419,170
Grangemouth Docks 4,811,848 5,077,695 +265,847
Eurotunnel 4,673,430 2,717,569 -1,955,861
Hull 2,716,482 1,970,242 -746,240
Felixstowe 901,749 2,839,472 +1,937,723

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 66
Manufacture of beverages 30
Food and beverage service activities 11
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 48
2025-10 39
2025-09 43
2025-08 44
2025-07 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
1m-15m 38
0-1m 35
54m+ 28
15m-54m 11
Other 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 10,473,202
France 8,382,577
Italy 7,308,190
Spain 6,095,043
Netherlands 4,028,028

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 5,295,897 5,177,305 -118,592
France 4,394,687 3,987,890 -406,797
Italy 3,818,510 3,489,680 -328,830
Spain 3,273,238 2,821,805 -451,433
Netherlands 2,991,248 1,036,780 -1,954,468
Canada 1,625,597 1,800,442 +174,845
Sweden 1,532,349 642,046 -890,303
Denmark 1,147,327 975,416 -171,911
Japan 973,054 815,638 -157,416
United States 1,061,316 457,793 -603,523

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 £
XU 423,653
Netherlands 342,445

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 £
XU 204,633 219,020 +14,387
Netherlands 311,256 31,189 -280,067

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) 39,731,146
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 21,129,990
Other 766,098
Air transport 227,804
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) 20,700,535 19,030,611 -1,669,924
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 12,994,792 8,135,198 -4,859,594
Other 515,889 250,209 -265,680
Air transport 65,920 161,884 +95,964
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 19,463,131
Liverpool Docks 8,819,458
Immingham Docks 6,756,866
Milford 4,540,791
London 2,677,444

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 10,721,134 8,741,997 -1,979,137
Liverpool Docks 3,986,858 4,832,600 +845,742
Immingham Docks 4,382,931 2,373,935 -2,008,996
Milford 2,571,034 1,969,757 -601,277
London 1,045,084 1,632,360 +587,276
Portsmouth 1,229,466 1,261,873 +32,407
Dover 1,208,415 1,003,623 -204,792
ZLC 1,321,132 832,236 -488,896
Southampton 1,328,513 638,898 -689,615
London Gateway Port 957,751 861,574 -96,177

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