Import/export HS code 22042189: Port

Sweet fortified wine from Portugal, often served as a dessert wine

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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 £
Portugal 63,822,237
Belgium 3,971,051
Netherlands 2,586,671
Spain 813,094
France 674,871

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 £
Portugal 32,257,888 31,564,349 -693,539
Belgium 2,197,177 1,773,874 -423,303
Netherlands 1,429,053 1,157,618 -271,435
Spain 559,160 253,934 -305,226
France 364,957 309,914 -55,043
Italy 62,406 148,799 +86,393
Germany 119,347 70,690 -48,657
Ireland 33,791 17,325 -16,466
Panama 0 22,671 +22,671
United States 22,493 0 -22,493

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 £
Portugal 71,254,893
Spain 338,472
Italy 147,795
France 100,891
Germany 29,638

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 £
Portugal 36,385,541 34,869,352 -1,516,189
Spain 226,968 111,504 -115,464
Italy 54,925 92,870 +37,945
France 89,724 11,167 -78,557
Germany 29,638 0 -29,638
United States 15,826 0 -15,826
Netherlands 3,532 0 -3,532
South Africa 0 2,972 +2,972

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 22
Inner London - East 16
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 8
Outer London - South 5

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 19 18 -1
Inner London - East 12 12 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 6 +0
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 3 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 3 3 +0
East Central Scotland 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 2 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 49,536,767
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,254,331
Other 5,701,411
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 2,879,732
Air transport 30,131

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) 25,647,891 23,888,876 -1,759,015
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,332,208 6,922,123 -410,085
Other 4,070,724 1,630,687 -2,440,037
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 2,879,732 +2,879,732
Air transport 20,594 9,537 -11,057
Road transport 0 1,230 +1,230

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 26,548,189
London Gateway Port 9,381,155
Liverpool Docks 8,251,932
Southampton 7,584,438
000 5,701,411

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 12,766,822 13,781,367 +1,014,545
London Gateway Port 8,476,958 904,197 -7,572,761
Liverpool Docks 5,338,338 2,913,594 -2,424,744
Southampton 0 7,584,438 +7,584,438
000 4,070,724 1,630,687 -2,440,037
499 0 3,149,652 +3,149,652
Thamesport 1,846,012 1,027,865 -818,147
Dover 842,488 1,820,313 +977,825
Eurotunnel 1,380,512 734,642 -645,870
Immingham Docks 1,035,374 993,894 -41,480

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 77
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 35
Food and beverage service activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 22
2025-11 48
2025-10 40
2025-09 24
2025-08 27

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 42
54m+ 36
Other 15
0-1m 14
15m-54m 14

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 730,281
Ireland 311,342
Denmark 226,995
Czechia 221,324
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 155,792

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 576,077 154,204 -421,873
Ireland 151,329 160,013 +8,684
Denmark 133,896 93,099 -40,797
Czechia 92,613 128,711 +36,098
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 55,165 100,627 +45,462
France 42,452 16,974 -25,478
Switzerland 26,630 14,544 -12,086
Thailand 20,325 19,981 -344
Antigua and Barbuda 0 37,545 +37,545
Italy 29,120 6,481 -22,639

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 51,443
Portugal 38,724
XI 1,741

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 0 51,443 +51,443
Portugal 27,177 11,547 -15,630
XI 1,741 0 -1,741

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) 740,705
Air transport 609,056
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 581,671
Other 91,908

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) 422,242 318,463 -103,779
Air transport 368,453 240,603 -127,850
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 385,372 196,299 -189,073
Other 28,918 62,990 +34,072

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 509,416
Southampton 468,708
Dover / Eurotunnel 328,288
Immingham Docks 199,597
Liverpool Docks 175,191

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 297,461 211,955 -85,506
Southampton 346,119 122,589 -223,530
Dover / Eurotunnel 164,117 164,171 +54
Immingham Docks 123,483 76,114 -47,369
Liverpool Docks 111,684 63,507 -48,177
000 28,918 62,990 +34,072
London Gateway Port 8,239 62,943 +54,704
Edinburgh Airport 50,508 1,200 -49,308
Portsmouth 25,505 15,956 -9,549
East Midlands Airport 16,497 12,467 -4,030

Quick facts

HS code: 22042189

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

Description: Sweet fortified wine from Portugal, often served as a dessert wine