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 63,717,376
Belgium 3,919,695
Netherlands 2,556,728
Spain 766,446
France 693,309

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 32,023,309 31,694,067 -329,242
Belgium 2,074,581 1,845,114 -229,467
Netherlands 1,254,028 1,302,700 +48,672
Spain 418,319 348,127 -70,192
France 378,106 315,203 -62,903
Italy 62,406 143,670 +81,264
Germany 123,847 52,668 -71,179
Ireland 33,804 16,703 -17,101
Panama 0 22,671 +22,671
United States 20,520 1,973 -18,547

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 71,042,027
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 35,821,806 35,220,221 -601,585
Spain 154,796 183,676 +28,880
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 14
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8
Outer London - West and North West 7
Outer London - East and North East 6

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 19 +0
Inner London - East 12 12 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 6 5 -1
Outer London - East and North East 5 4 -1
Outer London - South 5 4 -1
Surrey, East and West Sussex 4 3 -1
East Central Scotland 3 1 -2
Greater Manchester 2 3 +1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 3 +0

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) 49,250,079
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,165,096
Other 6,077,611
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 2,653,688
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) 24,848,264 24,401,815 -446,449
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,349,282 6,815,814 -533,468
Other 4,204,711 1,872,900 -2,331,811
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 2,653,688 +2,653,688
Air transport 18,441 11,690 -6,751

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 26,364,921
London Gateway Port 9,666,048
Liverpool Docks 8,171,363
Southampton 7,190,564
000 6,077,611

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 11,943,186 14,421,735 +2,478,549
London Gateway Port 8,488,686 1,177,362 -7,311,324
Liverpool Docks 5,390,358 2,781,005 -2,609,353
Southampton 0 7,190,564 +7,190,564
000 4,204,711 1,872,900 -2,331,811
Thamesport 1,945,520 1,100,690 -844,830
499 0 2,756,457 +2,756,457
Dover 826,237 1,836,564 +1,010,327
Eurotunnel 1,423,532 742,705 -680,827
Immingham Docks 877,888 1,056,485 +178,597

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 75
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
2025-11 48
2025-10 40
2025-09 24
2025-08 27
2025-07 34

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+ 35
Other 15
0-1m 14
15m-54m 13

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 744,990
Ireland 326,150
Denmark 224,170
Czechia 222,656
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 122,019

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 551,229 193,761 -357,468
Ireland 158,564 167,586 +9,022
Denmark 79,697 144,473 +64,776
Czechia 89,565 133,091 +43,526
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 59,925 62,094 +2,169
France 42,452 16,974 -25,478
Switzerland 17,930 27,014 +9,084
Italy 29,120 6,481 -22,639
Thailand 20,325 14,173 -6,152
Portugal 22,953 4,953 -18,000

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 38,857
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 26,878 11,979 -14,899
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) 753,648
Air transport 576,335
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 552,264
Other 92,041

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) 359,406 394,242 +34,836
Air transport 359,828 216,507 -143,321
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 386,160 166,104 -220,056
Other 28,619 63,422 +34,803

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Southampton 483,104
London Heathrow Airport 467,564
Dover / Eurotunnel 329,620
Immingham Docks 196,772
Liverpool Docks 188,727

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 £
Southampton 348,061 135,043 -213,018
London Heathrow Airport 280,769 186,795 -93,974
Dover / Eurotunnel 147,069 182,551 +35,482
Immingham Docks 70,400 126,372 +55,972
Liverpool Docks 118,079 70,648 -47,431
000 28,619 63,422 +34,803
Edinburgh Airport 50,508 1,200 -49,308
Portsmouth 24,351 17,110 -7,241
East Midlands Airport 25,236 13,583 -11,653
London Gateway Port 8,239 19,140 +10,901

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