Import/export HS code 22060039: Various fermented drinks

Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké

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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 £
Sweden 61,958,177
Germany 9,726,761
Belgium 3,157,765
Spain 3,021,412
Japan 1,528,151

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 £
Sweden 51,132,916 10,825,261 -40,307,655
Germany 3,977,007 5,749,754 +1,772,747
Belgium 1,129,195 2,028,570 +899,375
Spain 1,754,790 1,266,622 -488,168
Japan 257,826 1,270,325 +1,012,499
Ireland 1,015,807 117,105 -898,702
Finland 876,724 187,935 -688,789
France 86,470 414,092 +327,622
Lithuania 206,015 177,962 -28,053
South Africa 272,362 87,280 -185,082

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 £
Sweden 61,958,177
Germany 11,807,496
Spain 3,153,966
Japan 1,661,506
France 1,366,476

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 £
Sweden 51,132,916 10,825,261 -40,307,655
Germany 4,946,013 6,861,483 +1,915,470
Spain 1,884,883 1,269,083 -615,800
Japan 257,826 1,403,680 +1,145,854
France 115,372 1,251,104 +1,135,732
South Africa 272,362 87,280 -185,082
Lithuania 191,315 160,954 -30,361
South Korea 93,899 75,117 -18,782
Netherlands 124,238 17,231 -107,007
Italy 39,034 69,292 +30,258

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - West and North West 14
Inner London - East 10
Inner London - West 6
Outer London - East and North East 6
West Yorkshire 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
Outer London - West and North West 9 11 +2
Inner London - East 5 9 +4
Inner London - West 5 5 +0
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 2 4 +2
Outer London - South 3 3 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 0 3 +3
West Midlands 3 2 -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) 45,274,723
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 34,412,586
Other 3,001,420
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 1,114,494
Air transport 21,041

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) 41,949,924 3,324,799 -38,625,125
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,111,761 17,300,825 +189,064
Other 2,194,996 806,424 -1,388,572
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 1,114,494 +1,114,494
Air transport 15,093 5,948 -9,145
Road transport 15,173 0 -15,173

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 54,119,694
Immingham Docks 12,352,626
London 7,692,364
000 3,001,420
Liverpool Docks 1,410,634

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 £
Hull 44,956,745 9,162,949 -35,793,796
Immingham Docks 8,044,297 4,308,329 -3,735,968
London 2,890,512 4,801,852 +1,911,340
000 2,194,996 806,424 -1,388,572
Liverpool Docks 755,445 655,189 -100,256
Dover 886,112 293,270 -592,842
499 15,173 1,114,494 +1,099,321
Thamesport 345,021 613,139 +268,118
Middlesbrough 224,110 219,011 -5,099
London Gateway Port 319,365 101,810 -217,555

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 55
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 30
Food and beverage service activities 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Land transport and transport via pipelines 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 22
2025-10 25
2025-09 25
2025-08 19
2025-07 21

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 31
54m+ 21
0-1m 13
15m-54m 12
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 2,896,578
Norway 1,107,404
Denmark 464,980
Netherlands 362,749
Greece 145,503

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 1,493,748 1,402,830 -90,918
Norway 573,852 533,552 -40,300
Denmark 204,718 260,262 +55,544
Netherlands 228,962 133,787 -95,175
Greece 69,167 76,336 +7,169
Sweden 69,040 59,831 -9,209
Germany 26,341 80,008 +53,667
United States 101,935 0 -101,935
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 55,223 27,426 -27,797
Israel 45,226 32,022 -13,204

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 £
Sweden 492,181
XI 181,174
Ireland 48,303
New Zealand 7,763
XU 578

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 £
Sweden 271,565 220,616 -50,949
XI 87,076 94,098 +7,022
Ireland 7,615 40,688 +33,073
New Zealand 7,763 0 -7,763
XU 578 0 -578

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) 2,955,776
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 2,382,407
Other 729,999
Air transport 51,225

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) 1,530,490 1,425,286 -105,204
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,336,048 1,046,359 -289,689
Other 374,597 355,402 -19,195
Air transport 13,540 37,685 +24,145

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,971,405
Immingham Docks 1,088,532
000 729,999
London 338,753
Harwich 326,474

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 £
Liverpool Docks 1,112,517 858,888 -253,629
Immingham Docks 599,625 488,907 -110,718
000 374,597 355,402 -19,195
London 247,084 91,669 -155,415
Harwich 156,955 169,519 +12,564
Felixstowe 157,409 151,740 -5,669
Holyhead 72,367 212,717 +140,350
Dover / Eurotunnel 232,609 46,195 -186,414
London Gateway Port 169,261 87,007 -82,254
Thamesport 883 191,402 +190,519

Quick facts

HS code: 22060039

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

Description: Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké