Import/export HS code 22060059: Various fermented drinks

Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké, in larger quantities

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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 78,528,744
Jamaica 33,027,042
Ireland 5,787,572
Japan 5,766,319
Germany 4,228,632

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 19,876,618 58,652,126 +38,775,508
Jamaica 18,400,726 14,626,316 -3,774,410
Ireland 1,853,780 3,933,792 +2,080,012
Japan 2,616,282 3,150,037 +533,755
Germany 3,213,986 1,014,646 -2,199,340
Belgium 845,092 1,204,176 +359,084
Spain 809,275 1,068,723 +259,448
Netherlands 394,645 458,389 +63,744
Taiwan 359,426 248,143 -111,283
Malaysia 301,510 284,479 -17,031

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 78,482,570
Jamaica 33,027,042
Japan 6,232,608
Germany 5,525,969
Spain 2,555,916

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 19,871,725 58,610,845 +38,739,120
Jamaica 18,400,726 14,626,316 -3,774,410
Japan 2,868,469 3,364,139 +495,670
Germany 3,550,255 1,975,714 -1,574,541
Spain 1,267,292 1,288,624 +21,332
Ireland 510,747 1,337,408 +826,661
Taiwan 359,426 248,143 -111,283
Malaysia 301,510 284,479 -17,031
Netherlands 333,198 238,885 -94,313
Italy 177,891 313,038 +135,147

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Outer London - East and North East 17
Inner London - West 16
Inner London - East 12
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 9
Outer London - West and North West 9

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 - East and North East 13 10 -3
Inner London - West 10 11 +1
Inner London - East 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - West and North West 8 9 +1
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
West of England 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 5 +0
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Essex 4 1 -3

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) 53,131,591
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,505,295
Other 31,069,864
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 6,674,661
Air transport 1,191,836

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) 16,263,698 36,867,893 +20,604,195
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 12,953,297 31,551,998 +18,598,701
Other 20,759,446 10,310,418 -10,449,028
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 6,674,661 +6,674,661
Air transport 236,298 955,538 +719,240
Road transport 89,151 16,418 -72,733

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 45,934,214
Immingham Docks 34,185,594
000 31,069,864
499 7,591,095
Southampton 3,864,213

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 5,351,835 40,582,379 +35,230,544
Immingham Docks 15,637,881 18,547,713 +2,909,832
000 20,759,446 10,310,418 -10,449,028
499 0 7,591,095 +7,591,095
Southampton 1,987,001 1,877,212 -109,789
London 1,915,532 1,425,183 -490,349
Dover 975,772 771,444 -204,328
London Gateway Port 322,964 1,236,052 +913,088
Felixstowe 763,530 725,382 -38,148
Liverpool Docks 594,570 650,097 +55,527

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 90
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 40
Food and beverage service activities 8
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 8
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 42
2025-10 39
2025-09 42
2025-08 40

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 49
54m+ 35
0-1m 22
15m-54m 21
Other 12

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 6,655,109
France 3,862,247
Russia 750,829
Spain 750,133
Nigeria 511,680

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 3,652,309 3,002,800 -649,509
France 1,722,821 2,139,426 +416,605
Russia 717,573 33,256 -684,317
Spain 303,320 446,813 +143,493
Nigeria 99,900 411,780 +311,880
United States 180,295 326,604 +146,309
Poland 206,803 277,333 +70,530
Netherlands 282,386 132,024 -150,362
Malta 260,066 111,068 -148,998
Belgium 48,662 261,526 +212,864

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 £
Germany 61,064
XI 50,732
Ireland 24,141
Sweden 20,266
China 422

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 £
Germany 24,900 36,164 +11,264
XI 14,136 36,596 +22,460
Ireland 18,741 5,400 -13,341
Sweden 12,054 8,212 -3,842
China 75 347 +272
Japan 77 0 -77

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) 10,276,253
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,977,909
Other 337,527
Air transport 95,514
Road transport 6,329

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) 5,112,328 5,163,925 +51,597
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,499,486 3,478,423 -1,021,063
Other 214,335 123,192 -91,143
Air transport 47,941 47,573 -368
Road transport 6,329 0 -6,329

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,802,500
Liverpool Docks 4,220,119
ZLC 1,607,734
London 868,831
London Gateway Port 779,487

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 3,410,733 3,391,767 -18,966
Liverpool Docks 1,744,348 2,475,771 +731,423
ZLC 1,474,037 133,697 -1,340,340
London 344,658 524,173 +179,515
London Gateway Port 580,198 199,289 -380,909
Holyhead 491,337 254,389 -236,948
Southampton 527,915 208,332 -319,583
Immingham Docks 198,462 396,018 +197,556
Felixstowe 325,558 267,418 -58,140
000 214,335 123,192 -91,143

Quick facts

HS code: 22060059

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

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