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 77,176,759
Jamaica 32,147,019
Japan 5,717,456
Ireland 5,597,539
Germany 4,223,259

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 20,682,153 56,494,606 +35,812,453
Jamaica 18,529,722 13,617,297 -4,912,425
Japan 2,665,567 3,051,889 +386,322
Ireland 1,768,029 3,829,510 +2,061,481
Germany 3,209,391 1,013,868 -2,195,523
Belgium 861,182 1,199,347 +338,165
Spain 817,256 1,022,769 +205,513
Netherlands 393,385 450,598 +57,213
Taiwan 386,630 248,143 -138,487
Malaysia 263,254 319,020 +55,766

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 77,130,585
Jamaica 32,147,019
Japan 6,169,357
Germany 5,524,827
Spain 2,521,708

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 20,677,260 56,453,325 +35,776,065
Jamaica 18,529,722 13,617,297 -4,912,425
Japan 2,918,710 3,250,647 +331,937
Germany 3,546,911 1,977,916 -1,568,995
Spain 1,290,059 1,231,649 -58,410
Ireland 501,024 1,227,267 +726,243
Taiwan 386,630 248,143 -138,487
Malaysia 263,254 319,020 +55,766
Netherlands 333,198 238,885 -94,313
Italy 176,889 296,759 +119,870

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 19
Outer London - East and North East 17
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 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
Inner London - West 13 12 -1
Outer London - East and North East 14 10 -4
Inner London - East 8 8 +0
Outer London - West and North West 9 9 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 7 7 +0
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
West of England 5 4 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Essex 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 52,780,307
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 42,569,008
Other 31,218,672
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 6,516,610
Air transport 1,018,646

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) 18,283,148 34,497,159 +16,214,011
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,813,629 30,755,379 +18,941,750
Other 20,819,479 10,399,193 -10,420,286
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 6,516,610 +6,516,610
Air transport 238,016 780,630 +542,614
Road transport 89,151 10,107 -79,044

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 43,852,149
Immingham Docks 34,907,829
000 31,218,672
499 6,543,823
Southampton 3,901,441

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 5,140,076 38,712,073 +33,571,997
Immingham Docks 16,653,100 18,254,729 +1,601,629
000 20,819,479 10,399,193 -10,420,286
499 0 6,543,823 +6,543,823
Southampton 2,063,632 1,837,809 -225,823
London 1,924,920 1,425,735 -499,185
Dover 994,288 749,565 -244,723
Felixstowe 808,019 735,861 -72,158
London Gateway Port 265,460 1,160,815 +895,355
Liverpool Docks 604,731 601,017 -3,714

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 42
Food and beverage service activities 9
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
2025-11 42
2025-10 39
2025-09 42
2025-08 40
2025-07 42

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 51
54m+ 35
0-1m 25
15m-54m 19
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 6,633,201
France 4,070,809
Russia 769,506
Spain 661,313
United States 558,413

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 3,701,418 2,931,783 -769,635
France 1,934,814 2,135,995 +201,181
Russia 736,250 33,256 -702,994
Spain 242,353 418,960 +176,607
United States 231,809 326,604 +94,795
Nigeria 88,739 429,780 +341,041
Poland 188,284 319,583 +131,299
Netherlands 279,493 137,382 -142,111
Malta 267,626 111,068 -156,558
Belgium 25,134 285,054 +259,920

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 180,826
Germany 60,944
XI 49,825
Ireland 24,462
Sweden 20,497

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 142,554 38,272 -104,282
Germany 24,715 36,229 +11,514
XI 13,870 35,955 +22,085
Ireland 18,839 5,623 -13,216
Sweden 11,564 8,933 -2,631
China 75 347 +272
Japan 63 14 -49

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) 10,374,196
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,167,783
Other 337,053
Air transport 82,796
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) 5,267,694 5,106,502 -161,192
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,652,972 3,514,811 -1,138,161
Other 211,680 125,373 -86,307
Air transport 47,941 34,855 -13,086
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 7,000,020
Liverpool Docks 4,142,528
ZLC 1,754,725
London 869,617
Southampton 795,588

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 3,589,458 3,410,562 -178,896
Liverpool Docks 1,667,228 2,475,300 +808,072
ZLC 1,614,201 140,524 -1,473,677
London 353,653 515,964 +162,311
Southampton 597,441 198,147 -399,294
London Gateway Port 551,804 230,281 -321,523
Holyhead 492,406 254,389 -238,017
Immingham Docks 228,856 388,606 +159,750
Felixstowe 297,381 293,496 -3,885
000 211,680 125,373 -86,307

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