Import/export HS code 22060089: Various fermented drinks

Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké, in bulk or large containers

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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 2,981,502
Ireland 2,281,881
China 1,488,460
Germany 1,316,191
United States 1,162,223

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 1,316,837 1,664,665 +347,828
Ireland 1,111,806 1,170,075 +58,269
China 775,224 713,236 -61,988
Germany 587,476 728,715 +141,239
United States 549,114 613,109 +63,995
Australia 239,529 217,182 -22,347
Japan 165,126 120,327 -44,799
France 76,478 112,937 +36,459
Taiwan 100,204 68,700 -31,504
Spain 29,193 11,777 -17,416

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 2,981,502
Ireland 2,276,215
China 1,493,268
Germany 1,352,017
United States 894,827

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 1,316,837 1,664,665 +347,828
Ireland 1,108,705 1,167,510 +58,805
China 777,571 715,697 -61,874
Germany 618,526 733,491 +114,965
United States 421,301 473,526 +52,225
Japan 292,939 259,910 -33,029
Australia 239,529 217,182 -22,347
Portugal 90,097 98,156 +8,059
Taiwan 100,204 68,700 -31,504
Singapore 21,284 17,159 -4,125

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 5
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - South 4
Inner London - West 3
Outer London - West and North West 3

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 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Kent 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 0 2 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -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) 5,864,884
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,715,150
Other 709,806
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 178,720
Air transport 82,463

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) 3,294,853 2,570,031 -724,822
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,227,603 2,487,547 +1,259,944
Other 482,605 227,201 -255,404
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 178,720 +178,720
Air transport 52,626 29,837 -22,789

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,982,904
Southampton 1,296,009
Felixstowe 1,031,711
Liverpool Docks 899,755
Dover 716,550

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,316,837 1,666,067 +349,230
Southampton 611,595 684,414 +72,819
Felixstowe 610,636 421,075 -189,561
Liverpool Docks 542,695 357,060 -185,635
Dover 280,822 435,728 +154,906
000 482,605 227,201 -255,404
Milford 383,736 274,221 -109,515
Ayr Harbour 82,776 537,830 +455,054
London 268,812 207,628 -61,184
London Gateway Port 113,029 208,988 +95,959

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of beverages 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 12
2025-10 12
2025-09 12
2025-08 14

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 13
0-1m 10
15m-54m 7
54m+ 7
Other 1

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 1,800,219
Netherlands 1,528,897
Finland 901,016
Barbados 476,569
United States 275,900

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 842,538 957,681 +115,143
Netherlands 477,540 1,051,357 +573,817
Finland 540,448 360,568 -179,880
Barbados 340,450 136,119 -204,331
United States 225,900 50,000 -175,900
France 85,205 85,037 -168
Belgium 110,206 28,663 -81,543
Armenia 0 61,177 +61,177
Panama 0 60,135 +60,135
Russia 48,448 0 -48,448

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 £
China 7,351
Australia 11

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 £
China 3,853 3,498 -355
Australia 11 0 -11

Export volume by transport

What this shows: Export value by transport mode used to ship goods from the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 3,719,704
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,074,952
Air transport 25,205
Other 7,642

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,895,560 1,824,144 -71,416
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 979,529 1,095,423 +115,894
Air transport 21,252 3,953 -17,299
Other 3,888 3,754 -134

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,780,624
Immingham Docks 1,430,690
Middlesbrough 1,022,173
London Gateway Port 686,055
London 331,254

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 827,128 953,496 +126,368
Immingham Docks 457,804 972,886 +515,082
Middlesbrough 696,828 325,345 -371,483
London Gateway Port 448,692 237,363 -211,329
London 173,136 158,118 -15,018
Dover / Eurotunnel 111,034 98,095 -12,939
Hull 75,712 85,140 +9,428
Southampton 11,273 56,989 +45,716
Felixstowe 27,817 14,630 -13,187
East Midlands Airport 21,252 2,602 -18,650

Quick facts

HS code: 22060089

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

Description: Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké, in bulk or large containers