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 3,001,627
Ireland 2,296,996
China 1,436,857
Germany 1,303,391
United States 1,116,056

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 1,337,202 1,664,425 +327,223
Ireland 1,087,771 1,209,225 +121,454
China 791,728 645,129 -146,599
Germany 560,446 742,945 +182,499
United States 554,455 561,601 +7,146
Australia 299,166 217,182 -81,984
Japan 201,741 111,613 -90,128
France 89,989 112,937 +22,948
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 3,001,627
Ireland 2,291,038
China 1,441,665
Germany 1,339,217
United States 853,448

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 1,337,202 1,664,425 +327,223
Ireland 1,084,577 1,206,461 +121,884
China 794,075 647,590 -146,485
Germany 591,496 747,721 +156,225
United States 413,019 440,429 +27,410
Japan 343,177 232,785 -110,392
Australia 299,166 217,182 -81,984
Portugal 103,608 98,156 -5,452
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 4 4 +0
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Outer London - West and North West 2 2 +0
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) 5,865,324
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,658,001
Other 794,872
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 172,102
Air transport 84,427

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) 3,396,740 2,468,584 -928,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,159,613 2,498,388 +1,338,775
Other 549,058 245,814 -303,244
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 172,102 +172,102
Air transport 51,820 32,607 -19,213

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 3,003,029
Southampton 1,283,729
Felixstowe 990,902
Liverpool Docks 909,040
000 794,872

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 1,337,202 1,665,827 +328,625
Southampton 624,117 659,612 +35,495
Felixstowe 608,067 382,835 -225,232
Liverpool Docks 527,593 381,447 -146,146
000 549,058 245,814 -303,244
Dover 282,702 434,559 +151,857
Milford 385,231 294,517 -90,714
Ayr Harbour 72,255 532,098 +459,843
London 252,049 227,072 -24,977
London Gateway Port 155,619 144,134 -11,485

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 23
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 10
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
2025-11 12
2025-10 12
2025-09 12
2025-08 14
2025-07 12

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 11
54m+ 7
15m-54m 6
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 1,768,216
Netherlands 1,517,989
Finland 864,322
Barbados 540,727
United States 225,900

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 832,135 936,081 +103,946
Netherlands 475,404 1,042,585 +567,181
Finland 496,336 367,986 -128,350
Barbados 322,560 218,167 -104,393
United States 225,900 0 -225,900
France 113,319 85,037 -28,282
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
XU 280
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
XU 24 256 +232
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) 3,716,614
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,045,978
Air transport 26,194
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) 1,861,776 1,854,838 -6,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 972,155 1,073,823 +101,668
Air transport 22,241 3,953 -18,288
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 1,748,621
Immingham Docks 1,370,318
Middlesbrough 985,479
London Gateway Port 750,213
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 818,296 930,325 +112,029
Immingham Docks 365,956 1,004,362 +638,406
Middlesbrough 652,716 332,763 -319,953
London Gateway Port 430,802 319,411 -111,391
London 173,136 158,118 -15,018
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,063 98,095 -15,968
Hull 75,712 44,892 -30,820
Killingholme 112,140 0 -112,140
Felixstowe 27,817 14,630 -13,187
Purfleet 28,114 0 -28,114

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