Import/export HS code 22084091: Expensive rum

Rum with a value exceeding 1.60 GBP per litre of pure alcohol

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Netherlands 18,274,922
Barbados 2,964,866
Mexico 1,974,177
Panama 1,692,804
Trinidad and Tobago 1,506,967

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 £
Netherlands 9,194,417 9,080,505 -113,912
Barbados 1,625,398 1,339,468 -285,930
Mexico 867,841 1,106,336 +238,495
Panama 1,173,431 519,373 -654,058
Trinidad and Tobago 419,719 1,087,248 +667,529
France 580,859 467,318 -113,541
Ireland 353,928 546,021 +192,093
Guyana 447,369 334,688 -112,681
Spain 487,573 161,454 -326,119
Portugal 55,525 442,655 +387,130

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 £
Dominican Republic 16,721,752
Barbados 3,666,194
Panama 1,986,168
Trinidad and Tobago 1,442,941
Guyana 1,323,857

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 £
Dominican Republic 8,225,048 8,496,704 +271,656
Barbados 1,811,911 1,854,283 +42,372
Panama 1,450,494 535,674 -914,820
Trinidad and Tobago 469,989 972,952 +502,963
Guyana 901,157 422,700 -478,457
Mexico 305,933 972,130 +666,197
Jamaica 615,357 388,794 -226,563
Portugal 331,340 576,861 +245,521
Spain 465,982 121,525 -344,457
Netherlands 315,501 172,570 -142,931

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 9
Outer London - West and North West 5
East Central Scotland 4
Inner London - East 3
Kent 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
Inner London - West 6 8 +2
Outer London - West and North West 4 3 -1
East Central Scotland 3 3 +0
Inner London - East 3 0 -3
Kent 1 3 +2
Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire 2 2 +0
Essex 1 2 +1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 1 -1
Outer London - East and North East 1 2 +1
South East Wales 1 1 +0

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) 17,353,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 14,144,860
Other 440,747
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 40,877
Air transport 2,996

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) 8,968,612 8,385,012 -583,600
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,128,169 7,016,691 -111,478
Other 137,566 303,181 +165,615
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 40,877 +40,877
Air transport 2,996 0 -2,996

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 8,590,352
Grangemouth Docks 8,187,596
Immingham Docks 4,355,904
London Gateway Port 2,383,812
Middlesbrough 1,848,416

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 4,004,903 4,585,449 +580,546
Grangemouth Docks 4,468,054 3,719,542 -748,512
Immingham Docks 3,095,631 1,260,273 -1,835,358
London Gateway Port 1,469,858 913,954 -555,904
Middlesbrough 404,685 1,443,731 +1,039,046
London 1,025,055 812,305 -212,750
Dover 618,500 389,725 -228,775
Liverpool Docks 278,943 577,036 +298,093
Southampton 93,961 536,026 +442,065
000 137,566 303,181 +165,615

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 25
Manufacture of beverages 14
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 6
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 4
Other manufacturing 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 5
2025-10 14
2025-09 10
2025-08 11

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
54m+ 14
1m-15m 9
0-1m 8
15m-54m 7
Other 6

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 £
Netherlands 688,237
France 251,919
United Arab Emirates 156,971
United States 131,497
Germany 62,904

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 £
Netherlands 620,579 67,658 -552,921
France 233,146 18,773 -214,373
United Arab Emirates 6,976 149,995 +143,019
United States 89,018 42,479 -46,539
Germany 46,428 16,476 -29,952
India 37,830 16,520 -21,310
Poland 41,229 5,345 -35,884
Japan 24,427 20,436 -3,991
Ireland 3,838 31,873 +28,035
Denmark 12,532 5,760 -6,772

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 £
Jamaica 22,207
Barbados 11,555
Ireland 70
XI 70

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 £
Jamaica 22,207 0 -22,207
Barbados 8,090 3,465 -4,625
Ireland 0 70 +70
XI 70 0 -70

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) 850,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 500,789
Air transport 170,174
Other 33,902

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) 753,154 97,581 -655,573
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 332,381 168,408 -163,973
Air transport 16,913 153,261 +136,348
Other 30,367 3,535 -26,832

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 525,559
Dover / Eurotunnel 324,744
London Heathrow Airport 153,261
Immingham Docks 147,223
Harwich 93,567

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 483,080 42,479 -440,601
Dover / Eurotunnel 282,580 42,164 -240,416
London Heathrow Airport 0 153,261 +153,261
Immingham Docks 117,953 29,270 -88,683
Harwich 15,526 78,041 +62,515
ZLC 59,469 17,679 -41,790
Southampton 46,914 4,914 -42,000
Felixstowe 42,104 0 -42,104
000 30,367 3,535 -26,832
Holyhead 0 31,006 +31,006

Quick facts

HS code: 22084091

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

Description: Rum with a value exceeding 1.60 GBP per litre of pure alcohol