Import/export HS code 230330: Brewing and distilling waste

Waste from brewing or distilling processes, such as dregs, used in animal feed or fertilizer

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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 £
United States 143,809,624
Ireland 52,932,494
Netherlands 20,698,091
Poland 4,577,428
Sweden 4,347,111

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 £
United States 66,308,826 77,500,798 +11,191,972
Ireland 27,945,191 24,987,303 -2,957,888
Netherlands 9,316,410 11,381,681 +2,065,271
Poland 3,215,742 1,361,686 -1,854,056
Sweden 2,481,397 1,865,714 -615,683
Canada 0 3,175,555 +3,175,555
Belgium 1,172,507 639,723 -532,784
Austria 0 898,541 +898,541
Germany 39,850 574,886 +535,036
Egypt 0 285,025 +285,025

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 £
United States 145,522,984
Netherlands 12,642,440
Ireland 5,326,099
Poland 4,577,428
Sweden 4,347,111

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 £
United States 68,022,186 77,500,798 +9,478,612
Netherlands 2,731,425 9,911,015 +7,179,590
Ireland 706,337 4,619,762 +3,913,425
Poland 3,215,742 1,361,686 -1,854,056
Sweden 2,481,397 1,865,714 -615,683
Canada 0 3,680,713 +3,680,713
Austria 969,217 1,909,900 +940,683
Germany 39,850 574,886 +535,036
Portugal 402,985 0 -402,985
Belgium 288,000 0 -288,000

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - West 2
Lancashire 2
Inner London - East 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 0 2 +2
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 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) 180,449,600
Other 52,859,283
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 399,874
Air transport 159,426
Road transport 119,582

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) 78,750,516 101,699,084 +22,948,568
Other 31,897,870 20,961,413 -10,936,457
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 221,974 177,900 -44,074
Air transport 134,352 25,074 -109,278
Road transport 0 119,582 +119,582

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 52,859,283
Belfast Port 50,636,930
Liverpool Docks 39,268,030
Avonmouth Docks 36,230,409
Glasgow 13,882,004

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 £
000 31,897,870 20,961,413 -10,936,457
Belfast Port 26,046,209 24,590,721 -1,455,488
Liverpool Docks 17,796,163 21,471,867 +3,675,704
Avonmouth Docks 19,125,986 17,104,423 -2,021,563
Glasgow 4,466,539 9,415,465 +4,948,926
Newport 2,822,029 8,838,597 +6,016,568
Montrose 3,497,486 3,641,779 +144,293
Middlesbrough 0 5,795,971 +5,795,971
Ellesmere Port 822,425 4,851,502 +4,029,077
Teignmouth 3,606,950 1,563,922 -2,043,028

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 5
Manufacture of food products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 7
2025-08 4
2025-07 5

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+ 7
1m-15m 3
Other 3
0-1m 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 16,868,604
Denmark 796,552
Germany 6,612
Italy 60

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 9,282,203 7,586,401 -1,695,802
Denmark 796,552 0 -796,552
Germany 6,612 0 -6,612
Italy 0 60 +60

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 £
XI 14,491,269
United States 826,358
Netherlands 673,681
Poland 76,784

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 £
XI 7,630,108 6,861,161 -768,947
United States 585,238 241,120 -344,118
Netherlands 276,213 397,468 +121,255
Poland 76,784 0 -76,784

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 16,068,092
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,460,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 136,480
Air transport 6,612

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 £
Other 8,568,343 7,499,749 -1,068,594
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 1,460,644 0 -1,460,644
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,768 86,712 +36,944
Air transport 6,612 0 -6,612

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 16,068,092
Sunderland 796,552
Grangemouth Docks 664,092
Heysham 136,420
East Midlands Airport 6,612

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 £
000 8,568,343 7,499,749 -1,068,594
Sunderland 796,552 0 -796,552
Grangemouth Docks 664,092 0 -664,092
Heysham 49,768 86,652 +36,884
East Midlands Airport 6,612 0 -6,612
Dover 0 60 +60

Quick facts

HS code: 230330

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

Description: Waste from brewing or distilling processes, such as dregs, used in animal feed or fertilizer