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 142,844,298
Ireland 55,403,959
Netherlands 20,952,424
Poland 4,544,309
Sweden 3,460,159

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 63,025,437 79,818,861 +16,793,424
Ireland 28,956,780 26,447,179 -2,509,601
Netherlands 9,128,434 11,823,990 +2,695,556
Poland 2,492,586 2,051,723 -440,863
Sweden 1,594,445 1,865,714 +271,269
Canada 0 3,220,453 +3,220,453
Belgium 432,545 639,723 +207,178
Austria 504,608 393,933 -110,675
Germany 39,850 574,886 +535,036
Switzerland 78,044 236,906 +158,862

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 144,557,658
Netherlands 13,293,017
Ireland 5,326,099
Poland 4,544,309
Canada 3,725,611

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 64,738,797 79,818,861 +15,080,064
Netherlands 4,094,539 9,198,478 +5,103,939
Ireland 1,548,313 3,777,786 +2,229,473
Poland 2,492,586 2,051,723 -440,863
Canada 0 3,725,611 +3,725,611
Sweden 1,594,445 1,865,714 +271,269
Austria 1,473,825 1,405,292 -68,533
Germany 39,850 574,886 +535,036
Portugal 402,985 0 -402,985
Brazil 78,044 214,836 +136,792

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 1 2 +1
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) 179,241,843
Other 54,194,542
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 474,877
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) 76,548,882 102,692,961 +26,144,079
Other 29,776,431 24,418,111 -5,358,320
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 212,923 261,954 +49,031
Air transport 134,352 25,074 -109,278
Road transport 28,821 90,761 +61,940

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 54,194,542
Belfast Port 46,380,943
Liverpool Docks 39,268,030
Avonmouth Docks 38,261,384
Glasgow 13,450,760

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 29,776,431 24,418,111 -5,358,320
Belfast Port 19,253,499 27,127,444 +7,873,945
Liverpool Docks 22,183,445 17,084,585 -5,098,860
Avonmouth Docks 19,090,001 19,171,383 +81,382
Glasgow 3,546,361 9,904,399 +6,358,038
Newport 3,495,213 8,855,450 +5,360,237
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 4,111,558 1,059,314 -3,052,244

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
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 7
2025-08 4

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 16,716,819
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 8,819,682 7,897,137 -922,545
Germany 6,612 0 -6,612
Italy 60 0 -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 14,415,893
United States 844,093
Netherlands 673,681

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 7,186,959 7,228,934 +41,975
United States 585,238 258,855 -326,383
Netherlands 350,985 322,696 -28,289

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 15,933,667
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 664,092
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 119,120
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 8,123,182 7,810,485 -312,697
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 664,092 0 -664,092
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 32,468 86,652 +54,184
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 15,933,667
Grangemouth Docks 664,092
Heysham 119,060
East Midlands Airport 6,612
Dover 60

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 8,123,182 7,810,485 -312,697
Grangemouth Docks 664,092 0 -664,092
Heysham 32,408 86,652 +54,244
East Midlands Airport 6,612 0 -6,612
Dover 60 0 -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