Import/export HS code 220291: Non-alcoholic beer

Beer-like drinks without alcohol, often used as an alternative to regular beer

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • 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 £
Ireland 66,884,209
Germany 32,564,685
Netherlands 31,923,722
Belgium 28,340,987
Italy 25,787,396

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 £
Ireland 34,036,857 32,847,352 -1,189,505
Germany 18,110,860 14,453,825 -3,657,035
Netherlands 15,352,255 16,571,467 +1,219,212
Belgium 14,465,208 13,875,779 -589,429
Italy 13,081,506 12,705,890 -375,616
Spain 4,595,044 4,141,546 -453,498
France 4,324,648 4,194,377 -130,271
United States 1,104,423 1,260,736 +156,313
United Arab Emirates 545,016 461,461 -83,555
Turkey 831,494 57,372 -774,122

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 £
Ireland 34,599,923
Netherlands 33,456,032
Belgium 27,538,236
Germany 26,709,806
Italy 23,663,758

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 £
Ireland 17,727,906 16,872,017 -855,889
Netherlands 17,101,993 16,354,039 -747,954
Belgium 14,015,078 13,523,158 -491,920
Germany 14,850,341 11,859,465 -2,990,876
Italy 11,083,488 12,580,270 +1,496,782
France 7,947,635 6,986,534 -961,101
Spain 4,560,738 4,215,639 -345,099
United States 1,116,681 1,275,414 +158,733
Sweden 364,535 561,460 +196,925
Turkey 830,157 37,006 -793,151

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 36
Outer London - West and North West 30
Inner London - East 16
West Midlands 16
Greater Manchester 15

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 25 27 +2
Outer London - West and North West 23 16 -7
Inner London - East 11 9 -2
West Midlands 10 12 +2
Greater Manchester 11 8 -3
Essex 7 8 +1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 8 5 -3
Outer London - South 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 3 -2
West Central Scotland 3 6 +3

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 95,112,664
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 86,305,004
Other 32,675,065
Road transport 1,192,524
Air transport 230,555

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 49,992,163 45,120,501 -4,871,662
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 43,024,644 43,280,360 +255,716
Other 16,489,995 16,185,070 -304,925
Road transport 711,532 480,992 -230,540
Air transport 133,769 96,786 -36,983
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 5,724 +5,724

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,224,766
000 32,675,065
Dover 29,164,479
Liverpool Docks 19,208,240
Heysham 17,716,698

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 23,105,345 23,119,421 +14,076
000 16,489,995 16,185,070 -304,925
Dover 17,317,547 11,846,932 -5,470,615
Liverpool Docks 17,815,106 1,393,134 -16,421,972
Heysham 1,091,421 16,625,277 +15,533,856
London Gateway Port 7,151,012 9,108,150 +1,957,138
London 6,228,053 5,918,305 -309,748
Thamesport 5,830,272 3,357,883 -2,472,389
Grangemouth Docks 2,445,824 2,441,852 -3,972
Felixstowe 2,480,202 2,382,362 -97,840

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
133
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
57
Food and beverage service activities
25
Manufacture of beverages
13
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
13

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 46
2026-04 39
2026-03 35
2026-02 25
2026-01 34

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
0-1m 104
1m-15m 66
54m+ 27
Other 22
15m-54m 9

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 48,104,646
United States 21,826,482
Canada 8,348,087
Australia 4,048,525
Lithuania 1,900,201

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 28,714,071 19,390,575 -9,323,496
United States 10,282,070 11,544,412 +1,262,342
Canada 3,861,815 4,486,272 +624,457
Australia 1,732,517 2,316,008 +583,491
Lithuania 677,497 1,222,704 +545,207
Netherlands 694,252 1,088,552 +394,300
Latvia 92,302 1,299,721 +1,207,419
Saudi Arabia 424,967 691,783 +266,816
Switzerland 587,206 334,012 -253,194
Germany 191,079 638,811 +447,732

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 £
Ireland 45,409,750
Germany 734,559
Netherlands 299,556
XI 292,620
Spain 136,687

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 £
Ireland 27,181,715 18,228,035 -8,953,680
Germany 130,380 604,179 +473,799
Netherlands 158,028 141,528 -16,500
XI 152,843 139,777 -13,066
Spain 38,201 98,486 +60,285
France 61,832 60,875 -957
Sweden 33,481 81,961 +48,480
Poland 86,729 0 -86,729
Czechia 35,260 30,035 -5,225
Finland 27,706 35,658 +7,952

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 47,655,255
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,209,299
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,251,359
Air transport 134,781

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 28,096,385 19,558,870 -8,537,515
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,698,641 22,510,658 +2,812,017
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,875,808 4,375,551 +499,743
Air transport 82,419 52,362 -30,057

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 47,655,255
Belfast Port 21,587,024
ZLC 10,894,096
Liverpool Docks 4,402,481
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,123,474

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 28,096,385 19,558,870 -8,537,515
Belfast Port 14,359,737 7,227,287 -7,132,450
ZLC 260,347 10,633,749 +10,373,402
Liverpool Docks 2,350,748 2,051,733 -299,015
Dover / Eurotunnel 938,448 2,185,026 +1,246,578
Immingham Docks 1,092,018 1,106,399 +14,381
London 671,790 1,111,934 +440,144
London Gateway Port 858,458 637,020 -221,438
Dover 470,190 455,288 -14,902
Harwich 677,367 198,005 -479,362

Quick facts

HS code: 220291

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

Description: Beer-like drinks without alcohol, often used as an alternative to regular beer