Import/export HS code 220291: Non-alcoholic beer

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

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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 £
Ireland 68,821,480
Germany 35,159,830
Netherlands 32,991,549
Belgium 30,941,537
Italy 27,036,745

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 31,155,052 37,666,428 +6,511,376
Germany 18,218,055 16,941,775 -1,276,280
Netherlands 15,714,194 17,277,355 +1,563,161
Belgium 14,178,322 16,763,215 +2,584,893
Italy 13,481,415 13,555,330 +73,915
Spain 4,724,958 4,651,751 -73,207
France 4,781,265 4,443,409 -337,856
United States 1,010,164 1,373,370 +363,206
United Arab Emirates 600,974 491,075 -109,899
Denmark 1,002,355 36,519 -965,836

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 36,037,711
Netherlands 34,423,788
Belgium 30,507,306
Germany 28,782,758
Italy 24,939,943

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 15,655,714 20,381,997 +4,726,283
Netherlands 17,379,571 17,044,217 -335,354
Belgium 14,266,839 16,240,467 +1,973,628
Germany 15,003,141 13,779,617 -1,223,524
Italy 11,543,998 13,395,945 +1,851,947
France 7,794,736 8,083,990 +289,254
Spain 4,695,271 4,693,507 -1,764
United States 1,022,422 1,381,635 +359,213
United Arab Emirates 601,715 374,510 -227,205
Sweden 572,249 377,845 -194,404

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 29
Inner London - East 18
West Midlands 17
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 26 +1
Outer London - West and North West 23 15 -8
Inner London - East 11 11 +0
West Midlands 11 12 +1
Greater Manchester 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 6 9 +3
Essex 6 10 +4
Outer London - South 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 4 -1
Inner London - West 7 3 -4

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) 102,819,309
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 89,248,094
Other 33,152,346
Road transport 1,235,654
Air transport 238,008

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) 49,943,972 52,875,337 +2,931,365
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,215,546 47,032,548 +4,817,002
Other 15,603,948 17,548,398 +1,944,450
Road transport 656,941 578,713 -78,228
Air transport 127,372 110,636 -16,736
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 48,263,673
000 33,152,346
Dover 32,713,922
Liverpool Docks 21,537,551
Heysham 17,050,135

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 23,931,573 24,332,100 +400,527
000 15,603,948 17,548,398 +1,944,450
Dover 18,383,833 14,330,089 -4,053,744
Liverpool Docks 17,031,339 4,506,212 -12,525,127
Heysham 0 17,050,135 +17,050,135
London Gateway Port 7,201,126 9,228,940 +2,027,814
London 6,122,871 6,807,008 +684,137
Thamesport 5,466,935 4,350,375 -1,116,560
Felixstowe 2,026,197 3,056,559 +1,030,362
Grangemouth Docks 2,480,824 2,598,427 +117,603

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 137
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Food and beverage service activities 26
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
2026-04 39
2026-03 35
2026-02 25
2026-01 34
2025-12 41

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 102
1m-15m 69
54m+ 29
Other 23
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 51,376,066
United States 21,005,414
Canada 8,668,788
Australia 3,444,581
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 27,427,171 23,948,895 -3,478,276
United States 9,960,078 11,045,336 +1,085,258
Canada 4,143,531 4,525,257 +381,726
Australia 1,511,245 1,933,336 +422,091
Lithuania 668,041 1,232,160 +564,119
Netherlands 676,159 1,062,750 +386,591
Latvia 51,176 1,263,946 +1,212,770
Romania 1,206,558 21,541 -1,185,017
Saudi Arabia 275,034 789,909 +514,875
United Arab Emirates 611,631 383,410 -228,221

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 48,397,243
Germany 617,668
Netherlands 344,702
XI 327,744
Spain 154,587

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 25,972,063 22,425,180 -3,546,883
Germany 44,092 573,576 +529,484
Netherlands 199,176 145,526 -53,650
XI 183,760 143,984 -39,776
Spain 51,840 102,747 +50,907
France 49,973 62,691 +12,718
Sweden 33,481 67,382 +33,901
Poland 86,729 0 -86,729
Lithuania 34,426 26,407 -8,019
Hungary 21,759 37,641 +15,882

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 50,561,097
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 41,412,845
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,910,853
Air transport 149,753

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 26,836,464 23,724,633 -3,111,831
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 19,213,611 22,199,234 +2,985,623
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,117,827 4,793,026 +675,199
Air transport 99,116 50,637 -48,479

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 50,561,097
Belfast Port 21,963,472
ZLC 9,150,044
Liverpool Docks 4,730,579
Dover / Eurotunnel 3,245,223

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 26,836,464 23,724,633 -3,111,831
Belfast Port 13,825,407 8,138,065 -5,687,342
ZLC 260,347 8,889,697 +8,629,350
Liverpool Docks 2,415,107 2,315,472 -99,635
Dover / Eurotunnel 991,859 2,253,364 +1,261,505
Immingham Docks 1,254,830 1,116,443 -138,387
London 665,302 1,061,832 +396,530
London Gateway Port 1,039,061 657,298 -381,763
Harwich 902,538 236,268 -666,270
Dover 364,752 620,898 +256,146

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