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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  • 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 62,110,783
Germany 33,183,413
Netherlands 32,747,728
Belgium 30,154,326
Italy 26,040,154

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 29,666,572 32,444,211 +2,777,639
Germany 18,191,143 14,992,270 -3,198,873
Netherlands 16,544,679 16,203,049 -341,630
Belgium 14,955,773 15,198,553 +242,780
Italy 13,978,340 12,061,814 -1,916,526
Spain 4,591,439 4,085,716 -505,723
France 3,769,371 4,007,427 +238,056
United States 935,325 1,187,144 +251,819
Denmark 1,066,690 65,843 -1,000,847
United Arab Emirates 634,548 438,306 -196,242

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 £
Netherlands 34,232,451
Ireland 32,691,803
Belgium 29,035,268
Germany 27,557,222
Italy 23,966,419

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 £
Netherlands 17,592,179 16,640,272 -951,907
Ireland 14,152,060 18,539,743 +4,387,683
Belgium 14,383,150 14,652,118 +268,968
Germany 15,154,586 12,402,636 -2,751,950
Italy 12,700,767 11,265,652 -1,435,115
France 7,094,812 7,171,887 +77,075
Spain 4,572,152 4,115,708 -456,444
United States 947,583 1,191,740 +244,157
United Arab Emirates 635,289 365,979 -269,310
Turkey 789,220 101,257 -687,963

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 35
Outer London - West and North West 31
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 24 -1
Outer London - West and North West 24 16 -8
Inner London - East 12 9 -3
West Midlands 11 11 +0
Greater Manchester 11 7 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 7 8 +1
Essex 6 9 +3
Inner London - West 8 3 -5
Outer London - South 7 5 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 4 5 +1

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) 97,689,773
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 83,915,814
Other 29,765,225
Road transport 1,086,252
Air transport 205,681

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) 49,697,383 47,992,390 -1,704,993
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 42,184,503 41,731,311 -453,192
Other 15,607,719 14,157,506 -1,450,213
Road transport 559,266 526,986 -32,280
Air transport 114,167 91,514 -22,653
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 4,293 +4,293

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 46,678,075
Dover 32,197,877
000 29,765,225
Liverpool Docks 21,950,176
London Gateway Port 15,744,535

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 24,626,353 22,051,722 -2,574,631
Dover 18,550,005 13,647,872 -4,902,133
000 15,607,719 14,157,506 -1,450,213
Liverpool Docks 15,528,414 6,421,762 -9,106,652
London Gateway Port 7,667,755 8,076,780 +409,025
Heysham 0 12,745,316 +12,745,316
London 5,900,692 5,798,640 -102,052
Thamesport 5,276,732 3,841,845 -1,434,887
Killingholme 1,085,750 3,887,848 +2,802,098
Felixstowe 2,111,157 2,576,254 +465,097

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 130
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 55
Food and beverage service activities 24
Manufacture of beverages 12
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 12

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 34
2025-11 43
2025-10 50
2025-09 49
2025-08 45

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 97
1m-15m 66
54m+ 28
Other 23
15m-54m 8

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 51,815,683
United States 17,598,936
Canada 7,285,298
Australia 2,595,276
Romania 1,464,332

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 27,311,738 24,503,945 -2,807,793
United States 9,521,845 8,077,091 -1,444,754
Canada 4,279,856 3,005,442 -1,274,414
Australia 1,305,025 1,290,251 -14,774
Romania 1,442,791 21,541 -1,421,250
Netherlands 728,304 734,211 +5,907
Lithuania 217,373 1,025,451 +808,078
United Arab Emirates 655,310 265,580 -389,730
Switzerland 383,883 496,904 +113,021
Saudi Arabia 275,034 541,016 +265,982

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 48,982,225
Germany 385,932
Netherlands 318,516
XI 262,566
Spain 119,889

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 25,747,907 23,234,318 -2,513,589
Germany 2,506 383,426 +380,920
Netherlands 215,956 102,560 -113,396
XI 138,637 123,929 -14,708
Spain 51,840 68,049 +16,209
France 41,267 47,873 +6,606
Poland 86,729 0 -86,729
Sweden 24,138 40,126 +15,988
Lithuania 32,066 19,511 -12,555
Finland 32,175 17,242 -14,933

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 50,704,303
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 35,046,047
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,143,474
Air transport 141,750

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 26,543,576 24,160,727 -2,382,849
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,627,159 16,418,888 -2,208,271
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,124,025 3,019,449 -1,104,576
Air transport 79,427 62,323 -17,104

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 50,704,303
Belfast Port 21,259,917
Liverpool Docks 4,363,973
ZLC 3,951,433
Dover / Eurotunnel 2,267,214

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 26,543,576 24,160,727 -2,382,849
Belfast Port 13,336,273 7,923,644 -5,412,629
Liverpool Docks 2,411,865 1,952,108 -459,757
ZLC 256,745 3,694,688 +3,437,943
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,072,685 1,194,529 +121,844
Immingham Docks 1,387,039 710,348 -676,691
London Gateway Port 1,064,968 620,035 -444,933
London 269,608 1,014,897 +745,289
Harwich 961,382 196,687 -764,695
Dover 281,609 647,914 +366,305

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