Import/export HS code 22030001: Bottled malt beer

Malt beer packaged in bottles for easy consumption

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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 181,627,657
Italy 148,971,028
Netherlands 102,775,994
Germany 84,867,423
Spain 65,978,750

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 107,492,116 74,135,541 -33,356,575
Italy 82,675,876 66,295,152 -16,380,724
Netherlands 60,062,232 42,713,762 -17,348,470
Germany 47,047,943 37,819,480 -9,228,463
Spain 38,404,106 27,574,644 -10,829,462
Belgium 21,585,472 17,825,240 -3,760,232
Poland 16,351,571 11,659,827 -4,691,744
France 15,136,111 8,469,343 -6,666,768
Czechia 7,732,432 6,178,071 -1,554,361
Finland 7,914,169 27,208 -7,886,961

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 £
Italy 152,757,194
Ireland 123,894,049
Netherlands 88,258,438
Germany 69,281,778
Spain 65,290,366

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 £
Italy 84,936,674 67,820,520 -17,116,154
Ireland 72,623,532 51,270,517 -21,353,015
Netherlands 52,847,149 35,411,289 -17,435,860
Germany 37,691,844 31,589,934 -6,101,910
Spain 37,480,308 27,810,058 -9,670,250
France 25,597,357 16,306,260 -9,291,097
Belgium 18,288,474 14,764,996 -3,523,478
Poland 18,001,210 14,000,634 -4,000,576
Czechia 7,707,184 6,241,007 -1,466,177
Finland 9,394,909 27,208 -9,367,701

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - East 36
Outer London - East and North East 35
Outer London - West and North West 29
Inner London - West 26
Outer London - South 21

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
Inner London - East 28 30 +2
Outer London - East and North East 30 26 -4
Outer London - West and North West 24 24 +0
Inner London - West 22 19 -3
Outer London - South 18 18 +0
Essex 17 13 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 12 11 -1
Greater Manchester 12 14 +2
West Midlands 11 8 -3
West Yorkshire 10 11 +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) 391,764,748
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 306,911,975
Other 68,155,393
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 1,047,341
Air transport 801,601

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) 235,697,229 156,067,519 -79,629,710
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 162,134,181 144,777,794 -17,356,387
Other 42,453,167 25,702,226 -16,750,941
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 1,047,341 +1,047,341
Air transport 442,508 359,093 -83,415
Road transport 40,787 112,199 +71,412

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 153,868,230
London 133,857,167
London Gateway Port 78,055,418
Immingham Docks 75,986,177
000 68,155,393

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 £
Liverpool Docks 91,046,892 62,821,338 -28,225,554
London 78,806,367 55,050,800 -23,755,567
London Gateway Port 43,951,463 34,103,955 -9,847,508
Immingham Docks 46,363,335 29,622,842 -16,740,493
000 42,453,167 25,702,226 -16,750,941
Dover 33,962,665 26,924,884 -7,037,781
Grangemouth Docks 26,602,971 20,767,927 -5,835,044
Thamesport 13,673,114 10,956,527 -2,716,587
Felixstowe 7,727,693 13,579,568 +5,851,875
Eurotunnel 12,731,798 8,366,857 -4,364,941

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 192
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 90
Food and beverage service activities 35
Manufacture of beverages 32
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 98
2025-11 112
2025-10 111
2025-09 112
2025-08 110

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
1m-15m 120
0-1m 118
54m+ 46
15m-54m 28
Other 26

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 £
United States 219,083,259
Ireland 172,322,850
France 68,375,760
Canada 61,711,896
Netherlands 47,834,209

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 £
United States 125,147,650 93,935,609 -31,212,041
Ireland 99,275,889 73,046,961 -26,228,928
France 36,797,228 31,578,532 -5,218,696
Canada 34,869,848 26,842,048 -8,027,800
Netherlands 29,877,746 17,956,463 -11,921,283
Italy 20,463,886 17,941,648 -2,522,238
Spain 14,608,252 15,746,114 +1,137,862
China 17,685,993 4,100,880 -13,585,113
Sweden 7,936,208 5,524,279 -2,411,929
South Korea 7,583,925 5,717,200 -1,866,725

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 55,164,035
Germany 5,087,048
XI 2,955,541
France 2,367,586
Netherlands 1,484,509

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 31,683,413 23,480,622 -8,202,791
Germany 3,699,985 1,387,063 -2,312,922
XI 1,244,023 1,711,518 +467,495
France 1,290,379 1,077,207 -213,172
Netherlands 823,454 661,055 -162,399
Italy 849,914 586,685 -263,229
Spain 889,703 332,929 -556,774
Poland 682,088 417,423 -264,665
Belgium 672,865 379,076 -293,789
Sweden 236,078 422,098 +186,020

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 441,828,034
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 286,019,813
Other 81,888,633
Air transport 636,461
Road transport 183,696

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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 259,160,320 182,667,714 -76,492,606
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 159,802,102 126,217,711 -33,584,391
Other 47,231,241 34,657,392 -12,573,849
Air transport 278,392 358,069 +79,677
Road transport 183,696 0 -183,696
Rail transport 0 1,285 +1,285

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 216,651,189
Dover / Eurotunnel 114,028,936
Liverpool Docks 95,816,572
000 81,888,633
Belfast Port 76,306,231

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 £
ZLC 126,978,373 89,672,816 -37,305,557
Dover / Eurotunnel 61,171,274 52,857,662 -8,313,612
Liverpool Docks 52,557,740 43,258,832 -9,298,908
000 47,231,241 34,657,392 -12,573,849
Belfast Port 51,132,509 25,173,722 -25,958,787
Immingham Docks 18,696,072 16,788,903 -1,907,169
Milford 19,372,384 13,449,477 -5,922,907
London 15,107,782 14,064,274 -1,043,508
London Gateway Port 11,625,844 8,463,494 -3,162,350
Dover 11,754,249 6,258,456 -5,495,793

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 22030001

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

Description: Malt beer packaged in bottles for easy consumption