Import/export HS code 22030001: Bottled malt beer

Malt beer packaged in bottles for easy consumption

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  • 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 £
Italy 126,566,358
Germany 44,450,144
Spain 39,849,288
Netherlands 31,714,826
Belgium 23,727,356

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 £
Italy 64,757,744 61,808,614 -2,949,130
Germany 21,790,228 22,659,916 +869,688
Spain 22,019,610 17,829,678 -4,189,932
Netherlands 21,029,949 10,684,877 -10,345,072
Belgium 11,954,112 11,773,244 -180,868
Poland 9,220,331 8,428,692 -791,639
France 8,747,812 7,471,604 -1,276,208
Mexico 3,112,868 8,510,214 +5,397,346
Nigeria 3,162,355 4,036,587 +874,232
China 1,799,586 4,332,288 +2,532,702

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 130,715,883
Spain 39,649,240
Germany 32,748,025
Netherlands 31,253,134
France 26,978,478

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 67,284,877 63,431,006 -3,853,871
Spain 21,938,249 17,710,991 -4,227,258
Germany 15,929,350 16,818,675 +889,325
Netherlands 20,839,785 10,413,349 -10,426,436
France 14,124,858 12,853,620 -1,271,238
Belgium 8,505,189 9,334,643 +829,454
Poland 9,295,184 8,503,249 -791,935
Mexico 3,492,486 8,558,182 +5,065,696
Nigeria 3,160,527 4,038,151 +877,624
China 1,831,204 4,339,185 +2,507,981

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 27
Outer London - West and North West 26
Inner London - East 25
Outer London - South 21
Essex 19

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 20 21 +1
Outer London - West and North West 21 21 +0
Inner London - East 21 19 -2
Outer London - South 17 18 +1
Essex 14 14 +0
Inner London - West 11 10 -1
Greater Manchester 8 11 +3
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
West Yorkshire 7 9 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +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) 199,623,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 154,006,294
Other 6,474,658
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 808,045
Air transport 178,710

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) 96,477,746 103,145,640 +6,667,894
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 84,306,688 69,699,606 -14,607,082
Other 4,092,942 2,381,716 -1,711,226
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 808,045 +808,045
Air transport 118,441 60,269 -58,172
Road transport 12,113 130,002 +117,889

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 74,664,000
London Gateway Port 67,053,547
Immingham Docks 37,656,584
Dover 32,543,702
Grangemouth Docks 30,557,210

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 £
London 39,729,775 34,934,225 -4,795,550
London Gateway Port 34,047,372 33,006,175 -1,041,197
Immingham Docks 22,891,542 14,765,042 -8,126,500
Dover 15,924,849 16,618,853 +694,004
Grangemouth Docks 14,943,994 15,613,216 +669,222
Liverpool Docks 17,119,601 12,564,931 -4,554,670
Felixstowe 5,096,871 9,714,555 +4,617,684
Southampton 1,656,041 10,487,740 +8,831,699
Eurotunnel 5,775,124 5,749,145 -25,979
Thamesport 6,865,132 2,747,497 -4,117,635

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 149
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 73
Food and beverage service activities 23
Manufacture of beverages 18
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 66
2026-03 63
2026-02 65
2026-01 66
2025-12 72

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 93
0-1m 90
54m+ 33
15m-54m 19
Other 12

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 120,282,386
Ireland 67,205,581
Italy 31,040,876
France 20,249,360
Netherlands 18,858,734

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 68,401,530 51,880,856 -16,520,674
Ireland 34,207,130 32,998,451 -1,208,679
Italy 13,607,832 17,433,044 +3,825,212
France 9,936,586 10,312,774 +376,188
Netherlands 9,708,049 9,150,685 -557,364
Spain 2,163,801 4,892,371 +2,728,570
Sweden 3,142,202 2,959,096 -183,106
South Korea 2,313,815 2,452,923 +139,108
Singapore 2,151,325 2,489,799 +338,474
Canada 2,421,127 2,118,877 -302,250

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 1,055,207
Italy 241,456
Portugal 48,796
Ireland 37,970
United States 31,698

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 648,770 406,437 -242,333
Italy 126,530 114,926 -11,604
Portugal 35,917 12,879 -23,038
Ireland 25,789 12,181 -13,608
United States 0 31,698 +31,698
Netherlands 0 29,826 +29,826

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) 196,468,196
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 125,796,669
Other 3,742,785
Air transport 173,165
Road transport 1,443

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) 106,679,524 89,788,672 -16,890,852
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 60,181,937 65,614,732 +5,432,795
Other 1,895,522 1,847,263 -48,259
Air transport 56,741 116,424 +59,683
Road transport 0 1,443 +1,443

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 122,838,826
Dover / Eurotunnel 35,923,026
Liverpool Docks 35,613,646
London 25,334,251
Milford 23,668,715

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 72,840,795 49,998,031 -22,842,764
Dover / Eurotunnel 15,919,894 20,003,132 +4,083,238
Liverpool Docks 17,196,659 18,416,987 +1,220,328
London 12,394,008 12,940,243 +546,235
Milford 11,272,839 12,395,876 +1,123,037
Immingham Docks 6,128,877 8,933,860 +2,804,983
London Gateway Port 6,915,025 7,204,628 +289,603
Felixstowe 6,334,859 7,073,435 +738,576
Fishguard 4,881,316 1,840,645 -3,040,671
Southampton 3,558,721 2,669,841 -888,880

Quick facts

HS code: 22030001

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

Description: Malt beer packaged in bottles for easy consumption