Import/export HS code 22030009: Various forms of malt beer

Malt beer not in bottles, such as cans or kegs

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 £
Netherlands 43,110,734
Germany 24,326,776
Spain 17,284,528
Poland 10,772,499
Belgium 10,584,448

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 £
Netherlands 20,884,381 22,226,353 +1,341,972
Germany 13,636,106 10,690,670 -2,945,436
Spain 8,764,404 8,520,124 -244,280
Poland 6,463,353 4,309,146 -2,154,207
Belgium 4,715,089 5,869,359 +1,154,270
Italy 3,895,153 6,382,304 +2,487,151
Finland 7,911,156 14,108 -7,897,048
France 3,594,118 2,418,149 -1,175,969
Ireland 3,104,878 1,935,194 -1,169,684
Czechia 2,762,870 2,218,819 -544,051

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 30,659,387
Germany 18,567,657
Spain 17,596,678
France 15,056,520
Poland 14,615,014

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 15,629,956 15,029,431 -600,525
Germany 9,809,752 8,757,905 -1,051,847
Spain 8,706,279 8,890,399 +184,120
France 8,520,823 6,535,697 -1,985,126
Poland 7,551,329 7,063,685 -487,644
Italy 3,892,172 6,378,811 +2,486,639
Belgium 4,748,961 4,814,436 +65,475
Finland 9,391,896 14,108 -9,377,788
Czechia 2,679,411 2,302,193 -377,218
United Kingdom 1,700,589 1,807,397 +106,808

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 18
Inner London - East 15
Inner London - West 14
Outer London - West and North West 14
Outer London - South 9

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 14 11 -3
Inner London - East 10 12 +2
Inner London - West 10 10 +0
Outer London - West and North West 10 12 +2
Outer London - South 8 7 -1
Kent 5 7 +2
West Midlands 6 6 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 5 +1
Essex 6 5 -1
Greater Manchester 4 4 +0

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) 78,536,581
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 68,186,984
Other 6,885,358
Air transport 459,811
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 276,354

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) 45,856,066 32,680,515 -13,175,551
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 33,993,438 34,193,546 +200,108
Other 3,427,823 3,457,535 +29,712
Air transport 193,896 265,915 +72,019
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 276,354 +276,354
Road transport 6,456 31,046 +24,590

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 34,916,598
Immingham Docks 23,626,076
Dover 15,128,491
Thamesport 12,324,783
Grangemouth Docks 11,151,726

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 21,966,341 12,950,257 -9,016,084
Immingham Docks 14,054,908 9,571,168 -4,483,740
Dover 6,804,080 8,324,411 +1,520,331
Thamesport 5,664,363 6,660,420 +996,057
Grangemouth Docks 6,036,528 5,115,198 -921,330
Liverpool Docks 4,264,161 3,852,564 -411,597
Hull 4,131,767 3,405,527 -726,240
000 3,427,823 3,457,535 +29,712
Harwich 2,955,394 2,744,588 -210,806
London Gateway Port 1,668,362 3,250,423 +1,582,061

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 89
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 36
Manufacture of beverages 16
Food and beverage service activities 13
Warehousing and support activities for transportation 6

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 37
2025-11 44
2025-10 57
2025-09 52
2025-08 58

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 52
0-1m 41
54m+ 28
15m-54m 15
Other 15

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 107,471,699
United States 102,305,351
Canada 55,918,188
France 44,167,977
Netherlands 27,542,623

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 60,056,548 47,415,151 -12,641,397
United States 52,115,634 50,189,717 -1,925,917
Canada 31,046,443 24,871,745 -6,174,698
France 21,596,500 22,571,477 +974,977
Netherlands 15,353,308 12,189,315 -3,163,993
Spain 9,293,285 11,531,121 +2,237,836
China 17,880,191 2,889,858 -14,990,333
South Korea 5,779,673 4,378,655 -1,401,018
Italy 3,886,089 3,060,800 -825,289
Germany 4,382,051 2,367,980 -2,014,071

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 57,381,120
Germany 5,573,938
France 2,529,511
XI 2,064,934
Netherlands 1,505,005

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 31,597,377 25,783,743 -5,813,634
Germany 3,951,450 1,622,488 -2,328,962
France 1,358,578 1,170,933 -187,645
XI 540,157 1,524,777 +984,620
Netherlands 726,638 778,367 +51,729
Belgium 970,352 379,076 -591,276
Spain 860,704 453,799 -406,905
Italy 663,156 607,775 -55,381
Poland 650,139 540,068 -110,071
Sweden 207,603 450,573 +242,970

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) 249,337,498
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 142,088,448
Other 81,902,752
Air transport 285,038
Road transport 181,807

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) 139,747,720 109,589,778 -30,157,942
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 75,476,125 66,612,323 -8,863,802
Other 45,254,027 36,648,725 -8,605,302
Air transport 114,822 170,216 +55,394
Road transport 181,807 0 -181,807

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 93,982,595
Belfast Port 82,440,655
000 81,902,752
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,543,701
Liverpool Docks 57,912,861

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 47,783,273 46,199,322 -1,583,951
Belfast Port 55,763,897 26,676,758 -29,087,139
000 45,254,027 36,648,725 -8,605,302
Dover / Eurotunnel 32,448,423 32,095,278 -353,145
Liverpool Docks 30,294,773 27,618,088 -2,676,685
Immingham Docks 8,205,680 9,699,386 +1,493,706
Dover 7,906,229 4,408,495 -3,497,734
Milford 6,408,894 3,743,500 -2,665,394
Southampton 3,563,559 4,786,528 +1,222,969
London 1,600,802 4,875,139 +3,274,337

Quick facts

HS code: 22030009

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

Description: Malt beer not in bottles, such as cans or kegs