Import/export HS code 22030010: Large container malt beer

Malt beer sold in containers holding more than 10 liters, often for bulk use

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  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
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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 174,685,777
Netherlands 28,893,899
Italy 24,905,499
Germany 22,440,360
Spain 12,837,237

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 103,214,281 71,471,496 -31,742,785
Netherlands 15,846,790 13,047,109 -2,799,681
Italy 13,090,885 11,814,614 -1,276,271
Germany 11,680,645 10,759,715 -920,930
Spain 7,333,977 5,503,260 -1,830,717
Belgium 4,644,303 3,089,870 -1,554,433
Czechia 1,852,728 1,795,967 -56,761
France 2,619,990 388,442 -2,231,548
Denmark 1,728,377 1,158,255 -570,122
Sweden 1,183,219 1,097,314 -85,905

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 120,682,184
Netherlands 26,867,141
Italy 24,743,478
Germany 23,035,387
Spain 12,011,692

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 70,681,884 50,000,300 -20,681,584
Netherlands 14,678,774 12,188,367 -2,490,407
Italy 12,921,909 11,821,569 -1,100,340
Germany 11,893,746 11,141,641 -752,105
Spain 6,548,623 5,463,069 -1,085,554
Belgium 5,058,945 3,217,621 -1,841,324
Sweden 2,558,094 2,394,561 -163,533
Czechia 1,898,346 1,784,425 -113,921
France 2,526,499 180,702 -2,345,797
Portugal 1,031,718 1,156,828 +125,110

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 11
Outer London - East and North East 10
Inner London - East 8
Essex 7
Kent 7

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 - West 10 6 -4
Outer London - East and North East 7 7 +0
Inner London - East 6 7 +1
Essex 6 4 -2
Kent 6 7 +1
Outer London - West and North West 7 5 -2
Greater Manchester 5 6 +1
West Yorkshire 3 5 +2
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 3 4 +1
West Midlands 4 3 -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) 174,265,589
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 61,481,334
Other 55,315,405
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 275,916
Air transport 174,729

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) 104,491,905 69,773,684 -34,718,221
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 29,589,416 31,891,918 +2,302,502
Other 33,361,119 21,954,286 -11,406,833
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 275,916 +275,916
Air transport 95,251 79,478 -15,773
Road transport 0 13,004 +13,004

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 118,135,835
000 55,315,405
London 30,245,228
Dover 17,068,865
Immingham Docks 16,483,326

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 69,466,803 48,669,032 -20,797,771
000 33,361,119 21,954,286 -11,406,833
London 16,329,088 13,916,140 -2,412,948
Dover 10,406,409 6,662,456 -3,743,953
Immingham Docks 8,447,964 8,035,362 -412,602
London Gateway Port 8,059,752 6,605,874 -1,453,878
Grangemouth Docks 5,196,379 4,267,028 -929,351
Eurotunnel 4,770,752 2,229,442 -2,541,310
Hull 3,165,361 1,372,842 -1,792,519
Thamesport 1,318,970 2,282,343 +963,373

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 65
Manufacture of beverages 31
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 11
Food and beverage service activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 8

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 38
2025-11 48
2025-10 39
2025-09 43
2025-08 44

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 40
0-1m 31
54m+ 25
15m-54m 11
Other 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 9,290,031
France 7,653,839
Italy 6,666,083
Spain 5,344,697
Canada 3,359,399

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 4,709,788 4,580,243 -129,545
France 4,368,591 3,285,248 -1,083,343
Italy 3,717,932 2,948,151 -769,781
Spain 3,128,278 2,216,419 -911,859
Canada 1,862,812 1,496,587 -366,225
Netherlands 2,128,976 687,353 -1,441,623
Denmark 1,182,659 812,657 -370,002
Sweden 1,269,250 510,720 -758,530
Japan 923,051 574,448 -348,603
United Arab Emirates 824,646 564,842 -259,804

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 £
Netherlands 31,189

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 £
Netherlands 31,189 0 -31,189

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 37,227,936
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 17,349,688
Other 411,975
Air transport 227,026
Road transport 1,889

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,026,033 16,201,903 -4,824,130
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 10,830,586 6,519,102 -4,311,484
Other 239,994 171,981 -68,013
Air transport 99,676 127,350 +27,674
Road transport 1,889 0 -1,889
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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 17,674,626
Liverpool Docks 8,204,938
Immingham Docks 5,886,391
Milford 4,008,636
London 2,624,905

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 £
Dover / Eurotunnel 10,382,800 7,291,826 -3,090,974
Liverpool Docks 4,032,489 4,172,449 +139,960
Immingham Docks 3,849,910 2,036,481 -1,813,429
Milford 2,405,641 1,602,995 -802,646
London 1,378,468 1,246,437 -132,031
Portsmouth 1,208,298 1,097,640 -110,658
Dover 1,025,902 966,883 -59,019
ZLC 1,262,278 614,240 -648,038
London Gateway Port 958,723 788,104 -170,619
Southampton 1,181,995 503,023 -678,972

Quick facts

HS code: 22030010

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

Description: Malt beer sold in containers holding more than 10 liters, often for bulk use