Import/export HS code 22060059: Various fermented drinks

Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké, in larger quantities

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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 £
Sweden 98,324,974
Jamaica 35,158,221
Ireland 7,309,665
Japan 6,074,920
Germany 4,380,915

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 £
Sweden 29,132,485 69,192,489 +40,060,004
Jamaica 18,503,060 16,655,161 -1,847,899
Ireland 2,090,256 5,219,409 +3,129,153
Japan 2,902,404 3,172,516 +270,112
Germany 3,148,856 1,232,059 -1,916,797
Belgium 1,088,841 1,155,178 +66,337
Spain 892,949 1,248,564 +355,615
Netherlands 544,291 362,415 -181,876
Taiwan 357,901 269,095 -88,806
Malaysia 312,605 293,961 -18,644

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 £
Sweden 98,263,398
Jamaica 35,158,221
Japan 6,515,284
Germany 5,854,022
Spain 2,840,139

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 £
Sweden 29,127,592 69,135,806 +40,008,214
Jamaica 18,503,060 16,655,161 -1,847,899
Japan 3,124,408 3,390,876 +266,468
Germany 3,708,844 2,145,178 -1,563,666
Spain 1,381,028 1,459,111 +78,083
Ireland 521,957 2,124,882 +1,602,925
Taiwan 357,901 269,095 -88,806
Malaysia 312,605 293,961 -18,644
Netherlands 445,859 127,973 -317,886
Italy 227,017 275,609 +48,592

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 17
Outer London - East and North East 16
Inner London - East 14
Outer London - West and North West 10
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8

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 12 11 -1
Outer London - East and North East 14 10 -4
Inner London - East 9 10 +1
Outer London - West and North West 8 10 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 4 -4
Outer London - South 7 7 +0
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
West of England 5 4 -1
West Yorkshire 5 5 +0
Essex 4 2 -2

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) 65,483,735
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 55,511,399
Other 27,795,166
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 9,115,473
Road transport 2,250,505

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) 20,001,827 45,481,908 +25,480,081
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 19,098,316 36,413,083 +17,314,767
Other 21,077,593 6,717,573 -14,360,020
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 9,115,473 +9,115,473
Road transport 48,260 2,202,245 +2,153,985
Air transport 309,770 894,554 +584,784

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 64,895,863
Immingham Docks 35,205,364
000 27,795,166
499 13,820,595
Southampton 4,315,180

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 £
Hull 13,250,336 51,645,527 +38,395,191
Immingham Docks 17,082,030 18,123,334 +1,041,304
000 21,077,593 6,717,573 -14,360,020
499 12,542 13,808,053 +13,795,511
Southampton 2,049,387 2,265,793 +216,406
London 2,102,030 1,386,780 -715,250
Dover 950,029 1,009,229 +59,200
London Gateway Port 417,972 1,166,637 +748,665
Liverpool Docks 554,021 923,619 +369,598
Felixstowe 837,298 612,712 -224,586

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 96
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 41
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 9
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 7
Food and beverage service activities 7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 43
2026-03 43
2026-02 44
2026-01 38
2025-12 46

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 54
54m+ 35
0-1m 23
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 £
Ireland 6,535,236
France 3,997,795
Spain 782,713
Russia 617,542
Poland 565,066

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 3,509,916 3,025,320 -484,596
France 2,514,863 1,482,932 -1,031,931
Spain 279,480 503,233 +223,753
Russia 594,801 22,741 -572,060
Poland 200,984 364,082 +163,098
Nigeria 264,960 246,720 -18,240
United States 367,215 133,848 -233,367
Netherlands 290,935 173,179 -117,756
Malta 218,717 120,052 -98,665
Singapore 191,882 131,336 -60,546

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 £
Germany 64,424
XI 58,749
Sweden 20,497
Ireland 10,306
China 899

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 £
Germany 24,499 39,925 +15,426
XI 16,412 42,337 +25,925
Sweden 13,946 6,551 -7,395
Ireland 6,159 4,147 -2,012
China 122 777 +655
Japan 77 0 -77

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) 10,585,583
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,925,991
Other 330,223
Air transport 130,929

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) 5,773,098 4,812,485 -960,613
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,836,387 3,089,604 -1,746,783
Other 232,142 98,081 -134,061
Air transport 39,961 90,968 +51,007

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 7,178,959
Liverpool Docks 4,537,407
ZLC 1,132,919
London Gateway Port 829,969
London 815,504

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 4,315,330 2,863,629 -1,451,701
Liverpool Docks 2,395,532 2,141,875 -253,657
ZLC 1,027,298 105,621 -921,677
London Gateway Port 572,998 256,971 -316,027
London 440,423 375,081 -65,342
Southampton 487,027 220,708 -266,319
Immingham Docks 266,638 368,301 +101,663
Holyhead 362,410 263,788 -98,622
Felixstowe 346,123 273,936 -72,187
Fishguard 9,059 452,144 +443,085

Quick facts

HS code: 22060059

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

Description: Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké, in larger quantities