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 100,199,273
Jamaica 32,834,980
Ireland 7,723,416
Japan 5,749,089
Germany 4,114,390

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 39,719,073 60,480,200 +20,761,127
Jamaica 17,321,739 15,513,241 -1,808,498
Ireland 2,130,999 5,592,417 +3,461,418
Japan 3,436,356 2,312,733 -1,123,623
Germany 2,976,355 1,138,035 -1,838,320
Belgium 1,185,899 1,088,942 -96,957
Spain 856,925 1,185,899 +328,974
Netherlands 441,531 379,362 -62,169
Malaysia 305,072 264,865 -40,207
Taiwan 302,998 264,992 -38,006

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 100,129,267
Jamaica 32,834,980
Japan 6,201,918
Germany 5,723,767
Ireland 2,740,214

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 39,719,073 60,410,194 +20,691,121
Jamaica 17,321,739 15,513,241 -1,808,498
Japan 3,662,774 2,539,144 -1,123,630
Germany 3,772,081 1,951,686 -1,820,395
Ireland 448,668 2,291,546 +1,842,878
Spain 1,155,481 1,502,818 +347,337
Malaysia 305,072 264,865 -40,207
Taiwan 302,998 264,992 -38,006
Italy 318,443 150,775 -167,668
Netherlands 329,454 115,172 -214,282

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 17
Inner London - East 13
Outer London - West and North West 11
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 15 9 -6
Inner London - East 11 8 -3
Outer London - West and North West 9 10 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 8 4 -4
Outer London - South 7 6 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 4 6 +2
West Yorkshire 4 5 +1
Essex 3 2 -1
West of England 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 £
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 65,445,774
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 56,503,017
Other 24,339,511
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 9,115,473
Road transport 3,645,893

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) 24,622,553 40,823,221 +16,200,668
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,716,045 31,786,972 +7,070,927
Other 19,991,060 4,348,451 -15,642,609
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 9,115,473 +9,115,473
Road transport 48,260 3,597,633 +3,549,373
Air transport 837,266 336,845 -500,421

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 69,741,570
Immingham Docks 32,296,845
000 24,339,511
499 15,226,602
Southampton 3,983,944

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 23,061,110 46,680,460 +23,619,350
Immingham Docks 17,824,276 14,472,569 -3,351,707
000 19,991,060 4,348,451 -15,642,609
499 12,542 15,214,060 +15,201,518
Southampton 2,013,565 1,970,379 -43,186
London 2,308,094 1,146,699 -1,161,395
Dover 905,548 918,738 +13,190
London Gateway Port 504,580 1,117,857 +613,277
Liverpool Docks 399,086 923,238 +524,152
Felixstowe 762,622 514,911 -247,711

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
94
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
43
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9
Food and beverage service activities
8
Manufacture of beverages
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 51
2026-04 43
2026-03 43
2026-02 44
2026-01 38

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 51
54m+ 37
0-1m 24
15m-54m 20
Other 11

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 6,217,758
France 3,826,956
Spain 855,329
Poland 564,209
Russia 534,922

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 3,548,812 2,668,946 -879,866
France 2,656,791 1,170,165 -1,486,626
Spain 370,175 485,154 +114,979
Poland 225,612 338,597 +112,985
Russia 512,181 22,741 -489,440
Nigeria 264,960 246,720 -18,240
United States 443,067 46,281 -396,786
Netherlands 344,500 123,192 -221,308
Malta 214,329 104,649 -109,680
Belgium 243,340 67,512 -175,828

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 64,601
XI 60,188
Sweden 20,025
Ireland 9,364
China 1,119

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 25,447 39,154 +13,707
XI 21,662 38,526 +16,864
Sweden 13,149 6,876 -6,273
Ireland 5,661 3,703 -1,958
China 137 982 +845
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) 10,314,342
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,319,002
Other 330,547
Air transport 129,519

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) 6,311,438 4,002,904 -2,308,534
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 4,462,029 2,856,973 -1,605,056
Other 240,020 90,527 -149,493
Air transport 43,716 85,803 +42,087

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Dover / Eurotunnel 6,972,375
Liverpool Docks 4,741,206
London 750,196
London Gateway Port 717,355
Felixstowe 663,283

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 4,526,305 2,446,070 -2,080,235
Liverpool Docks 2,735,653 2,005,553 -730,100
London 377,449 372,747 -4,702
London Gateway Port 486,557 230,798 -255,759
Felixstowe 346,062 317,221 -28,841
Southampton 511,404 121,554 -389,850
Immingham Docks 308,222 278,082 -30,140
ZLC 476,311 98,988 -377,323
Holyhead 356,068 201,660 -154,408
Fishguard 164,536 337,356 +172,820

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