Import/export HS code 22060089: Various fermented drinks

Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké, in bulk or large containers

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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 2,705,147
Ireland 2,103,399
China 1,398,460
Germany 1,198,946
United States 1,090,519

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 1,362,634 1,342,513 -20,121
Ireland 1,138,524 964,875 -173,649
China 836,430 562,030 -274,400
Germany 582,926 616,020 +33,094
United States 585,253 505,266 -79,987
Australia 130,736 201,518 +70,782
Japan 185,782 77,473 -108,309
France 90,375 85,617 -4,758
Taiwan 125,196 43,708 -81,488
Spain 29,193 11,777 -17,416

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 2,705,147
Ireland 2,098,124
China 1,403,268
Germany 1,234,772
United States 845,902

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 1,362,634 1,342,513 -20,121
Ireland 1,135,304 962,820 -172,484
China 838,777 564,491 -274,286
Germany 613,976 620,796 +6,820
United States 458,954 386,948 -72,006
Japan 312,081 195,791 -116,290
Australia 130,736 201,518 +70,782
Portugal 103,994 70,836 -33,158
Taiwan 125,196 43,708 -81,488
Singapore 21,284 17,159 -4,125

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 5
Inner London - East 4
Outer London - South 4
Inner London - West 3
Outer London - West and North West 3

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 3 5 +2
Inner London - East 3 4 +1
Outer London - South 3 2 -1
Inner London - West 2 1 -1
Outer London - West and North West 3 2 -1
Hampshire and Isle of Wight 2 2 +0
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 1 2 +1
Kent 2 2 +0
West Yorkshire 2 0 -2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 0 -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) 5,341,151
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,511,451
Other 543,374
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 178,720
Air transport 82,463

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) 3,265,399 2,075,752 -1,189,647
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,488,333 2,023,118 +534,785
Other 371,559 171,815 -199,744
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 178,720 +178,720
Air transport 53,888 28,575 -25,313

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Immingham Docks 2,706,549
Southampton 1,243,524
Felixstowe 964,076
Liverpool Docks 824,222
Dover 626,165

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 £
Immingham Docks 1,362,634 1,343,915 -18,719
Southampton 696,601 546,923 -149,678
Felixstowe 684,624 279,452 -405,172
Liverpool Docks 508,819 315,403 -193,416
Dover 273,616 352,549 +78,933
Ayr Harbour 204,692 415,914 +211,222
Milford 360,076 233,104 -126,972
000 371,559 171,815 -199,744
London 280,661 155,496 -125,165
London Gateway Port 90,831 208,988 +118,157

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 24
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 9
Manufacture of beverages 4
Food and beverage service activities 3
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 3

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 8
2025-11 12
2025-10 12
2025-09 12
2025-08 14

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 13
0-1m 10
15m-54m 7
54m+ 7
Other 1

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 1,703,220
Netherlands 1,484,041
Finland 852,656
Barbados 412,222
France 141,821

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 825,363 877,857 +52,494
Netherlands 569,768 914,273 +344,505
Finland 525,730 326,926 -198,804
Barbados 276,103 136,119 -139,984
France 56,784 85,037 +28,253
Belgium 110,206 28,663 -81,543
United States 18,900 50,000 +31,100
Armenia 6,591 54,586 +47,995
Panama 0 60,135 +60,135
Israel 10,811 25,920 +15,109

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 £
China 7,351
Australia 11

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 £
China 3,853 3,498 -355
Australia 11 0 -11

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) 3,286,289
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,961,780
Air transport 25,205
Other 7,642

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) 1,651,024 1,635,265 -15,759
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 955,893 1,005,887 +49,994
Air transport 22,856 2,349 -20,507
Other 3,900 3,742 -158

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Liverpool Docks 1,691,023
Immingham Docks 1,408,262
Middlesbrough 788,133
London Gateway Port 587,545
London 301,674

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 £
Liverpool Docks 824,121 866,902 +42,781
Immingham Docks 526,536 881,726 +355,190
Middlesbrough 496,430 291,703 -204,727
London Gateway Port 358,935 228,610 -130,325
London 189,480 112,194 -77,286
Dover / Eurotunnel 104,585 88,371 -16,214
Hull 54,392 85,140 +30,748
Southampton 6,164 56,989 +50,825
Felixstowe 27,817 14,630 -13,187
East Midlands Airport 22,856 998 -21,858

Quick facts

HS code: 22060089

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

Description: Other fermented beverages not specified, such as mead or saké, in bulk or large containers