Import/export HS code 220710: Pure alcohol, 80% or stronger

High-strength alcohol for drinks or industrial use. Not treated to make it undrinkable

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 £
United States 748,102,551
Netherlands 398,621,605
France 48,317,184
Pakistan 10,993,636
Latvia 9,759,036

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 £
United States 424,642,995 323,459,556 -101,183,439
Netherlands 146,928,857 251,692,748 +104,763,891
France 28,769,338 19,547,846 -9,221,492
Pakistan 7,989,635 3,004,001 -4,985,634
Latvia 4,564,022 5,195,014 +630,992
Brazil 8,913,953 23,079 -8,890,874
Lithuania 878 5,799,307 +5,798,429
Germany 1,060,791 4,226,641 +3,165,850
Kazakhstan 2,339,847 0 -2,339,847
Ireland 1,415,207 676,714 -738,493

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 £
United States 1,038,322,889
France 48,436,498
Pakistan 33,791,777
Brazil 22,621,950
Netherlands 16,612,351

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 £
United States 499,140,433 539,182,456 +40,042,023
France 28,922,335 19,514,163 -9,408,172
Pakistan 18,938,313 14,853,464 -4,084,849
Brazil 22,133,247 488,703 -21,644,544
Netherlands 16,595,763 16,588 -16,579,175
South Africa 6,182,091 8,548,006 +2,365,915
Argentina 12,862,621 0 -12,862,621
Germany 4,020,774 8,464,407 +4,443,633
Kazakhstan 6,857,940 5,195,014 -1,662,926
Paraguay 7,651,010 4,140,985 -3,510,025

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 7
Essex 3
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3
West Central Scotland 3
West Yorkshire 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
Inner London - West 5 6 +1
Essex 1 3 +2
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 3 3 +0
West Central Scotland 3 3 +0
West Yorkshire 3 2 -1
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 2 1 -1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 1 +0
East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire 1 0 -1
Highlands and Islands 1 1 +0
Norfolk 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) 1,193,555,514
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 50,688,664
Other 549,040
Air transport 215,469
Road transport 204,612

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) 600,021,756 593,533,758 -6,487,998
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 29,399,987 21,288,677 -8,111,310
Other 330,178 218,862 -111,316
Air transport 111,902 103,567 -8,335
Road transport 110,167 94,445 -15,722

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 804,483,398
Immingham Docks 173,870,309
Middlesbrough 112,726,938
Southampton 89,454,463
Grangemouth Docks 34,248,205

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 396,666,388 407,817,010 +11,150,622
Immingham Docks 97,864,603 76,005,706 -21,858,897
Middlesbrough 68,991,955 43,734,983 -25,256,972
Southampton 52,744,846 36,709,617 -16,035,229
Grangemouth Docks 5,938,598 28,309,607 +22,371,009
Hull 3,315,963 6,859,719 +3,543,756
Manchester 0 8,989,876 +8,989,876
Liverpool Docks 1,309,235 3,820,672 +2,511,437
Dover 2,260,440 2,242,725 -17,715
000 330,178 218,862 -111,316

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 13
Manufacture of beverages 9
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 4
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 2

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 12
2025-11 12
2025-10 9
2025-09 12
2025-08 13

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
54m+ 18
15m-54m 4
1m-15m 3
Other 3
0-1m 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 £
Netherlands 99,762,867
France 46,213,488
Belgium 16,520,600
Germany 9,831,215
Denmark 8,913,332

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 £
Netherlands 75,668,657 24,094,210 -51,574,447
France 25,287,966 20,925,522 -4,362,444
Belgium 14,708,613 1,811,987 -12,896,626
Germany 4,069,137 5,762,078 +1,692,941
Denmark 7,810,504 1,102,828 -6,707,676
Sweden 5,511,288 676,358 -4,834,930
Lithuania 5,904,698 0 -5,904,698
Ireland 2,255,971 2,310,626 +54,655
Italy 2,658,645 420,783 -2,237,862
India 1,497,954 1,111,372 -386,582

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 £
XI 363,352
Pakistan 69,947
Germany 166

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 £
XI 83,502 279,850 +196,348
Pakistan 61,054 8,893 -52,161
Germany 166 0 -166

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) 189,926,677
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 24,538,112
Air transport 1,077,076
Road transport 538,093
Other 434,731

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) 139,720,419 50,206,258 -89,514,161
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,496,672 13,041,440 +1,544,768
Air transport 653,650 423,426 -230,224
Road transport 538,093 0 -538,093
Other 145,988 288,743 +142,755

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Hull 114,838,745
Grangemouth Docks 32,501,301
Middlesbrough 22,534,096
Immingham Docks 18,091,319
London Gateway Port 6,876,354

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 £
Hull 78,532,812 36,305,933 -42,226,879
Grangemouth Docks 30,279,731 2,221,570 -28,058,161
Middlesbrough 19,773,296 2,760,800 -17,012,496
Immingham Docks 7,586,081 10,505,238 +2,919,157
London Gateway Port 3,557,452 3,318,902 -238,550
Dover 4,848,342 1,773,825 -3,074,517
Liverpool Docks 2,618,711 2,647,300 +28,589
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,911,480 2,427,679 +516,199
Felixstowe 923,122 871,703 -51,419
London Heathrow Airport 579,274 373,607 -205,667

Quick facts

HS code: 220710

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

Description: High-strength alcohol for drinks or industrial use. Not treated to make it undrinkable