Import/export HS code 230330: Brewing and distilling waste

Waste from brewing or distilling processes, such as dregs, used in animal feed or fertilizer

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  • 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 142,826,322
Ireland 52,479,681
Netherlands 19,450,536
Poland 4,544,309
Sweden 3,460,159

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 70,615,604 72,210,718 +1,595,114
Ireland 30,385,165 22,094,516 -8,290,649
Netherlands 8,100,405 11,350,131 +3,249,726
Poland 3,217,956 1,326,353 -1,891,603
Sweden 2,472,817 987,342 -1,485,475
Canada 0 3,220,453 +3,220,453
Belgium 432,545 639,723 +207,178
Austria 703,445 195,096 -508,349
Germany 39,736 566,963 +527,227
Switzerland 110,249 204,701 +94,452

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 144,539,682
Netherlands 13,293,017
Ireland 5,326,099
Poland 4,544,309
Canada 3,725,611

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 72,328,964 72,210,718 -118,246
Netherlands 4,568,398 8,724,619 +4,156,221
Ireland 2,165,032 3,161,067 +996,035
Poland 3,217,956 1,326,353 -1,891,603
Canada 0 3,725,611 +3,725,611
Sweden 2,472,817 987,342 -1,485,475
Austria 1,672,662 1,206,455 -466,207
Germany 39,736 566,963 +527,227
Portugal 402,985 0 -402,985
Brazil 110,249 182,631 +72,382

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 3
Greater Manchester 2
Inner London - West 2
Lancashire 2
Inner London - East 1

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
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 1 2 +1
Greater Manchester 2 1 -1
Inner London - West 1 2 +1
Lancashire 2 1 -1
Inner London - East 1 1 +0
Lincolnshire 1 1 +0
Northern Ireland 1 1 +0
Outer London - West and North West 1 1 +0
West Central Scotland 1 1 +0

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) 179,233,806
Other 49,768,376
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 456,284
Air transport 141,450
Road transport 119,582

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) 87,043,561 92,190,245 +5,146,684
Other 29,086,209 20,682,167 -8,404,042
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 202,253 254,031 +51,778
Air transport 116,376 25,074 -91,302
Road transport 61,026 58,556 -2,470

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 49,768,376
Belfast Port 46,380,943
Liverpool Docks 39,268,030
Avonmouth Docks 38,261,384
Glasgow 13,450,760

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 £
000 29,086,209 20,682,167 -8,404,042
Belfast Port 26,861,642 19,519,301 -7,342,341
Liverpool Docks 22,183,445 17,084,585 -5,098,860
Avonmouth Docks 19,706,720 18,554,664 -1,152,056
Glasgow 4,271,731 9,179,029 +4,907,298
Newport 3,495,213 8,855,450 +5,360,237
Montrose 5,048,554 2,090,711 -2,957,843
Middlesbrough 0 5,795,971 +5,795,971
Ellesmere Port 822,425 4,851,502 +4,029,077
Teignmouth 4,111,558 1,059,314 -3,052,244

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 5
Manufacture of food products 3
Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 2
Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 2
Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 4
2025-11 7
2025-10 4
2025-09 7
2025-08 4

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+ 7
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 £
Ireland 15,141,631
Germany 6,612
Italy 60

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 7,988,631 7,153,000 -835,631
Germany 6,612 0 -6,612
Italy 60 0 -60

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 13,661,394
United States 844,093
Netherlands 523,452

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 7,004,066 6,657,328 -346,738
United States 585,238 258,855 -326,383
Netherlands 373,287 150,165 -223,122

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 15,028,939
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 112,752
Air transport 6,612

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 £
Other 7,962,591 7,066,348 -896,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,100 86,652 +60,552
Air transport 6,612 0 -6,612

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 15,028,939
Heysham 112,692
East Midlands Airport 6,612
Dover 60

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 £
000 7,962,591 7,066,348 -896,243
Heysham 26,040 86,652 +60,612
East Midlands Airport 6,612 0 -6,612
Dover 60 0 -60

Quick facts

HS code: 230330

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

Description: Waste from brewing or distilling processes, such as dregs, used in animal feed or fertilizer