Import/export HS code 220421: Wine in small bottles (2 liters or less)

Wine sold in small bottles, perfect for personal use or gifts

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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 £
France 1,422,470,842
Italy 676,008,148
Spain 423,366,484
Belgium 347,722,938
Germany 200,084,980

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 £
France 765,752,032 656,718,810 -109,033,222
Italy 351,639,814 324,368,334 -27,271,480
Spain 231,124,905 192,241,579 -38,883,326
Belgium 169,646,066 178,076,872 +8,430,806
Germany 101,782,440 98,302,540 -3,479,900
New Zealand 95,650,480 101,066,186 +5,415,706
Chile 90,174,123 80,242,597 -9,931,526
Australia 95,374,856 59,689,044 -35,685,812
Portugal 75,204,662 73,242,905 -1,961,757
South Africa 64,922,583 59,456,824 -5,465,759

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 £
France 1,659,624,841
Italy 807,649,981
Spain 476,230,921
New Zealand 262,359,897
Chile 183,969,501

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 £
France 880,261,932 779,362,909 -100,899,023
Italy 423,385,343 384,264,638 -39,120,705
Spain 257,188,102 219,042,819 -38,145,283
New Zealand 137,870,661 124,489,236 -13,381,425
Chile 99,826,401 84,143,100 -15,683,301
Portugal 87,013,427 85,473,045 -1,540,382
South Africa 81,026,341 68,502,830 -12,523,511
Australia 84,239,542 62,217,888 -22,021,654
Argentina 65,457,850 54,401,124 -11,056,726
United States 53,935,836 43,636,739 -10,299,097

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 206
Inner London - East 126
Outer London - West and North West 81
Surrey, East and West Sussex 72
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 69

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 175 163 -12
Inner London - East 104 110 +6
Outer London - West and North West 70 65 -5
Surrey, East and West Sussex 64 60 -4
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 61 53 -8
Outer London - East and North East 39 38 -1
Kent 37 33 -4
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 32 33 +1
Greater Manchester 33 34 +1
Essex 27 18 -9

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) 2,345,782,960
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 995,224,492
Other 569,408,387
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 146,191,121
Road transport 136,001,592

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) 1,200,206,436 1,145,576,524 -54,629,912
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 533,509,684 461,714,808 -71,794,876
Other 505,991,547 63,416,840 -442,574,707
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 146,191,121 +146,191,121
Road transport 1,543,949 134,457,643 +132,913,694
Air transport 4,876,655 21,779,350 +16,902,695

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 966,158,482
London Gateway Port 791,617,959
000 569,408,387
499 388,470,734
Dover 333,067,756

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 514,885,814 451,272,668 -63,613,146
London Gateway Port 409,997,082 381,620,877 -28,376,205
000 505,991,547 63,416,840 -442,574,707
499 14,561 388,456,173 +388,441,612
Dover 181,104,742 151,963,014 -29,141,728
Portsmouth 122,237,713 89,429,101 -32,808,612
Immingham Docks 97,962,598 98,120,632 +158,034
Thamesport 84,471,197 59,660,350 -24,810,847
Liverpool Docks 62,322,036 51,890,208 -10,431,828
Eurotunnel 54,226,489 48,035,886 -6,190,603

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
740
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
286
Food and beverage service activities
184
Manufacture of beverages
38
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
38

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 475
2026-04 497
2026-03 461
2026-02 439
2026-01 387

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
0-1m 501
1m-15m 470
54m+ 135
15m-54m 83
Other 63

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 164,403,116
United States 128,546,492
Singapore 54,940,804
Ireland 52,810,036
France 50,080,577

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 £
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 84,931,956 79,471,160 -5,460,796
United States 100,222,419 28,324,073 -71,898,346
Singapore 29,514,132 25,426,672 -4,087,460
Ireland 28,867,959 23,942,077 -4,925,882
France 26,466,932 23,613,645 -2,853,287
Belgium 11,532,482 8,887,201 -2,645,281
Switzerland 8,111,563 12,017,866 +3,906,303
Taiwan 10,165,640 6,935,285 -3,230,355
Japan 6,475,775 5,410,996 -1,064,779
Denmark 5,079,350 5,180,396 +101,046

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 £
France 2,214,580
Chile 1,971,991
New Zealand 1,669,713
Italy 1,529,211
Spain 848,183

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 £
France 1,090,041 1,124,539 +34,498
Chile 1,025,321 946,670 -78,651
New Zealand 1,076,953 592,760 -484,193
Italy 799,891 729,320 -70,571
Spain 554,821 293,362 -261,459
Portugal 196,845 172,906 -23,939
South Africa 179,994 182,660 +2,666
Argentina 160,106 168,581 +8,475
Australia 113,376 97,269 -16,107
United States 76,322 93,936 +17,614

Export volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Air transport 259,645,984
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 181,402,306
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 161,237,917
Other 10,107,315
Road transport 16,792

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 £
Air transport 148,401,702 111,244,282 -37,157,420
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 116,181,486 65,220,820 -50,960,666
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 81,258,438 79,979,479 -1,278,959
Other 5,524,776 4,582,539 -942,237
Road transport 2,251 14,541 +12,290

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 252,203,730
Southampton 107,285,103
Dover / Eurotunnel 73,998,364
London Gateway Port 46,158,941
Portsmouth 31,913,439

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 £
London Heathrow Airport 144,886,966 107,316,764 -37,570,202
Southampton 78,124,580 29,160,523 -48,964,057
Dover / Eurotunnel 39,166,284 34,832,080 -4,334,204
London Gateway Port 22,323,732 23,835,209 +1,511,477
Portsmouth 14,804,530 17,108,909 +2,304,379
Immingham Docks 11,862,926 7,555,696 -4,307,230
Liverpool Docks 9,809,181 7,742,495 -2,066,686
Felixstowe 4,585,374 9,361,644 +4,776,270
Heysham 7,008,142 5,030,643 -1,977,499
000 5,524,776 4,582,539 -942,237

Related HS codes

What this shows: Sibling or child HS codes in the same classification branch.

Quick facts

HS code: 220421

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

Description: Wine sold in small bottles, perfect for personal use or gifts