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 1,501,225,381
Italy 708,228,382
Spain 444,591,621
Belgium 361,446,861
Germany 205,902,491

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 772,664,745 728,560,636 -44,104,109
Italy 352,702,785 355,525,597 +2,822,812
Spain 234,488,182 210,103,439 -24,384,743
Belgium 170,944,361 190,502,500 +19,558,139
Germany 96,391,056 109,511,435 +13,120,379
New Zealand 99,016,029 106,451,714 +7,435,685
Chile 89,067,956 89,372,747 +304,791
Australia 99,344,880 68,564,338 -30,780,542
Portugal 74,274,398 79,393,550 +5,119,152
South Africa 67,622,320 65,222,514 -2,399,806

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 1,739,966,410
Italy 851,503,671
Spain 500,118,897
New Zealand 277,798,950
Chile 193,541,897

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 878,328,384 861,638,026 -16,690,358
Italy 430,022,115 421,481,556 -8,540,559
Spain 261,061,856 239,057,041 -22,004,815
New Zealand 142,928,565 134,870,385 -8,058,180
Chile 99,369,878 94,172,019 -5,197,859
Portugal 84,646,023 92,997,653 +8,351,630
South Africa 84,061,260 75,475,975 -8,585,285
Australia 88,755,217 68,162,321 -20,592,896
Argentina 64,950,587 60,809,044 -4,141,543
United States 55,311,533 48,862,067 -6,449,466

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 212
Inner London - East 128
Outer London - West and North West 85
Surrey, East and West Sussex 75
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 73

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 178 170 -8
Inner London - East 102 113 +11
Outer London - West and North West 72 70 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 63 64 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 64 53 -11
Outer London - East and North East 38 38 +0
Greater Manchester 35 34 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 31 31 +0
Kent 36 33 -3
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire 27 22 -5

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) 2,451,033,406
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,054,373,519
Other 661,518,043
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 146,191,121
Road transport 102,721,478

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) 1,217,760,046 1,233,273,360 +15,513,314
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 542,816,807 511,556,712 -31,260,095
Other 500,560,265 160,957,778 -339,602,487
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 146,191,121 +146,191,121
Road transport 1,575,674 101,145,804 +99,570,130
Air transport 4,986,126 18,072,234 +13,086,108

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London 1,008,943,300
London Gateway Port 834,730,846
000 661,518,043
Dover 351,214,109
499 346,507,910

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 519,027,377 489,915,923 -29,111,454
London Gateway Port 441,520,979 393,209,867 -48,311,112
000 500,560,265 160,957,778 -339,602,487
Dover 177,996,183 173,217,926 -4,778,257
499 29,407 346,478,503 +346,449,096
Portsmouth 123,938,407 101,841,806 -22,096,601
Immingham Docks 97,632,348 105,916,124 +8,283,776
Thamesport 91,951,109 65,552,407 -26,398,702
Liverpool Docks 67,484,354 51,246,456 -16,237,898
Eurotunnel 56,806,688 53,784,029 -3,022,659

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 757
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 295
Food and beverage service activities 190
Manufacture of beverages 40
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 40

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 497
2026-03 461
2026-02 439
2026-01 387
2025-12 488

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 523
1m-15m 476
54m+ 139
15m-54m 83
Other 65

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 168,744,018
United States 135,444,812
Singapore 57,246,332
Ireland 54,457,660
France 52,064,594

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 82,268,060 86,475,958 +4,207,898
United States 104,858,531 30,586,281 -74,272,250
Singapore 29,095,269 28,151,063 -944,206
Ireland 25,560,567 28,897,093 +3,336,526
France 25,546,700 26,517,894 +971,194
Switzerland 7,677,545 13,957,786 +6,280,241
Belgium 8,694,093 12,091,964 +3,397,871
Taiwan 5,105,980 11,568,592 +6,462,612
Japan 6,359,430 5,459,638 -899,792
Denmark 5,965,950 4,478,820 -1,487,130

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 2,286,427
Chile 2,089,146
New Zealand 1,717,005
Italy 1,583,012
Spain 915,551

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 1,071,996 1,214,431 +142,435
Chile 935,934 1,153,212 +217,278
New Zealand 991,006 725,999 -265,007
Italy 756,446 826,566 +70,120
Spain 594,456 321,095 -273,361
Portugal 224,661 182,420 -42,241
South Africa 180,315 189,120 +8,805
Argentina 176,283 175,197 -1,086
Australia 141,426 120,105 -21,321
United States 74,939 103,264 +28,325

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 268,700,246
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 185,911,991
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 167,897,394
Other 10,583,266
Road transport 212,222

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 148,546,842 120,153,404 -28,393,438
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 107,019,041 78,892,950 -28,126,091
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 79,389,433 88,507,961 +9,118,528
Other 5,315,827 5,267,439 -48,388
Road transport 197,681 14,541 -183,140

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 260,785,634
Southampton 113,429,366
Dover / Eurotunnel 78,277,129
London Gateway Port 43,254,604
Portsmouth 32,811,010

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 144,683,483 116,102,151 -28,581,332
Southampton 79,850,483 33,578,883 -46,271,600
Dover / Eurotunnel 37,393,614 40,883,515 +3,489,901
London Gateway Port 14,953,621 28,300,983 +13,347,362
Portsmouth 15,406,804 17,404,206 +1,997,402
Immingham Docks 9,735,611 10,088,890 +353,279
Liverpool Docks 9,948,296 8,644,321 -1,303,975
Felixstowe 3,625,420 10,565,592 +6,940,172
Heysham 5,996,756 6,127,338 +130,582
000 5,315,827 5,267,439 -48,388

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