Import/export HS code 220820: Grape-based spirits

Spirits made by distilling grape wine or grape marc. Includes brandy and similar drinks

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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 170,045,988
Belgium 14,997,224
Spain 4,586,016
United States 4,328,577
Italy 2,313,964

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 92,838,872 77,207,116 -15,631,756
Belgium 7,613,881 7,383,343 -230,538
Spain 2,727,633 1,858,383 -869,250
United States 2,576,681 1,751,896 -824,785
Italy 1,195,587 1,118,377 -77,210
Germany 419,437 353,579 -65,858
Netherlands 227,223 294,123 +66,900
Ireland 260,272 211,006 -49,266
Bulgaria 176,978 94,673 -82,305
Romania 170,427 50,555 -119,872

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 165,804,509
United Kingdom 10,753,708
United States 10,307,221
Spain 5,156,659
Germany 3,758,500

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 85,663,707 80,140,802 -5,522,905
United Kingdom 7,365,880 3,387,828 -3,978,052
United States 8,576,417 1,730,804 -6,845,613
Spain 3,081,946 2,074,713 -1,007,233
Germany 2,148,235 1,610,265 -537,970
Italy 458,304 814,245 +355,941
Bulgaria 202,552 94,673 -107,879
Armenia 139,166 135,918 -3,248
Romania 170,427 50,555 -119,872
Chile 82,707 109,133 +26,426

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 34
Outer London - West and North West 25
Inner London - East 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10

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 28 30 +2
Outer London - West and North West 21 17 -4
Inner London - East 18 18 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 10 7 -3
Outer London - East and North East 9 5 -4
Essex 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Kent 5 7 +2
Outer London - South 6 7 +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) 74,166,434
Other 62,438,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 39,227,141
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 12,605,170
Road transport 10,700,942

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) 42,225,913 31,940,521 -10,285,392
Other 45,694,758 16,743,820 -28,950,938
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 20,748,226 18,478,915 -2,269,311
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 12,605,170 +12,605,170
Road transport 2,764 10,698,178 +10,695,414
Air transport 310,484 367,145 +56,661

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 62,438,578
London 53,777,712
499 26,109,378
Dover 16,580,104
Middlesbrough 14,968,359

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 45,694,758 16,743,820 -28,950,938
London 31,102,786 22,674,926 -8,427,860
499 0 26,109,378 +26,109,378
Dover 6,809,929 9,770,175 +2,960,246
Middlesbrough 8,493,859 6,474,500 -2,019,359
Portsmouth 3,166,019 2,165,465 -1,000,554
Immingham Docks 2,660,803 2,390,114 -270,689
Eurotunnel 4,387,421 520,082 -3,867,339
London Gateway Port 2,024,720 355,975 -1,668,745
Hull 1,325,912 1,050,276 -275,636

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 145
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 54
Food and beverage service activities 11
Manufacture of beverages 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 67
2025-10 72
2025-09 55
2025-08 46

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 85
54m+ 50
0-1m 42
15m-54m 28
Other 15

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 £
United States 8,089,365
Netherlands 1,300,059
France 790,553
United Arab Emirates 518,297
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 481,221

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 £
United States 4,838,312 3,251,053 -1,587,259
Netherlands 962,787 337,272 -625,515
France 181,243 609,310 +428,067
United Arab Emirates 213,935 304,362 +90,427
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 462,024 19,197 -442,827
Nigeria 409,854 12,930 -396,924
Singapore 151,869 228,513 +76,644
Canada 195,012 160,018 -34,994
Germany 41,245 296,972 +255,727
China 249,920 1,716 -248,204

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 250,766
XI 20,230
Ireland 346

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 16,595 234,171 +217,576
XI 19,843 387 -19,456
Ireland 346 0 -346

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) 9,664,636
Air transport 3,102,682
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,053,715
Other 274,871
Road transport 15,537

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) 5,682,446 3,982,190 -1,700,256
Air transport 2,147,910 954,772 -1,193,138
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,147,060 906,655 -240,405
Other 39,095 235,776 +196,681
Road transport 7,977 7,560 -417

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 8,150,642
London Heathrow Airport 2,244,152
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,286,725
Southampton 1,024,943
London 432,258

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 £
ZLC 4,766,812 3,383,830 -1,382,982
London Heathrow Airport 1,678,515 565,637 -1,112,878
Dover / Eurotunnel 497,168 789,557 +292,389
Southampton 582,920 442,023 -140,897
London 426,928 5,330 -421,598
East Midlands Airport 198,769 139,268 -59,501
000 39,095 235,776 +196,681
London Gateway Port 145,163 69,905 -75,258
Harwich 184,000 0 -184,000
London Stansted Airport 53,443 108,965 +55,522

Related HS codes

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

Quick facts

HS code: 220820

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

Description: Spirits made by distilling grape wine or grape marc. Includes brandy and similar drinks