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 180,703,952
Belgium 16,346,508
Spain 5,127,867
United States 4,325,323
Italy 2,738,736

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 95,412,153 85,291,799 -10,120,354
Belgium 7,975,494 8,371,014 +395,520
Spain 2,390,259 2,737,608 +347,349
United States 2,326,266 1,999,057 -327,209
Italy 1,233,701 1,505,035 +271,334
Germany 379,947 413,067 +33,120
Netherlands 328,875 329,969 +1,094
Ireland 247,800 328,391 +80,591
Japan 128,072 154,295 +26,223
Bulgaria 155,005 104,124 -50,881

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 177,378,200
United Kingdom 11,381,095
United States 10,311,703
Spain 5,854,758
Germany 4,115,595

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 88,748,866 88,629,334 -119,532
United Kingdom 7,360,216 4,020,879 -3,339,337
United States 8,334,546 1,977,157 -6,357,389
Spain 2,757,522 3,097,236 +339,714
Germany 2,016,980 2,098,615 +81,635
Italy 666,104 678,313 +12,209
Bulgaria 193,297 104,124 -89,173
Armenia 139,178 145,421 +6,243
Romania 141,254 92,604 -48,650
Chile 102,880 115,872 +12,992

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 24
Inner London - East 21
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9

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 30 27 -3
Outer London - West and North West 21 19 -2
Inner London - East 18 16 -2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Essex 6 7 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 6 4 -2
Kent 5 6 +1
Outer London - East and North East 8 5 -3
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) 74,663,282
Other 56,254,927
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,384,948
Road transport 22,789,624
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 14,319,513

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) 40,326,319 34,336,963 -5,989,356
Other 49,091,666 7,163,261 -41,928,405
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,605,264 22,779,684 +1,174,420
Road transport 3,442 22,786,182 +22,782,740
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 14,319,513 +14,319,513
Air transport 303,997 451,978 +147,981
Rail transport 0 55,264 +55,264

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 56,254,927
London 55,412,264
499 40,562,540
Dover 20,442,734
Middlesbrough 13,906,091

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 49,091,666 7,163,261 -41,928,405
London 30,455,340 24,956,924 -5,498,416
499 0 40,562,540 +40,562,540
Dover 8,673,034 11,769,700 +3,096,666
Middlesbrough 7,627,903 6,278,188 -1,349,715
Portsmouth 3,349,469 2,563,185 -786,284
Immingham Docks 2,845,287 2,827,124 -18,163
Eurotunnel 3,128,580 659,353 -2,469,227
Hull 1,132,714 1,275,537 +142,823
London Gateway Port 1,965,755 411,014 -1,554,741

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
144
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
55
Food and beverage service activities
10
Manufacture of beverages
10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 51
2026-04 64
2026-03 56
2026-02 42
2026-01 51

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 86
54m+ 48
0-1m 40
15m-54m 28
Other 14

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 8,545,109
Netherlands 1,019,299
France 975,258
Nigeria 627,005
United Arab Emirates 584,316

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 5,344,340 3,200,769 -2,143,571
Netherlands 382,310 636,989 +254,679
France 171,446 803,812 +632,366
Nigeria 414,258 212,747 -201,511
United Arab Emirates 226,451 357,865 +131,414
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 473,639 28,162 -445,477
Singapore 208,939 213,447 +4,508
Canada 201,302 211,715 +10,413
Germany 246,519 94,343 -152,176
Taiwan 145,992 86,400 -59,592

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 257,580
XI 20,230

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 16,710 240,870 +224,160
XI 20,133 97 -20,036

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) 10,148,568
Air transport 3,465,156
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,987,361
Other 282,998
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) 5,923,565 4,225,003 -1,698,562
Air transport 2,339,043 1,126,113 -1,212,930
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 804,121 1,183,240 +379,119
Other 38,983 244,015 +205,032
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 8,980,657
London Heathrow Airport 2,553,441
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,274,254
Southampton 723,560
London 521,406

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 4,991,220 3,989,437 -1,001,783
London Heathrow Airport 1,795,607 757,834 -1,037,773
Dover / Eurotunnel 382,550 891,704 +509,154
Southampton 663,084 60,476 -602,608
London 362,158 159,248 -202,910
East Midlands Airport 180,343 165,688 -14,655
000 38,983 244,015 +205,032
London Gateway Port 159,030 103,653 -55,377
London Stansted Airport 129,159 70,821 -58,338
Edinburgh Airport 87,886 105,215 +17,329

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