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 180,257,517
Belgium 16,416,109
Spain 5,103,959
United States 4,448,743
Italy 2,564,053

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 94,214,031 86,043,486 -8,170,545
Belgium 8,048,621 8,367,488 +318,867
Spain 2,457,488 2,646,471 +188,983
United States 2,427,899 2,020,844 -407,055
Italy 1,203,950 1,360,103 +156,153
Germany 409,937 418,331 +8,394
Netherlands 278,313 340,876 +62,563
Ireland 246,707 326,660 +79,953
Japan 116,720 158,730 +42,010
Bulgaria 158,670 113,445 -45,225

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 176,035,963
United Kingdom 11,975,584
United States 10,434,232
Spain 5,831,028
Germany 4,247,570

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 87,208,699 88,827,264 +1,618,565
United Kingdom 7,793,353 4,182,231 -3,611,122
United States 8,435,477 1,998,755 -6,436,722
Spain 2,719,445 3,111,583 +392,138
Germany 2,127,508 2,120,062 -7,446
Italy 542,049 804,263 +262,214
Bulgaria 196,962 113,445 -83,517
Armenia 130,757 152,901 +22,144
Romania 143,563 95,229 -48,334
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 23
Surrey, East and West Sussex 13
Outer London - East and North East 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 29 28 -1
Outer London - West and North West 21 19 -2
Inner London - East 20 17 -3
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 8 -1
Outer London - East and North East 10 5 -5
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 9 7 -2
Essex 5 7 +2
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Outer London - South 6 7 +1
Kent 3 6 +3

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) 75,658,797
Other 58,155,021
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 44,335,600
Road transport 19,533,170
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 14,283,635

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) 41,162,963 34,495,834 -6,667,129
Other 47,886,403 10,268,618 -37,617,785
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,001,745 23,333,855 +2,332,110
Road transport 4,367 19,528,803 +19,524,436
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 14,283,635 +14,283,635
Air transport 297,217 452,262 +155,045
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 58,155,021
London 55,906,624
499 37,263,462
Dover 20,179,154
Middlesbrough 14,251,482

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 47,886,403 10,268,618 -37,617,785
London 31,095,505 24,811,119 -6,284,386
499 0 37,263,462 +37,263,462
Dover 8,068,440 12,110,714 +4,042,274
Middlesbrough 7,909,517 6,341,965 -1,567,552
Portsmouth 3,142,085 2,772,728 -369,357
Immingham Docks 2,704,240 3,013,088 +308,848
Eurotunnel 3,322,081 661,936 -2,660,145
Hull 1,176,577 1,394,767 +218,190
London Gateway Port 1,962,106 356,877 -1,605,229

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 9

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-04 64
2026-03 56
2026-02 42
2026-01 51
2025-12 60

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+ 49
0-1m 41
15m-54m 27
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 8,540,278
Netherlands 978,325
France 961,686
Nigeria 627,005
United Arab Emirates 585,353

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 5,220,941 3,319,337 -1,901,604
Netherlands 391,461 586,864 +195,403
France 164,809 796,877 +632,068
Nigeria 409,854 217,151 -192,703
United Arab Emirates 227,104 358,249 +131,145
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 473,639 27,262 -446,377
Singapore 207,526 209,483 +1,957
Canada 187,699 217,988 +30,289
Germany 249,528 94,343 -155,185
China 249,920 48,688 -201,232

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 257,631
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 16,852 240,779 +223,927
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) 10,342,209
Air transport 3,512,000
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,927,808
Other 282,936
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) 6,050,966 4,291,243 -1,759,723
Air transport 2,342,193 1,169,807 -1,172,386
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 808,098 1,119,710 +311,612
Other 39,210 243,726 +204,516
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 8,919,829
London Heathrow Airport 2,571,027
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,270,913
Southampton 956,460
London 475,269

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 4,828,841 4,090,988 -737,853
London Heathrow Airport 1,755,409 815,618 -939,791
Dover / Eurotunnel 384,730 886,183 +501,453
Southampton 891,002 65,458 -825,544
London 362,158 113,111 -249,047
East Midlands Airport 195,302 142,368 -52,934
000 39,210 243,726 +204,516
London Gateway Port 145,405 61,934 -83,471
London Stansted Airport 130,967 70,205 -60,762
Edinburgh Airport 82,456 110,645 +28,189

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