Import/export HS code 22082012: Cognac

A type of high-quality brandy made in the Cognac region of France

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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 130,600,533
Belgium 4,349,524
Italy 1,805,890
Ireland 408,049
Netherlands 398,760

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 68,475,562 62,124,971 -6,350,591
Belgium 2,093,394 2,256,130 +162,736
Italy 822,653 983,237 +160,584
Ireland 94,914 313,135 +218,221
Netherlands 186,680 212,080 +25,400
United States 179,584 36,405 -143,179
Japan 109,134 82,739 -26,395
Switzerland 101,901 43,983 -57,918
Germany 34,710 60,265 +25,555
Singapore 91,600 1,055 -90,545

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 119,584,422
United Kingdom 10,401,729
United States 6,254,613
Germany 1,458,368
Barbados 37,741

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 58,196,710 61,387,712 +3,191,002
United Kingdom 6,870,706 3,531,023 -3,339,683
United States 6,229,747 24,866 -6,204,881
Germany 698,007 760,361 +62,354
Barbados 0 37,741 +37,741
Bulgaria 37,049 0 -37,049
Japan 7,003 0 -7,003
Netherlands 0 5,426 +5,426
South Africa 5,027 0 -5,027
Australia 2,182 882 -1,300

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 20
Inner London - East 11
Outer London - West and North West 8
Essex 5
Kent 4

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 18 15 -3
Inner London - East 8 10 +2
Outer London - West and North West 8 8 +0
Essex 4 2 -2
Kent 3 2 -1
Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire 2 4 +2
Outer London - East and North East 3 1 -2
Shropshire and Staffordshire 1 3 +2
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
West Yorkshire 2 2 +0

Import volume by transport

What this shows: Import value by transport mode used to bring goods into the UK.

Top 5 values

Transport £
Other 47,868,962
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 30,277,895
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 23,533,645
Road transport 22,473,140
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 13,594,879

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 £
Other 44,429,909 3,439,053 -40,990,856
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 16,267,576 14,010,319 -2,257,257
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 11,308,391 12,225,254 +916,863
Road transport 0 22,473,140 +22,473,140
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 13,594,879 +13,594,879
Air transport 228,187 330,591 +102,404
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 47,868,962
499 38,726,231
London 25,956,924
Dover 16,699,147
Eurotunnel 2,311,502

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 44,429,909 3,439,053 -40,990,856
499 0 38,726,231 +38,726,231
London 13,949,070 12,007,854 -1,941,216
Dover 7,462,624 9,236,523 +1,773,899
Eurotunnel 1,943,006 368,496 -1,574,510
Portsmouth 1,223,343 970,626 -252,717
London Gateway Port 1,746,711 37,661 -1,709,050
Immingham Docks 732,736 634,077 -98,659
Middlesbrough 374,075 341,019 -33,056
Hull 91,739 110,994 +19,255

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
62
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
23
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
6
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
5
Manufacture of beverages
4

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 24
2026-04 25
2026-03 22
2026-02 21
2026-01 17

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 33
54m+ 28
15m-54m 12
0-1m 10
Other 7

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 1,064,729
Netherlands 825,971
France 677,199
Nigeria 627,005
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 484,282

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 866,867 197,862 -669,005
Netherlands 266,041 559,930 +293,889
France 132,314 544,885 +412,571
Nigeria 416,324 210,681 -205,643
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 459,327 24,955 -434,372
Germany 220,343 94,343 -126,000
Singapore 145,933 149,419 +3,486
QS 57,248 100,054 +42,806
Taiwan 80,970 68,920 -12,050
Switzerland 51,241 63,243 +12,002

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 236,294
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 5,603 230,691 +225,088
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 £
Air transport 2,799,371
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,588,071
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 659,113
Other 256,524

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 2,030,507 768,864 -1,261,643
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 602,863 985,208 +382,345
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 451,193 207,920 -243,273
Other 25,736 230,788 +205,052

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
London Heathrow Airport 2,082,796
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,143,962
London 342,962
Southampton 324,687
East Midlands Airport 276,567

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 1,570,778 512,018 -1,058,760
Dover / Eurotunnel 382,409 761,553 +379,144
London 189,044 153,918 -35,126
Southampton 272,192 52,495 -219,697
East Midlands Airport 173,894 102,673 -71,221
000 25,736 230,788 +205,052
London Gateway Port 123,371 68,389 -54,982
Edinburgh Airport 93,937 81,335 -12,602
London Stansted Airport 120,959 52,943 -68,016
Portsmouth 39,240 62,477 +23,237

Quick facts

HS code: 22082012

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

Description: A type of high-quality brandy made in the Cognac region of France