Import/export HS code 22083030: Single malt whisky

Whisky made from malted barley at a single distillery

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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 £
United States 5,756,853
Netherlands 5,751,719
France 4,802,441
China 3,465,955
Taiwan 3,437,849

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 £
United States 2,967,462 2,789,391 -178,071
Netherlands 2,351,373 3,400,346 +1,048,973
France 2,812,008 1,990,433 -821,575
China 2,344,359 1,121,596 -1,222,763
Taiwan 2,055,037 1,382,812 -672,225
Singapore 1,053,521 1,293,928 +240,407
Denmark 781,313 595,281 -186,032
Germany 152,388 876,612 +724,224
Latvia 89,478 908,940 +819,462
India 81,789 894,873 +813,084

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 £
United Kingdom 29,705,471
Japan 1,215,844
India 774,143
France 674,331
Taiwan 642,009

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 £
United Kingdom 15,063,359 14,642,112 -421,247
Japan 294,431 921,413 +626,982
India 36,845 737,298 +700,453
France 284,167 390,164 +105,997
Taiwan 638,014 3,995 -634,019
United States 145,612 307,375 +161,763
Colombia 353,056 0 -353,056
Netherlands 245,826 72,393 -173,433
Singapore 124,094 186,363 +62,269
Spain 0 194,740 +194,740

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
Inner London - West 21
Outer London - West and North West 14
Outer London - East and North East 6
East Central Scotland 5
Inner London - East 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 15 17 +2
Outer London - West and North West 12 11 -1
Outer London - East and North East 4 5 +1
East Central Scotland 5 2 -3
Inner London - East 4 4 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 2 3 +1
West Central Scotland 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +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) 13,071,023
Other 6,967,980
Air transport 6,929,453
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,348,474
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 2,020,861

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) 6,745,665 6,325,358 -420,307
Other 5,851,708 1,116,272 -4,735,436
Air transport 2,397,226 4,532,227 +2,135,001
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 3,010,500 3,337,974 +327,474
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 2,020,861 +2,020,861
Road transport 0 817,063 +817,063

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 6,967,980
Grangemouth Docks 6,793,094
499 4,540,560
Glasgow Airport 2,619,651
Dover 2,038,002

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 5,851,708 1,116,272 -4,735,436
Grangemouth Docks 4,255,412 2,537,682 -1,717,730
499 0 4,540,560 +4,540,560
Glasgow Airport 1,079,096 1,540,555 +461,459
Dover 410,958 1,627,044 +1,216,086
London Heathrow Airport 566,409 1,298,905 +732,496
Felixstowe 712,965 1,027,107 +314,142
Eurotunnel 1,161,390 504,544 -656,846
London 401,188 839,261 +438,073
Middlesbrough 863,180 150,207 -712,973

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
54
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles
18
Manufacture of beverages
17
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities
8
Warehousing and support activities for transportation
7

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-05 17
2026-04 23
2026-03 20
2026-02 20
2026-01 21

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
54m+ 31
1m-15m 29
15m-54m 17
0-1m 8
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 689,923,322
France 332,423,896
Taiwan 324,102,090
Singapore 212,200,546
China 193,230,186

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 342,948,084 346,975,238 +4,027,154
France 181,997,790 150,426,106 -31,571,684
Taiwan 178,836,471 145,265,619 -33,570,852
Singapore 111,443,961 100,756,585 -10,687,376
China 89,650,489 103,579,697 +13,929,208
Germany 79,930,935 85,219,314 +5,288,379
Canada 49,312,427 47,129,838 -2,182,589
Japan 53,494,782 36,672,702 -16,822,080
Netherlands 39,541,775 44,427,230 +4,885,455
Australia 37,198,013 42,090,712 +4,892,699

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 £
China 13,580
XI 5,563

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 £
China 0 13,580 +13,580
XI 5,563 0 -5,563

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) 2,569,070,157
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 372,046,534
Air transport 184,578,508
Road transport 78,680,993
Rail transport 295,905

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) 1,268,050,339 1,301,019,818 +32,969,479
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 198,419,484 173,627,050 -24,792,434
Air transport 108,504,588 76,073,920 -32,430,668
Road transport 32,609,640 46,071,353 +13,461,713
Rail transport 211,624 84,281 -127,343
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 66,372 165,803 +99,431
Other 7,133 15,849 +8,716

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 2,484,449,855
Middlesbrough 145,861,948
Dover / Eurotunnel 134,109,861
Southampton 75,247,996
London Heathrow Airport 72,125,626

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 1,215,758,789 1,268,691,066 +52,932,277
Middlesbrough 87,651,489 58,210,459 -29,441,030
Dover / Eurotunnel 66,043,961 68,065,900 +2,021,939
Southampton 34,675,487 40,572,509 +5,897,022
London Heathrow Airport 41,746,015 30,379,611 -11,366,404
Grangemouth Docks 38,020,073 26,681,280 -11,338,793
Immingham Docks 26,787,470 29,948,824 +3,161,354
Glasgow Airport 16,510,899 15,921,526 -589,373
London Gateway Port 19,874,193 10,763,761 -9,110,432
Felixstowe 13,032,923 15,807,073 +2,774,150

Quick facts

HS code: 22083030

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

Description: Whisky made from malted barley at a single distillery