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 £
Netherlands 5,620,257
United States 5,556,705
France 4,731,335
Taiwan 3,504,419
China 3,135,808

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 £
Netherlands 2,043,589 3,576,668 +1,533,079
United States 2,921,626 2,635,079 -286,547
France 2,598,322 2,133,013 -465,309
Taiwan 774,049 2,730,370 +1,956,321
China 2,328,065 807,743 -1,520,322
Singapore 978,311 1,304,248 +325,937
Denmark 736,344 655,754 -80,590
Germany 153,966 875,469 +721,503
India 81,789 894,873 +813,084
Switzerland 463,461 477,091 +13,630

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 28,882,180
Japan 1,221,201
India 774,143
France 650,058
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 12,788,917 16,093,263 +3,304,346
Japan 233,838 987,363 +753,525
India 36,845 737,298 +700,453
France 284,158 365,900 +81,742
Taiwan 638,014 3,995 -634,019
United States 130,809 320,253 +189,444
Colombia 353,056 0 -353,056
Netherlands 214,331 103,888 -110,443
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
West Central Scotland 4 4 +0
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 0 3 +3
Essex 3 2 -1
Gloucestershire and Wiltshire 2 3 +1
Highlands and Islands 3 3 +0

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) 12,631,072
Other 7,272,907
Air transport 6,369,336
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 6,228,858
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) 5,328,281 7,302,791 +1,974,510
Other 5,387,728 1,885,179 -3,502,549
Air transport 2,321,379 4,047,957 +1,726,578
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,638,477 3,590,381 +951,904
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 2,020,861 +2,020,861
Road transport 0 714,075 +714,075

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 7,272,907
Grangemouth Docks 6,793,094
499 4,230,806
Glasgow Airport 2,539,645
Dover 1,896,852

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 5,387,728 1,885,179 -3,502,549
Grangemouth Docks 2,914,000 3,879,094 +965,094
499 0 4,230,806 +4,230,806
Glasgow Airport 1,005,720 1,533,925 +528,205
Dover 334,020 1,562,832 +1,228,812
Eurotunnel 1,244,789 511,496 -733,293
London Heathrow Airport 573,544 1,024,605 +451,061
Felixstowe 732,624 733,732 +1,108
London 458,785 806,582 +347,797
Middlesbrough 638,731 242,848 -395,883

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 52
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
2026-04 23
2026-03 20
2026-02 20
2026-01 21
2025-12 30

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 28
15m-54m 17
0-1m 7
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 691,652,726
France 335,734,217
Taiwan 330,180,594
Singapore 213,838,705
China 193,754,078

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 349,037,903 342,614,823 -6,423,080
France 187,215,939 148,518,278 -38,697,661
Taiwan 192,138,248 138,042,346 -54,095,902
Singapore 114,980,588 98,858,117 -16,122,471
China 91,802,984 101,951,094 +10,148,110
Germany 78,314,916 85,560,100 +7,245,184
Canada 49,327,518 46,740,307 -2,587,211
Japan 55,564,779 36,222,082 -19,342,697
Netherlands 40,711,608 43,352,789 +2,641,181
South Korea 37,855,405 41,413,564 +3,558,159

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 12,988
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 12,988 +12,988
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) 2,585,225,068
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 363,833,203
Air transport 187,259,236
Road transport 77,609,937
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) 1,308,495,346 1,276,729,722 -31,765,624
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 192,669,605 171,163,598 -21,506,007
Air transport 111,120,134 76,139,102 -34,981,032
Road transport 32,024,829 45,585,108 +13,560,279
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 15,055 +7,922

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 2,496,807,514
Middlesbrough 140,065,885
Dover / Eurotunnel 132,454,056
Southampton 76,574,607
London Heathrow Airport 73,558,125

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 1,255,763,066 1,241,044,448 -14,718,618
Middlesbrough 85,087,980 54,977,905 -30,110,075
Dover / Eurotunnel 64,557,214 67,896,842 +3,339,628
Southampton 34,276,257 42,298,350 +8,022,093
London Heathrow Airport 42,584,398 30,973,727 -11,610,671
Grangemouth Docks 39,424,997 25,121,258 -14,303,739
Immingham Docks 27,353,415 28,945,917 +1,592,502
Glasgow Airport 16,455,932 15,711,484 -744,448
London Gateway Port 18,219,852 12,989,429 -5,230,423
Felixstowe 12,934,475 16,568,128 +3,633,653

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