Import/export HS code 22083049: Large single malt whisky bottles

Single malt whisky in bottles of more than 2 litres

Why this is important if you are looking for potential customers in the UK:

  • It helps you understand the market size for your product in the UK.
  • It provides you with a list of potential leads who have bought similar products.

* 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 £
Ireland 22,605
United States 15,609
Netherlands 12,033
Japan 4,069
Belgium 1,932

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 £
Ireland 22,605 0 -22,605
United States 0 15,609 +15,609
Netherlands 517 11,516 +10,999
Japan 4,069 0 -4,069
Belgium 1,932 0 -1,932
France 1,655 0 -1,655
Australia 0 1,352 +1,352

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 23,763
Ireland 22,605
Netherlands 7,466
Japan 4,069
Australia 1,352

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 4,104 19,659 +15,555
Ireland 22,605 0 -22,605
Netherlands 0 7,466 +7,466
Japan 4,069 0 -4,069
Australia 0 1,352 +1,352

Importers across UK regions

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

Top 5 values

UK region Companies
West Central Scotland 2
Kent 1

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
West Central Scotland 0 2 +2
Kent 0 1 +1

Import volume by transport

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

Top 5 values

Transport £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,759
Air transport 19,678
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 8,818

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 £
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,709 4,050 -22,659
Air transport 4,069 15,609 +11,540
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 0 8,818 +8,818

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 22,605
London Heathrow Airport 15,609
Harwich 8,461
London Stansted Airport 4,069
Felixstowe 3,055

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 £
Heysham 22,605 0 -22,605
London Heathrow Airport 0 15,609 +15,609
Harwich 0 8,461 +8,461
London Stansted Airport 4,069 0 -4,069
Felixstowe 0 3,055 +3,055
Eurotunnel 2,172 0 -2,172
Killingholme 1,932 0 -1,932
Liverpool Docks 0 1,352 +1,352

Importer companies by SIC division

What this shows: Industry breakdown (SIC divisions) of importing companies.

Top 5 values

SIC Companies
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 3
Manufacture of beverages 1
Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2025-09 3

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
15m-54m 2
0-1m 1

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 £
India 155,655,799
Japan 33,272,240
France 24,948,655
United States 13,608,109
Dominican Republic 7,715,767

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 £
India 80,569,101 75,086,698 -5,482,403
Japan 18,671,771 14,600,469 -4,071,302
France 12,927,169 12,021,486 -905,683
United States 7,243,952 6,364,157 -879,795
Dominican Republic 4,362,897 3,352,870 -1,010,027
Thailand 1,583,266 1,876,653 +293,387
Belgium 1,614,454 1,782,302 +167,848
Bhutan 1,852,088 1,329,043 -523,045
Spain 1,551,504 1,333,242 -218,262
Ecuador 766,027 1,484,982 +718,955

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) 256,642,342
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 7,780,684
Air transport 3,290,687
Road transport 345,928

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) 131,679,801 124,962,541 -6,717,260
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,581,000 3,199,684 -1,381,316
Air transport 2,220,724 1,069,963 -1,150,761
Road transport 36,888 309,040 +272,152

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 125,692,444
Grangemouth Docks 59,742,697
499 36,281,914
Middlesbrough 16,699,123
London Gateway Port 11,503,848

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 65,982,693 59,709,751 -6,272,942
Grangemouth Docks 30,947,561 28,795,136 -2,152,425
499 18,886,218 17,395,696 -1,490,522
Middlesbrough 9,335,415 7,363,708 -1,971,707
London Gateway Port 4,365,589 7,138,259 +2,772,670
Southampton 1,074,178 2,499,135 +1,424,957
Greenock 1,823,485 1,584,677 -238,808
London Heathrow Airport 2,201,108 1,052,529 -1,148,579
Dover 1,935,796 1,027,150 -908,646
Liverpool Docks 1,175,040 479,029 -696,011

Quick facts

HS code: 22083049

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

Description: Single malt whisky in bottles of more than 2 litres