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 175,459,819
Belgium 15,359,816
Spain 4,886,851
United States 4,435,338
Italy 2,379,113

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 92,795,231 82,664,588 -10,130,643
Belgium 7,433,820 7,925,996 +492,176
Spain 2,799,840 2,087,011 -712,829
United States 2,443,324 1,992,014 -451,310
Italy 1,125,413 1,253,700 +128,287
Germany 411,443 386,131 -25,312
Netherlands 235,256 296,692 +61,436
Ireland 279,291 213,744 -65,547
Bulgaria 182,741 99,737 -83,004
Romania 177,242 50,555 -126,687

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 171,610,087
United Kingdom 10,753,708
United States 10,408,740
Spain 5,381,176
Germany 3,832,812

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 85,604,111 86,005,976 +401,865
United Kingdom 7,211,710 3,541,998 -3,669,712
United States 8,438,834 1,969,906 -6,468,928
Spain 3,028,976 2,352,200 -676,776
Germany 2,093,898 1,738,914 -354,984
Italy 493,721 819,591 +325,870
Bulgaria 208,315 99,737 -108,578
Armenia 136,413 143,532 +7,119
Romania 177,242 50,555 -126,687
Chile 80,823 111,017 +30,194

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 29
Inner London - East 24
Surrey, East and West Sussex 12
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11

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 27 30 +3
Outer London - West and North West 25 17 -8
Inner London - East 18 18 +0
Surrey, East and West Sussex 9 7 -2
Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire 11 7 -4
Outer London - East and North East 10 5 -5
Essex 5 6 +1
Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire 5 5 +0
Kent 5 7 +2
Outer London - South 6 7 +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) 77,273,510
Other 64,350,934
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 40,729,168
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 12,605,170
Road transport 10,700,942

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) 43,125,232 34,148,278 -8,976,954
Other 44,260,273 20,090,661 -24,169,612
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 21,074,383 19,654,785 -1,419,598
Own propulsion (e.g. imported vehicle driven across land boundary) 0 12,605,170 +12,605,170
Road transport 2,764 10,698,178 +10,695,414
Air transport 315,203 388,801 +73,598

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
000 64,350,934
London 54,769,213
499 26,109,378
Middlesbrough 16,949,311
Dover 16,909,684

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 44,260,273 20,090,661 -24,169,612
London 30,950,674 23,818,539 -7,132,135
499 0 26,109,378 +26,109,378
Middlesbrough 9,848,092 7,101,219 -2,746,873
Dover 6,345,728 10,563,956 +4,218,228
Portsmouth 3,232,051 2,290,611 -941,440
Eurotunnel 4,601,717 822,492 -3,779,225
Immingham Docks 2,633,641 2,525,985 -107,656
Hull 1,396,368 1,103,127 -293,241
London Gateway Port 2,081,446 356,895 -1,724,551

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 148
Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 56
Food and beverage service activities 12
Manufacture of beverages 10
Office administrative, office support and other business support activities 10

Importer companies over time

What this shows: Monthly count of unique importing companies.

Latest 5

Month Companies
2026-01 51
2025-11 67
2025-10 72
2025-09 55
2025-08 46

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 90
54m+ 51
0-1m 43
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 8,342,111
Netherlands 1,470,404
France 874,160
United Arab Emirates 541,409
Germany 496,084

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 4,450,190 3,891,921 -558,269
Netherlands 1,114,821 355,583 -759,238
France 246,843 627,317 +380,474
United Arab Emirates 223,852 317,557 +93,705
Germany 198,013 298,071 +100,058
China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 455,424 25,797 -429,627
Nigeria 197,012 225,772 +28,760
Singapore 118,084 264,810 +146,726
Canada 174,056 193,494 +19,438
China 256,408 1,716 -254,692

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 258,140
XI 90,657
Ireland 643
South Africa 532

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 22,729 235,411 +212,682
XI 90,270 387 -89,883
Ireland 643 0 -643
South Africa 532 0 -532

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) 10,127,310
Air transport 3,168,512
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 2,228,083
Other 353,501
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) 5,375,579 4,751,731 -623,848
Air transport 1,854,793 1,313,719 -541,074
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 1,308,317 919,766 -388,551
Other 116,430 237,071 +120,641
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 8,506,065
London Heathrow Airport 2,281,731
Dover / Eurotunnel 1,458,053
Southampton 1,027,312
London 509,874

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 4,480,669 4,025,396 -455,273
London Heathrow Airport 1,378,588 903,143 -475,445
Dover / Eurotunnel 667,045 791,008 +123,963
Southampton 463,882 563,430 +99,548
London 494,347 15,527 -478,820
East Midlands Airport 216,720 147,063 -69,657
000 116,430 237,071 +120,641
London Gateway Port 145,163 69,905 -75,258
Harwich 184,000 0 -184,000
London Stansted Airport 53,443 108,965 +55,522

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