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 £
Japan 23,987
Ireland 22,605
Netherlands 19,150
United States 15,609
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 £
Japan 23,987 0 -23,987
Ireland 22,605 0 -22,605
Netherlands 7,634 11,516 +3,882
United States 0 15,609 +15,609
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 £
Japan 23,987
United Kingdom 23,763
Ireland 22,605
Netherlands 14,583
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 £
Japan 23,987 0 -23,987
United Kingdom 4,104 19,659 +15,555
Ireland 22,605 0 -22,605
Netherlands 7,117 7,466 +349
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 £
Air transport 39,596
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 30,759
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 15,935

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 £
Air transport 23,987 15,609 -8,378
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 26,709 4,050 -22,659
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 7,117 8,818 +1,701

Import volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
Heysham 22,605
Glasgow Airport 19,918
London Heathrow Airport 15,609
Harwich 15,578
London Stansted Airport 4,069

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
Glasgow Airport 19,918 0 -19,918
London Heathrow Airport 0 15,609 +15,609
Harwich 7,117 8,461 +1,344
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 161,320,734
Japan 36,025,133
France 26,209,671
United States 13,608,109
Dominican Republic 7,802,765

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 79,291,794 82,028,940 +2,737,146
Japan 19,595,598 16,429,535 -3,166,063
France 12,315,493 13,894,178 +1,578,685
United States 6,684,898 6,923,211 +238,313
Dominican Republic 4,158,151 3,644,614 -513,537
Thailand 2,145,077 1,880,114 -264,963
Belgium 1,692,200 1,824,429 +132,229
Bhutan 1,852,088 1,329,043 -523,045
Spain 1,645,388 1,371,574 -273,814
Ecuador 937,547 1,484,982 +547,435

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) 267,310,248
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,424,121
Air transport 3,290,687
Road transport 628,362

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) 131,474,053 135,836,195 +4,362,142
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,248,225 4,175,896 -72,329
Air transport 1,874,939 1,415,748 -459,191
Road transport 319,322 309,040 -10,282

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 132,722,526
Grangemouth Docks 63,129,566
499 36,281,914
Middlesbrough 17,011,841
London Gateway Port 11,818,643

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 68,324,474 64,398,052 -3,926,422
Grangemouth Docks 32,513,372 30,616,194 -1,897,178
499 15,695,081 20,586,833 +4,891,752
Middlesbrough 8,493,546 8,518,295 +24,749
London Gateway Port 4,443,191 7,375,452 +2,932,261
Southampton 1,074,178 2,499,135 +1,424,957
Greenock 1,806,973 1,666,025 -140,948
Dover 1,661,676 1,680,063 +18,387
London Heathrow Airport 1,855,323 1,398,314 -457,009
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