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
France 4,275

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
France 4,275 0 -4,275
Israel 2,161 0 -2,161
Belgium 1,932 0 -1,932
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 26,383
Japan 23,987
Ireland 22,605
Netherlands 14,583
Israel 2,161

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 6,724 19,659 +12,935
Japan 23,987 0 -23,987
Ireland 22,605 0 -22,605
Netherlands 7,117 7,466 +349
Israel 2,161 0 -2,161
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) 33,379
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 18,096

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) 29,329 4,050 -25,279
Sea transport (not vehicle on ferry) 9,278 8,818 -460

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
Eurotunnel 4,792

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
Eurotunnel 4,792 0 -4,792
London Stansted Airport 4,069 0 -4,069
Felixstowe 0 3,055 +3,055
London Gateway Port 2,161 0 -2,161
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 160,483,844
Japan 36,050,526
France 26,556,155
United States 13,469,343
Dominican Republic 8,008,791

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 78,411,379 82,072,465 +3,661,086
Japan 20,067,994 15,982,532 -4,085,462
France 12,309,901 14,246,254 +1,936,353
United States 6,115,869 7,353,474 +1,237,605
Dominican Republic 3,987,503 4,021,288 +33,785
Thailand 2,274,265 1,958,900 -315,365
Bhutan 1,964,053 1,489,937 -474,116
Belgium 1,649,123 1,765,003 +115,880
Spain 1,526,679 1,538,933 +12,254
Germany 1,058,433 1,478,820 +420,387

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) 267,038,243
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 8,589,789
Air transport 3,223,658
Road transport 1,353,831

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) 129,970,217 137,068,026 +7,097,809
Roll on Roll off (RORO) 4,307,918 4,281,871 -26,047
Air transport 1,515,741 1,707,917 +192,176
Road transport 1,044,791 309,040 -735,751

Export volume by port

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

Top 5 values

Port £
ZLC 134,352,674
Grangemouth Docks 62,013,859
499 35,718,853
Middlesbrough 17,077,370
London Gateway Port 12,282,458

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 69,478,138 64,874,536 -4,603,602
Grangemouth Docks 32,147,263 29,866,596 -2,280,667
499 14,483,147 21,235,706 +6,752,559
Middlesbrough 8,264,308 8,813,062 +548,754
London Gateway Port 4,368,208 7,914,250 +3,546,042
Southampton 1,147,438 2,499,135 +1,351,697
Dover 1,847,321 1,643,856 -203,465
Greenock 1,637,925 1,816,660 +178,735
London Heathrow Airport 1,496,125 1,690,483 +194,358
Liverpool Docks 1,095,109 558,960 -536,149

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