4: Exports and Imports

Fact Sheets: Overview; 1: UK Alcohol sales and consumption; 2: Excise tax on Gin and Vodka; 3: The UK white spirits market; 4: Exports and Imports; 5: Spirits Ready-To-Drink beverages (RTDS); 6: Cumulative burden of taxation, regulation and extra costs; 7: Environmental, employment & rural issues; 8: The gin and vodka industry in scotland; 9: World Gin industry; 10: The gin market - a global picture; 11: The vodka marget - a global picture

Overview

Some 70% of UK produced gin and 15% of vodka is exported to over 180 countries. Exports grew impressively to the rest of the world up to mid-1990s. From 1995 to 2000, exports of UK-produced gin and vodka to the EU increased by over 40%. However, since then, the volumes and value have levelled off.

UK gin exports to EU

UK gin Exports Worldwide