Spirits: Imports

(asked on 18th February 2022) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will provide data on UK import of spirits from (a) the USA, (b) France, (c) Germany and (d) other EU member states for each year between 2016 and 2021.


Answered by
Helen Whately Portrait
Helen Whately
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 25th February 2022

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection and publication of data on imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC releases this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics (OTS), which is available via their dedicated website (www.uktradeinfo.com). From this website, it is possible to build your own data tables based upon bespoke search criteria.

Trade data related to “spirits – beverages” is publicly available on www.uktradeinfo.com under commodity code heading 22 of the Trade Tariff.

The site also contains a ‘Help’ function with information on how to extract trade data. Further assistance can also be obtained via the Customer Services team on phone number: 03000 594 250 or email: uktradeinfo@hmrc.gov.uk

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