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Wine importers active in the United Kingdom

How many wine importers are active in the United Kingdom each month since 2016, sparkling and still, from the customs records.

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    Active importers of sparkling wine in the UK fell 5% in the 12 months to Aug 2026 (615 → 585 a month)

    585 importers a month on average in the 12 months to Aug 2026, against 615 the year before. An importer is active in a month when it brought wine into the UK that month; importers of EU wine are only recorded from January 2022.

Active wine importers

Wine importers active in the United Kingdom each month

Importers with a customs record in the month, from 2016.

Active wine importers in the United Kingdom per month
Active wine importers in the United Kingdom per monthActive wine importers in the United Kingdom per month. Active wine importers: from 198 in Jan 2016 to 619 in Aug 2026. Highest value 847 (Nov 2023).05001,000201620182020202220242026EU importers recorded from here

Highest: 847 (Nov 2023). Latest: 619 (Aug 2026).

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Active wine importers in the United Kingdom per month: values by period
PeriodActive wine importers
Aug 2026619
Jul 2026704
Jun 2026727
May 2026696
Apr 2026723
Mar 2026683
Feb 2026621
Jan 2026560
Dec 2025735
Nov 2025809
Oct 2025736
Sep 2025670
Aug 2025637
Jul 2025743
Jun 2025714
May 2025742
Apr 2025713
Mar 2025719
Feb 2025654
Jan 2025591
Dec 2024755
Nov 2024829
Oct 2024794
Sep 2024672
Aug 2024674
Jul 2024713
Jun 2024796
May 2024720
Apr 2024739
Mar 2024709
Feb 2024674
Jan 2024600
Dec 2023763
Nov 2023847
Oct 2023733
Sep 2023703
Aug 2023648
Jul 2023764
Jun 2023818
May 2023789
Apr 2023741
Mar 2023760
Feb 2023677
Jan 2023581
Dec 2022811
Nov 2022811
Oct 2022765
Sep 2022678
Aug 2022717
Jul 2022748
Jun 2022811
May 2022793
Apr 2022721
Mar 2022775
Feb 2022708
Jan 2022620
Dec 2021230
Nov 2021232
Oct 2021232
Sep 2021222
Aug 2021189
Jul 2021197
Jun 2021202
May 2021198
Apr 2021172
Mar 2021178
Feb 2021157
Jan 2021195
Dec 2020226
Nov 2020232
Oct 2020218
Sep 2020210
Aug 2020162
Jul 2020179
Jun 2020169
May 2020159
Apr 2020197
Mar 2020230
Feb 2020185
Jan 2020220
Dec 2019226
Nov 2019230
Oct 2019236
Sep 2019233
Aug 2019219
Jul 2019210
Jun 2019243
May 2019221
Apr 2019238
Mar 2019212
Feb 2019207
Jan 2019228
Dec 2018235
Nov 2018241
Oct 2018243
Sep 2018187
Aug 2018220
Jul 2018212
Jun 2018235
May 2018233
Apr 2018217
Mar 2018216
Feb 2018193
Jan 2018224
Dec 2017222
Nov 2017251
Oct 2017256
Sep 2017241
Aug 2017227
Jul 2017235
Jun 2017233
May 2017254
Apr 2017221
Mar 2017231
Feb 2017203
Jan 2017215
Dec 2016258
Nov 2016251
Oct 2016226
Sep 2016243
Aug 2016240
Jul 2016240
Jun 2016245
May 2016236
Apr 2016255
Mar 2016223
Feb 2016208
Jan 2016198
Sparkling and still wine importers per month
Sparkling and still wine importers per monthSparkling and still wine importers per month. Sparkling wine importers: from 157 in Jan 2016 to 525 in Aug 2026; Still wine importers: from 197 in Jan 2016 to 605 in Aug 2026. Highest value 817 (Nov 2023).05001,000201620182020202220242026EU importers recorded from here
  • Sparkling wine importers 525
  • Still wine importers 605

Highest: 817 (Nov 2023). Latest: 525 (Aug 2026).

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Sparkling and still wine importers per month: values by period
PeriodSparkling wine importersStill wine importers
Aug 2026525605
Jul 2026593689
Jun 2026616708
May 2026593681
Apr 2026612708
Mar 2026586666
Feb 2026538610
Jan 2026482545
Dec 2025604710
Nov 2025670785
Oct 2025626718
Sep 2025573652
Aug 2025553622
Jul 2025638726
Jun 2025617700
May 2025634723
Apr 2025614703
Mar 2025626704
Feb 2025575640
Jan 2025509579
Dec 2024647726
Nov 2024694804
Oct 2024681777
Sep 2024591648
Aug 2024590651
Jul 2024636694
Jun 2024678770
May 2024630711
Apr 2024633723
Mar 2024617697
Feb 2024581659
Jan 2024528587
Dec 2023657738
Nov 2023718817
Oct 2023634712
Sep 2023599680
Aug 2023567630
Jul 2023649749
Jun 2023697792
May 2023667776
Apr 2023648726
Mar 2023638744
Feb 2023588661
Jan 2023507568
Dec 2022663782
Nov 2022683785
Oct 2022657738
Sep 2022570660
Aug 2022611695
Jul 2022634730
Jun 2022676780
May 2022654779
Apr 2022613693
Mar 2022668750
Feb 2022595694
Jan 2022516604
Dec 2021201228
Nov 2021204232
Oct 2021210231
Sep 2021202221
Aug 2021172189
Jul 2021183196
Jun 2021178199
May 2021173198
Apr 2021157171
Mar 2021159177
Feb 2021138156
Jan 2021172195
Dec 2020190225
Nov 2020200231
Oct 2020186218
Sep 2020184209
Aug 2020146162
Jul 2020149179
Jun 2020152169
May 2020145159
Apr 2020171196
Mar 2020202229
Feb 2020162185
Jan 2020195218
Dec 2019190224
Nov 2019206230
Oct 2019201234
Sep 2019206232
Aug 2019190219
Jul 2019185209
Jun 2019207242
May 2019192219
Apr 2019200237
Mar 2019180210
Feb 2019177206
Jan 2019196227
Dec 2018197234
Nov 2018201239
Oct 2018204241
Sep 2018166186
Aug 2018193220
Jul 2018183212
Jun 2018191234
May 2018200232
Apr 2018178216
Mar 2018178215
Feb 2018160192
Jan 2018191222
Dec 2017192219
Nov 2017204249
Oct 2017207253
Sep 2017196240
Aug 2017189227
Jul 2017188233
Jun 2017183232
May 2017197254
Apr 2017171221
Mar 2017187229
Feb 2017169202
Jan 2017182214
Dec 2016198258
Nov 2016198251
Oct 2016173225
Sep 2016190241
Aug 2016185239
Jul 2016189239
Jun 2016190245
May 2016187235
Apr 2016192254
Mar 2016178222
Feb 2016172206
Jan 2016157197

From January 2022 the customs records also show importers of EU wine, so the count steps up that month. Compare from 2022 on. Sparkling and still follow the product codes of each importer over all months.

Active wine importers

By style

An importer that has brought in both sparkling and still wine is counted in both.

Sparkling and still: active wine importers, biggest first
Sparkling and still12 months to Aug 202612 months beforeChange
Importers of still wine673696−3%
Importers of sparkling wine585615−5%
How we know this

Active importers are the businesses named in the public customs trade records, by month. Everything is precomputed with each data build and changes only when the underlying data changes. Sources and freshness.