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Annual volume of wine from fresh grape cleared for consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2025 (in 1,000 hectoliters)*

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Release date

February 2026

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2005 to 2025

Supplementary notes

*Only contains data since new Alcohol Duty tax regime beginning August 2023.

Data prior to 2023 were taken from previous releases.

Value have been rounded.

Data refers to the amount of alcohol released for consumption (clearances) onto the UK market by HMRC, including imported products and those produced or processed in the UK.
This statistic using original data from the HM Revenue and Customs and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the

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In 2025, over *** million hectoliters of wine were released for consumption by HM Revenue and Customs. In August of 2023 a new Alcohol Duty tax regime began.

Wine in the UK

The data includes both, wine produced in the UK and wine imported from other countries. Wine production in the UK has been ongoing since Roman times. In recent years conditions have improved for growing wine in the UK and production has increased significantly compared to the early 2000s. Wine imports reached new heights in 2021, with imports being worth over ** British Pounds.

Wine consumption

Wine drinkers in the United Kingdom consumed about *** milliliters of wine per week in 2021. This too dropped sharply in recent years. Spending also declined from an average of about *** pence in 2021 to *** in the following years. Most purchases were done in off-trade channels.