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Where does the United States get its whisky? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United States imported $1.9 billion of whisky (163 thousand tonnes), 13.5% of the world total. The United Kingdom sold 74% of the total, followed by Canada (10%) and Ireland (9%). The United States was the world’s largest importer of whisky.

Summary

Value
$1.9billion
Tonnes
163thousand tonnes
Share of world total
13.5%
World rank
1st
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United Kingdom1.4Tonnes: 76,720USD per tonne: $18,01273.9%Sea
Canada0.19Tonnes: 43,476USD per tonne: $4,2729.9%Land
Ireland0.17Tonnes: 33,277USD per tonne: $4,9588.8%Sea
Japan0.07Tonnes: 2,068USD per tonne: $35,2983.9%Sea
France0.04Tonnes: 3,875USD per tonne: $9,2891.9%Sea
India0.01Tonnes: 326USD per tonne: $18,7090.33%Sea
Netherlands re-exports< 0.01Tonnes: 550USD per tonne: $8,8220.26%Sea
Greece< 0.01Tonnes: 10USD per tonne: $241,6410.13%Air
Spain< 0.01Tonnes: 180USD per tonne: $10,0400.1%Sea
Mexico< 0.01Tonnes: 82USD per tonne: $18,2690.08%Land
Suriname< 0.01Tonnes: 113USD per tonne: $10,6230.06%Sea
China< 0.01Tonnes: 53USD per tonne: $22,1420.06%Sea
Guinea< 0.01Tonnes: 20USD per tonne: $52,6530.06%Air
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $29,9430.05%Sea
Australia< 0.01Tonnes: 79USD per tonne: $7,7060.03%Sea
Denmark< 0.01Tonnes: 11USD per tonne: $53,4240.03%Air
Guatemala< 0.01Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $56,5990.03%Air
Barbados< 0.01Tonnes: 37USD per tonne: $11,8920.02%Sea
Georgia< 0.01Tonnes: 34USD per tonne: $9,9010.02%Sea
Germany< 0.01Tonnes: 15USD per tonne: $21,4500.02%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

The United Kingdom was its main source throughout the period

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United Kingdom 1.4
  • Canada 0.19
  • Ireland 0.17
  • Japan 0.07
  • France 0.04

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United Kingdom0.471.4
Canada0.30.19
Ireland0.010.17
Japan< 0.010.07
France< 0.010.04

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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