Route intelligence

The routes that move Whiskies

A sharper view of the exporter-to-importer lanes behind the product. Start with the routes that matter most, then compare growth, access, and emerging signals.

Leading corridorUnited Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands$1.4B latest reported trade
Top five concentration328.2%share of the displayed product total
Latest reported year2024100 tracked route records
Market pulseReported movementproduct-level direction
Growth lanes68corridors with positive 3-year growth
Access coverage63routes with reported FTA context
View statusReportedderived route comparison

The corridor workbench

Where the product actually moves

Ranked by the latest reported trade value. Use growth and access together; a large lane is not automatically an easy lane.

Top 100 corridorsLatest reported value
RankRouteTrade value3-year growthShareAccessSignal
01
United Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsGBR / USA
$1.4B+7.1%63.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
02
United Kingdom FranceGBR / FRA
$556.8M+1.2%73.3%FTA reportedStable
03
United Kingdom TaiwanGBR / TWN
$507.7M+2.4%92.2%No FTA reportedGrowing
04
Ireland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsIRL / USA
$455.2M-0.6%21.2%No FTA reportedAccelerating
05
United Kingdom SingaporeGBR / SGP
$407.6M+6.7%78.4%FTA reportedGrowing
06
United Kingdom IndiaGBR / IND
$311.7M+24.2%77.8%No FTA reportedAccelerating
07
United Kingdom ChinaGBR / CHN
$293.5M-5.3%75.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
08
United Kingdom JapanGBR / JPN
$288.0M+9.3%64%FTA reportedStable
09
United Kingdom SpainGBR / ESP
$247.6M+16%65.7%FTA reportedStable
10
United Kingdom GermanyGBR / DEU
$242.0M-1.5%43.4%FTA reportedStable
11
United Kingdom TurkeyGBR / TUR
$226.8M+38.2%83.8%FTA reportedGrowing
12
United Kingdom United Arab EmiratesGBR / ARE
$216.7M+24%68.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
13
Canada USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin IslandsCAN / USA
$182.5M-10.5%8.5%FTA reportedStable
14
United Kingdom PolandGBR / POL
$181.1M+4.3%48.8%FTA reportedAccelerating
15
United Kingdom Republic of KoreaGBR / KOR
$170.0M+14.7%65.8%FTA reportedStable
16
United Kingdom BrazilGBR / BRA
$163.8M+8%76.7%No FTA reportedGrowing
17
Latvia RussiaLVA / RUS
$158.8M+67.6%48.6%No FTA reportedAccelerating
18
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands GermanyUSA / DEU
$158.4M+15.3%28.4%No FTA reportedGrowing
19
United Kingdom CanadaGBR / CAN
$152.7M-3.1%56.1%FTA reportedGrowing
20
United Kingdom AustraliaGBR / AUS
$149.8M-0.9%47.8%No FTA reportedGrowing
21
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands NetherlandsUSA / NLD
$144.4M+37.3%26.1%No FTA reportedGrowing
22
United Kingdom MexicoGBR / MEX
$121.5M-8.5%72.1%FTA reportedGrowing
23
United Kingdom Dominican RepublicGBR / DOM
$120.8M+4.2%95.7%FTA reportedGrowing
24
USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands AustraliaUSA / AUS
$107.9M+7.9%34.5%FTA reportedGrowing
25
Germany NetherlandsDEU / NLD
$99.6M+6.5%18%FTA reportedGrowing

Movement to watch

Growth leaders and emerging lanes

The strongest growth rates are a starting point for investigation, not a forecast. Check the underlying value and route conditions.

01

Growth leader

United Arab Emirates Russia

+1,154%3-year CAGR

$25.6M latest value · 7.8% share

02

Growth leader

Netherlands Russia

+287.7%3-year CAGR

$28.6M latest value · 8.7% share

03

Growth leader

Netherlands Latvia

+91.8%3-year CAGR

$38.8M latest value · 20.3% share

04

Growth leader

China China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

+87.7%3-year CAGR

$26.9M latest value · 29.8% share

Emerging signals

Routes changing shape

These corridors carry a reported signal or a non-routine attention label in the available route context.

GrowingUnited Kingdom USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands+7.1%
StableUnited Kingdom France+1.2%
GrowingUnited Kingdom Taiwan+2.4%
AcceleratingIreland USA, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands-0.6%

Access comparison

Does preferential access show up in the route mix?

Compare the value and growth of corridors with a reported free-trade agreement indicator against corridors without one. This is context for research, not a tariff recommendation.

Read the methodology
FTA reported$5.2B
63 corridors · +10.3% average growth
No FTA reported$5.2B
37 corridors · +52.1% average growth
Access fields are shown only where reported context is available.

How to read this view

Scale, momentum, and access belong in the same frame.

Trade value identifies the routes with the largest observed footprint. Growth shows how that footprint has changed over the available three-year comparison. Share indicates the route's position within the displayed product view.

Distance, FTA status, volatility, and signals add context from supporting bilateral datasets. Missing values are not filled or treated as zero.

Data source

OECD trade statistics with CEPII context

OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-27). OECD BIMTS is the primary trade series for this view. Supporting bilateral trade context uses CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601) under Etalab 2.0 Open Licence. Yugalinks presents derived views of reported observations and calculated indicators. Data terms: OECD Terms & Conditions.