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<p>HM Revenue & Customs is responsible for the collection of data on UK imports
and exports. From the collected trade data however, we cannot identify exports of
UK produced spirits.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The quantity of spirits exported
from the UK in 2013 is:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="2"><p><strong>UK Exports
of Spirits<sup>1</sup> in 2013</strong></p></td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2">
</td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>Value (£ million)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Weight
in kilograms (millions)</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Litres of pure (100%) alcohol
(millions)</strong></p></td><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Spirits<sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>5,241.7</p></td><td><p>986.1</p></td><td><p>426.3</p></td><td
colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td colspan="2">
</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4"><p>Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics</p></td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="5"><p><strong>Note: </strong></p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td
colspan="6"><p>1) Spirits defined as HS2208 (undenatured ethyl alcohol <80%vol;
spirits; liqueurs and other spirituous beverages),</p><p>excluding HS2208 70 (Liqueurs
and cordials) and CN2208 90 91 and CN 2208 90 99 (undenatured ethyl alcohol <80%vol)</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="5"><p>2) Trade is presented on a General Trade basis</p></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td
colspan="5"><p>3) EU Trade includes Below Threshold Trade Allocations (BTTAs)</p></td><td>
</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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