France top exporter
In 2016, the EU Member States exported slightly more than €20 billion (bn) of wine. While almost half of this trade was between Member States (intra-EU), €10.1bn of wine was exported outside the EU, mainly to the United States (33% of extra-EU exports), followed by China and Switzerland (both 9%), Canada (8%), Japan and Hong Kong (both 7%).
With a trade worth €8.2 bn in 2016 (or 41% of the EU Member States' total), France was by far the top exporter of wine, ahead of Italy (€5.6bn, or 28%) and Spain (€2.7 bn, or 13%).
The United Kingdom top importer
Looking at the import flows, the EU Member States imported a total of €12.2 bn of wine in 2016. Only 22% of this came from non-EU countries, notably from Chile (23% of extra-EU imports), the United States and Australia (both 17%), South Africa and New-Zealand (both 14%).
Across the EU Member States, the United Kingdom (€3.5 bn, or 29% of the EU Member States' total) as well as Germany (€2.5 bn, or 20%) were by far the two main importers of wine in 2016.
