In 2019, the United States was Scotland's leading export partner with over six billion British pounds worth of export going into this destination. European countries like France, Netherlands, and Germany followed, having exported over 2 billion British pounds worth of goods from Scotland in that year.

This statistic shows the value of food and drink exports from Scotland in 2016, by product category. Fish and seafood make up the largest portion of food and drink exports from Scotland with a value of 759 million British pounds, followed by cereals at 209 million British pounds.

The leading food or drink product exported from the UK in 2023 was whiskey by far. The export value of whiskey reached *** billion British pounds that year. In comparison, milk, cream, and chocolate, the second and third most exported products, only reached about *** and *** million British pounds in export value, respectively. Scottish whisky Whisky has been distilled in Scotland for many years and is the origin of all Scotch whisky, so it is no surprise that whisky is a top export from the UK. The Scottish whisky brand, Johnnie Walker, sold **** million 9-liter cases of whisky in 2021. It is the ***** most sold whisky worldwide and it is among the top ten most popular spirit brands worldwide as well. UK trade within Europe Despite the impact of Brexit, the UK and the rest of Europe remain important trade partners to one another. After a sharp drop in exports in January 2021, exports of goods from the UK have begun to recover and even exceeded pre-Brexit levels. ************************************ are the leading destinations for food and drink exports from the UK as of 2021. Exports to Ireland reached ***** billion British pounds.