Glass of brandy

Worldwide sales for brandy exports by country totaled US$9.33 billion in 2025.

Overall, the value of exported brandy grew by an average 65.1% for all exporting countries from 5 years earlier in 2021 when brandy shipments equaled $7.11 billion.

Year over year, spending on globally exported brandy slowed by -2.1% starting from $9.53 billion in 2024.

The top 5 most lucrative suppliers of brandy onto international markets are Mexico, mainland China, Italy, Hong Kong and the Netherlands. Combined, that leading cohort of brandy exporters generated nearly two-thirds (65.4%) of global brandy export sales in 2025.

Among continents, suppliers based in North America sold the highest dollar worth of exported brandy during 2025 with shipments valued at $4 billion or more than two-fifths (42.9%) of the global total. In second place were exporters located in Europe at 34.4% while another 19.5% of worldwide brandy shipments originated from Asia.

Smaller percentages of exported brandy came from sellers in Latin America (2%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Oceania (0.7%) mostly Australia and New Zealand, then providers in Africa (0.5%).

For research purposes, the 6-digit Harmonized Tariff System code prefix is 220890 which encompasses brandy.

Below are the 15 countries that exported the highest dollar value worth of brandy during 2025.

1. Mexico: US$3.7 billion (39.3% of total brandy exports)
2. mainland China: $943.9 million (10.1%)
3. Italy: $685.9 million (7.4%)
4. Hong Kong: $414.7 million (4.4%)
5. Netherlands: $390.1 million (4.2%)
6. Spain: $335.9 million (3.6%)
7. United States: $320.7 million (3.4%)
8. Germany: $317.8 million (3.4%)
9. United Kingdom: $271.1 million (2.9%)
10. France: $261.2 million (2.8%)
11. Belgium: $249.9 million (2.7%)
12. Singapore: $134.5 million (1.4%)
13. Austria: $119.8 million (1.3%)
14. South Korea: $106 million (1.1%)
15. Greece: $98.1 million (1.1%)

Countries Generating Trade Surpluses from Brandy

The following countries posted the highest positive net exports for brandy during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the surplus between the value of each country’s exported brandy and its import purchases for that same commodity.

1. Mexico: US$3.7 billion (net export surplus up 17.3% since 2021)
2. Italy: $556.6 million (up 29.2%)
3. mainland China: $514.6 million (up 23.1%)
4. Netherlands: $197.6 million (up 280.6%)
5. Spain: $153.4 million (up 6.2%)
6. Belgium: $147.4 million (up 20.7%)
7. France: $135.4 million (up 67.5%)
8. South Korea: $72.2 million (up 14.3%)
9. Austria: $60.9 million (up 30.8%)
10. Greece: $55.1 million (down -14.2%)
11. Finland: $32 million (up 164.6%)
12. Türkiye: $31.2 million (up 32.3%)
13. Latvia: $27.5 million (down -24.2%)
14. Argentina: $21.4 million (up 254.3%)
15. Brazil: $21.1 million (up 181.2%)

World-leading brandy exporter Mexico generated the highest surplus in the international trade of brandy. In turn, this positive cashflow confirms strong Mexican competitive advantages for this specific product category.

Countries Experiencing Trade Deficits from Brandy

The following countries posted the highest negative net exports for brandy during 2025. Investopedia defines net exports as the value of a country’s total exports minus the value of its total imports. Thus, the statistics below present the deficit between the value of each country’s imported brandy purchases and its exports for that same commodity.

1. United States: -US$3.6 billion (net export deficit down -2.6% since 2021)
2. Germany: -$319.6 million (up 15.8%)
3. Macao: -$225.6 million (up 81.6%)
4. Canada: -$196.3 million (down -2%)
5. Japan: -$119.7 million (up 109.6%)
6. India: -$113.6 million (up 66.2%)
7. Colombia: -$86.8 million (up 74.9%)
8. United Kingdom: -$70.3 million (up 184.8%)
9. United Arab Emirates: -$61.9 million (up 261%)
10. Switzerland: -$58.3 million (up 37.6%)
11. Hong Kong: -$56.9 million (up 281.2%)
12. Australia: -$54 million (down -24.5%)
13. Ukraine: -$50.3 million (up 23.9%)
14. Russia: -$47.8 million (down -58.6%)
15. Sweden: -$45.5 million (up 156.5%)

The United States of America incurred the highest deficit in the international trade of brandy. In turn, this negative cashflow highlights America’s competitive disadvantages for this specific product category but also signals opportunities for brandy-supplying countries that help satisfy the powerful demand.

Top Brandy Brands

Below are 10 of the most popular global brands of brandy according to Ranker.com. Shown within parenthesis is the country where the headquarters for the brand’s manufacturer is located.

• Asbach Uralt (Germany)
• Camus Cognac (France)
• Courvoisier (France)
• E&J Gallo Winery (United States)
• Hennessy (France)
• Honey Bee (India)
• Martell (France)
• Metaxa (Greece)
• Paul Masson (United States)
• Rémy Martin (France)