Trade Express | Overview of Major Alcoholic Beverage Exports in September 2025

In September 2025, the export volume of 8 major categories of alcoholic beverages monitored by the China Wine Association was 68,700 kiloliters, with an export value of 10.98 billion yuan (RMB, same below); the cumulative export volume from January to September was 616,000 kiloliters, with an export value of 85.52 billion yuan.

1. Traditional alcoholic beverages (Baijiu, Huangjiu)

Monthly data: The monthly export volume of Baijiu and Huangjiu was 2,433 kiloliters, with an export value of 7.16 billion yuan, accounting for 65.25% of the total monthly export value. Among them, the export volume of Baijiu was 1,446 kiloliters, with an export value of 7.04 billion yuan; 363 kiloliters were returned this month, with a value of 1.42 billion yuan. The export volume of Huangjiu was 987 kiloliters, with an export value of 12.21 million yuan.

Cumulative data: From January to September, the cumulative export volume of Baijiu and Huangjiu was 21,500 kiloliters, with a cumulative export value of 51.67 billion yuan. Among them, the cumulative export volume of Baijiu was 12,150 kiloliters, with a cumulative export value of 50.50 billion yuan, and the cumulative returned volume was 2,799 kiloliters, with a value of 2.09 billion yuan. The cumulative export volume of Huangjiu was 9,336 kiloliters, with a cumulative export value of 11.70 million yuan.

2. Wine

Monthly data: The monthly export volume of wine was 607 kiloliters, with an export value of 510.4 million yuan, accounting for 4.65% of the total monthly export value. Among them, fresh grape wine bottled in containers ≤ 2 liters was the core category, with an export volume of 318 kiloliters, amounting to 489.7 million yuan, accounting for 95.95% of this category; fresh grape wine bottled in containers > 10 liters had an export volume of 244 kiloliters, with an export value of 3.1 million yuan.

Cumulative data: From January to September, the cumulative export volume of wine was 3,294 kiloliters, with a cumulative export value of 306 million yuan. Among them, fresh grape wine bottled in containers ≤ 2 liters had a cumulative export volume of 2,522 kiloliters, with a cumulative export value of 288 million yuan, accounting for 94.0% of this category.

3. Other categories (beer, other alcoholic beverages, etc.)

Monthly data: The monthly export volume of beer and other alcoholic beverages was 65,700 kiloliters, with an export value of 3.30 billion yuan, accounting for 30.10% of the total monthly export value. Among them, malt beer had an export volume of 64,600 kiloliters, with an export value of 3.04 billion yuan, accounting for 92.10% of this category; unmodified ethanol with a concentration < 80% and other alcoholic beverages had an export volume of 607 kiloliters, with an export value of 510.4 million yuan.

Cumulative data: From January to September, the cumulative export volume of beer and other alcoholic beverages was 591,200 kiloliters, with a cumulative export value of 30.79 billion yuan. Among them, malt beer had a cumulative export volume of 581,600 kiloliters, with a cumulative export value of 28.77 billion yuan, accounting for 93.45% of this category.

Overall, in September, the export value of traditional alcoholic beverages and other categories (mainly beer) in the alcoholic beverage exports was close (both over 47%), with Baijiu and malt beer being the core driving forces of their respective categories; the export scale of wine was relatively small, but fresh grape wine bottled in containers ≤ 2 liters performed outstandingly.

(Data source: Customs Information Network)