Thailand’s Wine Imports inch Closely to Recovery in 1H 2021
Imported wines that go through Thailand were still down in the year, though there were signs that recovery is well on its way.
According to data from the Thai Customs, the country saw 795 million baht (US23.8 million) worth of wines entered its ports between January and June, down 4% over last year.
Imports came mostly from Australia at 300 million baht or a 47% jump compared to the previous year.
Its second top import, wines from France, were still down in the year by 35% to 180 million baht.
Both imported Chilean and American wines increased in the said period by 3% and 9%, respectively, while wines imported from Italian vineyards were down 10%.
By category, the country’s importation of sparkling wines was still depressed, down to 44.8 million baht from 107 million baht previously. Imported bottled wines of over 2L still have not reached a million baht in value year-to-date.
The considerable increase in the June wine imports may point towards the direction of import recovery. Wine imports in the month jumped by 79% to 133.2 million baht (US$3.9 million).
In the month, French wines booted imports from Australia to the second top spot, rising by 54% to a value of 37 million baht. Still, there was a surge of Australian wines that entered in June, rising by over 600% to 34.5 million baht.
Wines from Italy have doubled to 17 million baht, while imports from the US and Chile also saw growth.
Thailand’s Top 5 Wine Import Source in 1H 2021
| Rank | Country | Value in 2021 | Value in 2020 | % Change |
| 1 | Australia | 300,910,052 baht | 204,590,314 baht | +47% |
| 2 | France | 179,799,632 baht | 275,271,521 baht | -35% |
| 3 | Chile | 95,314,909 baht | 92,199,772 baht | +3% |
| 4 | US | 91,172,060 baht | 83,461,072 baht | +9% |
| 5 | Italy | 67,590,967 baht | 75,501,963 baht | -10% |
| Total | 794,511,630 baht | 824,229,313 baht | -4% |
Wine Category in 1H 2021
| Wine Category | Value in 2021 | Value in 2020 | % Change |
| Sparkling | 44,761,986 baht | 107,285,283 baht | -58% |
| In containers holding 2L or less | 706,953,790 baht | 656,079,153 baht | +8% |
| In containers holding more than 2L but not more than 10L | 957,391 baht | 2,433,246 baht | -61% |
Thailand’s Top 5 Wine Import Source in June 2021
| Rank | Country | Value in 2021 | Value in 2020 | % Change |
| 1 | France | 37,137,727 baht | 24,084,554 baht | +54% |
| 2 | Australia | 34,454,828 baht | 4,790,679 baht | +619% |
| 3 | US | 19,341,700 baht | 14,455,826 baht | +34% |
| 4 | Italy | 16,982,438 baht | 8,322,902 baht | +104% |
| 5 | Chile | 13,154,844 baht | 11,397,658 baht | +15% |
| Total | 133,226,211 baht | 74,293,528 baht | +79% |
Wine Category in June 2021
| Wine Category | Value in 2021 | Value in 2020 | % Change |
| Sparkling | 7,877,688 baht | 5,631,753 baht | +40% |
| In containers holding 2L or less | 119,225,126 baht | 56,906,636 baht | +110% |
| In containers holding more than 2L but not more than 10L | 140,934 baht | 6,422 baht | +2,095% |
