Guadalajara, Jal. The Tequila exports They started 2025 with positive figures and good expectations.
According to statistics from the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT), during January, the exports of the drink reached 37.1 million liters, a figure that meant a growth of 29.3% compared to the same month of the previous year.
“In the first month of the year we see how the United States is still the first place in the top ten of importing countries of Tequila, but we also find within this list of countries in the Asian continent such as China and Japan, from South America like Colombia, without forgetting From Europe to Germany and Spain, this speaks to us as Tequila producers have their eyes on the conquest of new markets, ”said the director of CRT, Ramón González.
TOP TEN
Although Tequila is exported to more than 120 countriesthe list of the ten main international destinations for the most representative drink in Mexico is still headed by the United States to where 86% of tequila exports were sent during January.
In the top ten of the countries that imported the most tequila during January, they are:
- USA
- Germany
- Spain
- Canada
- France
- United Kingdom
- China, ”he said to the list in the seventh position –
- Australia
- Colombia
- Japan
Of the total exports, 73% corresponded to the category “100% agave tequila” While the remaining 27% was the “tequila” category; That is, the one that is made with 51% of Agave Tequilana Weber variety blue and 49% of other sugars.
Conformity evaluation
According to González Figueroa, the conformity evaluation carried out by the Tequila Regulatory Council in its 30 years of existence, “has gained the confidence of consumers by consolidating tequila as one of the alcoholic beverages with the most reliable regulatory scheme and robust worldwide. “
He stressed that for the Tequilera Agroindustrythe opening of new markets is a priority in this year while as a conformity evaluation agency, “the Tequila Regulatory Council will continue working for and for Tequila.”
