🇬🇧 Cardiff trade data: imports and exports
Cardiff handled £465.1 million of UK trade in the 12 months to Aug 2026: £229.8 million of imports and £235.2 million of exports. Exports rose 70% on the previous 12 months.
Public port statistics, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026. Values in pounds sterling.
Cardiff trade by month
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Where Cardiff exports go
Egypt is the main destination, with 37% of the value. 34% of this trade is with the European Union.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | £86.3M | 37% |
| 🇲🇦 Morocco | £46.3M | 20% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | £38.0M | 16% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | £21.9M | 9.3% |
| 🇹🇷 Turkey | £18.4M | 7.8% |
| 🇫🇷 France | £10.3M | 4.4% |
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | £6.4M | 2.7% |
| 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | £3.8M | 1.6% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | £1.7M | 0.7% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | £1.0M | 0.4% |
Goods traded through Cardiff
The largest product groups are iron and steel scrap (84%), silicone resin (15%), hot-rolled steel bars (1%).
Top imports
- 1Hot-rolled steel coils · HS 7208£80.6M38%
- 2Alloy steel sheet · HS 7225£66.9M32%
- 3Refined petroleum products · HS 2710£13.8M6.5%
- 4Wine · HS 2204£12.8M6.1%
- 5Welded steel tubes · HS 7306£12.7M6%
- 6Sawn wood · HS 4407£5.1M2.4%
- 7Wood poles and stakes · HS 4404£5.0M2.4%
- 8Steel shapes · HS 7216£4.9M2.3%
- 9Organo-inorganic compound · HS 2931£3.2M1.5%
- 10Forged and hot-rolled steel bars · HS 7214£1.7M0.8%
- 11Clay · HS 2508£1.5M0.7%
- 12Steel wire mesh · HS 7314£1.4M0.7%
Top exports
- 1Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204£197.2M84%
- 2Silicone resin · HS 3910£35.1M15%
- 3Hot-rolled steel bars · HS 7213£1.9M0.8%
- 4Fuel wood and wood waste · HS 4401£653K0.3%
- 5Steel storage tanks · HS 7309£325K0.1%
- 6Steel structural sections · HS 7308£33K0%
Who is behind these numbers in Cardiff?
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Cardiff: questions
How much trade goes through Cardiff?
In the 12 months to Aug 2026: imports £229.8 million, exports £235.2 million.
Which countries trade most through Cardiff?
Imports mainly from France, Netherlands, Turkey. Exports mainly to Egypt, Morocco, Belgium.
What goods are imported through Cardiff?
By value: Hot-rolled steel coils, Alloy steel sheet, Refined petroleum products, Wine, Welded steel tubes.
Can I see which companies ship through Cardiff?
Port statistics stop at totals. EximDataX has a direct UK customs feed with shipment-level records, updated weekly, including the companies behind them.
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Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics (uktradeinfo.com), port level, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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