🇬🇧 Lerwick trade data: imports and exports
In the 12 months to Aug 2026, goods worth £35.0 million were imported and £1.18 billion exported through Lerwick. Exports fell 12% on the previous 12 months.
Public port statistics, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026. Values in pounds sterling.
Lerwick trade by month
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Where Lerwick exports go
Netherlands is the main destination, with 67% of the value. 100% of this trade is with the European Union.
| Destination | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | £782.9M | 67% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | £134.4M | 11% |
| 🇸🇪 Sweden | £70.0M | 6% |
| 🇮🇹 Italy | £62.6M | 5.3% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | £61.4M | 5.2% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | £48.5M | 4.1% |
| 🇱🇹 Lithuania | £10.6M | 0.9% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | £2.1M | 0.2% |
| 🇫🇷 France | £1.1M | 0.1% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | £1.0M | 0.1% |
Goods traded through Lerwick
The largest product groups are crude oil (96%), frozen fish (3%), iron and steel scrap (0%).
Top imports
- 1Seamless steel pipes · HS 7304£10.9M32%
- 2Accumulator · HS 8507£9.4M27%
- 3Transformer · HS 8504£6.0M17%
- 4Refined petroleum products · HS 2710£3.6M11%
- 5Poultry incubator · HS 8436£3.0M8.6%
- 6Granite · HS 2516£774K2.2%
- 7Paperboard boxes and cartons · HS 4819£570K1.7%
- 8Hydrogen peroxide · HS 2847£220K0.6%
- 9Sand · HS 2505£138K0.4%
- 10Motor parts · HS 8503£2K0%
- 11Cameras · HS 9006£1K0%
- 12Power tool · HS 8467£1K0%
Top exports
- 1Crude oil · HS 2709£1.13B96%
- 2Frozen fish · HS 0303£39.2M3.3%
- 3Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204£2.2M0.2%
- 4Hoist · HS 8425£2.1M0.2%
- 5Fish fillets · HS 0304£973K0.1%
- 6Conveyor · HS 8428£611K0.1%
- 7Pneumatic motor · HS 8412£191K0%
- 8Steel articles · HS 7326£141K0%
- 9Steel structural sections · HS 7308£71K0%
- 10Transport containers · HS 8609£67K0%
- 11Vices and clamps · HS 8205£35K0%
- 12Aluminium structural sections · HS 7610£5K0%
Who is behind these numbers in Lerwick?
Public statistics stop at country totals and the last published year. EximDataX shows the shipment records underneath: the companies, dates, quantities and declared values, updated weekly.
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Lerwick: questions
How much trade goes through Lerwick?
In the 12 months to Aug 2026: imports £35.0 million, exports £1.18 billion.
Which countries trade most through Lerwick?
Imports mainly from Germany, China, Sweden. Exports mainly to Netherlands, Germany, Sweden.
What goods are imported through Lerwick?
By value: Seamless steel pipes, Accumulator, Transformer, Refined petroleum products, Poultry incubator.
Can I see which companies ship through Lerwick?
Port statistics stop at totals. EximDataX has a direct UK customs feed with shipment-level records, updated weekly, including the companies behind them.
More United Kingdom port data
- Newport (Gwent) trade data
- Newhaven trade data
- Heysham trade data
- Goole trade data
- Ellesmere Port trade data
- Glasgow trade data
- All United Kingdom ports
- United Kingdom trade data by product
Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics (uktradeinfo.com), port level, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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