🇬🇧 London Heathrow trade data: imports and exports
London Heathrow handled £330.54 billion of UK trade in the 12 months to Aug 2026: £214.01 billion of imports and £116.53 billion of exports. Imports rose 53% on the previous 12 months.
Public port statistics, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026. Values in pounds sterling.
London Heathrow trade by month
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Where London Heathrow imports come from
The main origins are Switzerland (28%), United States (19%), Canada (17%). 8% of this trade is with the European Union.
| Origin | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇭 Switzerland | £59.66B | 28% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | £41.40B | 19% |
| 🇨🇦 Canada | £35.89B | 17% |
| 🇿🇦 South Africa | £16.10B | 7.5% |
| 🇨🇳 China | £7.24B | 3.4% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | £6.67B | 3.1% |
| 🇦🇺 Australia | £5.39B | 2.5% |
| 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | £4.84B | 2.3% |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | £4.05B | 1.9% |
| 🇯🇵 Japan | £3.98B | 1.9% |
Goods traded through London Heathrow
The largest product groups are gold (70%), silver (4%), gas turbine (3%).
Top imports
- 1Gold · HS 7108£149.43B70%
- 2Silver · HS 7106£9.43B4.4%
- 3Gas turbine · HS 8411£6.76B3.2%
- 4Phones and network equipment · HS 8517£6.42B3%
- 5Platinum · HS 7110£6.02B2.8%
- 6Computer · HS 8471£5.83B2.7%
- 7Precious metal jewelry · HS 7113£1.82B0.9%
- 8Aircraft parts · HS 8807£1.42B0.7%
- 9Packaged medicines · HS 3004£1.11B0.5%
- 10Precious metal scrap · HS 7112£932.5M0.4%
- 11Watches · HS 9102£928.7M0.4%
- 12Blood product · HS 3002£812.4M0.4%
Top exports
- 1Gold · HS 7108£39.17B34%
- 2Gas turbine · HS 8411£13.44B12%
- 3Silver · HS 7106£9.72B8.4%
- 4Platinum · HS 7110£6.84B5.9%
- 5Blood product · HS 3002£3.78B3.3%
- 6Packaged medicines · HS 3004£3.66B3.2%
- 7Precious metal scrap · HS 7112£2.27B2%
- 8Phones and network equipment · HS 8517£2.05B1.8%
- 9Precious metal jewelry · HS 7113£2.05B1.8%
- 10Aircraft parts · HS 8807£2.05B1.8%
- 11Computer · HS 8471£1.24B1.1%
- 12Gearbox · HS 8483£1.01B0.9%
Who is behind these numbers in London Heathrow?
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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London Heathrow: questions
How much trade goes through London Heathrow?
In the 12 months to Aug 2026: imports £214.01 billion, exports £116.53 billion.
Which countries trade most through London Heathrow?
Imports mainly from Switzerland, United States, Canada. Exports mainly to China, United States, Hong Kong.
What goods are imported through London Heathrow?
By value: Gold, Silver, Gas turbine, Phones and network equipment, Platinum.
Can I see which companies ship through London Heathrow?
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
- East Midlands Airport trade data
- London Stansted trade data
- Birmingham Airport trade data
- Manchester Airport trade data
- Prestwick Airport trade data
- Glasgow Airport 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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