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🇬🇧 Manchester trade data: imports and exports

Manchester handled £683.0 million of UK trade in the 12 months to Aug 2026: £630.7 million of imports and £52.3 million of exports. Imports rose 5% on the previous 12 months.

Imports, 12 months
£630.7M
Exports, 12 months
£52.3M
Partner countries
26
Type
Seaport
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Public port statistics, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026. Values in pounds sterling.

Manchester trade by month

£0K£38.2M£76.3MSep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026

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Where Manchester imports come from

Netherlands is the main origin, with 48% of the value. 79% of this trade is with the European Union.

Share of Manchester imports by country, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026≥25%10-25%3-10%1-3%<1%
OriginValueShare
🇳🇱 Netherlands£304.3M48%
🇺🇸 United States£60.3M9.6%
🇩🇪 Germany£50.5M8%
🇪🇸 Spain£49.4M7.8%
🇮🇪 Ireland£24.6M3.9%
🇻🇪 Venezuela£24.1M3.8%
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago£23.7M3.8%
🇧🇪 Belgium£19.5M3.1%
🇸🇪 Sweden£15.5M2.5%
🇵🇹 Portugal£15.2M2.4%

Goods traded through Manchester

The largest product groups are refined petroleum products (34%), coal tar oil (31%), petroleum residue (12%).

Top imports

  1. 1Refined petroleum products · HS 2710£205.4M34%
  2. 2Coal tar oil · HS 2707£186.0M31%
  3. 3Petroleum residue · HS 2713£74.0M12%
  4. 4Vehicle parts and accessories · HS 8708£44.0M7.4%
  5. 5Ethyl alcohol · HS 2207£35.8M6%
  6. 6Steel articles · HS 7326£8.7M1.5%
  7. 7Electrical wire and cable · HS 8544£4.9M0.8%
  8. 8Sulfuric acid · HS 2807£4.3M0.7%
  9. 9Furniture fittings · HS 8302£3.9M0.7%
  10. 10Caustic soda · HS 2815£3.8M0.6%
  11. 11T-shirt and vest · HS 6109£3.5M0.6%
  12. 12Transformer · HS 8504£2.6M0.4%

Top exports

  1. 1Halogenated hydrocarbon · HS 2903£44.1M84%
  2. 2Petroleum residue · HS 2713£5.4M10%
  3. 3Refined petroleum products · HS 2710£1.6M3.1%
  4. 4Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204£687K1.3%
  5. 5Conveyor · HS 8428£411K0.8%
  6. 6Vehicle parts and accessories · HS 8708£88K0.2%
  7. 7Oxygenated carboxylic acid · HS 2918£4K0%
Beyond the public totals

Who is behind these numbers in Manchester?

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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Straight answers

Manchester: questions

How much trade goes through Manchester?

In the 12 months to Aug 2026: imports £630.7 million, exports £52.3 million.

Which countries trade most through Manchester?

Imports mainly from Netherlands, United States, Germany. Exports mainly to Spain, Germany, Ireland.

What goods are imported through Manchester?

By value: Refined petroleum products, Coal tar oil, Petroleum residue, Vehicle parts and accessories, Ethyl alcohol.

Can I see which companies ship through Manchester?

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

Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics (uktradeinfo.com), port level, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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