🇬🇧 Middlesbrough trade data: imports and exports
In the 12 months to Aug 2026, goods worth £6.54 billion were imported and £5.19 billion exported through Middlesbrough. Imports rose 15% on the previous 12 months.
Public port statistics, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026. Values in pounds sterling.
Middlesbrough trade by month
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Where Middlesbrough imports come from
The main origins are Netherlands (20%), Belgium (12%), Germany (8%). 70% of this trade is with the European Union.
| Origin | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 🇳🇱 Netherlands | £1.34B | 20% |
| 🇧🇪 Belgium | £755.3M | 12% |
| 🇩🇪 Germany | £545.8M | 8.3% |
| 🇫🇷 France | £476.9M | 7.3% |
| 🇵🇱 Poland | £465.0M | 7.1% |
| 🇨🇳 China | £369.2M | 5.6% |
| 🇺🇸 United States | £369.1M | 5.6% |
| 🇳🇴 Norway | £307.3M | 4.7% |
| 🇪🇸 Spain | £263.1M | 4% |
| 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | £185.4M | 2.8% |
Goods traded through Middlesbrough
The largest product groups are refined petroleum products (20%), steel structural sections (5%), generator (3%).
Top imports
- 1Refined petroleum products · HS 2710£1.29B20%
- 2Steel structural sections · HS 7308£346.6M5.4%
- 3Generator · HS 8502£197.6M3.1%
- 4Fuel wood and wood waste · HS 4401£162.1M2.5%
- 5Ammonia · HS 2814£149.8M2.3%
- 6Chemically modified oils · HS 1518£135.6M2.1%
- 7Furniture · HS 9403£123.0M1.9%
- 8Biodiesel · HS 3826£112.3M1.8%
- 9Aromatic hydrocarbon · HS 2902£104.7M1.6%
- 10Chocolate · HS 1806£102.2M1.6%
- 11Polyethylene · HS 3901£100.2M1.6%
- 12Petroleum residue · HS 2713£95.2M1.5%
Top exports
- 1Crude oil · HS 2709£2.88B56%
- 2Amine · HS 2921£248.0M4.8%
- 3Petroleum gas · HS 2711£230.9M4.5%
- 4Biodiesel · HS 3826£152.7M3%
- 5Spirits and liqueurs · HS 2208£128.7M2.5%
- 6Potassium fertilizer · HS 3104£113.8M2.2%
- 7Harvester · HS 8433£111.9M2.2%
- 8Polyethylene · HS 3901£111.2M2.2%
- 9Steel shapes · HS 7216£88.8M1.7%
- 10Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204£65.8M1.3%
- 11Trucks · HS 8704£56.6M1.1%
- 12Hot-rolled steel coils · HS 7208£49.9M1%
Who is behind these numbers in Middlesbrough?
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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Middlesbrough: questions
How much trade goes through Middlesbrough?
In the 12 months to Aug 2026: imports £6.54 billion, exports £5.19 billion.
Which countries trade most through Middlesbrough?
Imports mainly from Netherlands, Belgium, Germany. Exports mainly to Netherlands, France, Sweden.
What goods are imported through Middlesbrough?
By value: Refined petroleum products, Steel structural sections, Generator, Fuel wood and wood waste, Ammonia.
Can I see which companies ship through Middlesbrough?
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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