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🇬🇧 Southampton trade data: imports and exports

In the 12 months to Aug 2026, goods worth £36.60 billion were imported and £24.81 billion exported through Southampton. That is close to the previous 12 months.

Imports, 12 months
£36.60B
Exports, 12 months
£24.81B
Partner countries
64
Type
Seaport
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Public port statistics, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026. Values in pounds sterling.

Southampton trade by month

£0K£1.77B£3.54BSep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026

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Where Southampton imports come from

The main origins are China (25%), United States (22%), Japan (6%). 11% of this trade is with the European Union.

Share of Southampton imports by country, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026≥25%10-25%3-10%1-3%<1%
OriginValueShare
🇨🇳 China£9.06B25%
🇺🇸 United States£7.97B22%
🇯🇵 Japan£2.03B5.5%
🇧🇪 Belgium£1.84B5%
🇨🇦 Canada£1.40B3.8%
🇮🇳 India£1.35B3.7%
🇹🇷 Turkey£1.03B2.8%
🇩🇪 Germany£970.8M2.7%
🇰🇷 South Korea£965.6M2.6%
🇳🇴 Norway£889.9M2.4%

Goods traded through Southampton

The largest product groups are cars (15%), crude oil (15%), refined petroleum products (5%).

Top imports

  1. 1Cars · HS 8703£5.64B16%
  2. 2Crude oil · HS 2709£5.56B15%
  3. 3Refined petroleum products · HS 2710£1.66B4.6%
  4. 4Trucks · HS 8704£903.2M2.5%
  5. 5Precious metal scrap · HS 7112£490.0M1.4%
  6. 6Video games and game equipment · HS 9504£426.6M1.2%
  7. 7Furniture · HS 9403£426.2M1.2%
  8. 8Silver · HS 7106£418.4M1.2%
  9. 9Accumulator · HS 8507£409.9M1.1%
  10. 10Computer · HS 8471£371.8M1%
  11. 11Vehicle parts and accessories · HS 8708£350.0M1%
  12. 12Excavator · HS 8429£334.2M0.9%

Top exports

  1. 1Cars · HS 8703£8.06B33%
  2. 2Refined petroleum products · HS 2710£1.78B7.3%
  3. 3Trucks · HS 8704£758.1M3.1%
  4. 4Diesel engine · HS 8408£745.6M3.1%
  5. 5Packaged medicines · HS 3004£477.4M2%
  6. 6Pleasure vessels · HS 8903£447.9M1.8%
  7. 7Piston engine · HS 8407£406.1M1.7%
  8. 8Forklift · HS 8427£359.9M1.5%
  9. 9Excavator · HS 8429£343.8M1.4%
  10. 10Crushing machine · HS 8474£332.8M1.4%
  11. 11Tractors · HS 8701£264.8M1.1%
  12. 12Crude oil · HS 2709£251.2M1%
Beyond the public totals

Who is behind these numbers in Southampton?

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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Southampton: questions

How much trade goes through Southampton?

In the 12 months to Aug 2026: imports £36.60 billion, exports £24.81 billion.

Which countries trade most through Southampton?

Imports mainly from China, United States, Japan. Exports mainly to United States, China, Netherlands.

What goods are imported through Southampton?

By value: Cars, Crude oil, Refined petroleum products, Trucks, Precious metal scrap.

Can I see which companies ship through Southampton?

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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