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🇬🇧 Sunderland trade data: imports and exports

Sunderland handled £457.7 million of UK trade in the 12 months to Aug 2026: £358.3 million of imports and £99.4 million of exports. That is close to the previous 12 months.

Imports, 12 months
£358.3M
Exports, 12 months
£99.4M
Partner countries
23
Type
Seaport
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Public port statistics, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026. Values in pounds sterling.

Sunderland trade by month

£0K£24.4M£48.9MSep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026

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Where Sunderland imports come from

The main origins are Belgium (19%), Sweden (17%), Germany (11%). 77% of this trade is with the European Union.

Share of Sunderland imports by country, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026≥25%10-25%3-10%1-3%<1%
OriginValueShare
🇧🇪 Belgium£69.5M19%
🇸🇪 Sweden£60.7M17%
🇩🇪 Germany£38.4M11%
🇫🇷 France£33.0M9.2%
🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago£23.9M6.7%
🇰🇷 South Korea£21.8M6.1%
🇫🇮 Finland£20.6M5.7%
🇦🇹 Austria£18.4M5.1%
🇨🇳 China£17.7M4.9%
🇵🇹 Portugal£14.8M4.1%

Goods traded through Sunderland

The largest product groups are alloy steel sheet (20%), kraft wood pulp (17%), nitrogen fertilizer (15%).

Top imports

  1. 1Alloy steel sheet · HS 7225£69.5M20%
  2. 2Kraft wood pulp · HS 4703£58.5M17%
  3. 3Nitrogen fertilizer · HS 3102£52.6M16%
  4. 4Steel semi-finished products · HS 7207£50.2M15%
  5. 5Coated steel sheets · HS 7210£24.3M7.1%
  6. 6Hot-rolled steel coils · HS 7208£14.3M4.2%
  7. 7Particle board and OSB · HS 4410£14.2M4.2%
  8. 8Fibreboard · HS 4411£10.5M3.1%
  9. 9Large diameter steel pipes · HS 7305£9.0M2.7%
  10. 10Sawn wood · HS 4407£8.9M2.6%
  11. 11Cold-rolled steel sheets · HS 7209£7.9M2.3%
  12. 12Compound fertilizer · HS 3105£5.4M1.6%

Top exports

  1. 1Chemically modified oils · HS 1518£36.2M37%
  2. 2Pig and poultry fat · HS 1501£18.8M19%
  3. 3Crane · HS 8426£18.2M18%
  4. 4Iron and steel scrap · HS 7204£15.9M16%
  5. 5Prefabricated buildings · HS 9406£3.9M3.9%
  6. 6Lifting machinery parts · HS 8431£3.1M3.1%
  7. 7Limestone · HS 2521£1.5M1.5%
  8. 8Steel structural sections · HS 7308£317K0.3%
  9. 9Hot-rolled steel coils · HS 7208£302K0.3%
  10. 10Portland cement · HS 2523£245K0.3%
  11. 11Alloy steel sheet · HS 7225£171K0.2%
  12. 12Cement and concrete · HS 6810£154K0.2%
Beyond the public totals

Who is behind these numbers in Sunderland?

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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Sunderland: questions

How much trade goes through Sunderland?

In the 12 months to Aug 2026: imports £358.3 million, exports £99.4 million.

Which countries trade most through Sunderland?

Imports mainly from Belgium, Sweden, Germany. Exports mainly to Netherlands, Belgium, Spain.

What goods are imported through Sunderland?

By value: Alloy steel sheet, Kraft wood pulp, Nitrogen fertilizer, Steel semi-finished products, Coated steel sheets.

Can I see which companies ship through Sunderland?

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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