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🇬🇧 United Kingdom import and export data

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported goods worth $727.63 billion and exported $416.78 billion, a trade deficit of $310.85 billion. That is close to the 2023 level. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.

Imports 2024
$727.63B
Exports 2024
$416.78B
Trade balance
-$310.85B
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United Kingdom imports and exports, 2017-2024

$0K$193.83B$387.65B$581.48B$775.30B20172018201920202021202220232024

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Where the United Kingdom imports from

Most of the value came from China (13%), Germany (11%), United States (9%). Trade is spread widely: the top three suppliers together make up only 33%.

Share of United Kingdom imports by supplier, 2024≥25%10-25%3-10%1-3%<1%

Where the United Kingdom exports to

Most of it went to United States (16%), Germany (9%), Netherlands (7%). Trade is spread widely: the top three buyer markets together make up only 32%. Among the main buyer markets, United Arab Emirates grew fastest (+35% on the year before).

Share of United Kingdom exports by destination, 2024≥25%10-25%3-10%1-3%<1%

Top United Kingdom imports, 2024

  1. 1Gold · HS 7108$59.63B8.2%
  2. 2Cars · HS 8703$54.51B7.5%
  3. 3Crude oil · HS 2709$30.82B4.2%
  4. 4Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$26.01B3.6%
  5. 5Packaged medicines · HS 3004$17.55B2.4%
  6. 6Petroleum gas · HS 2711$17.16B2.4%
  7. 7Phones and network equipment · HS 8517$16.50B2.3%
  8. 8Computer · HS 8471$15.81B2.2%
  9. 9Vehicle parts and accessories · HS 8708$12.68B1.7%
  10. 10Blood product · HS 3002$9.73B1.3%
  11. 11Trucks · HS 8704$9.48B1.3%
  12. 12Gas turbine · HS 8411$8.62B1.2%

Top United Kingdom exports, 2024

  1. 1Cars · HS 8703$36.46B8.8%
  2. 2Gas turbine · HS 8411$32.22B7.7%
  3. 3Packaged medicines · HS 3004$18.31B4.4%
  4. 4Crude oil · HS 2709$16.99B4.1%
  5. 5Gold · HS 7108$12.93B3.1%
  6. 68803 · HS 8803$12.25B2.9%
  7. 7Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$11.12B2.7%
  8. 8Spirits and liqueurs · HS 2208$9.27B2.2%
  9. 9Blood product · HS 3002$7.06B1.7%
  10. 10Petroleum gas · HS 2711$5.98B1.4%
  11. 11Vehicle parts and accessories · HS 8708$5.19B1.3%
  12. 12Phones and network equipment · HS 8517$4.69B1.1%
Beyond the public totals

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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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United Kingdom trade data by product

Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.

Chapter 01 · Animals; live

Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal

Chapter 03 · Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other…

Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…

Chapter 05 · Animal originated products; not elsewhere…

Chapter 06 · Trees and other plants, live; bulbs, roots and…

Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible

Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…

Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices

Chapter 10 · Cereals

Chapter 11 · Products of the milling industry; malt…

Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…

Chapter 13 · Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and…

Chapter 14 · Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable…

Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…

Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…

Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery

Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations

Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…

Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…

Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations

Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar

Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…

Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…

Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…

Chapter 26 · Ores, slag and ash

Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…

Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…

Chapter 29 · Organic chemicals

Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products

Chapter 31 · Fertilizers

Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…

Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…

Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…

Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…

Chapter 36 · Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches…

Chapter 37 · Photographic or cinematographic goods

Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.

Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof

Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof

Chapter 41 · Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and…

Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…

Chapter 43 · Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures…

Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal

Chapter 45 · Cork and articles of cork

Chapter 46 · Manufactures of straw, esparto or other…

Chapter 47 · Pulp of wood or other fibrous cellulosic…

Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…

Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…

Chapter 50 · Silk

Chapter 51 · Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair…

Chapter 52 · Cotton

Chapter 53 · Vegetable textile fibres; paper yarn and woven…

Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…

Chapter 55 · Man-made staple fibres

Chapter 56 · Wadding, felt and nonwovens, special yarns…

Chapter 57 · Carpets and other textile floor coverings

Chapter 58 · Fabrics; special woven fabrics, tufted textile…

Chapter 59 · Textile fabrics; impregnated, coated, covered…

Chapter 60 · Fabrics; knitted or crocheted

Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…

Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…

Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…

Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…

Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof

Chapter 66 · Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat…

Chapter 67 · Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made…

Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…

Chapter 69 · Ceramic products

Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware

Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…

Chapter 72 · Iron and steel

Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles

Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof

Chapter 75 · Nickel and articles thereof

Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof

Chapter 78 · Lead and articles thereof

Chapter 79 · Zinc and articles thereof

Chapter 80 · Tin; articles thereof

Chapter 81 · Metals; n.e.c., cermets and articles thereof

Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…

Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal

Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…

Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…

Chapter 86 · Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and…

Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…

Chapter 88 · Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof

Chapter 89 · Ships, boats and floating structures

Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…

Chapter 91 · Clocks and watches and parts thereof

Chapter 92 · Musical instruments; parts and accessories of…

Chapter 93 · Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories…

Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…

Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…

Chapter 96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles

Chapter 97 · Works of art; collectors' pieces and antiques

United Kingdom on EximDataX

Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.

Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.

Straight answers

Trade data for the United Kingdom: questions

What does the United Kingdom import most?

By value in 2024: Gold ($59.63 billion), Cars ($54.51 billion), Crude oil ($30.82 billion).

What are the main exports of the United Kingdom?

By value in 2024: Cars ($36.46 billion), Gas turbine ($32.22 billion), Packaged medicines ($18.31 billion).

Who are the biggest trading partners of the United Kingdom?

Largest suppliers: China, Germany, United States. Largest export markets: United States, Germany, Netherlands.

Where can I get shipment-level United Kingdom trade data?

Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.

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