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United Kingdom: what it imports and exports

The top 20 imported and exported products of United Kingdom at HS4 level, from official CEPII BACI statistics. Open a product to see its world market.

Goods imports, 2024USD 753.0 billionGrowth +0.9% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:GB:TOTAL:1:2024.
Goods exports, 2024USD 423.7 billionGrowth −5.6% against 2023. Source: CEPII BACI, record BACI:GB:TOTAL:2:2024.
HS4 products imported1,228Products with a recorded import flow in 2024. Source: CEPII BACI.
Trade companies in the directory897,276Active companies in wholesale and retail trade (NACE section G), counts only. Source: AYBARION company directory, see the Data Passport.

Top 20 imported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
17108 GoldUSD 83.1 billion+45.1%BACI:GB:7108:1:2024
28703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 54.8 billion−1.4%BACI:GB:8703:1:2024
32709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 31.0 billion−3.1%BACI:GB:2709:1:2024
42710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 26.5 billion−2.6%BACI:GB:2710:1:2024
53004 MedicamentsUSD 17.4 billion+10.3%BACI:GB:3004:1:2024
62711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 17.3 billion−34.8%BACI:GB:2711:1:2024
78517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 16.4 billion−23.8%BACI:GB:8517:1:2024
88471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 15.8 billion+6.1%BACI:GB:8471:1:2024
98708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 12.6 billion−5.5%BACI:GB:8708:1:2024
108704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 9.8 billion−5.0%BACI:GB:8704:1:2024
113002 Human bloodUSD 9.6 billion+7.2%BACI:GB:3002:1:2024
128411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 8.5 billion−35.1%BACI:GB:8411:1:2024
138802 Aircraft: spacecraftUSD 8.4 billion−15.4%BACI:GB:8802:1:2024
148807 Aircraft: parts of goods of heading 8801USD 6.3 billion+13.0%BACI:GB:8807:1:2024
158544 Insulated wire, cable and other electric conductorsUSD 5.4 billion+5.5%BACI:GB:8544:1:2024
169403 Furniture and parts thereofUSD 5.4 billion+6.2%BACI:GB:9403:1:2024
177110 Platinum: unwrought or in semi-manufactured formsUSD 4.9 billion−5.9%BACI:GB:7110:1:2024
189018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 4.9 billion−0.3%BACI:GB:9018:1:2024
192204 Wine of fresh grapes, including fortified winesUSD 4.8 billion−1.2%BACI:GB:2204:1:2024
201905 Bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits, other bakers' waresUSD 4.4 billion+4.5%BACI:GB:1905:1:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Top 20 exported products

#Product (HS4)Value 2024GrowthRecord
18703 Motor cars and other motor vehiclesUSD 36.2 billion−2.6%BACI:GB:8703:2:2024
28411 Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and other gas turbinesUSD 32.2 billion+0.3%BACI:GB:8411:2:2024
33004 MedicamentsUSD 18.2 billion−2.2%BACI:GB:3004:2:2024
42709 Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crudeUSD 17.1 billion−15.9%BACI:GB:2709:2:2024
57108 GoldUSD 15.1 billion−48.2%BACI:GB:7108:2:2024
68807 Aircraft: parts of goods of heading 8801USD 12.9 billion+8.4%BACI:GB:8807:2:2024
72710 Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crudeUSD 11.9 billion−10.7%BACI:GB:2710:2:2024
82208 Ethyl alcohol, undenaturedUSD 9.0 billion−3.7%BACI:GB:2208:2:2024
93002 Human bloodUSD 6.8 billion+5.0%BACI:GB:3002:2:2024
102711 Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbonsUSD 5.7 billion−29.1%BACI:GB:2711:2:2024
117110 Platinum: unwrought or in semi-manufactured formsUSD 5.2 billion−14.3%BACI:GB:7110:2:2024
128708 Motor vehicles: parts and accessoriesUSD 5.2 billion−4.4%BACI:GB:8708:2:2024
138517 Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephonesUSD 5.1 billion+9.4%BACI:GB:8517:2:2024
148408 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston enginesUSD 4.1 billion−7.5%BACI:GB:8408:2:2024
158471 Automatic data processing machines and units thereofUSD 3.8 billion−0.5%BACI:GB:8471:2:2024
168481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances for pipesUSD 3.7 billion+9.1%BACI:GB:8481:2:2024
178704 Vehicles: for the transport of goodsUSD 3.4 billion−9.6%BACI:GB:8704:2:2024
187106 Silver: unwrought or in semi-manufactured formsUSD 3.4 billion+38.4%BACI:GB:7106:2:2024
197204 Ferrous waste and scrapUSD 3.4 billion+9.9%BACI:GB:7204:2:2024
209018 Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgicalUSD 3.2 billion−0.7%BACI:GB:9018:2:2024

Source: CEPII BACI HS22 V202601, year 2024 (growth against 2023), USD. Record IDs per row.

Data Passport

  • CEPII BACI HS22 V202601: trade values by exporter, importer and product, years 2024 and 2023, USD at FOB prices, quantities in metric tons. Publisher: CEPII. Licence: Etalab Open Licence 2.0 (Licence Ouverte), attribution "CEPII BACI". Record IDs: BACI:reporter:product:flow:year. Source
  • AYBARION company directory: counts of active companies registered in wholesale and retail trade (NACE Rev.2 section G), from official registers and open datasets, built 2026-10-22. Counts only: no names, addresses or contacts are shown here. Sources under share-alike licences (CC BY-SA) or with an unverified licence are not counted, and no company data is offered for countries under comprehensive sanctions.
  • Method: Values are CEPII BACI reconciled flows of United Kingdom with all partners, aggregated from HS6 to HS4; growth compares 2024 with 2023.

Trade database built 2026-10-24. Values are official statistics as published; nothing on this page is estimated or invented. More in our methodology.

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