United Kingdom

United Kingdom Exports 2023

Complete list of United Kingdom's 223 export destinations and 100+ product categories. Sourced from CEPII BACI.

$452.02B
Total exports (2023)
#13
Global export rank
223
Destination countries
100+
Product categories tracked

United Kingdom exported $452.02 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #13 largest exporter. Goods flowed to 223 destinations, with the top ten markets absorbing 63.6% of total export value. The leading export was gold, semi-manufactured, valued at $29.51 billion 6.5% of the country's export portfolio.

The two tables below list every destination country and the most-traded product categories at the HS6 (Harmonized System 6-digit) level. All values come from the CEPII BACI database, which reconciles UN Comtrade declarations to produce cleaner bilateral flows.

All export destinations

223 countries and territories. Click any country for the full bilateral page.

#Destination2023 export value% of total
1USA$64.34B14.23%
2Germany$38.01B8.41%
3Netherlands$36.21B8.01%
4China$34.11B7.55%
5Ireland$30.16B6.67%
6France$26.94B5.96%
7Belgium$19.48B4.31%
8China, Hong Kong SAR$16.17B3.58%
9Spain$11.75B2.60%
10Italy$10.33B2.29%
11India$9.64B2.13%
12United Arab Emirates$9.00B1.99%
13Poland$8.16B1.81%
14Singapore$7.81B1.73%
15Switzerland$7.43B1.64%
16Türkiye$7.30B1.62%
17Canada$7.09B1.57%
18Japan$6.84B1.51%
19Sweden$6.14B1.36%
20Rep. of Korea$6.03B1.33%
21Australia$5.80B1.28%
22Saudi Arabia$5.43B1.20%
23Norway$4.31B0.95%
24Czechia$3.46B0.77%
25Brazil$3.34B0.74%
26Denmark$2.92B0.65%
27Austria$2.79B0.62%
28Qatar$2.61B0.58%
29Thailand$2.61B0.58%
30Other Asia, nes$2.33B0.52%
31Egypt$2.08B0.46%
32Mexico$2.03B0.45%
33Malaysia$1.96B0.43%
34Nigeria$1.92B0.43%
35Finland$1.91B0.42%
36South Africa$1.88B0.42%
37Israel$1.85B0.41%
38Slovakia$1.76B0.39%
39North Macedonia$1.54B0.34%
40Portugal$1.50B0.33%
41Cyprus$1.50B0.33%
42Hungary$1.48B0.33%
43New Zealand$1.31B0.29%
44Romania$1.25B0.28%
45Morocco$1.15B0.25%
46Indonesia$1.07B0.24%
47Greece$1.01B0.22%
48Kuwait$977.15M0.22%
49Viet Nam$920.20M0.20%
50Lithuania$919.56M0.20%
51Ukraine$879.20M0.19%
52Brunei Darussalam$813.57M0.18%
53Russian Federation$811.69M0.18%
54Philippines$800.52M0.18%
55Luxembourg$775.84M0.17%
56Colombia$744.02M0.16%
57Angola$625.14M0.14%
58Pakistan$620.55M0.14%
59Bangladesh$604.37M0.13%
60Chile$590.65M0.13%
61Argentina$587.52M0.13%
62Iraq$550.51M0.12%
63Azerbaijan$505.56M0.11%
64Ghana$471.62M0.10%
65Jordan$471.01M0.10%
66Malta$460.58M0.10%
67Kazakhstan$456.89M0.10%
68Bulgaria$449.83M0.10%
69Oman$442.48M0.10%
70Iceland$434.98M0.10%
71Estonia$419.07M0.09%
72Slovenia$416.48M0.09%
73Ethiopia$377.25M0.08%
74Lebanon$367.35M0.08%
75Côte d'Ivoire$345.97M0.08%
76Kenya$345.78M0.08%
77Gibraltar$340.89M0.08%
78Serbia$328.13M0.07%
79Bahrain$313.91M0.07%
80Latvia$308.63M0.07%
81China, Macao SAR$305.79M0.07%
82Peru$296.15M0.07%
83Algeria$262.42M0.06%
84Tunisia$252.57M0.06%
85Senegal$239.44M0.05%
86Dominican Rep.$228.90M0.05%
87United Rep. of Tanzania$223.02M0.05%
88Ecuador$217.43M0.05%
89Guyana$209.00M0.05%
90Sri Lanka$203.19M0.04%
91Libya$194.93M0.04%
92Panama$191.51M0.04%
93Georgia$190.95M0.04%
94Togo$184.45M0.04%
95Costa Rica$168.94M0.04%
96Croatia$162.03M0.04%
97Kyrgyzstan$157.98M0.03%
98Uruguay$148.24M0.03%
99Barbados$144.54M0.03%
100Zimbabwe$138.37M0.03%
101Gabon$134.62M0.03%
102Trinidad and Tobago$130.43M0.03%
103Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$116.55M0.03%
104Namibia$115.53M0.03%
105Zambia$110.32M0.02%
106Cambodia$109.41M0.02%
107Mauritius$104.74M0.02%
108Jamaica$103.68M0.02%
109Uzbekistan$100.96M0.02%
110Uganda$100.67M0.02%
111Guatemala$95.09M0.02%
112Malawi$94.89M0.02%
113Nicaragua$83.71M0.02%
114Bosnia Herzegovina$83.29M0.02%
115Benin$82.63M0.02%
116Albania$80.84M0.02%
117Armenia$77.82M0.02%
118Bermuda$77.32M0.02%
119Iran$76.83M0.02%
120Rep. of Moldova$68.59M0.02%
121Paraguay$64.19M0.01%
122Congo$58.19M0.01%
123Cameroon$57.62M0.01%
124Mozambique$56.63M0.01%
125Liberia$54.98M0.01%
126Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$53.09M0.01%
127Gambia$52.42M0.01%
128El Salvador$52.42M0.01%
129Equatorial Guinea$49.31M0.01%
130Mauritania$48.34M0.01%
131Burkina Faso$46.28M0.01%
132Seychelles$45.29M0.01%
133Dem. Rep. of the Congo$44.49M0.01%
134Cayman Isds$42.50M0.01%
135Sierra Leone$41.22M0.01%
136Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$37.24M0.01%
137Bahamas$33.13M0.01%
138Yemen$33.12M0.01%
139Djibouti$33.10M0.01%
140Maldives$33.09M0.01%
141Myanmar$33.04M0.01%
142Honduras$32.10M0.01%
143Botswana$32.06M0.01%
144Montenegro$31.98M0.01%
145Saint Lucia$30.13M0.01%
146Guinea$29.66M0.01%
147Turkmenistan$29.36M0.01%
148Antigua and Barbuda$28.59M0.01%
149Madagascar$26.84M0.01%
150Mongolia$24.80M0.01%
151Chad$22.58M0.00%
152Saint Helena$21.38M0.00%
153Venezuela$20.56M0.00%
154Andorra$20.39M0.00%
155Mali$20.21M0.00%
156Sudan$18.28M0.00%
157New Caledonia$17.96M0.00%
158Belize$17.71M0.00%
159Belarus$17.66M0.00%
160Br. Virgin Isds$17.33M0.00%
161Niger$16.72M0.00%
162Rwanda$16.33M0.00%
163Somalia$16.03M0.00%
164Dominica$14.49M0.00%
165Grenada$13.04M0.00%
166Suriname$12.32M0.00%
167Nepal$11.55M0.00%
168Fiji$11.04M0.00%
169Eswatini$10.49M0.00%
170Papua New Guinea$9.85M0.00%
171Aruba$9.45M0.00%
172French Polynesia$9.27M0.00%
173Curaçao$9.16M0.00%
174Bonaire$8.83M0.00%
175Marshall Isds$8.51M0.00%
176South Sudan$7.79M0.00%
177Cuba$7.43M0.00%
178Saint Kitts and Nevis$7.25M0.00%
179Turks and Caicos Isds$7.08M0.00%
180Lao People's Dem. Rep.$6.90M0.00%
181Haiti$6.03M0.00%
182Cabo Verde$5.65M0.00%
183State of Palestine$5.22M0.00%
184Central African Rep.$5.06M0.00%
185Lesotho$4.99M0.00%
186Eritrea$4.38M0.00%
187Guam$4.35M0.00%
188Greenland$4.33M0.00%
189Afghanistan$3.98M0.00%
190Tajikistan$3.97M0.00%
191Syria$3.66M0.00%
192Saint Maarten$3.63M0.00%
193Burundi$3.53M0.00%
194San Marino$2.90M0.00%
195Montserrat$2.52M0.00%
196Bhutan$2.40M0.00%
197Tonga$1.50M0.00%
198Anguilla$1.21M0.00%
199Cook Isds$992,7940.00%
200Timor-Leste$932,5310.00%
201Guinea-Bissau$921,8920.00%
202Vanuatu$825,3250.00%
203Sao Tome and Principe$743,7280.00%
204Samoa$727,2120.00%
205Solomon Isds$599,2180.00%
206American Samoa$513,7090.00%
207Kiribati$252,9150.00%
208Comoros$242,7090.00%
209N. Mariana Isds$187,7270.00%
210FS Micronesia$105,1170.00%
211Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$80,1710.00%
212Nauru$74,0120.00%
213Tuvalu$68,3530.00%
214Palau$36,6110.00%
215Norfolk Isds$30,1640.00%
216Cocos Isds$29,9040.00%
217Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$29,3070.00%
218Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$19,4690.00%
219Saint Pierre and Miquelon$18,9380.00%
220Niue$16,7950.00%
221Pitcairn$12,8860.00%
222Christmas Isds$9,8980.00%
223Wallis and Futuna Isds$1,1350.00%

Top export products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 export value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$29.51B6.53%
2270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$20.60B4.56%
3841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$19.03B4.21%
4300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$14.71B3.25%
5271000Petroleum oils and oils from bituminous minerals, not crude: preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals: these being the basic constituents of the preparations: waste oils$13.73B3.04%
6841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$11.49B2.54%
7870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$10.37B2.29%
8870340Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$10.06B2.23%
9880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$9.67B2.14%
10220830Whiskies$7.81B1.73%
11710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$6.22B1.38%
12271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$5.89B1.30%
13293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)$4.86B1.08%
14870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$4.85B1.07%
15300215Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail sale$4.22B0.93%
16870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$3.27B0.72%
17870360Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$2.64B0.58%
18720449Ferrous waste and scrap: n.e.c. in heading no. 7204$2.56B0.57%
19382200Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing and prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, other than those of heading no. 3002 or 3006: certified reference material$2.41B0.53%
20970110Paintings, drawings and pastels: executed entirely by hand, other than drawings of heading no. 4906$2.37B0.52%
21840890Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of chapter 87$2.34B0.52%
22851762Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$2.30B0.51%
23842720Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motor$2.07B0.46%
24711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$2.03B0.45%
25840820Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87$1.97B0.43%
26870350Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$1.96B0.43%
27711021Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form$1.95B0.43%
28330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$1.92B0.42%
29870410Vehicles: dumpers, designed for off-highway use, for transport of goods$1.80B0.40%
30853710Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts$1.76B0.39%
31848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$1.66B0.37%
32210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$1.66B0.37%
33870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$1.64B0.36%
34490199Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91$1.59B0.35%
35732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$1.50B0.33%
36740400Copper: waste and scrap$1.47B0.33%
37840734Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000cc$1.45B0.32%
38392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$1.43B0.32%
39901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$1.41B0.31%
40710691Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder)$1.41B0.31%
41851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$1.40B0.31%
42271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$1.36B0.30%
43284420Uranium: enriched in U235, plutonium, their compounds, alloys dispersions (including cermets), ceramic products and mixtures containing uranium enriched in U235, plutonium or compounds of these products$1.32B0.29%
44841199Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)$1.30B0.29%
45870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$1.28B0.28%
46847150Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units or output units$1.27B0.28%
47880230Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 2000kg but not exceeding 15,000kg$1.27B0.28%
48711011Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form$1.27B0.28%
49850440Electrical static converters$1.26B0.28%
50382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$1.18B0.26%
51842952Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structure$1.17B0.26%
52300432Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.17B0.26%
53842139Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines$1.16B0.26%
54880320Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereof$1.15B0.25%
55854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$1.14B0.25%
56300290Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products$1.14B0.25%
57870421Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1$1.13B0.25%
58847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$1.11B0.25%
59903180Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90$1.08B0.24%
60870195Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 130kW$1.07B0.24%
61760200Aluminium: waste and scrap$1.04B0.23%
62890110Cruise ships, excursion boats and similar vessels, principally designed for the transport of persons, ferry boats of all kinds$1.03B0.23%
63880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$1.03B0.23%
64842951Front-end shovel loaders$1.03B0.23%
65902131Artificial parts of the body$1.01B0.22%
66842959Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50$982.30M0.22%
67300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$961.45M0.21%
68270799Oils and other products of the distillation of high temperature coal tar: n.e.c. in heading no. 2707$954.17M0.21%
69220850Gin and geneva$943.41M0.21%
70840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$916.40M0.20%
71271600Electrical energy$889.52M0.20%
72847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$872.92M0.19%
73870194Tractors: n.e.c. in heading no 8701 (other than tractors of heading no 8709): of an engine power exceeding 75kW but not exceeding 130kW$860.41M0.19%
74902750Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)$841.87M0.19%
75841480Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414$830.69M0.18%
76870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$821.60M0.18%
77711031Metals: rhodium, unwrought or in powder form$818.17M0.18%
78284390Inorganic or organic compounds of precious metals, n.e.c.: amalgams$810.87M0.18%
79230990Dog or cat food: (not put up for retail sale), used in animal feeding$792.76M0.18%
80970300Sculptures and statuary: original, in any material$782.94M0.17%
81870830Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof$756.48M0.17%
82030214Fish: fresh or chilled, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and Danube salmon (Hucho hucho), excluding fillets, fish meat of 0304, and edible fish offal of subheadings 0302.91 to 0302.99$755.51M0.17%
83711291Waste and scrap of precious metals: of gold, including metal clad with gold but excluding sweepings containing other precious metals$754.60M0.17%
84190590Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products$746.00M0.17%
85890392Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable$734.30M0.16%
86841182Turbines: gas-turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers), of a power exceeding 5000kW$703.44M0.16%
87870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$699.33M0.15%
88711019Metals: platinum, semi-manufactured$697.66M0.15%
89847410Machines: for sorting, screening, separating or washing earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances$661.90M0.15%
90730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$661.05M0.15%
91844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$660.99M0.15%
92903289Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumatic$657.49M0.15%
93870333Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500cc$654.27M0.14%
94970600Antiques: of an age exceeding one hundred years$652.83M0.14%
95340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$648.09M0.14%
96330300Perfumes and toilet waters$647.96M0.14%
97760120Aluminium: unwrought, alloys$634.44M0.14%
98902790Microtomes and parts and accessories thereof$625.91M0.14%
99842129Machinery: for filtering or purifying liquids, n.e.c. in item no. 8421.2$624.17M0.14%
100040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$612.55M0.14%