United Kingdom

United Kingdom Imports 2023

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

$732.00B
Total imports (2023)
#6
Global import rank
223
Source countries
100+
Product categories tracked

United Kingdom imported $732.00 billion of merchandise goods in 2023, making it the world's #6 largest importer. Goods came from 223 source countries, with the top ten sources providing 61.0% of total import value. The leading import was gold, semi-manufactured, valued at $36.35 billion 5.0% of total imports.

The two tables below list every source 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 import sources

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

#Source2023 import value% of total
1China$95.28B13.02%
2Germany$80.67B11.02%
3USA$74.68B10.20%
4France$39.49B5.39%
5Norway$32.91B4.50%
6Netherlands$29.28B4.00%
7Italy$28.64B3.91%
8Spain$25.44B3.48%
9Ireland$21.01B2.87%
10Poland$19.37B2.65%
11Belgium$18.91B2.58%
12Kazakhstan$14.43B1.97%
13Switzerland$14.20B1.94%
14Japan$13.95B1.91%
15India$13.80B1.88%
16Türkiye$13.74B1.88%
17Canada$13.64B1.86%
18Sweden$10.08B1.38%
19Czechia$9.92B1.36%
20Viet Nam$9.22B1.26%
21Rep. of Korea$7.92B1.08%
22South Africa$7.92B1.08%
23Austria$6.27B0.86%
24Denmark$6.05B0.83%
25Hungary$5.95B0.81%
26Slovakia$5.93B0.81%
27Mexico$5.41B0.74%
28Thailand$5.30B0.72%
29Other Asia, nes$5.26B0.72%
30Romania$4.93B0.67%
31Portugal$4.51B0.62%
32Australia$4.44B0.61%
33Bangladesh$4.25B0.58%
34Brazil$3.68B0.50%
35Malaysia$3.64B0.50%
36Saudi Arabia$3.39B0.46%
37Kuwait$3.31B0.45%
38China, Hong Kong SAR$3.30B0.45%
39Finland$3.24B0.44%
40United Arab Emirates$3.24B0.44%
41Qatar$3.19B0.44%
42Singapore$2.96B0.40%
43Indonesia$2.76B0.38%
44Uzbekistan$2.65B0.36%
45Morocco$2.48B0.34%
46Nigeria$2.39B0.33%
47Pakistan$2.32B0.32%
48Israel$2.12B0.29%
49Greece$2.05B0.28%
50Algeria$1.93B0.26%
51Philippines$1.87B0.26%
52Egypt$1.72B0.23%
53Lithuania$1.65B0.22%
54Libya$1.59B0.22%
55Peru$1.33B0.18%
56Cambodia$1.26B0.17%
57Latvia$1.05B0.14%
58Bulgaria$1.02B0.14%
59New Zealand$956.02M0.13%
60Sri Lanka$897.55M0.12%
61Slovenia$885.92M0.12%
62Argentina$831.41M0.11%
63Luxembourg$734.46M0.10%
64Tunisia$660.04M0.09%
65Chile$622.61M0.09%
66Iceland$608.04M0.08%
67Colombia$523.91M0.07%
68Serbia$516.84M0.07%
69Côte d'Ivoire$513.18M0.07%
70Guyana$506.34M0.07%
71Estonia$503.69M0.07%
72Myanmar$497.54M0.07%
73Costa Rica$453.88M0.06%
74Azerbaijan$449.78M0.06%
75Angola$428.54M0.06%
76Kenya$425.22M0.06%
77Ukraine$395.74M0.05%
78Croatia$355.22M0.05%
79Trinidad and Tobago$347.03M0.05%
80Ghana$346.47M0.05%
81Russian Federation$342.97M0.05%
82Cayman Isds$325.69M0.04%
83Liberia$305.91M0.04%
84Ecuador$301.34M0.04%
85Cyprus$273.56M0.04%
86Oman$262.84M0.04%
87Bahrain$253.99M0.03%
88Papua New Guinea$217.34M0.03%
89Dominican Rep.$192.61M0.03%
90Cameroon$185.11M0.03%
91North Macedonia$178.69M0.02%
92Honduras$177.57M0.02%
93Congo$176.98M0.02%
94Paraguay$174.58M0.02%
95Jordan$171.02M0.02%
96Mozambique$164.89M0.02%
97Mauritius$161.67M0.02%
98Gabon$150.49M0.02%
99Marshall Isds$150.21M0.02%
100Malta$149.38M0.02%
101Uruguay$144.82M0.02%
102Bosnia Herzegovina$130.97M0.02%
103Bolivia (Plurinational State of)$118.85M0.02%
104Senegal$106.38M0.01%
105Guatemala$99.38M0.01%
106Nicaragua$93.42M0.01%
107Jamaica$90.62M0.01%
108Greenland$89.71M0.01%
109Madagascar$85.20M0.01%
110Namibia$83.10M0.01%
111Rep. of Moldova$67.62M0.01%
112Lao People's Dem. Rep.$66.78M0.01%
113Seychelles$63.43M0.01%
114Ethiopia$60.51M0.01%
115Lebanon$50.15M0.01%
116Belize$48.53M0.01%
117Albania$47.96M0.01%
118Venezuela$43.36M0.01%
119Georgia$42.46M0.01%
120Malawi$38.86M0.01%
121Panama$38.16M0.01%
122Togo$35.16M0.00%
123Mauritania$34.62M0.00%
124Fiji$31.62M0.00%
125Rwanda$30.69M0.00%
126Iran$28.65M0.00%
127Uganda$27.93M0.00%
128United Rep. of Tanzania$27.89M0.00%
129Nepal$26.43M0.00%
130El Salvador$26.42M0.00%
131Armenia$25.49M0.00%
132Maldives$24.01M0.00%
133Iraq$21.20M0.00%
134Zimbabwe$20.66M0.00%
135Turkmenistan$17.68M0.00%
136Botswana$17.44M0.00%
137Dem. Rep. of the Congo$16.97M0.00%
138Cuba$16.60M0.00%
139Eswatini$14.34M0.00%
140Barbados$13.90M0.00%
141San Marino$13.51M0.00%
142Burkina Faso$12.58M0.00%
143Sudan$12.44M0.00%
144Zambia$12.07M0.00%
145Andorra$11.82M0.00%
146Mongolia$11.18M0.00%
147Sierra Leone$10.44M0.00%
148Belarus$9.38M0.00%
149New Caledonia$9.14M0.00%
150State of Palestine$7.04M0.00%
151Equatorial Guinea$7.01M0.00%
152China, Macao SAR$6.66M0.00%
153Lesotho$6.11M0.00%
154Falkland Isds (Malvinas)$5.24M0.00%
155Brunei Darussalam$4.89M0.00%
156Djibouti$4.40M0.00%
157Haiti$4.37M0.00%
158Gambia$4.06M0.00%
159Gibraltar$4.00M0.00%
160Montenegro$3.72M0.00%
161American Samoa$3.50M0.00%
162Mali$3.35M0.00%
163Afghanistan$2.93M0.00%
164Syria$2.88M0.00%
165Suriname$2.55M0.00%
166Kyrgyzstan$2.09M0.00%
167Br. Virgin Isds$2.06M0.00%
168Dominica$1.85M0.00%
169Antigua and Barbuda$1.79M0.00%
170Saint Lucia$1.78M0.00%
171Benin$1.71M0.00%
172Curaçao$1.57M0.00%
173Tonga$1.57M0.00%
174Burundi$1.56M0.00%
175Chad$1.54M0.00%
176Guinea$1.51M0.00%
177Saint Helena$1.45M0.00%
178Niger$1.29M0.00%
179Samoa$1.16M0.00%
180Yemen$1.16M0.00%
181Tajikistan$978,3800.00%
182Saint Maarten$953,0140.00%
183Somalia$829,8460.00%
184Bahamas$811,7540.00%
185Saint Vincent and the Grenadines$793,6510.00%
186Bonaire$789,8590.00%
187French Polynesia$751,5870.00%
188Bhutan$703,9270.00%
189Bermuda$684,1430.00%
190Cocos Isds$676,1070.00%
191Christmas Isds$674,2660.00%
192Comoros$659,5960.00%
193Aruba$617,7390.00%
194Montserrat$555,5110.00%
195Cabo Verde$508,4290.00%
196Saint Kitts and Nevis$412,6890.00%
197Nauru$398,7120.00%
198Solomon Isds$370,5460.00%
199Timor-Leste$301,9930.00%
200Cook Isds$295,3050.00%
201Sao Tome and Principe$290,8660.00%
202Grenada$281,4430.00%
203Anguilla$281,3210.00%
204Niue$276,5240.00%
205Turks and Caicos Isds$265,4760.00%
206Pitcairn$243,7290.00%
207FS Micronesia$239,3510.00%
208South Sudan$155,8280.00%
209Eritrea$150,8850.00%
210N. Mariana Isds$100,1840.00%
211Kiribati$99,5550.00%
212Central African Rep.$83,8160.00%
213Norfolk Isds$82,5810.00%
214Saint Pierre and Miquelon$57,7110.00%
215Guam$40,1190.00%
216Wallis and Futuna Isds$31,9950.00%
217Guinea-Bissau$20,5520.00%
218Palau$12,2990.00%
219Tuvalu$9,6180.00%
220Fr. South Antarctic Terr.$9,3520.00%
221Vanuatu$4,6860.00%
222Br. Indian Ocean Terr.$3,8320.00%
223Dem. People's Rep. of Korea$1,5390.00%

Top import products (HS6)

100 product categories ranked by 2023 import value.

#HS6ProductValue% of total
1710813Metals: gold, semi-manufactured$36.35B4.97%
2270900Oils: petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$31.35B4.28%
3271000Petroleum 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$27.13B3.71%
4710812Metals: gold, non-monetary, unwrought (but not powder)$15.00B2.05%
5870380Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsion$14.61B2.00%
6271121Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas$13.43B1.83%
7300490Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$13.27B1.81%
8851712Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$10.69B1.46%
9870322Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500cc$9.69B1.32%
10851762Communication 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$8.76B1.20%
11880240Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg$8.58B1.17%
12271111Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, natural gas$7.18B0.98%
13870421Vehicles: 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$6.72B0.92%
14847130Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$6.60B0.90%
15841191Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellers$6.60B0.90%
16870323Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$6.31B0.86%
17870340Vehicles: 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$5.87B0.80%
18870360Vehicles: 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$5.36B0.73%
19870321Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000cc$5.29B0.72%
20300215Blood, 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$4.62B0.63%
21880330Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803$4.15B0.57%
22841112Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN$3.77B0.52%
23271600Electrical energy$3.68B0.50%
24293379Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) and clobazam (INN) and methyprylon (INN)$3.23B0.44%
25850760Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$3.21B0.44%
26710691Metals: silver, unwrought, (but not powder)$3.13B0.43%
27847150Units 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$3.06B0.42%
28870332Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 2500cc$2.91B0.40%
29220421Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or less$2.88B0.39%
30190590Food 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$2.88B0.39%
31853710Boards, 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$2.70B0.37%
32870899Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708$2.60B0.36%
33950300Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or not: puzzles of all kinds$2.59B0.35%
34850440Electrical static converters$2.57B0.35%
35870829Vehicles: parts and accessories, of bodies, other than safety seat belts$2.47B0.34%
36382499Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824$2.47B0.34%
37711319Jewellery: of precious metal (excluding silver) whether or not plated or clad with precious metal, and parts thereof$2.35B0.32%
38392690Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39$2.24B0.31%
39870120Tractors: road, for semi-trailers$2.19B0.30%
40950450Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30$2.18B0.30%
41848180Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valves$2.12B0.29%
42330499Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)$2.11B0.29%
43901890Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018$2.09B0.29%
44401110Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)$2.07B0.28%
45840999Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)$2.05B0.28%
46300220Vaccines: for human medicine$1.96B0.27%
47210690Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10$1.93B0.26%
48160232Meat preparations: of the poultry of heading no. 0105, (i.e. of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus)$1.89B0.26%
49382600Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous minerals$1.78B0.24%
50870840Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereof$1.72B0.24%
51852872Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: incorporating a colour video display or screen$1.68B0.23%
52760612Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)$1.68B0.23%
53870324Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$1.66B0.23%
54854449Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors$1.66B0.23%
55940360Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom use$1.60B0.22%
56230910Dog or cat food: put up for retail sale, used in animal feeding$1.58B0.22%
57730890Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308$1.54B0.21%
58610910T-shirts, singlets and other vests: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$1.50B0.20%
59852580Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders$1.48B0.20%
60271112Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: liquefied, propane$1.48B0.20%
61440131Wood: for fuel, sawdust and wood waste and scrap, agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms: wood pellets$1.46B0.20%
62847989Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter$1.42B0.19%
63382200Reagents: 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$1.42B0.19%
64847170Units of automatic data processing machines: storage units$1.42B0.19%
65732690Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326$1.41B0.19%
66180690Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: n.e.c. in chapter 18$1.40B0.19%
67854430Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships$1.40B0.19%
68870850Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereof$1.39B0.19%
69844399Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91$1.39B0.19%
70330300Perfumes and toilet waters$1.35B0.18%
71711021Metals: palladium, unwrought or in powder form$1.34B0.18%
72854370Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543$1.33B0.18%
73880320Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereof$1.29B0.18%
74640399Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, (not covering the ankle), outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leather$1.27B0.17%
75300439Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$1.27B0.17%
76870830Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereof$1.24B0.17%
77040690Dairy produce: cheese (not grated, powdered or processed), n.e.c. in heading no. 0406$1.24B0.17%
78940161Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)$1.24B0.17%
79340220Washing and cleaning preparations: surface-active, whether or not containing soap (excluding those of heading no. 3401), put up for retail sale$1.24B0.17%
80940190Seat: parts$1.23B0.17%
81200410Vegetable preparations: potatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid, frozen$1.23B0.17%
82847330Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471$1.22B0.17%
83220410Wine: sparkling$1.22B0.17%
84020713Meat and edible offal: of fowls of the species Gallus domesticus, cuts and offal, fresh or chilled$1.21B0.17%
85440712Wood: coniferous species, of fir (Abies spp.) and spruce (Picea spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm$1.20B0.16%
86840991Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)$1.18B0.16%
87611020Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of cotton, knitted or crocheted$1.18B0.16%
88847180Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70$1.17B0.16%
89854140Electrical apparatus: photosensitive, including photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels, light-emitting diodes (LED)$1.17B0.16%
90611030Jerseys, pullovers, cardigans, waistcoats and similar articles: of man-made fibres, knitted or crocheted$1.15B0.16%
91854231Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits$1.15B0.16%
92842139Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters for internal combustion engines$1.14B0.16%
93852852Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71$1.13B0.15%
94711011Metals: platinum, unwrought or in powder form$1.12B0.15%
95711299Waste and scrap of precious metals: waste and scrap of precious metals including metal clad with precious metals, other than that of gold and platinum and excluding ash which contains precious metal or precious metal compounds$1.11B0.15%
96841480Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414$1.11B0.15%
97870350Vehicles: 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$1.10B0.15%
98293399Heterocyclic compounds: n.e.c. in headings no. 2933$1.10B0.15%
99902190Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disability$1.09B0.15%
100843149Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431$1.08B0.15%