Value of trade in goods imported from the UK 2024, by leading commodities

Published by D. Clark, Mar 11, 2025

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported around 38.4 billion British pounds worth of cars, the most of any commodity in this year. Medicinal and pharmaceutical products were the second most valuable commodity imported into the UK in 2024, with imports worth over 27.2 billion pounds.

Value of trade in goods imported from the United Kingdom in 2024, by leading commodities (in million GBP)

CharacteristicValue of imports in million GBP
Cars 38,363
Medicinal & pharmaceutical products 27,178
Refined oil 27,026
Crude oil 25,068
Mechanical power generators (intermediate) 23,057
Miscellaneous electrical goods (intermediate) 19,975
Telecoms & sound equipment (capital) 16,079
Vegetables & fruit 14,924
Clothing 14,612
Other manufactures (consumer) 14,524
Gas 14,117
Miscellaneous metal manufactures 13,736
General industrial machinery (capital) 13,167
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Value of imports in million GBP38,36338,36327,17827,17827,02627,02625,06825,06823,05723,05719,97519,97516,07916,07914,92414,92414,61214,61214,52414,52414,11714,11713,73613,73613,16713,16712,41012,41011,89111,89111,87611,87611,83611,83611,60711,60711,41711,41711,10711,1079,6409,6408,8258,8258,5238,5238,0468,0468,0338,0337,8157,8157,3907,3907,2007,2007,1457,1456,8136,813CarsMedicinal & pharmaceutical productsRefined oilCrude oilMechanical power generators (intermediate)Miscellaneous electrical goods (intermediate)Telecoms & sound equipment (capital)Vegetables & fruitClothingOther manufactures (consumer)GasMiscellaneous metal manufacturesGeneral industrial machinery (capital)Non-ferrous metalsScientific instruments (capital)Road vehicles other than cars (intermediate)Office machinery (capital)Road vehicles other than cars (capital)Beverages & tobaccoAircraftGeneral industrial machinery (intermediate)Toilet & cleansing preparationsMeat & meat preparationsPrecious MetalOrganic chemicalsMiscellaneous electrical goods (capital)Iron & steelPaper & paperboardCerealsMineral manufactures
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February 2025

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2024

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This statistic is using original data from the Office for National Statistics and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the Open Government License v3.0.

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