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What are the top 5 imports of the UK?

By Isabella Little |

Imports: The top imports of United Kingdom are Gold ($65B), Cars ($47.3B), Crude Petroleum ($23.3B), Refined Petroleum ($20.9B), and Broadcasting Equipment ($16.7B), importing mostly from Germany ($86B), China ($63.6B), United States ($51B), Netherlands ($48.5B), and France ($38.2B).

How much does the UK rely on China?

London accounted for 21% of the UK’s goods imports from China in 2016, valued at £8.3 billion. Machinery and transport equipment made up 70% of London’s goods imports from China, worth £5.0 billion. Telecoms equipment imports made up 37% of London’s goods imports from China, valued at £3.1 billion.

Who are the top 10 importers of England?

England also ranks in the top 10 for import volume at $473.6 billion. The country’s top import partners are Germany, the United States, China, the Netherlands, France, Norway, Belgium, and Italy.

What are the imports of the UK in 2018?

This statistic shows the main import commodities of the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 in million GBP. This ranges from machinery and oil to food and chemicals. In this year, the largest imported commodity was machinery and transport equipment at approximately 183 billion British pounds.

What kind of metals do the UK import?

UK importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of precious metals and gems during 2020. Among these import subcategories, British purchases of silver (up 213.5%), platinum (up 69.8%) then goldsmith or silversmith wares (up 65.9%) grew at the fastest pace from 2019 to 2020.

What are the exports of the United Kingdom?

Gems and precious metals was the lone grower among the top 10 export categories, up by 1.7% since 2019. The leading decliner among United Kingdom’s top 10 export categories were mineral fuels including oil which fell -35.5% year over year, weighed down by lower international sales from both crude and processed petroleum oils.