UK balance of trade by partner country
Total UK exports and imports of goods and the resulting trade balance, compiled monthly by HM Revenue & Customs from customs declarations — then the same trade broken down across the eighteen largest partner countries, so the total and its parts sit on one page.
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| Trade in goods by partner country (HMRC)6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exports of goods | 37,790.74 | 37,679.22 | 39,355.79 | 36,480.67 | 36,058.66 | 33,424.1 | 32,089.27 | 29,452.6 | 33,207.17 | 37,473.2 | 33,815.58 | 29,122.45 | 36,073.83 | 29,059.95 | 33,440.65 | 35,123.5 | 41,609.88 | 42,399.88 | 45,480.31 | 38,393.46 | 40,320.15 | 36,134.55 | 33,283.69 | 32,351.27 | 30,566.48 | 32,146.87 | 33,321.47 | 32,938.87 | 34,375.3 | 34,162.33 | 35,195.67 | 29,369.73 | 37,395.15 | 41,769.36 | 35,467.15 | 34,262.78 | 34,973.08 | |
| Imports of goods | 67,705.11 | 64,741.89 | 63,987.97 | 63,848.82 | 75,523.5 | 63,709.77 | 64,016.71 | 71,080.73 | 63,987.9 | 64,433.34 | 58,008.95 | 52,587.84 | 62,948.16 | 62,632.19 | 58,802.69 | 58,735.48 | 61,402.79 | 56,618.16 | 51,783.57 | 52,573.65 | 59,448.11 | 65,371.53 | 51,335.27 | 51,794.09 | 54,297.09 | 56,333.1 | 50,612.68 | 53,542.19 | 51,014.28 | 47,540.91 | 50,333.09 | 50,616.33 | 56,485.83 | 56,549.04 | 48,837.61 | 48,804.42 | 52,909.46 | |
| Trade balance in goods | -29,914.37 | -27,062.67 | -24,632.18 | -27,368.15 | -39,464.84 | -30,285.67 | -31,927.44 | -41,628.12 | -30,780.73 | -26,960.14 | -24,193.37 | -23,465.4 | -26,874.33 | -33,572.24 | -25,362.04 | -23,611.98 | -19,792.9 | -14,218.29 | -6,303.26 | -14,180.19 | -19,127.96 | -29,236.98 | -18,051.58 | -19,442.82 | -23,730.6 | -24,186.23 | -17,291.21 | -20,603.32 | -16,638.98 | -13,378.58 | -15,137.41 | -21,246.6 | -19,090.68 | -14,779.68 | -13,370.47 | -14,541.64 | -17,936.38 | |
| Exports of goods by partner country18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imports of goods by partner country18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade balance in goods by partner country18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trade in goods with the EU and non-EU, and by commodity (ONS)7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exports of goods2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imports of goods2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Goods trade balance2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance with the EU by product group10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance with non-EU countries by product group10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exports by commodity (SITC division)30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Imports by commodity (SITC division)30 |
Latest reading
Exports of goods stood at £37,790.74m in Jul 2026. That is +0.3% from Jun 2026 and +4.8% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 2000 to Jul 2026. Source: HM Revenue & Customs (uktradeinfo); Office for National Statistics (ONS).
- Latest
- £37,790.74m
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- +0.3%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +4.8%
About this data
Total UK exports and imports of goods and the resulting trade balance, compiled monthly by HM Revenue & Customs from customs declarations — then the same trade broken down across the eighteen largest partner countries, so the total and its parts sit on one page. Exports are the sum of EU and non-EU exports; imports likewise. Also on this page: trade with the EU and non-EU countries by product group, and exports and imports by SITC division (ONS).
Frequently asked questions
- What does this UK trade table measure?
- It measures the physical trade in goods between the UK and its global trading partners in £m, tracking monthly exports, imports and the net trade balance.
- Which partner countries and breakdowns are covered?
- The data covers bilateral goods trade with major partner countries including Germany, France, China and the US, split by EU and non-EU trade and standard commodity divisions.
- How often is the data published and how far back does it go?
- HM Revenue & Customs and the Office for National Statistics update these goods series monthly, with continuous records available since 1997.
- How does this table differ from the UK current account?
- This table records physical trade in goods compiled from customs declarations, whereas the current account also includes cross-border services, primary income and secondary transfers.
