United Kingdom Imports from China was US$99.22 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on May of 2025.


United Kingdom Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $25.14B 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $17.79B 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $7.40B 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $5.60B 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $4.65B 2024
Plastics $2.94B 2024
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $2.71B 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $2.45B 2024
Articles of iron or steel $2.40B 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $2.29B 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $2.06B 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $1.65B 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $1.34B 2024
Rubbers $1.25B 2024
Organic chemicals $1.19B 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $1.09B 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $1.02B 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $1.00B 2024
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $977.40M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $943.17M 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $875.97M 2024
Aluminum $765.31M 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $752.08M 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $737.49M 2024
Glass and glassware $735.69M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $655.38M 2024
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $606.07M 2024
Pharmaceutical products $555.85M 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $514.56M 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $473.25M 2024
Ceramic products $428.85M 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $398.22M 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $335.85M 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $332.52M 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $293.97M 2024
Iron and steel $288.00M 2024
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $287.83M 2024
Headgear and $269.70M 2024
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $259.22M 2024
Copper $207.33M 2024
Clocks and watches $192.09M 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $188.26M 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $183.31M 2024
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $177.44M 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $163.28M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $156.00M 2024
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $155.31M 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $135.75M 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $123.71M 2024
Manmade filaments $120.73M 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $118.74M 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $118.27M 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $106.22M 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $105.11M 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $100.54M 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $98.96M 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $94.62M 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $86.94M 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $81.44M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $76.50M 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $64.07M 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $63.31M 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $63.27M 2024
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $62.11M 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $60.97M 2024
Nickel $58.96M 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $56.35M 2024
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $55.98M 2024
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $51.29M 2024
Manmade staple fibers $41.64M 2024
Products of animal origin $38.38M 2024
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $38.00M 2024
Photographic or cinematographic goods $29.16M 2024
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $26.89M 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $26.88M 2024
Lac, gums, resins $26.70M 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $25.88M 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $25.30M 2024
Tin $25.23M 2024
Cotton $18.65M 2024
Fertilizers $15.45M 2024
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $15.21M 2024
Zinc $13.67M 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $9.49M 2024
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $9.03M 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $8.64M 2024
Silk $7.92M 2024
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $7.08M 2024
Ores slag and ash $4.98M 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $4.08M 2024
Cork and articles of cork $3.18M 2024
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $1.70M 2024
Cereals $1.35M 2024
Lead $1.31M 2024
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $1.25M 2024
Meat and edible meat offal $912.63K 2024
Live animals $262.74K 2024




united kingdom Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -1956.00 301.00 9128.00 -11404.00 GBP Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -2.70 -3.50 2.80 -5.40 percent of GDP [+]
Current Account -21028.00 -12488.00 11056.00 -39615.00 GBP Million [+]
Exports 76237.00 76090.00 79382.00 962.00 GBP Million [+]
Imports 78193.00 75789.00 80574.00 1031.00 GBP Million [+]
External Debt 7939226.00 7785238.00 7939226.00 565439.00 GBP Million [+]
Capital Flows 9875.00 32505.00 52822.00 -17279.00 GBP Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 1747.00 4223.00 92093.00 -44536.00 GBP Million [+]
Gold Reserves 310.29 310.29 588.27 310.25 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 641.00 590.00 2821.00 1.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Goods Trade Balance Non-EU -8578.00 -7368.00 3605.00 -13655.00 GBP Million [+]
Tourism Revenues 10244.00 7902.00 10244.00 61.00 GBP Million [+]
Auto Exports 51539.00 63777.00 136305.00 152.00 Units [+]
Weapons Sales 1204.00 1665.00 6012.00 637.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 3500.00 3500.00 4344.00 65.00 Thousand [+]
Terrorism Index 2.64 2.37 6.06 2.37 Points [+]
Goods Trade Balance -20809.00 -18219.00 775.00 -23545.00 GBP Million [+]