United Kingdom Imports from China was US$99.21 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2024.


United Kingdom Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $27.11B 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $16.74B 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $7.75B 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $5.08B 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $4.86B 2023
Plastics $2.62B 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $2.61B 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $2.41B 2023
Articles of iron or steel $2.30B 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $2.27B 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $1.93B 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $1.63B 2023
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $1.57B 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $1.55B 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $1.28B 2023
Organic chemicals $1.28B 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $1.08B 2023
Rubbers $1.02B 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $1.02B 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $938.72M 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $892.85M 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $872.46M 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $724.85M 2023
Aluminum $691.79M 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $632.32M 2023
Glass and glassware $627.22M 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $620.49M 2023
Pharmaceutical products $419.93M 2023
Ceramic products $376.94M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $371.17M 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $354.37M 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $346.33M 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $307.81M 2023
Headgear and $278.75M 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $248.30M 2023
Iron and steel $241.42M 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $230.07M 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $222.52M 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $199.58M 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $198.38M 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $180.17M 2023
Clocks and watches $176.08M 2023
Copper $175.50M 2023
Commodities not specified according to kind $173.42M 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $149.19M 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $149.15M 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $148.49M 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $134.50M 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $125.35M 2023
Manmade filaments $121.53M 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $113.07M 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $104.62M 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $102.82M 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $91.06M 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $84.79M 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $83.33M 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $81.05M 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $74.20M 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $73.21M 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $70.76M 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $69.21M 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $63.91M 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $62.51M 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $61.58M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $61.50M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $53.31M 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $49.77M 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $46.08M 2023
Nickel $45.52M 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $45.26M 2023
Manmade staple fibers $38.78M 2023
Products of animal origin $35.05M 2023
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $28.86M 2023
Fertilizers $25.39M 2023
Lac, gums, resins $24.25M 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $21.59M 2023
Cotton $21.06M 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $20.72M 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $19.24M 2023
Zinc $11.37M 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $10.62M 2023
Tin $10.19M 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $9.98M 2023
Silk $9.64M 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $9.27M 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $7.87M 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $6.64M 2023
Ores slag and ash $5.83M 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $4.41M 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $3.89M 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $3.05M 2023
Cork and articles of cork $3.02M 2023
Lead $2.32M 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $1.75M 2023
Cereals $1.48M 2023
Meat and edible meat offal $609.53K 2023
Live animals $299.19K 2023




united kingdom Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -2291.00 -2205.00 9557.00 -12744.00 GBP Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -3.30 -3.10 2.80 -5.40 percent of GDP [+]
Current Account -21177.00 -18524.00 5812.00 -45700.00 GBP Million [+]
Exports 71133.00 71239.00 78750.00 962.00 GBP Million [+]
Imports 73424.00 73444.00 80605.00 1031.00 GBP Million [+]
External Debt 7572360.00 7553717.00 7620272.00 565439.00 GBP Million [+]
Capital Flows 7277.00 25858.00 52822.00 -18765.00 GBP Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment -1020.00 -3935.00 92093.00 -44536.00 GBP Million [+]
Gold Reserves 310.29 310.29 588.27 310.25 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 647.00 668.00 2821.00 1.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Goods Trade Balance Non-EU -2900.00 -3340.00 3605.00 -13933.00 GBP Million [+]
Auto Exports 59249.00 62938.00 136305.00 152.00 Units [+]
Tourist Arrivals 2930.00 2790.00 4344.00 65.00 Thousand [+]
Tourism Revenues 2180.00 2070.00 3637.00 61.00 GBP Million [+]
Weapons Sales 1504.00 656.00 6012.00 625.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]
Terrorism Index 2.37 3.84 6.06 2.37 Points [+]
Goods Trade Balance -14212.00 -14097.00 775.00 -24158.00 GBP Million [+]