Full trade & compliance profile
United Kingdom — Trade & Compliance
United Kingdom's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.
Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.
40
trade agreements
16
cargo treaties
3.94%
MFN applied tariff
Memberships & standing
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
United Kingdom beyond logistics?
Trade Flow
Top export markets
- 1USA16.3%
- 2Germany8.8%
- 3Netherlands7.6%
- 4France6.7%
- 5Ireland5.6%
Leading export goods (HS2)
- 1Machinery & mechanical appliances18.9%
- 2Vehicles11.4%
- 3Mineral fuels & oils9.0%
- 4Pearls, precious stones & metals7.0%
- 5Electrical machinery6.5%
Leading import goods (HS2)
- 1Pearls, precious stones & metals13.1%
- 2Vehicles11.4%
- 3Mineral fuels & oils10.8%
- 4Machinery & mechanical appliances10.4%
- 5Electrical machinery8.7%
Fastest-rising export markets
- 1USA+2.94pp
- 2United Arab Emirates+1.28pp
- 3India+0.49pp
Declining export markets
- 1China−3.79pp
- 2Ireland−1.56pp
- 3Netherlands−1.51pp
Fastest-rising export goods
- 1Machinery & mechanical appliances+3.22pp
- 2Vehicles+2.48pp
- 3Electrical machinery+0.86pp
Declining export goods
- 1Mineral fuels & oils−4.81pp
- 2Pearls, precious stones & metals−3.96pp
- 3Organic chemicals−0.94pp
Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024
Preferential Trade Agreements
United Kingdom - Australia2023
United Kingdom - New Zealand2023
EU - United Kingdom2021
United Kingdom - Albania2021
United Kingdom - Cameroon2021
United Kingdom - Canada2021
United Kingdom - CARIFORUM States2021
United Kingdom - Central America2021
United Kingdom - Chile2021
United Kingdom - Colombia, Ecuador and Peru2021
United Kingdom - Côte d'Ivoire2021
United Kingdom - Eastern and Southern Africa States2021
United Kingdom - Egypt2021
United Kingdom - Faroe Islands2021
United Kingdom - Georgia2021
United Kingdom - Ghana2021
United Kingdom - Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway2021
United Kingdom - Israel2021
United Kingdom - Japan2021
United Kingdom - Jordan2021
United Kingdom - Kenya2021
United Kingdom - Korea, Republic of2021
United Kingdom - Kosovo2021
United Kingdom - Lebanon2021
United Kingdom - Mexico2021
United Kingdom - Moldova, Republic of2021
United Kingdom - Morocco2021
United Kingdom - North Macedonia2021
United Kingdom - Pacific States2021
United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Samoa2021
United Kingdom - Pacific States - Accession of Solomon Islands2021
United Kingdom - Palestine2021
United Kingdom - SACU and Mozambique2021
United Kingdom - Serbia2021
United Kingdom - Singapore2021
United Kingdom - Switzerland - Liechtenstein2021
United Kingdom - Tunisia2021
United Kingdom - Türkiye2021
United Kingdom - Ukraine2021
United Kingdom - Viet Nam2021
International Cargo Treaties
- ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
- ✓Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982. New York, 28 July 1994
- ✓Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks. New York, 4 August 1995
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Private Road Vehicles. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Additional Protocol to the Convention concerning Customs Facilities for Touring, relating to the Importation of Tourist Publicity Documents and Material. New York, 4 June 1954
- ✓Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
- ✓Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone. Geneva, 29 April 1958
- ✓International Convention to Facilitate the Importation of Commercial Samples and Advertising Material. Geneva, 7 November 1952
- ✓International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Geneva, 21 October 1982
- ✓Customs Convention on Containers. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation of Commercial Road Vehicles. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 15 January 1959
- ✓European Convention on Customs Treatment of Pallets used in International Transport. Geneva, 9 December 1960
- ✓Customs Convention on the Temporary Importation for Private Use of Aircraft and Pleasure Boats. Geneva, 18 May 1956
- ✓Convention on Customs Treatment of Pool Containers used in International Transport. Geneva, 21 January 1994
Fiscal & Tariffs
Currency
GBP
Pound Sterling
MFN applied tariff
3.94%
simple average (2022)
Sanctions & restrictive measures
On the UN list
2
On the EU list
13
Listed entities includeTECHNOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT GROUP LIMITEDT.M.G. ENGINEERING LIMITEDMostafa Kamel Mostafa IbrahimDanial Adam
15 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Key commodities
Top agricultural output
Raw milk of cattle
15.9M t
Top mineral output
aggregates, primary
119.8M tonnes (metric)
Energy production
Primary energy production
Top item per category of 102 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA
All Sources
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe UN Security Council Consolidated Listthe UN Security Council Consolidated List
UN — open↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗