Trade lane
What the United Kingdom buys from Australia.
The United Kingdom imported USD 1.4bn of manufactured and processed goods from Australia in 2024, up 2 per cent on 2022. That is under 1 per cent of everything the United Kingdom imported in these lines, and Australia is its number 39 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Australia dominates, and where another country ships the same line for less a tonne.
Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices.
USD 1.4bnfrom Australia in 2024 (USD 1.4bn in 2022)
under 1 per centof the United Kingdom's imports in these lines, USD 506bn from every source
142product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#39Australia's rank among the United Kingdom's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what the United Kingdom paid Australia for it at the border, Australia's share of everything the United Kingdom imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 77 per cent of the lane.
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Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of the United Kingdom's imports29 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 218m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 343min 2024 -
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Wine: still, in containers holding more than 10 litresHS 220429
Share of the United Kingdom's imports27 per cent, 48 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 203m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,102 a tonne, 155,042 tonnesUSD 171min 2024 -
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Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or lessHS 220421
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 147m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,753 a tonne, 29,691 tonnesUSD 111min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 114 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 42,379 a tonne, 1,037 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing antibiotics (other than penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300420
Share of the United Kingdom's imports8 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 3m in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 26min 2024 -
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Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 91 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 98,799 a tonne, 257 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920
Share of the United Kingdom's imports8 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 287,782 a tonne, 86 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 67 source countriesChangedown 35 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 204,979 a tonne, 98 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Alkaloids: of opium and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 293911
Share of the United Kingdom's imports42 per cent, 15 source countriesChangeup 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 639,109 a tonne, 30 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Nickel: bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloysHS 750512
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 203 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,883 a tonne, 315 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 121 source countriesChangedown 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 850,180 a tonne, 15 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying waterHS 842121
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 66 source countriesChangefrom USD 377k in 2022Unit valueUSD 38,596 a tonne, 330 tonnesUSD 13min 2024 -
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Nickel: articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1HS 750890
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 54 source countriesChangefrom USD 40k in 2022Unit valueUSD 87,550 a tonne, 142 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Cranes: tower cranesHS 842620
Share of the United Kingdom's imports21 per cent, 17 source countriesChangefrom USD 2k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 12min 2024 -
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Copper oxides and hydroxidesHS 282550
Share of the United Kingdom's imports32 per cent, 13 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,213 a tonne, 1,400 tonnesUSD 11min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: road wheels and parts and accessories thereofHS 870870
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 64 source countriesChangefrom USD 625k in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,514 a tonne, 1,823 tonnesUSD 10min 2024 -
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Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 98 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 73,345 a tonne, 129 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 105 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 238,620 a tonne, 39 tonnesUSD 9min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 904k in 2022Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 4.8 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 83 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 5,459 a tonne, 1,463 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 99,750 a tonne, 79 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Microphones and stands thereforHS 851810
Share of the United Kingdom's imports6 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 124,516 a tonne, 60 tonnesUSD 8min 2024 -
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Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 85 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,631 a tonne, 2,821 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts of machinery of heading no. 8422HS 842290
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 272,532 a tonne, 27 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 127 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 290,464 a tonne, 25 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,630 a tonne, 566 tonnesUSD 7min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 113 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 110,315 a tonne, 57 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 111 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 45,660 a tonne, 137 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, or put up in the form of kits, other...HS 382290
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 76 source countriesChangeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 488,985 a tonne, 13 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Cobalt: mattes and other intermediate products of cobalt metallurgy, unwrought cobalt, powdersHS 810520
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 23 source countriesChangefrom USD 409k in 2022Unit valueUSD 52,589 a tonne, 118 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Food preparations: sweet biscuits, whether or not containing cocoaHS 190531
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 89 source countriesChangefrom USD 73k in 2022Unit valueUSD 6,203 a tonne, 997 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: for protecting electrical circuits, n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853630
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 76 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 66,859 a tonne, 91 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Footwear: n.e.c. in heading no. 6403, covering the ankle, outer soles of rubber, plastics or composition leather, uppers of leatherHS 640391
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 54,038 a tonne, 109 tonnesUSD 6min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: radiators and parts thereofHS 870891
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,161 a tonne, 308 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 926,940 a tonne, 5.4 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 115 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,859 a tonne, 630 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 100 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 5min 2024 -
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Carbonates: n.e.c. in heading no. 2836 and other than lithium or strontiumHS 283699
Share of the United Kingdom's imports14 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 43 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,228 a tonne, 757 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereofHS 880720
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 56 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 230,834 a tonne, 20 tonnesUSD 5min 2024 -
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Iron or steel, railway or tramway track construction material: n.e.c. in heading no. 7302HS 730290
Share of the United Kingdom's imports40 per cent, 29 source countriesChangedown 54 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,356 a tonne, 3,272 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Hair preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3305HS 330590
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 3m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,564 a tonne, 320 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Plastics: tube, pipe and hose fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges)HS 391740
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,918 a tonne, 254 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 277 per cent on 2022 (USD 1m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 253,536 a tonne, 16 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 124 source countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,215 a tonne, 214 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,690 a tonne, 204 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Organic surface-active products and preparations for washing the skin, in the form of liquid or cream and put up for retail sale, whether or not containing soapHS 340130
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,201 a tonne, 724 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Wine: sparklingHS 220410
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 60 source countriesChangeup 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,617 a tonne, 667 tonnesUSD 4min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850720
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 57 source countriesChangefrom USD 1k in 2022Unit valueUSD 22,182 a tonne, 158 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
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Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa: in blocks, slabs or bars, filled, weighing 2kg or lessHS 180631
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,575 a tonne, 349 tonnesUSD 3min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of the United Kingdom's importsunder 1 per cent, 96 source countriesChangedown 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 38,552 a tonne, 85 tonnesUSD 3min 2024
Fastest growing
The lines that grew most since 2022.
Lines worth at least USD 5m in 2022, ranked by growth to 2024 in current dollars. A fast rise can be a new product, a shift away from another source, or a price change; the record does not say which.
- Alkaloids: of opium and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 293911USD 19m in 2024, up 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Australia supplies 42 per cent of the line.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190USD 343m in 2024, up 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 218m in 2022). Australia supplies 29 per cent of the line.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899USD 7m in 2024, up 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Australia supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299USD 7m in 2024, up 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Australia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499USD 44m in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022). Australia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Microphones and stands thereforHS 851810USD 8m in 2024, up 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Australia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220USD 8m in 2024, up 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Australia supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts of machinery of heading no. 8422HS 842290USD 7m in 2024, up 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Australia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920USD 25m in 2024, up 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). Australia supplies 8 per cent of the line.
Where Australia dominates
Lines where Australia supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Australia ships at least 60 per cent of what the United Kingdom imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
No line worth USD 1m or more where Australia supplies 60 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports.
Another source, lower unit value
Where another country ships the same line for at least 20 per cent less a tonne.
Lines worth USD 5m or more where Australia's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to the United Kingdom at a unit value at least 20 per cent lower. The largest such source is named. The same heading can hold different grades, so a lower figure is a question to ask, not a like-for-like price.
- Wine: still, in containers holding more than 10 litresHS 220429Australia: USD 171m at USD 1,102 a tonne. South Africa: USD 52m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 851 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,311 a tonne.
- Wine: still, in containers holding 2 litres or lessHS 220421Australia: USD 111m at USD 3,753 a tonne. Chile: USD 124m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 2,876 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,826 a tonne.
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499Australia: USD 44m at USD 42,379 a tonne. United States: USD 417m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 28,702 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 21,297 a tonne.
- Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300490Australia: USD 25m at USD 98,799 a tonne. Ireland: USD 1.3bn (10 per cent of the line) at USD 47,545 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 72,972 a tonne.
- Therapeutic respiration apparatus: ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy apparatus: artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatusHS 901920Australia: USD 25m at USD 287,782 a tonne. Germany: USD 43m (13 per cent of the line) at USD 22,015 a tonne, 92 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 89,974 a tonne.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212Australia: USD 20m at USD 204,979 a tonne. Brazil: USD 15m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 157,113 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 625,244 a tonne.
- Alkaloids: of opium and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 293911Australia: USD 19m at USD 639,109 a tonne. Spain: USD 13m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 300,421 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 422,996 a tonne.
- Nickel: bars, rods and profiles, of nickel alloysHS 750512Australia: USD 14m at USD 45,883 a tonne. Austria: USD 73m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 36,623 a tonne, 20 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 38,230 a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730Australia: USD 13m at USD 850,180 a tonne. United States: USD 1.9bn (42 per cent of the line) at USD 424,474 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 412,316 a tonne.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying waterHS 842121Australia: USD 13m at USD 38,596 a tonne. Germany: USD 70m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 22,856 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,856 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: road wheels and parts and accessories thereofHS 870870Australia: USD 10m at USD 5,514 a tonne. China: USD 69m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 4,179 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,728 a tonne.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370Australia: USD 9m at USD 238,620 a tonne. China: USD 588m (42 per cent of the line) at USD 120,978 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 117,858 a tonne.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for retail...HS 300215Australia: USD 8m at USD 1.7m a tonne. Austria: USD 54m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 833,894 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.0m a tonne.
- Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149Australia: USD 8m at USD 5,459 a tonne. India: USD 207m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 2,241 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,819 a tonne.
- Lighting or visual signalling equipment: electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)HS 851220Australia: USD 8m at USD 99,750 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 135m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 49,371 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 43,033 a tonne.
- Microphones and stands thereforHS 851810Australia: USD 8m at USD 124,516 a tonne. Mexico: USD 5m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 67,510 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 205,982 a tonne.
- Non-alcoholic beverages: other than non-alcoholic beer, n.e.c. in item no. 2202.10, not including fruit, nut or vegetable juices of heading no. 2009HS 220299Australia: USD 7m at USD 2,631 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 298m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 1,710 a tonne, 35 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1,260 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts of machinery of heading no. 8422HS 842290Australia: USD 7m at USD 272,532 a tonne. Italy: USD 67m (27 per cent of the line) at USD 73,964 a tonne, 73 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 84,892 a tonne.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Australia: USD 7m at USD 290,464 a tonne. China: USD 2.8bn (35 per cent of the line) at USD 181,093 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 316,456 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899Australia: USD 7m at USD 12,630 a tonne. China: USD 262m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 8,772 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,018 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What the United Kingdom buys from everyone, and what it is placed to make.
What this record says
What crossed the border, what it was worth, and what it weighed.
Every figure on this page is from CEPII's BACI file, which reconciles what each pair of countries reports to the UN about the same shipment. Trade year 2024, compared with 2022. A line is one six-digit customs heading (HS 2022). Values are in US dollars at the border; growth is in current dollars, so part of any change is price, not volume.
Unit value. Unit values are customs values per tonne, declared at the border, not product prices. It is the value of a line divided by its declared weight, so it mixes grades, models and qualities under one heading. It is shown only where the weight is recorded, at least three source countries of USD 100k or more ship the line to the United Kingdom with a weight, and the figure sits within a factor of five of the middle of those sources. Outside that band it is treated as a recording problem and left out.
Share is Australia's part of everything the United Kingdom imported in that line, from every source. Sources counts the countries that shipped any of it.
Scope. Manufactured and processed goods, customs chapters 16 to 96, without ores, fuels, precious metals, scrap, raw farm output and one-off capital and defence purchases: the same rule as the Made here pages.
What it does not say
A record of trade, not a shopping list.
What this record does not say: what sells at retail, what margin a trade leaves, how crowded the marketplaces are, or how much of a flow is re-exported through entrepots such as Hong Kong and Singapore.
A large line is not proof of an opening, and a lower unit value from another country is not proof the goods are the same. Tariffs, standards, freight, payment terms, lead times and the plain fact that a supplier is good at it are all invisible here. Nothing on this page is a forecast, a recommendation or a promise. No supplier company is named, because the record holds none.
Source: CEPII BACI, HS22, version 202601. Edition of 2026-11-03.
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