Trade lane
What the United Kingdom buys from Japan.
The United Kingdom imported USD 11bn of manufactured and processed goods from Japan in 2024, up 3 per cent on 2022. That is 2 per cent of everything the United Kingdom imported in these lines, and Japan is its number 13 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Japan 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 11bnfrom Japan in 2024 (USD 11bn in 2022)
2 per centof the United Kingdom's imports in these lines, USD 506bn from every source
635product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#13Japan'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 Japan for it at the border, Japan'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 67 per cent of the lane.
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of the United Kingdom's imports6 per cent, 40 source countriesChangefrom USD 144m in 2022Unit valueUSD 19,500 a tonne, 47,066 tonnesUSD 918min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340
Share of the United Kingdom's imports15 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.0bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,839 a tonne, 60,282 tonnesUSD 895min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of the United Kingdom's imports21 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 543m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 537 tonnesUSD 859min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360
Share of the United Kingdom's imports8 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 200m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,248 a tonne, 25,364 tonnesUSD 488min 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 imports8 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 471m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,189 a tonne, 24,095 tonnesUSD 486min 2024 -
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Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952
Share of the United Kingdom's imports39 per cent, 35 source countriesChangeup 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 333m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,368 a tonne, 48,736 tonnesUSD 359min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of the United Kingdom's imports28 per cent, 83 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 404m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 71,796 a tonne, 4,023 tonnesUSD 289min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 54 source countriesChangeup 195 per cent on 2022 (USD 87m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,394 a tonne, 17,766 tonnesUSD 256min 2024 -
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Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734
Share of the United Kingdom's imports38 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,978 a tonne, 9,487 tonnesUSD 218min 2024 -
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Photographic goods: chemical preparations other than sensitised emulsions, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for useHS 370790
Share of the United Kingdom's imports89 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 213m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 61,027 a tonne, 3,442 tonnesUSD 210min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of the United Kingdom's imports12 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 264m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,564 a tonne, 12,433 tonnesUSD 206min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760
Share of the United Kingdom's imports6 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 174m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 42,448 a tonne, 3,976 tonnesUSD 169min 2024 -
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Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990
Share of the United Kingdom's imports22 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 148 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 183,909 a tonne, 889 tonnesUSD 163min 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 imports1 per cent, 91 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 204m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 333,528 a tonne, 475 tonnesUSD 158min 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 imports2 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 149m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.6m a tonne, 45 tonnesUSD 118min 2024 -
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Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214
Share of the United Kingdom's imports12 per cent, 31 source countriesChangeup 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.6m a tonne, 61 tonnesUSD 100min 2024 -
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Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: n.e.c. in subheading 8528.52, whether or not colourHS 852859
Share of the United Kingdom's imports30 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 95min 2024 -
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Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 109m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 447,037 a tonne, 205 tonnesUSD 92min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 93 source countriesChangeup 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,682 a tonne, 2,377 tonnesUSD 85min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without...HS 871150
Share of the United Kingdom's imports24 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 96m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 46,984 a tonne, 1,800 tonnesUSD 85min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereofHS 870850
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 56 source countriesChangeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,560 a tonne, 9,989 tonnesUSD 76min 2024 -
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Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: n.e.c. in item no. 8429.50HS 842959
Share of the United Kingdom's imports52 per cent, 36 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 83m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,729 a tonne, 9,034 tonnesUSD 70min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,974 a tonne, 10,697 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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Boards, panels, consoles, desks and other bases: for electric control or the distribution of electricity, (other than switching apparatus of heading no. 8517), for a...HS 853710
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 112 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 70m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 111,953 a tonne, 568 tonnesUSD 64min 2024 -
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Games: video game consoles and machines, other than those of subheading 9504.30HS 950450
Share of the United Kingdom's imports5 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 53 per cent on 2022 (USD 131m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 261,549 a tonne, 236 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
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Lenses: objective, for cameras, projectors or photographic enlargers or reducers, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, of any material...HS 900211
Share of the United Kingdom's imports35 per cent, 63 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 86m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 655,001 a tonne, 92 tonnesUSD 60min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereofHS 870894
Share of the United Kingdom's imports10 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 181 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 11,253 a tonne, 5,225 tonnesUSD 59min 2024 -
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Ink: writing, drawing and other inks, n.e.c. in heading no. 3215, whether or not concentrated or solidHS 321590
Share of the United Kingdom's imports25 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 82,871 a tonne, 708 tonnesUSD 59min 2024 -
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Ignition or starting equipment: spark plugs, of a kind used for spark or compression-ignition internal combustion enginesHS 851110
Share of the United Kingdom's imports43 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 69,617 a tonne, 817 tonnesUSD 57min 2024 -
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Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 730424
Share of the United Kingdom's imports44 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 366 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,207 a tonne, 5,441 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 65 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,199 a tonne, 3,194 tonnesUSD 55min 2024 -
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Titanium: unwrought, powdersHS 810820
Share of the United Kingdom's imports43 per cent, 26 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 41m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,273 a tonne, 4,373 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of the United Kingdom's imports6 per cent, 121 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 50m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 49min 2024 -
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Air conditioning machines: containing a motor driven fan, other than window or wall types, not incorporating a refrigerating unitHS 841583
Share of the United Kingdom's imports22 per cent, 38 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,366 a tonne, 1,808 tonnesUSD 44min 2024 -
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Electric accumulators: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8507HS 850790
Share of the United Kingdom's imports47 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 148m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,795 a tonne, 3,953 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Lathes: for removing metal, horizontal, numerically controlledHS 845811
Share of the United Kingdom's imports30 per cent, 29 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,248 a tonne, 1,888 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,765 a tonne, 1,903 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Polysulphides, polysulphones and similar products of chemical synthesis n.e.c. in chapter 39: in primary formsHS 391190
Share of the United Kingdom's imports24 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,778 a tonne, 3,077 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
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Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140
Share of the United Kingdom's imports40 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,247 a tonne, 1,179 tonnesUSD 39min 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 imports4 per cent, 83 source countriesChangedown 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 71m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,275 a tonne, 4,199 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
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Air conditioning machines: with motor driven fan and elements for temperature control, parts thereofHS 841590
Share of the United Kingdom's imports6 per cent, 65 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 63m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,416 a tonne, 1,228 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 98 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 200,074 a tonne, 185 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranksHS 848310
Share of the United Kingdom's imports5 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,924 a tonne, 1,675 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 485,088 a tonne, 75 tonnesUSD 37min 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 imports2 per cent, 111 source countriesChangeup 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 57,243 a tonne, 618 tonnesUSD 35min 2024 -
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Machining centres: for working metalHS 845710
Share of the United Kingdom's imports21 per cent, 26 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,097 a tonne, 1,761 tonnesUSD 34min 2024 -
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Steel, alloy: flat-rolled, width 600mm or more, cold-rolledHS 722550
Share of the United Kingdom's imports55 per cent, 16 source countriesChangeup 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 677 a tonne, 48,158 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 122,392 a tonne, 264 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) and 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134)HS 290345
Share of the United Kingdom's imports48 per cent, 14 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,869 a tonne, 5,448 tonnesUSD 32min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), cylinder capacity over 2500ccHS 870333
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 46m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,882 a tonne, 1,685 tonnesUSD 32min 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.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380USD 918m in 2024, from USD 144m in 2022. Japan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Steel, stainless: seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 730424USD 56m in 2024, up 366 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Japan supplies 44 per cent of the line.
- Automatic data processing machines: comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit and an input and output unit, whether or not combined, n.e.c. in...HS 847141USD 28m in 2024, up 272 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Japan supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: processing units other than those of item no. 8471.41 or 8471.49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two...HS 847150USD 37m in 2024, up 234 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Japan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322USD 256m in 2024, up 195 per cent on 2022 (USD 87m in 2022). Japan supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereofHS 870894USD 59m in 2024, up 181 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). Japan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: input or output units, whether or not containing storage units in the same housingHS 847160USD 14m in 2024, up 165 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Japan supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990USD 163m in 2024, up 148 per cent on 2022 (USD 66m in 2022). Japan supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360USD 488m in 2024, up 144 per cent on 2022 (USD 200m in 2022). Japan supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734USD 218m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 92m in 2022). Japan supplies 38 per cent of the line.
- Projectors: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852862USD 15m in 2024, up 131 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Japan supplies 20 per cent of the line.
- Bearings: parts, (other than balls, needles and rollers)HS 848299USD 23m in 2024, up 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Japan supplies 25 per cent of the line.
- Monitors other than cathode-ray tube: n.e.c. in subheading 8528.52, whether or not colourHS 852859USD 95m in 2024, up 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022). Japan supplies 30 per cent of the line.
- Machines: for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, not for making optical fibres and preforms thereofHS 847529USD 20m in 2024, up 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Japan supplies 64 per cent of the line.
- Railway or tramway rolling stock: parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8607HS 860799USD 17m in 2024, up 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Japan supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690USD 11m in 2024, up 88 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Japan supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: immunological products, mixed, put up in measured doses or in forms or packings for...HS 300214USD 100m in 2024, up 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022). Japan supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, internal combustion piston engine of cylinder capacity exceeding 500cc but not exceeding 800cc...HS 871140USD 39m in 2024, up 85 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022). Japan supplies 40 per cent of the line.
- Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings and plain shaft bearingsHS 848330USD 12m in 2024, up 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Japan supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Iron or steel (excluding cast iron or stainless steel): seamless, casing and tubing, of a kind used in drilling for oil or gasHS 730429USD 32m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Japan supplies 40 per cent of the line.
Where Japan dominates
Lines where Japan supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Japan 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.
- Photographic goods: chemical preparations other than sensitised emulsions, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for useHS 37079089 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 210m; 39 source countries in all.
- Magnetic media: other than cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 85232963 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 29m; 54 source countries in all.
- Engines: outboard motors for marine propulsion, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston enginesHS 84072176 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 22m; 28 source countries in all.
- Machines: for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, not for making optical fibres and preforms thereofHS 84752964 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 20m; 29 source countries in all.
- Silicon: containing by weight not less than 99.99% of siliconHS 28046187 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 19m; 15 source countries in all.
- Photographic plates and film: instant print film, in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, whether or not in packsHS 37012066 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 9m; 20 source countries in all.
- Fibres: synthetic staple fibres, acrylic or modacrylic, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningHS 55033072 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 4m; 19 source countries in all.
- Photographic plates and film: (for other than colour photography), in the flat, sensitised, unexposed, with no side exceeding 255mm, of any material other than paper...HS 37019968 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 4m; 24 source countries in all.
- Knitting machines: circular, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mmHS 84471262 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 2m; 11 source countries in all.
- Photographic film: in rolls, with silver halide emulsion, sensitised, unexposed, without sprocket holes, of a width not exceeding 105mm (other than of paper, paperboard...HS 37023293 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 2m; 15 source countries in all.
- Saturated fluorinated derivatives of acyclic hydrocarbons: n.e.c. in item no 2903.4HS 29034973 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 2m; 10 source countries in all.
- Glass: float glass and surface ground or polished glass, in sheets, wired glass, whether or not having an absorbent or reflecting layerHS 70053073 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 1m; 12 source countries in all.
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 Japan'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.
- Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380Japan: USD 918m at USD 19,500 a tonne. Spain: USD 432m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 14,962 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,834 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870340Japan: USD 895m at USD 14,839 a tonne. Poland: USD 193m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 11,612 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 17,342 a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191Japan: USD 859m at USD 1.6m a tonne. France: USD 670m (16 per cent of the line) at USD 1.3m a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.5m a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360Japan: USD 488m at USD 19,248 a tonne. China: USD 293m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 15,101 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,586 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323Japan: USD 486m at USD 20,189 a tonne. Belgium: USD 654m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 14,894 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,178 a tonne.
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders: with a 360 degree revolving super structureHS 842952Japan: USD 359m at USD 7,368 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 46m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 5,762 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 5,743 a tonne.
- Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399Japan: USD 289m at USD 71,796 a tonne. China: USD 236m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 26,475 a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 73,059 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322Japan: USD 256m at USD 14,394 a tonne. China: USD 543m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 10,198 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,946 a tonne.
- Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734Japan: USD 218m at USD 22,978 a tonne. Poland: USD 35m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 8,888 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 28,455 a tonne.
- Photographic goods: chemical preparations other than sensitised emulsions, put up in measured portions or put up for retail sale in a form ready for useHS 370790Japan: USD 210m at USD 61,027 a tonne. Germany: USD 7m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 9,351 a tonne, 85 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,720 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840Japan: USD 206m at USD 16,564 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 8m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 9,004 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,905 a tonne.
- Electric accumulators: lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)HS 850760Japan: USD 169m at USD 42,448 a tonne. China: USD 1.8bn (61 per cent of the line) at USD 19,479 a tonne, 54 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 52,156 a tonne.
- Reception and transmission apparatus: for use with the apparatus of heading no. 8524 to 8528, excluding aerials and aerial reflectorsHS 852990Japan: USD 163m at USD 183,909 a tonne. China: USD 108m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 33,187 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 148,367 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 300490Japan: USD 158m at USD 333,528 a tonne. Germany: USD 1.9bn (15 per cent of the line) at USD 81,585 a tonne, 76 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 72,972 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 300215Japan: USD 118m at USD 2.6m a tonne. South Korea: USD 217m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 1.6m a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.0m a tonne.
- Television cameras: n.e.c. in item no 8525.8HS 852589Japan: USD 92m at USD 447,037 a tonne. China: USD 536m (41 per cent of the line) at USD 98,918 a tonne, 78 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 397,782 a tonne.
- Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999Japan: USD 85m at USD 35,682 a tonne. Germany: USD 557m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 10,328 a tonne, 71 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 31,231 a tonne.
- Motorcycles (including mopeds) and cycles: fitted with auxiliary motor, with internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity exceeding 800cc, with or without...HS 871150Japan: USD 85m at USD 46,984 a tonne. Thailand: USD 48m (14 per cent of the line) at USD 33,464 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 51,225 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles: parts thereofHS 870850Japan: USD 76m at USD 7,560 a tonne. France: USD 80m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 5,554 a tonne, 27 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,215 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Japan: USD 64m at USD 5,974 a tonne. China: USD 752m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 3,050 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,301 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 Japan'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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