Trade lane
What the United Kingdom buys from Malaysia.
The United Kingdom imported USD 3.3bn of manufactured and processed goods from Malaysia in 2024, down 17 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything the United Kingdom imported in these lines, and Malaysia is its number 29 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Malaysia 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 3.3bnfrom Malaysia in 2024 (USD 4.0bn in 2022)
1 per centof the United Kingdom's imports in these lines, USD 506bn from every source
286product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#29Malaysia'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 Malaysia for it at the border, Malaysia'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 68 per cent of the lane.
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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 imports5 per cent, 127 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 444m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 464,504 a tonne, 848 tonnesUSD 394min 2024 -
2
Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 121 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 119m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 438,654 a tonne, 435 tonnesUSD 191min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231
Share of the United Kingdom's imports14 per cent, 81 source countriesChangedown 59 per cent on 2022 (USD 304m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 113 tonnesUSD 125min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 561,026 a tonne, 210 tonnesUSD 118min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239
Share of the United Kingdom's imports12 per cent, 82 source countriesChangedown 50 per cent on 2022 (USD 184m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 955,512 a tonne, 96 tonnesUSD 91min 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 imports9 per cent, 83 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 123m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 97,365 a tonne, 937 tonnesUSD 91min 2024 -
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Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20LHS 850811
Share of the United Kingdom's imports11 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,836 a tonne, 2,844 tonnesUSD 71min 2024 -
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Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposesHS 401512
Share of the United Kingdom's imports48 per cent, 41 source countriesChangedown 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 122m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,600 a tonne, 10,034 tonnesUSD 66min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, for bedroom useHS 940350
Share of the United Kingdom's imports9 per cent, 83 source countriesChangedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 76m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,880 a tonne, 32,539 tonnesUSD 61min 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 imports3 per cent, 113 source countriesChangeup 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 91,538 a tonne, 627 tonnesUSD 57min 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 imports24 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 51m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 129,874 a tonne, 439 tonnesUSD 57min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839
Share of the United Kingdom's imports6 per cent, 67 source countriesChangeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 55,163 a tonne, 906 tonnesUSD 50min 2024 -
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Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351
Share of the United Kingdom's imports10 per cent, 71 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 44m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 807,190 a tonne, 61 tonnesUSD 49min 2024 -
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Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, mittens and mitts other than surgical glovesHS 401519
Share of the United Kingdom's imports31 per cent, 62 source countriesChangedown 49 per cent on 2022 (USD 95m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,535 a tonne, 8,658 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 86 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 498,150 a tonne, 94 tonnesUSD 47min 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 imports3 per cent, 105 source countriesChangeup 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 108,044 a tonne, 427 tonnesUSD 46min 2024 -
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Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150
Share of the United Kingdom's imports13 per cent, 21 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5.1m a tonne, 7.7 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)HS 903040
Share of the United Kingdom's imports23 per cent, 67 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.7m a tonne, 18 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 77 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 192,428 a tonne, 157 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Biodiesel and mixtures thereof: not containing or containing less than 70% by weight of petroleum oils or oils obtained from bituminous mineralsHS 382600
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 159m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,277 a tonne, 22,997 tonnesUSD 29min 2024 -
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Cocoa: butter, fat and oilHS 180400
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 37 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 17,552 a tonne, 1,492 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 122 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,953 a tonne, 12,104 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollowHS 760429
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,619 a tonne, 6,264 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 92 source countriesChangeup 230 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 603,033 a tonne, 37 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851650
Share of the United Kingdom's imports11 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 251 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,011 a tonne, 2,477 tonnesUSD 22min 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 imports1 per cent, 112 source countriesChangeup 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 76,897 a tonne, 284 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 73 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 975,968 a tonne, 22 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 117 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 108,413 a tonne, 197 tonnesUSD 21min 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 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 541,962 a tonne, 39 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Lenses, contact: unmounted, of any material, excluding elements of glass not optically workedHS 900130
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 49 source countriesChangeup 5 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 97,878 a tonne, 215 tonnesUSD 21min 2024 -
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Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to...HS 844331
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 26,787 a tonne, 734 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Communication apparatus: parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsHS 851779
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 97 source countriesChangedown 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 576,204 a tonne, 34 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Parts of electronic integrated circuitsHS 854290
Share of the United Kingdom's imports13 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 289,934 a tonne, 65 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 9030, with a recording deviceHS 903084
Share of the United Kingdom's imports31 per cent, 49 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 949,369 a tonne, 19 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities, not meters of heading no. 9028: parts and accessories, for measuring or detecting alpha, beta...HS 903090
Share of the United Kingdom's imports10 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 848,052 a tonne, 22 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Monitors: other than cathode-ray tube: capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71HS 852852
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 79 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 134,711 a tonne, 126 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Plywood: consisting only of sheets of wood (not bamboo), each ply 6mm or thinner, with at least one outer ply of tropical woodHS 441231
Share of the United Kingdom's imports19 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,602 a tonne, 4,458 tonnesUSD 16min 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 imports1 per cent, 72 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 54,237 a tonne, 293 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)HS 382319
Share of the United Kingdom's imports10 per cent, 27 source countriesChangeup 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,347 a tonne, 11,713 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Wood: doors and their frames and thresholds, of tropical wood:HS 441821
Share of the United Kingdom's imports12 per cent, 37 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2,239 a tonne, 6,618 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Units of automatic data processing machines: n.e.c. in item no. 8471.50, 8471.60 or 8471.70HS 847180
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 16m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 150,055 a tonne, 99 tonnesUSD 15min 2024 -
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Air conditioning machines: comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, of a kind designed to be fixed to a window, wall...HS 841510
Share of the United Kingdom's imports8 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 478 per cent on 2022 (USD 2m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 13,102 a tonne, 1,066 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Ethylene polymers: sacks and bags (including cones), for the conveyance or packing of goodsHS 392321
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 83 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,834 a tonne, 7,610 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Parts of vacuum cleanersHS 850870
Share of the United Kingdom's imports23 per cent, 47 source countriesChangedown 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 20,870 a tonne, 666 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Tricycles, scooters, pedal cars and similar wheeled toys: dolls' carriages: dolls: other toys: reduced-size (scale) models and similar recreational models, working or...HS 950300
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 109 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,503 a tonne, 1,103 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Electronic integrated circuits: amplifiersHS 854233
Share of the United Kingdom's imports18 per cent, 64 source countriesChangedown 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 21m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 948,925 a tonne, 15 tonnesUSD 14min 2024 -
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Navigational instruments and appliances: parts and accessoriesHS 901490
Share of the United Kingdom's imports13 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 13min 2024 -
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Heating apparatus: electric soil heating apparatus and space heating apparatus (excluding storage heating radiators)HS 851629
Share of the United Kingdom's imports5 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,767 a tonne, 368 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves)HS 851660
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,698 a tonne, 827 tonnesUSD 12min 2024 -
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Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: single-function printing, copying or facsimile machines, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to...HS 844332
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 73,068 a tonne, 166 tonnesUSD 12min 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.
- Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851650USD 22m in 2024, up 251 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330USD 22m in 2024, up 230 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890USD 57m in 2024, up 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 28m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191USD 118m in 2024, up 94 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Navigational instruments and appliances: parts and accessoriesHS 901490USD 13m in 2024, up 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Radio navigational aid apparatusHS 852691USD 11m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Industrial monocarboxylic fatty acids: acid oils from refining: (other than stearic acid, oleic acid or tall oil fatty acids)HS 382319USD 16m in 2024, up 65 per cent on 2022 (USD 10m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Printing, copying, and facsimile machines: machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to...HS 844331USD 20m in 2024, up 63 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Hair-dressing apparatus: electro-thermic hair dryersHS 851631USD 11m in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 11 per cent of the line.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730USD 191m in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 119m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollowHS 760429USD 23m in 2024, up 57 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Fans: table, floor, wall, window, ceiling or roof fans, with a self-contained electric motor of an output not exceeding 125WHS 841451USD 8m in 2024, up 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Locks: (other than those for motor vehicles or furniture), (key, combination or electrically operated), of base metalHS 830140USD 10m in 2024, up 47 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150USD 40m in 2024, up 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Electrical transformers, static converters and inductors: parts thereofHS 850490USD 7m in 2024, up 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91HS 490199USD 11m in 2024, up 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790USD 8m in 2024, up 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839USD 50m in 2024, up 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: mixes and doughs for the preparation of bread, pastry, cakes, biscuits and other bakers' waresHS 190120USD 9m in 2024, up 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370USD 46m in 2024, up 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022). Malaysia supplies 3 per cent of the line.
Where Malaysia dominates
Lines where Malaysia supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Malaysia 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.
- Wood, tropical: dark red meranti, light red meranti and meranti bakau, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or finger-jointed...HS 44072581 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 4m; 8 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 Malaysia'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.
- Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations): machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other...HS 851762Malaysia: USD 394m at USD 464,504 a tonne. China: USD 2.8bn (35 per cent of the line) at USD 181,093 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 316,456 a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730Malaysia: USD 191m at USD 438,654 a tonne. France: USD 438m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 247,492 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 412,316 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or...HS 854231Malaysia: USD 125m at USD 1.1m a tonne. China: USD 101m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 346,812 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 582,132 a tonne.
- Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading no. 8542HS 854239Malaysia: USD 91m at USD 955,512 a tonne. China: USD 67m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 263,478 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 735,641 a tonne.
- Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399Malaysia: USD 91m at USD 97,365 a tonne. Japan: USD 289m (28 per cent of the line) at USD 71,796 a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 73,059 a tonne.
- Vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20LHS 850811Malaysia: USD 71m at USD 24,836 a tonne. China: USD 456m (71 per cent of the line) at USD 12,590 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 23,798 a tonne.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), gloves, of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposesHS 401512Malaysia: USD 66m at USD 6,600 a tonne. China: USD 44m (32 per cent of the line) at USD 4,091 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,214 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890Malaysia: USD 57m at USD 91,538 a tonne. China: USD 176m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 28,050 a tonne, 69 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 77,637 a tonne.
- Ink: writing, drawing and other inks, n.e.c. in heading no. 3215, whether or not concentrated or solidHS 321590Malaysia: USD 57m at USD 129,874 a tonne. Japan: USD 59m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 82,871 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 46,974 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: catheters, cannulae and the likeHS 901839Malaysia: USD 50m at USD 55,163 a tonne. China: USD 67m (7 per cent of the line) at USD 26,034 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 58,772 a tonne.
- Semiconductor media: solid-state non-volatile storage devices, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 852351Malaysia: USD 49m at USD 807,190 a tonne. China: USD 96m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 434,664 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 620,116 a tonne.
- Units of automatic data processing machines: storage unitsHS 847170Malaysia: USD 47m at USD 498,150 a tonne. China: USD 230m (18 per cent of the line) at USD 237,608 a tonne, 52 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 466,064 a tonne.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370Malaysia: USD 46m at USD 108,044 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 40m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 49,002 a tonne, 55 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 117,858 a tonne.
- Pacemakers: for stimulating heart muscles (excluding parts and accessories)HS 902150Malaysia: USD 40m at USD 5.1m a tonne. Germany: USD 11m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 1.9m a tonne, 63 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 4.6m a tonne.
- Instruments and apparatus: specially designed for telecommunications (e.g. cross-talk meters, gain measuring instruments, distortion factor meters, psophometers)HS 903040Malaysia: USD 30m at USD 1.7m a tonne. United States: USD 28m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 687,873 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 994,659 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: electro-diagnostic apparatus (including apparatus for functional exploratory examination or for checking physiological...HS 901819Malaysia: USD 30m at USD 192,428 a tonne. China: USD 31m (4 per cent of the line) at USD 69,804 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 287,473 a tonne.
- Cocoa: butter, fat and oilHS 180400Malaysia: USD 26m at USD 17,552 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 378m (54 per cent of the line) at USD 13,671 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,766 a tonne.
- Machinery: parts and accessories (other than covers, carrying cases and the like) of the machines of heading no. 8471HS 847330Malaysia: USD 22m at USD 603,033 a tonne. China: USD 548m (43 per cent of the line) at USD 64,506 a tonne, 89 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 262,160 a tonne.
- Ovens: microwave, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851650Malaysia: USD 22m at USD 9,011 a tonne. China: USD 172m (81 per cent of the line) at USD 3,832 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 9,002 a tonne.
- 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 853710Malaysia: USD 22m at USD 76,897 a tonne. China: USD 315m (12 per cent of the line) at USD 39,259 a tonne, 49 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 105,582 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 Malaysia'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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A sourcing alert for Malaysia to the United Kingdom is not built yet. If it is built, it would tell you when a line on this lane shifts: a new source country, a share that moves, a unit value that changes sharply. Leave an address and you will hear when it exists, and nothing else.
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