Trade lane
What the United Kingdom buys from Romania.
The United Kingdom imported USD 5.0bn of manufactured and processed goods from Romania in 2024, up 18 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything the United Kingdom imported in these lines, and Romania is its number 22 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where Romania 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 5.0bnfrom Romania in 2024 (USD 4.2bn in 2022)
1 per centof the United Kingdom's imports in these lines, USD 506bn from every source
373product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#22Romania'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 Romania for it at the border, Romania'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 72 per cent of the lane.
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321
Share of the United Kingdom's imports24 per cent, 38 source countriesChangeup 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 812m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,024 a tonne, 59,310 tonnesUSD 1.3bnin 2024 -
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Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139
Share of the United Kingdom's imports20 per cent, 84 source countriesChangeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 161m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 143,146 a tonne, 1,442 tonnesUSD 206min 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 imports3 per cent, 35 source countriesChangenew since 2022Unit valueUSD 15,582 a tonne, 12,494 tonnesUSD 195min 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 imports1 per cent, 54 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 170m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,184 a tonne, 7,671 tonnesUSD 124min 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 imports5 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 101m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,770 a tonne, 14,433 tonnesUSD 112min 2024 -
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Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480
Share of the United Kingdom's imports10 per cent, 74 source countriesChangeup 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,130 a tonne, 4,274 tonnesUSD 103min 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 imports4 per cent, 112 source countriesChangeup 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 78m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 47,014 a tonne, 2,165 tonnesUSD 102min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of the United Kingdom's imports5 per cent, 93 source countriesChangeup 32 per cent on 2022 (USD 76m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 103,082 a tonne, 977 tonnesUSD 101min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870421
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 35 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 14,726 a tonne, 6,797 tonnesUSD 100min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or shipsHS 854430
Share of the United Kingdom's imports6 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 32,495 a tonne, 2,732 tonnesUSD 89min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1HS 870431
Share of the United Kingdom's imports34 per cent, 23 source countriesChangefrom USD 635k in 2022Unit valueUSD 15,575 a tonne, 4,568 tonnesUSD 71min 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 imports1 per cent, 127 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 55m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 316,785 a tonne, 196 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 95 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 53m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,415 a tonne, 3,425 tonnesUSD 60min 2024 -
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Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston enginesHS 841330
Share of the United Kingdom's imports9 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,226 a tonne, 1,797 tonnesUSD 54min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereofHS 870894
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 62 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 64m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 51,837 a tonne, 871 tonnesUSD 45min 2024 -
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Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 58m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,090 a tonne, 6,081 tonnesUSD 43min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)HS 870880
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 64 source countriesChangeup 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 16,877 a tonne, 2,379 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,181 a tonne, 2,812 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or otherHS 841810
Share of the United Kingdom's imports6 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,959 a tonne, 6,819 tonnesUSD 34min 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 imports3 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,424 a tonne, 2,143 tonnesUSD 33min 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 countriesChangeup 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 30m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 215,351 a tonne, 152 tonnesUSD 33min 2024 -
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Seats: parts, (of other than wood) for use in the assembly of motor vehicles as determined by the ministerHS 940199
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 45m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,624 a tonne, 1,016 tonnesUSD 31min 2024 -
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Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 98 source countriesChangeup 186 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 54,271 a tonne, 562 tonnesUSD 30min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 124 source countriesChangeup 39 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 26,734 a tonne, 1,024 tonnesUSD 27min 2024 -
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Electro-thermic appliances: coffee or tea makers, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851671
Share of the United Kingdom's imports13 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,722 a tonne, 1,382 tonnesUSD 26min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: silencers (mufflers) and exhaust pipes: parts thereofHS 870892
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 57 source countriesChangefrom USD 1m in 2022Unit valueUSD 51,357 a tonne, 493 tonnesUSD 25min 2024 -
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Cigarettes: containing tobaccoHS 240220
Share of the United Kingdom's imports11 per cent, 46 source countriesChangedown 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,741 a tonne, 2,504 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: other than saws and drillsHS 846729
Share of the United Kingdom's imports5 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 30 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 24,433 a tonne, 979 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollowHS 760429
Share of the United Kingdom's imports5 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 208 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 7,772 a tonne, 3,071 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Plastics: builders' ware, shutters, blinds (including venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereofHS 392530
Share of the United Kingdom's imports22 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,038 a tonne, 3,899 tonnesUSD 24min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 94 source countriesChangeup 161 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 46,247 a tonne, 499 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: drills of all kindsHS 846721
Share of the United Kingdom's imports12 per cent, 53 source countriesChangeup 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 34,221 a tonne, 670 tonnesUSD 23min 2024 -
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Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing...HS 190590
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 101 source countriesChangeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,071 a tonne, 4,395 tonnesUSD 22min 2024 -
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Meat preparations: sausages and similar products, of meat, meat offal, blood or insects, and food preparations based on these productsHS 160100
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 8 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,494 a tonne, 3,118 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Sauces and preparations therefor: mixed condiments and mixed seasoningsHS 210390
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 107 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,614 a tonne, 4,315 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereofHS 870830
Share of the United Kingdom's imports2 per cent, 65 source countriesChangedown 33 per cent on 2022 (USD 29m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,687 a tonne, 2,034 tonnesUSD 20min 2024 -
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Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 166 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,862 a tonne, 3,282 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
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Vehicles: parts of bodies, safety seat beltsHS 870821
Share of the United Kingdom's imports22 per cent, 42 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 12,031 a tonne, 1,588 tonnesUSD 19min 2024 -
39
Coats: men's or boys', overcoats, raincoats, car-coats, capes, cloaks, anoraks (including ski-jackets) and similar articles, of man-made fibres, other than those of...HS 620140
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 84 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 19min 2024 -
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Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereofHS 848190
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 101 source countriesChangeup 110 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 116,112 a tonne, 154 tonnesUSD 18min 2024 -
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Mattresses: of other materials, not cellular rubber or plasticsHS 940429
Share of the United Kingdom's imports11 per cent, 69 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,324 a tonne, 4,007 tonnesUSD 17min 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 imports2 per cent, 121 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 85,694 a tonne, 201 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
43
Iron or steel: tube or pipe fittings, butt welding fittings, other than stainless steelHS 730793
Share of the United Kingdom's imports40 per cent, 41 source countriesChangefrom USD 2m in 2022Unit valueUSD 42,310 a tonne, 402 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428HS 842890
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,230 a tonne, 871 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
45
Furniture: wooden, other than for office, kitchen or bedroom useHS 940360
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 122 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 5,033 a tonne, 3,311 tonnesUSD 17min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: structures and parts thereof, n.e.c. in heading 7308HS 730890
Share of the United Kingdom's imports1 per cent, 73 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,399 a tonne, 4,737 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Ophthalmic instruments and appliancesHS 901850
Share of the United Kingdom's imports7 per cent, 65 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 379,788 a tonne, 42 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199
Share of the United Kingdom's imports4 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 345 per cent on 2022 (USD 4m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 92,537 a tonne, 172 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
49
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 imports1 per cent, 111 source countriesChangedown 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 20m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 68,176 a tonne, 231 tonnesUSD 16min 2024 -
50
Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, burglar or fire alarms and similar, other than those of heading no. 8512 or 8530HS 853110
Share of the United Kingdom's imports3 per cent, 75 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 59,340 a tonne, 246 tonnesUSD 15min 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.
- Aluminium: alloys, bars, rods and profiles, other than hollowHS 760429USD 24m in 2024, up 208 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Romania supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Insulated electric conductors: for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectorsHS 854442USD 30m in 2024, up 186 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). Romania supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on buses or lorriesHS 401120USD 19m in 2024, up 166 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Romania supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Electrical apparatus: parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading no. 8535, 8536 or 8537HS 853890USD 23m in 2024, up 161 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Romania supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: parts thereofHS 848190USD 18m in 2024, up 110 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Romania supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Clasps, frames with clasps, buckles, buckle clasps: of base metal, of a kind used for clothing & accessories, footwear, jewellery, wrist-watches, books, awnings...HS 830890USD 10m in 2024, up 95 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). Romania supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)HS 870880USD 40m in 2024, up 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 22m in 2022). Romania supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Leather: composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rollsHS 411510USD 12m in 2024, up 82 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). Romania supplies 87 per cent of the line.
- Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or shipsHS 854430USD 89m in 2024, up 81 per cent on 2022 (USD 49m in 2022). Romania supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery: n.e.c. in heading no. 8425, 8426, 8427 or 8428HS 842890USD 17m in 2024, up 77 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). Romania supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston enginesHS 841330USD 54m in 2024, up 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 31m in 2022). Romania supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Ovens, cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters: of a kind used for domestic purposes (excluding microwaves)HS 851660USD 13m in 2024, up 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Romania supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Tools: for working in the hand, with self-contained electric motor: drills of all kindsHS 846721USD 23m in 2024, up 66 per cent on 2022 (USD 14m in 2022). Romania supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts of those machines used in the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drinkHS 843890USD 12m in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). Romania supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321USD 1.3bn in 2024, up 61 per cent on 2022 (USD 812m in 2022). Romania supplies 24 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing penicillins, streptomycins or their derivatives, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300410USD 9m in 2024, up 55 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). Romania supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840USD 40m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 27m in 2022). Romania supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Electro-thermic appliances: coffee or tea makers, of a kind used for domestic purposesHS 851671USD 26m in 2024, up 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 18m in 2022). Romania supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Plastics: builders' ware, shutters, blinds (including venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereofHS 392530USD 24m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). Romania supplies 22 per cent of the line.
- Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991USD 33m in 2024, up 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 23m in 2022). Romania supplies 3 per cent of the line.
Where Romania dominates
Lines where Romania supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where Romania 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.
- Leather: composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rollsHS 41151087 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 12m; 30 source countries in all.
- Railway or tramway goods vans and wagons: open, with non-removable sides of a height exceeding 60cm, not self-propelledHS 860692100 per cent of the United Kingdom's imports of the line, USD 9m; 1 source country 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 Romania'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 spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity not over 1000ccHS 870321Romania: USD 1.3bn at USD 22,024 a tonne. Spain: USD 1.0bn (19 per cent of the line) at USD 14,620 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,755 a tonne.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139Romania: USD 206m at USD 143,146 a tonne. Germany: USD 207m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 33,670 a tonne, 77 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 30,137 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322Romania: USD 124m at USD 16,184 a tonne. China: USD 543m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 10,198 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,946 a tonne.
- Rubber: new pneumatic tyres, of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)HS 401110Romania: USD 112m at USD 7,770 a tonne. China: USD 752m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 3,050 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,301 a tonne.
- Pumps and compressors: for air, vacuum or gas, n.e.c. in heading no. 8414HS 841480Romania: USD 103m at USD 24,130 a tonne. China: USD 89m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 14,275 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 29,582 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 853710Romania: USD 102m at USD 47,014 a tonne. Turkey: USD 16m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 22,271 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 105,582 a tonne.
- Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999Romania: USD 101m at USD 103,082 a tonne. Germany: USD 557m (29 per cent of the line) at USD 10,328 a tonne, 90 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 31,231 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a gvw not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in...HS 870421Romania: USD 100m at USD 14,726 a tonne. South Africa: USD 307m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 11,504 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,591 a tonne.
- Insulated electric conductors: ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or shipsHS 854430Romania: USD 89m at USD 32,495 a tonne. Morocco: USD 561m (37 per cent of the line) at USD 23,123 a tonne, 29 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 49,664 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. not exceeding 5 tonnes), n.e.c. in item no 8704.1HS 870431Romania: USD 71m at USD 15,575 a tonne. Thailand: USD 40m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 11,818 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,824 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 851762Romania: USD 62m at USD 316,785 a tonne. China: USD 2.8bn (35 per cent of the line) at USD 181,093 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 316,456 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899Romania: USD 60m at USD 17,415 a tonne. China: USD 262m (11 per cent of the line) at USD 8,772 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,018 a tonne.
- Pumps: fuel, lubricating or cooling medium pumps for internal combustion piston enginesHS 841330Romania: USD 54m at USD 30,226 a tonne. Italy: USD 48m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 23,687 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 39,658 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereofHS 870894Romania: USD 45m at USD 51,837 a tonne. Germany: USD 117m (19 per cent of the line) at USD 29,812 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,246 a tonne.
- Seats: with wooden frames, upholstered, (excluding medical, surgical, dental, veterinary or barber furniture)HS 940161Romania: USD 43m at USD 7,090 a tonne. China: USD 689m (52 per cent of the line) at USD 5,463 a tonne, 23 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,366 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: suspension systems and parts thereof (including shock-absorbers)HS 870880Romania: USD 40m at USD 16,877 a tonne. Germany: USD 300m (31 per cent of the line) at USD 11,161 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 11,161 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840Romania: USD 40m at USD 14,181 a tonne. Indonesia: USD 8m (under 1 per cent of the line) at USD 9,004 a tonne, 37 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 20,905 a tonne.
- Refrigerators and freezers: combined refrigerator-freezers, fitted with separate external doors, electric or otherHS 841810Romania: USD 34m at USD 4,959 a tonne. China: USD 226m (40 per cent of the line) at USD 3,436 a tonne, 31 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 6,539 a tonne.
- Engines: parts, suitable for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines (for other than aircraft)HS 840991Romania: USD 33m at USD 15,424 a tonne. Germany: USD 653m (49 per cent of the line) at USD 12,154 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 19,213 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 300490Romania: USD 33m at USD 215,351 a tonne. Germany: USD 1.9bn (15 per cent of the line) at USD 81,585 a tonne, 62 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 72,972 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 Romania'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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