Trade lane
What China buys from the United Kingdom.
China imported USD 14bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United Kingdom in 2024, down 2 per cent on 2022. That is 1 per cent of everything China imported in these lines, and the United Kingdom is its number 14 source. Below: the 50 largest lines, the fastest growing, where the United Kingdom 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 14bnfrom the United Kingdom in 2024 (USD 14bn in 2022)
1 per centof China's imports in these lines, USD 986bn from every source
776product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#14the United Kingdom's rank among China's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what China paid the United Kingdom for it at the border, the United Kingdom's share of everything China imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 65 per cent of the lane.
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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 China's imports9 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 74 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.2bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 35,270 a tonne, 58,264 tonnesUSD 2.1bnin 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of China's imports28 per cent, 32 source countriesChangedown 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.6bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 99,779 a tonne, 9,534 tonnesUSD 951min 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 China's imports13 per cent, 22 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 982m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,394 a tonne, 30,910 tonnesUSD 939min 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 China's imports5 per cent, 66 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 953m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 719min 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of China's imports4 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 378m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 237 tonnesUSD 439min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439
Share of China's imports16 per cent, 37 source countriesChangeup 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 270m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.1m a tonne, 337 tonnesUSD 378min 2024 -
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Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of...HS 840890
Share of China's imports12 per cent, 39 source countriesChangedown 23 per cent on 2022 (USD 291m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 22,518 a tonne, 9,885 tonnesUSD 223min 2024 -
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WhiskiesHS 220830
Share of China's imports51 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 28 per cent on 2022 (USD 308m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,847 a tonne, 20,434 tonnesUSD 222min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of China's imports10 per cent, 73 source countriesChangeup 72 per cent on 2022 (USD 122m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 379,572 a tonne, 551 tonnesUSD 209min 2024 -
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Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 33 source countriesChangedown 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 266m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 436,809 a tonne, 447 tonnesUSD 195min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of China's imports6 per cent, 52 source countriesChangeup 17 per cent on 2022 (USD 165m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.4m a tonne, 81 tonnesUSD 194min 2024 -
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Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499
Share of China's imports2 per cent, 105 source countriesChangeup 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 81,610 a tonne, 1,913 tonnesUSD 156min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of China's imports3 per cent, 106 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 94m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,000 a tonne, 3,624 tonnesUSD 120min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219
Share of China's imports3 per cent, 70 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 89m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 271,383 a tonne, 400 tonnesUSD 109min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of China's imports3 per cent, 96 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 91m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 166,585 a tonne, 626 tonnesUSD 104min 2024 -
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Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes): diffraction apparatusHS 901210
Share of China's imports7 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 91 per cent on 2022 (USD 54m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 353,860 a tonne, 291 tonnesUSD 103min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 69 source countriesChangedown 29 per cent on 2022 (USD 137m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 51,798 a tonne, 1,870 tonnesUSD 97min 2024 -
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Fibres: artificial staple fibres, other than of viscose, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningHS 550490
Share of China's imports29 per cent, 18 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 3,992 a tonne, 23,048 tonnesUSD 92min 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 China's imports2 per cent, 111 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 123m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 206,241 a tonne, 439 tonnesUSD 90min 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 China's imports2 per cent, 101 source countriesChangedown 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 155m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 52,221 a tonne, 1,660 tonnesUSD 87min 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 China's imports31 per cent, 31 source countriesChangedown 68 per cent on 2022 (USD 268m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,270 a tonne, 5,582 tonnesUSD 85min 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 China's imports8 per cent, 75 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 95m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 108,942 a tonne, 753 tonnesUSD 82min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR), (other than spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs)HS 902750
Share of China's imports6 per cent, 60 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 97m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 717,283 a tonne, 105 tonnesUSD 75min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432
Share of China's imports6 per cent, 28 source countriesChangeup 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 159,139 a tonne, 455 tonnesUSD 72min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 101 source countriesChangedown 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1,647 a tonne, 38,136 tonnesUSD 63min 2024 -
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Engines: parts for internal combustion piston engines (excluding spark-ignition)HS 840999
Share of China's imports5 per cent, 100 source countriesChangeup 21 per cent on 2022 (USD 52m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,431 a tonne, 2,455 tonnesUSD 62min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902781
Share of China's imports5 per cent, 33 source countriesChangeup 51 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 507,806 a tonne, 113 tonnesUSD 57min 2024 -
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Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, unsupported, n.e.c. or includedHS 381590
Share of China's imports13 per cent, 44 source countriesChangeup 432 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,595 a tonne, 2,859 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Microtomes and parts and accessories thereofHS 902790
Share of China's imports4 per cent, 68 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 61m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 800,208 a tonne, 70 tonnesUSD 56min 2024 -
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Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: other than air combat simulators and parts thereofHS 880529
Share of China's imports49 per cent, 22 source countriesChangeup 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 526,801 a tonne, 102 tonnesUSD 54min 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 China's imports1 per cent, 45 source countriesChangedown 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 80m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.9m a tonne, 27 tonnesUSD 51min 2024 -
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Lasers: other than laser diodesHS 901320
Share of China's imports4 per cent, 82 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 474,195 a tonne, 102 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Spectrometers, spectrophotometers and spectrographs: using optical radiations (UV, visible, IR)HS 902730
Share of China's imports7 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 40 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 627,554 a tonne, 77 tonnesUSD 48min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for measuring or detecting ionising radiationsHS 903010
Share of China's imports17 per cent, 47 source countriesChangeup 80 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 1.8m a tonne, 26 tonnesUSD 47min 2024 -
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Machinery: parts of machinery for making or finishing paper or paperboardHS 843999
Share of China's imports16 per cent, 45 source countriesChangefrom USD 657k in 2022Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 46min 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 China's imports3 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 22 per cent on 2022 (USD 35m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 33,874 a tonne, 1,251 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Valves: for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissionsHS 848120
Share of China's imports3 per cent, 71 source countriesChangedown 44 per cent on 2022 (USD 74m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 100,211 a tonne, 417 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), articles n.e.c. in heading no. 4016, of non-cellular rubberHS 401699
Share of China's imports6 per cent, 100 source countriesChangedown 18 per cent on 2022 (USD 51m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,471 a tonne, 2,684 tonnesUSD 42min 2024 -
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Tubing: flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steelHS 830710
Share of China's imports36 per cent, 58 source countriesChangeup 345 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,225 a tonne, 2,132 tonnesUSD 41min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 140 source countriesChangeup 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 38m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 43,097 a tonne, 925 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Medicaments: containing alkaloids or their derivatives: other than ephedrine, pseudoephedrine (INN) or norephedrine or their salts: for therapeutic or prophylactic...HS 300449
Share of China's imports14 per cent, 26 source countriesChangedown 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 40m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.1m a tonne, 19 tonnesUSD 40min 2024 -
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Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather or of composition leatherHS 420221
Share of China's imports2 per cent, 89 source countriesChangeup 463 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 528,981 a tonne, 74 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: gas or smoke analysis apparatus, for physical or chemical analysisHS 902710
Share of China's imports6 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 450,007 a tonne, 86 tonnesUSD 39min 2024 -
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Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, or put up in the form of kits, other...HS 382290
Share of China's imports21 per cent, 58 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 39m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 268,453 a tonne, 143 tonnesUSD 38min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 111 source countriesChangeup 12 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 58,768 a tonne, 639 tonnesUSD 38min 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 China's imports2 per cent, 94 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 234,600 a tonne, 160 tonnesUSD 37min 2024 -
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Instruments and apparatus: for physical or chemical analysis, for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, expansion, surface tension or quantities of heat, sound or...HS 902789
Share of China's imports3 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 32m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 461,042 a tonne, 79 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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Electrical apparatus: n.e.c. in heading no. 8536, for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 voltsHS 853690
Share of China's imports1 per cent, 133 source countriesChangeup 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 33m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 31,410 a tonne, 1,155 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of China's imports2 per cent, 128 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 43m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,144 a tonne, 1,888 tonnesUSD 36min 2024 -
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Titanium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108HS 810890
Share of China's imports8 per cent, 55 source countriesChangeup 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 58,859 a tonne, 598 tonnesUSD 35min 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.
- Cases and containers: handbags (whether or not with shoulder strap and including those without handle), with outer surface of leather or of composition leatherHS 420221USD 39m in 2024, up 463 per cent on 2022 (USD 7m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Reaction initiators, reaction accelerators and catalytic preparations, unsupported, n.e.c. or includedHS 381590USD 56m in 2024, up 432 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Tubing: flexible, with or without fittings, of iron or steelHS 830710USD 41m in 2024, up 345 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 36 per cent of the line.
- Machinery parts: not containing electrical connectors, insulators, coils, contacts or other electrical features, n.e.c. in chapter 84, other than ships' or boats'...HS 848790USD 34m in 2024, up 296 per cent on 2022 (USD 9m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199USD 32m in 2024, up 286 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: vulcanised (other than hard rubber), tubing, piping and hoses, reinforced or otherwise combined with materials other than metal or textiles, with fittingsHS 400942USD 22m in 2024, up 265 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 26 per cent of the line.
- Protein: concentrates and textured protein substancesHS 210610USD 25m in 2024, up 204 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 59 per cent of the line.
- Vehicle parts: steering wheels, steering columns and steering boxes: parts thereofHS 870894USD 15m in 2024, up 197 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Bicycles and other cycles: including delivery tricycles, not motorisedHS 871200USD 32m in 2024, up 158 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 13 per cent of the line.
- Food preparations: of flour, meal, starch, malt extract or milk products, suitable for infants or young children, put up for retail saleHS 190110USD 30m in 2024, up 156 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Artificial parts of the bodyHS 902131USD 18m in 2024, up 133 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499USD 156m in 2024, up 127 per cent on 2022 (USD 69m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts for filtering or purifying liquids or gasesHS 842199USD 26m in 2024, up 124 per cent on 2022 (USD 12m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Machinery: parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431HS 843149USD 17m in 2024, up 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Circuits: printedHS 853400USD 18m in 2024, up 118 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies under 1 per cent of the line.
- Ground flying trainers and parts thereof: other than air combat simulators and parts thereofHS 880529USD 54m in 2024, up 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 25m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 49 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing corticosteroid hormones, their derivatives or structural analogues (but not containing antibiotics), for therapeutic or prophylactic uses...HS 300432USD 72m in 2024, up 111 per cent on 2022 (USD 34m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 6 per cent of the line.
- Titanium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108HS 810890USD 35m in 2024, up 103 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 8 per cent of the line.
- Blood, human or animal, antisera, other blood fractions and immunological products: antisera and other blood fractionsHS 300212USD 30m in 2024, up 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Apparatus based on the use of x-rays, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus: for other than medical, surgical, dental or veterinary usesHS 902219USD 34m in 2024, up 96 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 6 per cent of the line.
Where the United Kingdom dominates
Lines where the United Kingdom supplies 60 per cent or more.
The largest lines worth USD 1m or more where the United Kingdom ships at least 60 per cent of what China imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Vitamins: D- or DL-pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) and its derivatives, unmixedHS 29362467 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 10m; 17 source countries in all.
- Cells and batteries: primary, air-zincHS 85066064 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 6m; 13 source countries in all.
- Alkaloids: of opium and their derivatives: salts thereofHS 29391178 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 5m; 10 source countries in all.
- Magnetic media: cards incorporating a magnetic stripe, whether or not recorded, excluding products of Chapter 37HS 85232180 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 3m; 39 source countries in all.
- Rail locomotives: powered from an external source of electricityHS 86011088 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 3m; 2 source countries in all.
- Photographic film: other than for colour photography, in rolls, sensitised, unexposed, of a width exceeding 35mm (other than of paper, paperboard or textiles)HS 37029867 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 2m; 12 source countries in all.
- Heterocyclic compounds: with nitrogen hetero-atom(s) only, containing an unfused pyrazole ring (whether or not hydrogenated) in the structure, phenazone (antipyrin) and...HS 29331170 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 1m; 14 source countries in all.
- Cellulose fibre-cement: articles or the like, other than corrugated sheets and other sheets, panels, tiles and similar articles, not containing asbestosHS 68118977 per cent of China's imports of the line, USD 1m; 25 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 the United Kingdom's unit value is recorded and another country also ships at least USD 5m of the same line to China 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 reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323The United Kingdom: USD 2.1bn at USD 35,270 a tonne. United States: USD 4.8bn (22 per cent of the line) at USD 21,470 a tonne, 39 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,690 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324The United Kingdom: USD 951m at USD 99,779 a tonne. Austria: USD 773m (23 per cent of the line) at USD 55,554 a tonne, 44 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 66,416 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 870340The United Kingdom: USD 939m at USD 30,394 a tonne. Japan: USD 3.8bn (50 per cent of the line) at USD 18,221 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 36,102 a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112The United Kingdom: USD 439m at USD 1.9m a tonne. United States: USD 631m (6 per cent of the line) at USD 1.1m a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.0m a tonne.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439The United Kingdom: USD 378m at USD 1.1m a tonne. France: USD 190m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 217,876 a tonne, 81 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 591,941 a tonne.
- Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for other than marine propulsion or the vehicles of...HS 840890The United Kingdom: USD 223m at USD 22,518 a tonne. Japan: USD 644m (34 per cent of the line) at USD 11,170 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 17,616 a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730The United Kingdom: USD 209m at USD 379,572 a tonne. United States: USD 160m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 252,772 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 627,011 a tonne.
- Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuitsHS 848620The United Kingdom: USD 195m at USD 436,809 a tonne. Japan: USD 10.0bn (30 per cent of the line) at USD 287,664 a tonne, 34 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 329,876 a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191The United Kingdom: USD 194m at USD 2.4m a tonne. United States: USD 1.1bn (33 per cent of the line) at USD 982,563 a tonne, 59 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 3.3m a tonne.
- Cosmetic and toilet preparations: n.e.c. in heading no. 3304, for the care of the skin (excluding medicaments, including sunscreen or sun tan preparations)HS 330499The United Kingdom: USD 156m at USD 81,610 a tonne. South Korea: USD 2.0bn (29 per cent of the line) at USD 38,542 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 38,542 a tonne.
- Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690The United Kingdom: USD 120m at USD 33,000 a tonne. Germany: USD 364m (9 per cent of the line) at USD 19,472 a tonne, 41 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 27,472 a tonne.
- Reagents: diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing, prepared diagnostic or laboratory reagents whether or not on a backing, whether or not put up in the form of...HS 382219The United Kingdom: USD 109m at USD 271,383 a tonne. United States: USD 1.4bn (36 per cent of the line) at USD 212,221 a tonne, 22 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 201,907 a tonne.
- Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180The United Kingdom: USD 104m at USD 166,585 a tonne. Japan: USD 348m (10 per cent of the line) at USD 83,606 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 193,120 a tonne.
- Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes): diffraction apparatusHS 901210The United Kingdom: USD 103m at USD 353,860 a tonne. Switzerland: USD 7m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 264,113 a tonne, 25 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 403,864 a tonne.
- Vehicle parts: gear boxes and parts thereofHS 870840The United Kingdom: USD 97m at USD 51,798 a tonne. Germany: USD 3.9bn (50 per cent of the line) at USD 39,536 a tonne, 24 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 21,563 a tonne.
- Fibres: artificial staple fibres, other than of viscose, not carded, combed or otherwise processed for spinningHS 550490The United Kingdom: USD 92m at USD 3,992 a tonne. Austria: USD 142m (44 per cent of the line) at USD 2,711 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2,711 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 853710The United Kingdom: USD 90m at USD 206,241 a tonne. Germany: USD 851m (20 per cent of the line) at USD 97,991 a tonne, 53 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 109,699 a tonne.
- Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances: for pipes, boiler shells, tanks, vats or the like, including thermostatically controlled valvesHS 848180The United Kingdom: USD 87m at USD 52,221 a tonne. Italy: USD 347m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 35,725 a tonne, 32 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 40,445 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322The United Kingdom: USD 85m at USD 15,270 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 15m (5 per cent of the line) at USD 12,105 a tonne, 21 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 14,440 a tonne.
- Machinery: for filtering or purifying gases, other than intake air filters, catalytic converters or particulate filters for internal combustion enginesHS 842139The United Kingdom: USD 82m at USD 108,942 a tonne. South Korea: USD 276m (25 per cent of the line) at USD 54,453 a tonne, 50 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 43,370 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What China 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 China 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 the United Kingdom's part of everything China 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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