Trade lane
What Germany buys from the United Kingdom.
Germany imported USD 32bn of manufactured and processed goods from the United Kingdom in 2024, up 1 per cent on 2022. That is 3 per cent of everything Germany imported in these lines, and the United Kingdom is its number 13 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 32bnfrom the United Kingdom in 2024 (USD 32bn in 2022)
3 per centof Germany's imports in these lines, USD 1.1tn from every source
1,415product lines worth USD 1m or more on this lane
#13the United Kingdom's rank among Germany's sources
The top 50
The largest lines on the lane, by 2024 value.
Each line shows what Germany paid the United Kingdom for it at the border, the United Kingdom's share of everything Germany imported in that line, how it changed since 2022, and the customs unit value per tonne where the weight is recorded. Together they are 56 per cent of the lane.
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Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730
Share of Germany's imports36 per cent, 101 source countriesChangeup 58 per cent on 2022 (USD 2.4bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 514,268 a tonne, 7,288 tonnesUSD 3.7bnin 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191
Share of Germany's imports31 per cent, 68 source countriesChangeup 45 per cent on 2022 (USD 1.4bn in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.6m a tonne, 784 tonnesUSD 2.1bnin 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 Germany's imports7 per cent, 95 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 3.0bn in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 1.9bnin 2024 -
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Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112
Share of Germany's imports19 per cent, 25 source countriesChangedown 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 1000m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.2m a tonne, 419 tonnesUSD 927min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324
Share of Germany's imports13 per cent, 81 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 603m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 123,224 a tonne, 4,711 tonnesUSD 580min 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 Germany's imports6 per cent, 43 source countriesChangeup 107 per cent on 2022 (USD 229m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 62,201 a tonne, 7,611 tonnesUSD 473min 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 Germany's imports9 per cent, 43 source countriesChangedown 10 per cent on 2022 (USD 457m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 26,190 a tonne, 15,712 tonnesUSD 411min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatusHS 901813
Share of Germany's imports59 per cent, 66 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 348m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 61,872 a tonne, 6,441 tonnesUSD 399min 2024 -
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Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734
Share of Germany's imports9 per cent, 59 source countriesChangeup 156 per cent on 2022 (USD 151m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 21,371 a tonne, 18,077 tonnesUSD 386min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350
Share of Germany's imports16 per cent, 36 source countriesChangeup 41 per cent on 2022 (USD 216m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 28,932 a tonne, 10,513 tonnesUSD 304min 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 Germany's imports2 per cent, 135 source countriesChangedown 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 323m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 239,786 a tonne, 1,165 tonnesUSD 279min 2024 -
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Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereofHS 880720
Share of Germany's imports31 per cent, 72 source countriesChangedown 1 per cent on 2022 (USD 280m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 334,831 a tonne, 830 tonnesUSD 278min 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 Germany's imports9 per cent, 122 source countriesChangeup 67 per cent on 2022 (USD 155m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 173,944 a tonne, 1,492 tonnesUSD 259min 2024 -
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Electrical static convertersHS 850440
Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 129 source countriesChangedown 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 296m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 81,208 a tonne, 3,156 tonnesUSD 256min 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 Germany's imports3 per cent, 62 source countriesChangedown 3 per cent on 2022 (USD 255m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 17,515 a tonne, 14,108 tonnesUSD 247min 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 Germany's imports6 per cent, 88 source countriesChangeup 46 per cent on 2022 (USD 161m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 153,596 a tonne, 1,524 tonnesUSD 234min 2024 -
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WhiskiesHS 220830
Share of Germany's imports43 per cent, 67 source countriesChangedown 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 274m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 6,497 a tonne, 35,460 tonnesUSD 230min 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 Germany's imports2 per cent, 131 source countriesChangeup 16 per cent on 2022 (USD 198m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 286,738 a tonne, 802 tonnesUSD 230min 2024 -
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Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190
Share of Germany's imports16 per cent, 81 source countriesChangeup 71 per cent on 2022 (USD 132m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.1m a tonne, 106 tonnesUSD 227min 2024 -
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Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690
Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 140 source countriesChangeup 2 per cent on 2022 (USD 214m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 14,493 a tonne, 15,020 tonnesUSD 218min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323
Share of Germany's imports2 per cent, 86 source countriesChangeup 34 per cent on 2022 (USD 158m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,620 a tonne, 10,832 tonnesUSD 213min 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 Germany's imports4 per cent, 48 source countriesChangeup 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,496 a tonne, 21,667 tonnesUSD 206min 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 Germany's imports4 per cent, 105 source countriesChangedown 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 276m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 360,631 a tonne, 570 tonnesUSD 206min 2024 -
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Iron or steel: articles n.e.c. in heading 7326HS 732690
Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 129 source countriesChangedown 6 per cent on 2022 (USD 193m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,600 a tonne, 39,348 tonnesUSD 181min 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 Germany's imports21 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 122 per cent on 2022 (USD 77m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 25,723 a tonne, 6,633 tonnesUSD 171min 2024 -
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Food preparations: n.e.c. in item no. 2106.10HS 210690
Share of Germany's imports6 per cent, 124 source countriesChangeup 27 per cent on 2022 (USD 134m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,856 a tonne, 8,558 tonnesUSD 170min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts and accessories: n.e.c. in heading no. 8708HS 870899
Share of Germany's imports2 per cent, 100 source countriesChangelevel with 2022 (USD 166m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 8,599 a tonne, 19,319 tonnesUSD 166min 2024 -
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Instruments, appliances and machines: for measuring or checking n.e.c. in chapter 90HS 903180
Share of Germany's imports7 per cent, 130 source countriesChangeup 37 per cent on 2022 (USD 112m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 471,907 a tonne, 324 tonnesUSD 153min 2024 -
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Machines and mechanical appliances: having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapterHS 847989
Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 105 source countriesChangedown 11 per cent on 2022 (USD 169m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 53,929 a tonne, 2,795 tonnesUSD 151min 2024 -
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Vehicle parts: brakes, servo-brakes and parts thereofHS 870830
Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 83 source countriesChangeup 7 per cent on 2022 (USD 139m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 10,387 a tonne, 14,328 tonnesUSD 149min 2024 -
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Titanium: other than unwrought, n.e.c. in heading no. 8108HS 810890
Share of Germany's imports14 per cent, 63 source countriesChangeup 106 per cent on 2022 (USD 68m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 90,210 a tonne, 1,544 tonnesUSD 139min 2024 -
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Front-end shovel loadersHS 842951
Share of Germany's imports18 per cent, 40 source countriesChangeup 24 per cent on 2022 (USD 111m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 9,827 a tonne, 14,102 tonnesUSD 139min 2024 -
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Aluminium: plates, sheets and strip, thickness exceeding 0.2mm, alloys, rectangular (including square)HS 760612
Share of Germany's imports5 per cent, 62 source countriesChangeup 13 per cent on 2022 (USD 120m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,327 a tonne, 31,235 tonnesUSD 135min 2024 -
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Printed matter: books, brochures, leaflets and similar printed matter n.e.c. in item no. 4901.10 or 4901.91HS 490199
Share of Germany's imports12 per cent, 146 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 157m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 19,872 a tonne, 6,727 tonnesUSD 134min 2024 -
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Medical, surgical or dental instruments and appliances: n.e.c. in heading no. 9018HS 901890
Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 131 source countriesChangeup 14 per cent on 2022 (USD 116m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 78,170 a tonne, 1,696 tonnesUSD 133min 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 Germany's imports4 per cent, 114 source countriesChangedown 20 per cent on 2022 (USD 166m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 370,937 a tonne, 356 tonnesUSD 132min 2024 -
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Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499
Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 96 source countriesChangeup 258 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 790,273 a tonne, 166 tonnesUSD 132min 2024 -
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Vehicles: with only electric motor for propulsionHS 870380
Share of Germany's imports2 per cent, 57 source countriesChangedown 75 per cent on 2022 (USD 502m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 30,656 a tonne, 4,095 tonnesUSD 126min 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 Germany's imports1 per cent, 61 source countriesChangeup 117 per cent on 2022 (USD 57m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 2.0m a tonne, 62 tonnesUSD 124min 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 Germany's imports17 per cent, 61 source countriesChangedown 38 per cent on 2022 (USD 200m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 18,975 a tonne, 6,495 tonnesUSD 123min 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 Germany's imports3 per cent, 113 source countriesChangeup 25 per cent on 2022 (USD 98m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 136,102 a tonne, 903 tonnesUSD 123min 2024 -
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Polyethers other than polyacetals, and bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate: in primary formsHS 390729
Share of Germany's imports12 per cent, 53 source countriesChangedown 26 per cent on 2022 (USD 161m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 120min 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 Germany's imports7 per cent, 91 source countriesChangedown 15 per cent on 2022 (USD 140m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 36,751 a tonne, 3,243 tonnesUSD 119min 2024 -
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Engines: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87HS 840820
Share of Germany's imports4 per cent, 57 source countriesChangeup 42 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 15,105 a tonne, 7,732 tonnesUSD 117min 2024 -
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Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus: automatic, other than hydraulic or pneumaticHS 903289
Share of Germany's imports7 per cent, 92 source countriesChangedown 19 per cent on 2022 (USD 144m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 204,755 a tonne, 568 tonnesUSD 116min 2024 -
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Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranksHS 848310
Share of Germany's imports10 per cent, 87 source countriesChangeup 36 per cent on 2022 (USD 81m in 2022)Unit valuenot shown: weight missing or out of rangeUSD 110min 2024 -
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Chemical products, mixtures and preparations: n.e.c. heading 3824HS 382499
Share of Germany's imports4 per cent, 84 source countriesChangedown 9 per cent on 2022 (USD 119m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 4,240 a tonne, 25,520 tonnesUSD 108min 2024 -
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Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91HS 844399
Share of Germany's imports3 per cent, 106 source countriesChangeup 76 per cent on 2022 (USD 60m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 88,683 a tonne, 1,193 tonnesUSD 106min 2024 -
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Turbines: parts of gas turbines (excluding turbo-jets and turbo-propellers)HS 841199
Share of Germany's imports6 per cent, 70 source countriesChangedown 4 per cent on 2022 (USD 105m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 360,837 a tonne, 279 tonnesUSD 101min 2024 -
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Automatic data processing machines: portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a displayHS 847130
Share of Germany's imports1 per cent, 128 source countriesChangedown 31 per cent on 2022 (USD 143m in 2022)Unit valueUSD 398,396 a tonne, 247 tonnesUSD 98min 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.
- Electric generating sets: with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines), of an output exceeding 375kVAHS 850213USD 39m in 2024, from USD 5m in 2022. The United Kingdom supplies 32 per cent of the line.
- Toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: n.e.c. in item 3002.3HS 300249USD 50m in 2024, from USD 8m in 2022. The United Kingdom supplies 7 per cent of the line.
- Circuits: printedHS 853400USD 79m in 2024, up 442 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Instruments and apparatus: parts and accessories for those measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure or other variables of liquids or gases (excluding those of...HS 902690USD 34m in 2024, up 342 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Nucleic acids and their salts, other heterocyclic compounds, n.e.c. in heading number 2934HS 293499USD 132m in 2024, up 258 per cent on 2022 (USD 37m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Fork-lift and other works trucks: fitted with lifting or handling equipment, self-propelled by other than electric motorHS 842720USD 53m in 2024, up 252 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- 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 852852USD 18m in 2024, up 250 per cent on 2022 (USD 5m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Nickel: articles thereof n.e.c. in item no. 7508.1HS 750890USD 76m in 2024, up 218 per cent on 2022 (USD 24m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 27 per cent of the line.
- Luminaires and light fittings: electric, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sourcesHS 940542USD 33m in 2024, up 212 per cent on 2022 (USD 11m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 3 per cent of the line.
- Radar apparatusHS 852610USD 17m in 2024, up 187 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Rubber: unvulcanised, compounded with carbon black or silica, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or stripHS 400510USD 22m in 2024, up 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 8m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- Signalling apparatus: electric, sound or visual, indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED), excluding those of heading...HS 853120USD 18m in 2024, up 184 per cent on 2022 (USD 6m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 5 per cent of the line.
- Vaccines, toxins, cultures of micro-organisms (excluding yeasts) and similar products: for human medicineHS 300241USD 34m in 2024, up 167 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 1 per cent of the line.
- Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734USD 386m in 2024, up 156 per cent on 2022 (USD 151m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 9 per cent of the line.
- Wadding, gauze, bandages and similar articles: (excluding adhesive dressings), impregnated or coated with pharmaceutical substances, packaged for retail saleHS 300590USD 48m in 2024, up 155 per cent on 2022 (USD 19m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 10 per cent of the line.
- 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 870421USD 206m in 2024, up 152 per cent on 2022 (USD 82m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 4 per cent of the line.
- Medicaments: containing hormones (but not insulin), adrenal cortex hormones or antibiotics, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail saleHS 300439USD 63m in 2024, up 141 per cent on 2022 (USD 26m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 2 per cent of the line.
- Mountings, fittings and similar articles: suitable for other than buildings or furniture, of base metalHS 830249USD 30m in 2024, up 139 per cent on 2022 (USD 13m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Iron: articles of non-malleable cast ironHS 732510USD 41m in 2024, up 137 per cent on 2022 (USD 17m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 12 per cent of the line.
- Electric generators: AC generators, (alternators), other than photovoltaic generators, of an output exceeding 75kVA but not exceeding 375kVAHS 850162USD 36m in 2024, up 135 per cent on 2022 (USD 15m in 2022). The United Kingdom supplies 13 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 Germany imports. This is supply concentration: how much of the line depends on one source country.
- Plastics: plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), of regenerated cellulose: non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly...HS 39207176 per cent of Germany's imports of the line, USD 13m; 27 source countries in all.
- Glass: drawn and blown, in sheets, coloured throughout the mass (body tinted), opacified, flashed or having an absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer, but not...HS 70042061 per cent of Germany's imports of the line, USD 5m; 19 source countries in all.
- Leather: composition leather with a basis of leather or leather fibre, in slabs, sheets or strip, whether or not in rollsHS 41151079 per cent of Germany's imports of the line, USD 4m; 30 source countries in all.
- Fabrics, woven: of carded wool or carded fine animal hair, containing less than 85% by weight of wool or fine animal hair, mixed mainly or solely with fibres n.e.c. in...HS 51119064 per cent of Germany's imports of the line, USD 2m; 26 source countries in all.
- Fibres: artificial filament tow, other than cellulose acetateHS 55029094 per cent of Germany's imports of the line, USD 1m; 9 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 Germany 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.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes, helicopters or unmanned aircraft n.e.c. in heading no. 8807HS 880730The United Kingdom: USD 3.7bn at USD 514,268 a tonne. Turkey: USD 281m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 273,908 a tonne, 47 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 359,223 a tonne.
- Turbines: parts of turbo-jets and turbo-propellersHS 841191The United Kingdom: USD 2.1bn at USD 2.6m a tonne. United States: USD 2.3bn (34 per cent of the line) at USD 726,503 a tonne, 72 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 1.1m a tonne.
- Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kNHS 841112The United Kingdom: USD 927m at USD 2.2m a tonne. United States: USD 1.1bn (21 per cent of the line) at USD 1.6m a tonne, 26 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 2.1m a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000ccHS 870324The United Kingdom: USD 580m at USD 123,224 a tonne. Slovakia: USD 958m (21 per cent of the line) at USD 22,516 a tonne, 82 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 64,877 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of...HS 870360The United Kingdom: USD 473m at USD 62,201 a tonne. Slovakia: USD 1.6bn (19 per cent of the line) at USD 19,968 a tonne, 68 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,213 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 411m at USD 26,190 a tonne. Czech Republic: USD 704m (15 per cent of the line) at USD 15,732 a tonne, 40 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 17,443 a tonne.
- Medical, surgical instruments and appliances: magnetic resonance imaging apparatusHS 901813The United Kingdom: USD 399m at USD 61,872 a tonne. France: USD 16m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 35,541 a tonne, 43 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 86,967 a tonne.
- Engines: reciprocating piston engines, of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000ccHS 840734The United Kingdom: USD 386m at USD 21,371 a tonne. France: USD 38m (1 per cent of the line) at USD 13,668 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 18,984 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with both compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by...HS 870350The United Kingdom: USD 304m at USD 28,932 a tonne. Mexico: USD 1.1bn (59 per cent of the line) at USD 17,963 a tonne, 38 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 22,190 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 851762The United Kingdom: USD 279m at USD 239,786 a tonne. China: USD 3.8bn (32 per cent of the line) at USD 116,447 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 280,068 a tonne.
- Aircraft and spacecraft: under-carriages and parts thereofHS 880720The United Kingdom: USD 278m at USD 334,831 a tonne. Austria: USD 69m (8 per cent of the line) at USD 165,192 a tonne, 51 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 274,491 a tonne.
- Electrical machines and apparatus: having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, n.e.c. in heading no. 8543HS 854370The United Kingdom: USD 259m at USD 173,944 a tonne. China: USD 615m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 67,098 a tonne, 61 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 134,247 a tonne.
- Electrical static convertersHS 850440The United Kingdom: USD 256m at USD 81,208 a tonne. China: USD 2.3bn (26 per cent of the line) at USD 34,491 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 59,810 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1000 but not over 1500ccHS 870322The United Kingdom: USD 247m at USD 17,515 a tonne. Spain: USD 1.8bn (20 per cent of the line) at USD 11,816 a tonne, 33 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,270 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 234m at USD 153,596 a tonne. Poland: USD 82m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 98,844 a tonne, 36 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 153,596 a tonne.
- WhiskiesHS 220830The United Kingdom: USD 230m at USD 6,497 a tonne. Spain: USD 14m (3 per cent of the line) at USD 3,505 a tonne, 46 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 15,023 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 230m at USD 286,738 a tonne. Romania: USD 1.6bn (16 per cent of the line) at USD 104,430 a tonne, 64 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 102,709 a tonne.
- Appliances: worn, carried or implanted in the body, to compensate for a defect or disabilityHS 902190The United Kingdom: USD 227m at USD 2.1m a tonne. United States: USD 306m (22 per cent of the line) at USD 926,601 a tonne, 57 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 651,167 a tonne.
- Plastics: other articles n.e.c. in chapter 39HS 392690The United Kingdom: USD 218m at USD 14,493 a tonne. China: USD 1.1bn (16 per cent of the line) at USD 7,942 a tonne, 45 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 13,693 a tonne.
- Vehicles: with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000ccHS 870323The United Kingdom: USD 213m at USD 19,620 a tonne. Netherlands: USD 179m (2 per cent of the line) at USD 13,749 a tonne, 30 per cent lower. Middle of all sources: USD 16,981 a tonne.
The other side of the lane
What Germany 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 Germany 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 Germany 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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