UK regional trade in goods statistics, third quarter, July to September 2025: commentary
Updated 18 December 2025
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UK regional trade in goods summary
The announced unscheduled corrections to HMRC’s UK overseas trade in goods statistics will be published on 15 January 2026. These corrections will be applied to HMRC’s UK regional trade in goods statistics, fourth quarter, October to December 2025 release, on 19 March 2026.
We will be correcting UK exports to EU and non-EU for commodities within SITC 33 - Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials and SITC 34 - Gas, natural & manufactured, in line with those applied to UK overseas trade in goods statistics, as per HMRC’s policy on revisions.
The impact of this change for the RTS, is UK exports for January to December 2024 will increase by approximately 1.4%, which is £5.1 billion more than the current published annual total of £352 billion. For January to September 2025, the increase will be approximately 2.3%, or £6.0 billion more than the current published total of £262 billion.
The greatest impacts are expected in London, Wales, and Unallocated-Known, while all other regions are anticipated to experience minimal changes following the corrections.
Export value for London from January to December 2024 will approximately increase by 5.4%, which is £1.9 billion more than the current published annual 2024 total of £36.1 billion. For January to September 2025, the increase will be around 8.4% or £2.2 billion more than the current 2025 published total of £26.4 billion.
Export value for Wales from January to December 2024 will approximately increase by 7.9%, which is £1.4 billion more than the current published annual 2024 total of £17.5 billion. For January to September 2025, the increase will be around 12.1% or £1.5 billion more than the current 2025 published total of £12.7 billion.
Export value for Unallocated-Known from January to December 2024 will approximately increase by 6.3%, which is £0.8 billion more than the current published annual 2024 total of £13.0 billion. For January to September 2025, the increase will be around 16.3% or £1.4 billion more than the current 2025 published total of £8.6 billion.
These are estimated export values based on SITC 33 and SITC 34 revisions and are subject to change. 2025 data remains provisional and are subject to regular updates.
This commentary reports the UK’s regional trade in goods statistics by broad area (EU and non-EU), Country and Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Revision 4. Users must refer to the explanatory notes accompanying this commentary, covering data sources and compilation methodology. Aggregated data can be found in our accompanying tables.
Trade in goods values (£) are reported in current prices. Values are not adjusted for inflation or seasonality, so please take caution when making comparisons with historic data.
In the year ending September 2025, the overall value of UK trade in goods decreased by 1.0% for exports and increased by 3.2% for imports, when compared with the previous year. At a regional level:
- Scotland experienced an increase in the value of exports, while all other UK countries experienced decreases
- Wales experienced a decrease in the value of imports, while all other UK countries experienced increases
- export values for the North East, East Midlands, and South West increased while all other English regions experienced decreases
- import values for the North East and London decreased while all other English regions experienced increases
England’s trade in goods
In the year ending September 2025, compared with the year ending September 2024:
England’s exports of goods to EU countries were worth £121 billion, a reduction of £2.5 billion or 2.0%. The commodity with the largest value decrease in EU exports was SITC 33 - Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials, a reduction of £2.1 billion or 25%. The country with the largest value decrease in EU exports was Belgium, a reduction of £1.8 billion or 13%.
England’s exports of goods to non-EU countries were worth £138 billion, an increase of £1.6 billion or 1.1%. The commodity with the largest value increase in non-EU exports was SITC 71 - Power generating machinery & equipment, an increase of £4.0 billion or 19%. The country with the largest value increase in non-EU exports was Hong Kong , an increase of £1.5 billion or 21%.
In the year ending September 2025, the largest English export region by value was the South East, accounting for 11% of the UK’s total exports of goods. The smallest was the North East, accounting for 4.1%.
England’s imports of goods from EU countries were worth £239 billion, a reduction of £2.6 billion or 1.1%. The commodity with the largest value decrease in EU imports was SITC 33 - Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials, a reduction of £1.8 billion or 18%. The country with the largest value decrease in EU imports was France, a reduction of £3.4 billion or 11%.
England’s imports of goods from non-EU countries were worth £203 billion, an increase of £10.7 billion or 5.5%. The commodity with the largest value increase in non-EU imports was SITC 71 - Power generating machinery & equipment, an increase of £2.6 billion or 25%. The country with the largest value increase in non-EU imports was Hong Kong, an increase of £2.0 billion or 55%.
In the year ending September 2025, the largest English import region by value was the South East, accounting for 18% of the UK’s total imports of goods. The smallest was the North East, accounting for 2.5%.
Figure 1: England’s trade in goods, first quarter, January to March 2021 onwards
Figure 1 shows a time series of England’s trade in goods with EU and non-EU countries, for both exports and imports.
Source: UK regional trade in goods statistics from HM Revenue & Customs
Note: 2025 data is provisional.
Wales’ trade in goods
In the year ending September 2025, compared with the year ending September 2024:
Wales’ exports of goods to EU countries were worth £9.5 billion, a reduction of £1.2 billion or 11%. The commodity with the largest value decrease in EU exports was SITC 33 - Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials, a reduction of £0.7 billion or 58%. The country with the largest value decrease in EU exports was Ireland, a reduction of £0.5 billion or 25%.
Wales’ exports of goods to non-EU countries were worth £7.4 billion, a reduction of £0.1 billion or 1.7%. The commodity with the largest value decrease in non-EU exports was SITC 33 - Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials, a reduction of £0.7 billion or 95%. The country with the largest value decrease in non-EU exports was the USA, a reduction of £0.4 billion or 15%.
Wales’ imports of goods from EU countries were worth £7.9 billion, an increase of £0.3 billion or 3.6%. The commodity with the largest value increase in EU imports was SITC 67 - Iron & steel, an increase of £0.2 billion or 74%. The country with the largest value increase in EU imports was Italy, an increase of £0.1 billion or 28%.
Wales’ imports of goods from non-EU countries were worth £12.9 billion, a reduction of £0.6 billion or 4.5%. The commodity with the largest value decrease in non-EU imports was SITC 33 - Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials, a reduction of £0.7 billion or 13%. The country with the largest value decrease in non-EU imports was the USA, a reduction of £0.5 billion or 11%.
Figure 2: Wales’ trade in goods, first quarter, January to March 2021 onwards
Figure 2 shows a time series of Wales’ trade in goods with EU and non-EU countries, for both exports and imports.
Source: UK regional trade in goods statistics from HM Revenue & Customs
Download figure 2: Wales’ trade in goods, first quarter, January to March 2021 onwards (ODS, 12 KB)
Note: 2025 data is provisional.
Scotland’s trade in goods
In the year ending September 2025, compared with the year ending September 2024:
Scotland’s exports of goods to EU countries were worth £17.4 billion, a reduction of £0.4 billion or 2.5%. The commodity with the largest value decrease in EU exports was SITC 33 - Petroleum, petroleum products & related materials, a reduction of £1.1 billion or 14%. The country with the largest value decrease in EU exports was the Netherlands, a reduction of £0.7 billion or 13%.
Scotland’s exports of goods to non-EU countries were worth £16.0 billion, an increase of £1.4 billion or 9.4%. The commodity with the largest value increase in non-EU exports was SITC 71 - Power generating machinery & equipment, an increase of £0.7 billion or 30%. The country with the largest value increase in non-EU exports was China, an increase of £0.6 billion or 63%.
Scotland’s imports of goods from EU countries were worth £12.0 billion, an increase of £0.4 billion or 3.1%. The commodity with the largest value increase in EU imports was SITC 75 - Office machines & automatic data processing machines, an increase of £0.4 billion or 35%. The country with the largest value increase in EU imports was Germany, an increase of £0.3 billion or 15%.
Scotland’s imports of goods from non-EU countries were worth £17.4 billion, an increase of £1.5 billion or 9.3%. The commodity with the largest value increase in non-EU imports was SITC 34 - Gas, natural & manufactured, an increase of £0.6 billion or 17%. The country with the largest value increase in non-EU imports was the USA, an increase of £0.6 billion or 16%.
Figure 3: Scotland’s trade in goods, first quarter, January to March 2021 onwards
Figure 3 shows a time series of Scotland’s trade in goods with EU and non-EU countries, for both exports and imports.
Source: UK regional trade in goods statistics from HM Revenue & Customs
Note: 2025 data is provisional.
Northern Ireland’s trade in goods
In the year ending September 2025, compared with the year ending September 2024:
Northern Ireland’s exports of goods to EU countries were worth £7.1 billion, an increase of £0.4 billion or 5.5%. The commodity with the largest value increase in EU exports was SITC 35 - Electric current, an increase of £0.2 billion, from a small value. The country with the largest value increase in EU exports was Ireland, an increase of £0.4 billion or 8.3%.
Northern Ireland’s exports of goods to non-EU countries were worth £3.9 billion, a reduction of £0.5 billion or 11%. The commodity with the largest value decrease in non-EU exports was SITC 54 - Medicinal & pharmaceutical products, a reduction of £0.3 billion or 34%. The country with the largest value decrease in non-EU exports was the USA, a reduction of £0.5 billion or 27%.
Northern Ireland’s imports of goods from EU countries were worth £7.1 billion, an increase of £0.3 billion or 4.1%. The commodity with the largest value increase in EU imports was SITC 79 - Other transport equipment, an increase of £0.1 billion or 37% The country with the largest value increase in EU imports was Germany, an increase of £0.1 billion or 9.7%.
Northern Ireland’s imports of goods from non-EU countries were worth £3.3 billion, an increase of £0.3 billion or 9.1%. The commodity with the largest value increase in non-EU imports was SITC 87 - Professional and scientific instruments, an increase of £0.1 billion, more than doubling in value. The country with the largest value increase in non-EU imports was China, an increase of £0.1 billion or 9.1%.
Figure 4: Northern Ireland’s trade in goods, first quarter, January to March 2021 onwards
Figure 4 shows a time series of Northern Ireland’s trade in goods with EU and non-EU countries, for both exports and imports.
Source: UK regional trade in goods statistics from HM Revenue & Customs
Note: 2025 data is provisional.