Day-one corridor
United Kingdom and the United States
What the two countries trade, how it ships, and what duty and freight add, over the last 12 months of official US trade data.
64.5 مليار US$US imports from United Kingdom
112 مليار US$US exports to United Kingdom
6.3%Average duty on US imports
1.9%Freight and insurance, as a share of import value
Source: US Census Bureau trade data, سبتمبر 2025 to أغسطس 2026. Totals for all US trade with each country, not data about individual companies.
Month by month
| US imports | US exports | |
|---|---|---|
| سبتمبر 2025 | 5.04 مليار US$ | 6.47 مليار US$ |
| أكتوبر 2025 | 5.03 مليار US$ | 11.7 مليار US$ |
| نوفمبر 2025 | 4.82 مليار US$ | 8.94 مليار US$ |
| ديسمبر 2025 | 5.58 مليار US$ | 8.94 مليار US$ |
| يناير 2026 | 4.87 مليار US$ | 13 مليار US$ |
| فبراير 2026 | 5.02 مليار US$ | 10.7 مليار US$ |
| مارس 2026 | 5.99 مليار US$ | 12.5 مليار US$ |
| أبريل 2026 | 5.3 مليار US$ | 8.21 مليار US$ |
| مايو 2026 | 5.89 مليار US$ | 7.6 مليار US$ |
| يونيو 2026 | 5.85 مليار US$ | 8.05 مليار US$ |
| يوليو 2026 | 5.67 مليار US$ | 7.31 مليار US$ |
| أغسطس 2026 | 5.47 مليار US$ | 8.26 مليار US$ |
How goods travel
Imports from United Kingdom
- Sea
- 40%
- Air
- 52%
- Truck, rail and other
- 7.3%
Exports to United Kingdom
- Sea
- 26%
- Air
- 67%
- Truck, rail and other
- 6.5%
Top 10 US imports from United Kingdom
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by | Avg duty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medicaments not elsewhere specified, measured doses, retail pk not elsewhere specifiedHS 300490 | 3.29 مليار US$ | Air | 0.01% |
| 2 | Turbojets of a thrust exceeding 25 knHS 841112 | 3.1 مليار US$ | Air | 0.00% |
| 3 | Passenger vehicles with spark-ignition and electric motor,not chrgd by plugHS 870340 | 2.94 مليار US$ | Sea | 10% |
| 4 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine > 3000 ccHS 870324 | 2.22 مليار US$ | Sea | 9.5% |
| 5 | Parts of planes or helicopters, not elsewhere specifiedHS 880730 | 2.15 مليار US$ | Air | 1.3% |
| 6 | Uranium enriched in u235 etc. plutonium etc.HS 284420 | 1.67 مليار US$ | Truck, rail and other | 0% |
| 7 | Lt oils, preps gt=70% petroleum/bitum not biodieselHS 271012 | 1.34 مليار US$ | Sea | 0.3% |
| 8 | Self-propelled works trucks and forklifts, not elsewhere specifiedHS 842720 | 1.17 مليار US$ | Sea | 15% |
| 9 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | 1.01 مليار US$ | Sea | 0.03% |
| 10 | Turbojet and turboproller partsHS 841191 | 985 مليون US$ | Air | 1.2% |
Top 10 US exports to United Kingdom
| # | Product | Last 12 months | Mainly by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold, nonmonetary, unwrought not elsewhere specifiedHS 710812 | 21.4 مليار US$ | Air |
| 2 | Civilian aircraft, engines, and partsHS 880000 | 11.1 مليار US$ | Air |
| 3 | Silver, unwrought not elsewhere specifiedHS 710691 | 10.2 مليار US$ | Air |
| 4 | Petrol oil bitum mineral (not crud) etc not biodieslHS 271019 | 6.52 مليار US$ | Sea |
| 5 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | 5.48 مليار US$ | Sea |
| 6 | Gold, nonmonetary, semimanufactured forms not elsewhere specifiedHS 710813 | 5.07 مليار US$ | Air |
| 7 | Natural gas, liquefiedHS 271111 | 3.25 مليار US$ | Sea |
| 8 | Medicaments not elsewhere specified, measured doses, retail pk not elsewhere specifiedHS 300490 | 2.23 مليار US$ | Air |
| 9 | Wood pelletsHS 440131 | 1.54 مليار US$ | Sea |
| 10 | Paintings, drawings and pastels not over 100 yearsHS 970191 | 1.27 مليار US$ | Air |
Duty and freight are averages worked out from official figures, not a quote. Real duty depends on the exact product, where it was made and the tariffs in force.
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