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 mld USDUS imports from United Kingdom
112 mld USDUS 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, wrzesień 2025 to sierpień 2026. Totals for all US trade with each country, not data about individual companies.
Month by month
| US imports | US exports | |
|---|---|---|
| wrzesień 2025 | 5,04 mld USD | 6,47 mld USD |
| październik 2025 | 5,03 mld USD | 11,7 mld USD |
| listopad 2025 | 4,82 mld USD | 8,94 mld USD |
| grudzień 2025 | 5,58 mld USD | 8,94 mld USD |
| styczeń 2026 | 4,87 mld USD | 13 mld USD |
| luty 2026 | 5,02 mld USD | 10,7 mld USD |
| marzec 2026 | 5,99 mld USD | 12,5 mld USD |
| kwiecień 2026 | 5,3 mld USD | 8,21 mld USD |
| maj 2026 | 5,89 mld USD | 7,6 mld USD |
| czerwiec 2026 | 5,85 mld USD | 8,05 mld USD |
| lipiec 2026 | 5,67 mld USD | 7,31 mld USD |
| sierpień 2026 | 5,47 mld USD | 8,26 mld USD |
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 mld USD | Air | 0,01% |
| 2 | Turbojets of a thrust exceeding 25 knHS 841112 | 3,1 mld USD | Air | 0,00% |
| 3 | Passenger vehicles with spark-ignition and electric motor,not chrgd by plugHS 870340 | 2,94 mld USD | Sea | 10% |
| 4 | Passenger vehicles spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine > 3000 ccHS 870324 | 2,22 mld USD | Sea | 9,5% |
| 5 | Parts of planes or helicopters, not elsewhere specifiedHS 880730 | 2,15 mld USD | Air | 1,3% |
| 6 | Uranium enriched in u235 etc. plutonium etc.HS 284420 | 1,67 mld USD | Truck, rail and other | 0% |
| 7 | Lt oils, preps gt=70% petroleum/bitum not biodieselHS 271012 | 1,34 mld USD | Sea | 0,3% |
| 8 | Self-propelled works trucks and forklifts, not elsewhere specifiedHS 842720 | 1,17 mld USD | Sea | 15% |
| 9 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | 1,01 mld USD | Sea | 0,03% |
| 10 | Turbojet and turboproller partsHS 841191 | 985 mln USD | 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 mld USD | Air |
| 2 | Civilian aircraft, engines, and partsHS 880000 | 11,1 mld USD | Air |
| 3 | Silver, unwrought not elsewhere specifiedHS 710691 | 10,2 mld USD | Air |
| 4 | Petrol oil bitum mineral (not crud) etc not biodieslHS 271019 | 6,52 mld USD | Sea |
| 5 | Crude oil from petroleum and bituminous mineralsHS 270900 | 5,48 mld USD | Sea |
| 6 | Gold, nonmonetary, semimanufactured forms not elsewhere specifiedHS 710813 | 5,07 mld USD | Air |
| 7 | Natural gas, liquefiedHS 271111 | 3,25 mld USD | Sea |
| 8 | Medicaments not elsewhere specified, measured doses, retail pk not elsewhere specifiedHS 300490 | 2,23 mld USD | Air |
| 9 | Wood pelletsHS 440131 | 1,54 mld USD | Sea |
| 10 | Paintings, drawings and pastels not over 100 yearsHS 970191 | 1,27 mld USD | 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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