United Kingdom Imports from Italy
The United Kingdom's imports from Italy rose to $31.85 billion in 2024, up from $30.32 billion in 2023, according to the UN Comtrade Database. This represents an increase of 5% ($1.53 billion) from the previous year. Top imports for the United Kingdom from Italy were Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors ($4.88 billion), Vehicles other than railway or tramway ($3.25 billion) and Pharmaceutical products ($3.06 billion).
United Kingdom had a trade deficit with Italy that widened to $20.78 billion in 2024 from $18.25 billion in 2023. This is an increase of 13.9% ($2.53 billion).
United Kingdom Imports from Italy by Goods (2024)
The table below shows the ranking of UK imports from Italy by goods in 2024, highlighting the top imported goods.
| Import Rank | Imported Goods | Import Value (USD) ↓ | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machinery, mechanical appliances, reactors | $4.88B | 2024 |
| 2 | Vehicles other than railway or tramway and parts | $3.25B | 2024 |
| 3 | Pharmaceutical products | $3.06B | 2024 |
| 4 | Electrical machinery and equipment; audio and video equipment | $1.61B | 2024 |
| 5 | Beverages, spirits, vinegar | $1.61B | 2024 |
| 6 | Furniture, bedding, lighting, prefabricated buildings | $1.17B | 2024 |
| 7 | Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations, bakery | $1.06B | 2024 |
| 8 | Plastics and plastic articles | $904.53M | 2024 |
| 9 | Pearls, precious stones, metals, jewelry, coins | $879.42M | 2024 |
| 10 | Prepared vegetables, fruits, nuts | $841.76M | 2024 |
| 11 | Articles of iron or steel | $838.81M | 2024 |
| 12 | Essential oils, perfumery, cosmetics | $671.10M | 2024 |
| 13 | Optical, medical, measuring instruments | $624.56M | 2024 |
| 14 | Non-knitted clothing | $612.78M | 2024 |
| 15 | Leather goods, bags, saddlery, travel goods | $608.86M | 2024 |
| 16 | Footwear and parts | $553.18M | 2024 |
| 17 | Paper, paperboard and articles | $510.10M | 2024 |
| 18 | Aircraft, spacecraft, parts | $493.34M | 2024 |
| 19 | Dairy, eggs, honey, other animal products | $465.78M | 2024 |
| 20 | Mineral fuels, oils, waxes, bitumen | $436.13M | 2024 |
| 21 | Knitted or crocheted clothing | $401.82M | 2024 |
| 22 | Miscellaneous edible preparations | $385.09M | 2024 |
| 23 | Aluminium and aluminium articles | $371.96M | 2024 |
| 24 | Cocoa and cocoa preparations | $337.33M | 2024 |
| 25 | Organic chemicals | $278.50M | 2024 |
| 26 | Soap, detergents, waxes, candles, dental products | $250.32M | 2024 |
| 27 | Rubber and rubber articles | $241.94M | 2024 |
| 28 | Miscellaneous chemical products | $233.34M | 2024 |
| 29 | Iron and steel | $227.77M | 2024 |
| 30 | Works of art, antiques | $224.90M | 2024 |
| 31 | Edible fruits and nuts, citrus or melon peel | $222.67M | 2024 |
| 32 | Ceramic products | $202.74M | 2024 |
| 33 | Miscellaneous base metal articles | $185.92M | 2024 |
| 34 | Meat and edible offal | $181.27M | 2024 |
| 35 | Articles of stone, cement, mica, asbestos | $174.61M | 2024 |
| 36 | Prepared meat, fish, crustaceans, insects | $167.43M | 2024 |
| 37 | Fats and oils, edible fats, waxes | $166.64M | 2024 |
| 38 | Arms, ammunition, parts | $161.29M | 2024 |
| 39 | Nickel and nickel articles | $141.59M | 2024 |
| 40 | Coffee, tea, mate, spices | $138.28M | 2024 |
| 41 | Dyes, pigments, tanning extracts, paints, inks | $136.96M | 2024 |
| 42 | Glass and glassware | $124.50M | 2024 |
| 43 | Edible vegetables, roots, tubers | $123.06M | 2024 |
| 44 | Printed books, newspapers, printed matter | $109.22M | 2024 |
| 45 | Wood and wood products, charcoal | $108.23M | 2024 |
| 46 | Copper and copper articles | $102.76M | 2024 |
| 47 | Cereals | $88.07M | 2024 |
| 48 | Railway locomotives, rolling stock, track equipment | $84.08M | 2024 |
| 49 | Raw hides, skins, leather | $82.86M | 2024 |
| 50 | Miscellaneous manufactured goods | $80.06M | 2024 |
| 51 | Toys, games, sports goods | $77.09M | 2024 |
| 52 | Live plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers, foliage | $76.47M | 2024 |
| 53 | Wadding, felt, twine, ropes, cords | $63.31M | 2024 |
| 54 | Wool and animal hair fabrics | $61.30M | 2024 |
| 55 | Glues, enzymes, modified starches | $55.36M | 2024 |
| 56 | Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compounds, isotopes | $53.26M | 2024 |
| 57 | Man-made filaments | $49.55M | 2024 |
| 58 | Technical textile fabrics, coated fabrics | $48.60M | 2024 |
| 59 | Milling products, malt, starch, inulin, wheat gluten | $47.82M | 2024 |
| 60 | Sugar and confectionery | $46.09M | 2024 |
| 61 | Tools, cutlery, base metal parts | $44.26M | 2024 |
| 62 | Unspecified commodities | $34.81M | 2024 |
| 63 | Cotton | $31.73M | 2024 |
| 64 | Special woven fabrics, lace, embroidery | $31.28M | 2024 |
| 65 | Other textile articles, worn clothing, rags | $29.40M | 2024 |
| 66 | Food industry residues, animal feed | $29.00M | 2024 |
| 67 | Headgear | $28.63M | 2024 |
| 68 | Man-made staple fibres | $25.42M | 2024 |
| 69 | Ships, boats, floating structures | $23.09M | 2024 |
| 70 | Salt, sulphur, stone, cement | $22.13M | 2024 |
| 71 | Furskins and artificial fur | $21.09M | 2024 |
| 72 | Oilseeds, grains, fodder, medicinal plants | $20.04M | 2024 |
| 73 | Vegetable textile fibres, paper yarn | $16.03M | 2024 |
| 74 | Tobacco, nicotine products and substitutes | $11.94M | 2024 |
| 75 | Knitted or crocheted fabrics | $11.48M | 2024 |
| 76 | Other base metals, cermets | $10.40M | 2024 |
| 77 | Lac, gums, resins, vegetable extracts | $9.24M | 2024 |
| 78 | Silk | $8.84M | 2024 |
| 79 | Carpets and textile floor coverings | $8.17M | 2024 |
| 80 | Clocks, watches, parts | $7.96M | 2024 |
| 81 | Musical instruments, parts | $5.81M | 2024 |
| 82 | Lead and lead articles | $3.36M | 2024 |
| 83 | Feathers, down, artificial flowers, human hair goods | $3.32M | 2024 |
| 84 | Basketware, wickerwork, straw goods | $3.14M | 2024 |
| 85 | Ores, slag, ash | $2.77M | 2024 |
| 86 | Photographic and cinematographic goods | $2.50M | 2024 |
| 87 | Animal products | $2.26M | 2024 |
| 88 | Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates | $2.01M | 2024 |
| 89 | Cork and cork products | $1.94M | 2024 |
| 90 | Umbrellas, canes, whips, riding crops | $1.75M | 2024 |
| 91 | Zinc and zinc articles | $1.63M | 2024 |
| 92 | Fertilizers | $1.37M | 2024 |
| 93 | Live animals | $1.13M | 2024 |
| 94 | Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches | $1.07M | 2024 |
| 95 | Tin and tin articles | $473,958.64 | 2024 |
| 96 | Vegetable plaiting materials, other vegetable products | $110,079.56 | 2024 |
| 97 | Pulp, recovered paper, paperboard | $36,026.06 | 2024 |
United Kingdom Imports from Italy (1993-2024)
The table below shows historical data for UK imports from Italy by year, expressed in Billion USD.
| Year | Import Value (Billion USD) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 31.85 |
| 2023 | 30.32 |
| 2022 | 30.37 |
| 2021 | 25.91 |
| 2020 | 23.69 |
| 2019 | 26.24 |
| 2018 | 26.73 |
| 2017 | 24.88 |
| 2016 | 24.16 |
| 2015 | 25.06 |
| 2014 | 28.45 |
| 2013 | 24.72 |
| 2012 | 22.35 |
| 2011 | 24.10 |
| 2010 | 22.19 |
| 2009 | 20.15 |
| 2008 | 26.87 |
| 2007 | 27.22 |
| 2006 | 24.15 |
| 2005 | 22.55 |
| 2004 | 22.83 |
| 2003 | 19.56 |
| 2002 | 16.56 |
| 2001 | 14.74 |
| 2000 | 15.29 |
| 1999 | 14.94 |
| 1998 | 16.22 |
| 1997 | 15.62 |
| 1996 | 14.35 |
| 1995 | 12.85 |
| 1994 | 10.90 |
| 1993 | 9.01 |