United Kingdom: imports of HS 5501
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United Kingdom imported £14.4m of goods under HS 5501 in the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. Change on the 12 months before: -8.7%. £284k of it came from Türkiye, a share of 2%. Source: HM Revenue & Customs, OTS.
Not openFigures for the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026.
From official customs statistics, never company records.
Imports from every country, by the country goods were sent from.
United Kingdom counts an import against the country the goods were sent from, which is not always where they were made: a Turkish product a wholesaler elsewhere sells on counts as that country's.
How it is computed (methodology version 2)The last 12 months
- Imports
- £14.4m
- The 12 months before
- £15.8m
- Growth
- -8.7%
- Demand added in the year
- -£1.37m
- From Türkiye
- £284k
- Growth from Türkiye
- +25.8%
- Türkiye's share
- 2%1.4% the year before · +0.5 pts
Why the market is not open
- Every one of the last 24 months reported (Met)24 of 24 months
- Figures at most 3 months behind the newest (Met)Newest month: August 2026
- At least £1m of imports in 12 months (Met)£14.4m
- Imports grew by 10% or more (Not met)-8.7%
- Türkiye's share under 10% (Met)2%
Month by month
The last 36 months, to August 2026.
- From Türkiye
- From other countries
Every month in a table
| Month | Imports | From Türkiye |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | £798,652 | £893 |
| July 2026 | £3,027,138 | £89,878 |
| June 2026 | £1,521,531 | £40,439 |
| May 2026 | £129,800 | £0 |
| April 2026 | £699,984 | £0 |
| March 2026 | £777,132 | £37,392 |
| February 2026 | £2,748,007 | £0 |
| January 2026 | £1,324,368 | £38,032 |
| December 2025 | £1,370,216 | £38,149 |
| November 2025 | £542,120 | £39,640 |
| October 2025 | £625,226 | £0 |
| September 2025 | £825,004 | £0 |
| August 2025 | £1,392,372 | £0 |
| July 2025 | £2,131,455 | £37,475 |
| June 2025 | £1,633,413 | £36,471 |
| May 2025 | £1,087,643 | £0 |
| April 2025 | £2,965,932 | £0 |
| March 2025 | £1,066,579 | £0 |
| February 2025 | £486,287 | £44,428 |
| January 2025 | £2,026,784 | £40,181 |
| December 2024 | £327,272 | £27,318 |
| November 2024 | £1,407,753 | £0 |
| October 2024 | £642,579 | £0 |
| September 2024 | £596,046 | £40,191 |
| August 2024 | £607,261 | £40,611 |
| July 2024 | £968,317 | £85,331 |
| June 2024 | £786,577 | £0 |
| May 2024 | £1,230,516 | £0 |
| April 2024 | £1,131,719 | £0 |
| March 2024 | £609,299 | £37,843 |
| February 2024 | £1,781,133 | £0 |
| January 2024 | £2,045,293 | £34,801 |
| December 2023 | £1,986,833 | £0 |
| November 2023 | £716,478 | £36,078 |
| October 2023 | £2,158,150 | £970 |
| September 2023 | £1,789,145 | £37,924 |
Where the imports come from
The countries most goods were sent from over the last 12 months, with their share of the market's imports.
| Sent from | Imports, 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 Japan | £7.97m | 55.4% |
 United States | £2.22m | 15.4% |
 Germany | £1.88m | 13% |
 France | £793k | 5.5% |
 China | £361k | 2.5% |
| Every other countryTürkiye among them: £284k, 2% | £1.17m | 8.1% |