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What are the main imports into the UK?
Value of trade in goods imports in the United Kingdom in 2020/21, by commodity (in million GBP)
| Characteristic | Value of imports in million GBP |
|---|---|
| Food and live animals | 38,914 |
| Fuels | 30,325 |
| Crude materials | 13,532 |
| Beverages and tobacoo | 9,301 |
What is the most imported food products in UK?
Africa, Asia, North and South America each provided a 4% share of the food consumed in the UK. The three largest value imported commodity groups (at 2019 prices) were fruit & vegetables, meat and beverages (see 3.4).
What vegetables does the UK import?
The UK also imports a lot of onions, lettuce, cucumbers, and bell peppers. That country’s production of vegetables continues to decline too. The cultivation of fresh vegetables in the United Kingdom is also quite one-sided. Carrots, of which 850.000 tons are grown, account for a third of total vegetable production.
Where does the UK import its food from?
About 30% of all the food we eat in the UK comes from the European Union, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC) industry group. Britain imports nearly half of its fresh vegetables and the majority of its fruit, both mainly from the EU – and that’s where the potential problem was.
What food is produced in the UK?
Crops commonly grown in the United Kingdom include cereals, chiefly wheat, oats and barley; root vegetables, chiefly potatoes and sugar beet; pulse crops such as beans or peas; forage crops such as cabbages, vetches, rape and kale; fruit, particularly apples and pears; and hay for animal feed.
Does the UK import carrots?
In 2020, imports of fresh or chilled carrots, turnips, salad beetroot, salsify, celeriac, radishes and similar edible roots into the United Kingdom (UK) were valued at approximately 52 million British pounds….
| Characteristic | Import value in thousand GBP |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 51,814 |
| 2019 | 53,139 |
| 2018 | 59,873 |
| 2017 | 57,306 |
What is the value of agricultural imports to the United Kingdom?
Between Q2 2015 and Q1 2017, the value of agricultural product imports to the United Kingdom rose quarterly. By Q1 2019 the import value amounted to approximately three billion GBP. The value of exports was noticeably less than imports, amounting to 531 million GBP in Q1 2019.
What does the UK import and export?
The UK is a net importer of agricultural goods. We import significant quantities of agricultural products, including meats (processed and unprocessed), dairy, fruit and vegetables and beverages. The bulk of our exports are
What is the highest produced agricultural product in the UK?
According to the 2012 values, as reported by the Food and Agricultural Organization, milk was the highest produced agricultural product in the UK accounting for 13,884, 000 tons followed by wheat with 13,261,000 tons and sugar beets with 7,291,000 tons.
Do I need a licence to import/export agricultural products?
If you want to import/export agricultural products to or from countries outside the EU or to certain entitled destinations, you will need a licence except in certain limited conditions. The need for a licence will depend on the quantity of the product you will import or export.