Aviation: Freight

(asked on 8th June 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, which UK produce and products, by value, comprise the main freighted items transported by air to international markets; and what the primary destinations are of those products.


Answered by
Kelly Tolhurst Portrait
Kelly Tolhurst
This question was answered on 16th June 2020

Information on the value of goods by mode of transport is only available for goods exported to non-EU countries that are cleared for customs purposes at UK airports from HMRC. Table 1 displays the top five product categories exported by air by value in 2018, and the associated top five export partner countries for these goods.

Table 1: Main UK good exports by air to non-EU countries by value, 2018

Goods category exported by air, and top 5 export countries

Exports, £ billions

Precious metals, stones and jewellery

30.18

Switzerland

14.75

China

4.58

Turkey

2.47

Hong Kong

2.22

United Arab Emirates

1.64

Machinery and mechanical appliances

19.96

United States

5.12

United Arab Emirates

2.18

Singapore

1.98

Hong Kong

1.69

Japan

1.01

Pharmaceutical products

8.41

United States

3.81

China

1.02

Japan

0.63

Australia

0.24

Saudi Arabia

0.23

Electrical machinery and equipment

7.28

United States

2.01

China

0.60

Hong Kong

0.49

Singapore

0.34

United Arab Emirates

0.40

Optical, measuring, medical or surgical instruments

6.79

United States

2.45

China

0.65

Japan

0.52

Hong Kong

0.29

Saudi Arabia

0.23

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