Imports

(asked on 11th December 2014) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Sassoon on 28 May 2012 (WA 112–3), what were the top 20 categories (as defined by HM Revenue and Customs) of goods imported from outside the European Union in 2013 according to value of imports; and how much was collected by HMRC in gross customs duties in each of those categories in 2013.


Answered by
 Portrait
Lord Deighton
This question was answered on 19th December 2014

The top 20 categories of goods imported from outside the European Union in 2013 by value are detailed in the table below. The table also provides details of the customs duties collected for each category as defined by the integrated tariff of the United Kingdom.

Rank

Value of goods (£)

Customs duty paid (£)

Category description

1

41,171,266,525

1,126,611

Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products made thereof

2

25,579,474,047

135,782,315

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances

3

18,954,148,255

18,663,167

Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones, precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles made thereof

4

17,924,341,565

201,768,337

Electrical machinery, equipment and parts; includes sound and television recorders and reproducers

5

7,175,773,811

5,102,959

Aircraft, spacecraft and parts thereof

6

6,427,348,150

379,211,375

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted

7

6,396,399,234

208,449,001

Vehicles, other than railway or tramway rolling stock and parts and accessories thereof

8

5,676,252,444

397,736,063

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories not knitted or crocheted

9

5,415,414,998

42,138,787

Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof

10

4,450,948,324

nil

Pharmaceutical products

11

3,615,260,808

139,622,724

Plastics and articles thereof

12

3,446,588,010

34,153,904

Furniture, bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and light fittings; illuminated signs and nameplates; prefabricated buildings

13

3,135,140,133

2,224

Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques

14

2,804,838,221

55,333,629

Toys, games and sports requisites, parts and accessories thereof

15

2,622,013,962

36,523,824

Articles of iron or steel

16

2,577,771,512

35,193,037

Organic chemicals

17

2,533,965,297

234,672,999

Footwear, gaiters and the like, parts of such articles

18

2,172,023,552

88,034,379

Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons

19

1,858,239,088

nil

Ores, slag and ash

20

1,696,793,223

34,745,661

Rubber and articles thereof

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