Strategic Lens

Supply chains and manufacturing: Russia and United Kingdom

First country

Second country

In 2025, Russia sold USD 21.0 million of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United Kingdom and bought USD 13.5 million from it.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel fell 98 percent, from USD 1.55 billion in 2019 to USD 34.5 million in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

United Kingdom's imports from Russia: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by United Kingdom

2019: 120.5Low 20.5 / High 153.42025: 21

2019120.5
202088.4
2021153.4
202269.9
202329.8
202420.5
202521

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

United Kingdom's exports to Russia: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by United Kingdom

2019: 1.43Low 0.01 / High 1.642025: 0.01

20191.43
20201.26
20211.64
20220.25
20230.02
20240.01
20250.01

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026