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Supply chains and manufacturing: United Kingdom and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, United Kingdom sold USD 24.9 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United States and bought USD 29.2 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in machinery, vehicles and iron and steel runs both ways in similar amounts: United Kingdom sold USD 24.9 billion and United States sold USD 29.2 billion 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 exports to United States: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

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

2019: 24.1Low 17.29 / High 27.042025: 24.88

201924.1
202017.29
202119.21
202221.22
202324.24
202427.04
202524.88

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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

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

2019: 18.85Low 13.35 / High 29.242025: 29.24

201918.85
202013.35
202113.66
202222.08
202323.67
202424.15
202529.24

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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