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    United Kingdom Exports to Germany

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 3, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). United Kingdom Exports to Germany [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/exports/germany
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 3, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    United Kingdom Exports to Germany was US$38.51 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Exports to Germany - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

  2. Leading UK goods exported to Germany 2021

    • statista.com
    Updated Sep 16, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Leading UK goods exported to Germany 2021 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113958/leading-export-goods-from-uk-to-germany/
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 16, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2021
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    Germany is the biggest exports market for UK goods. In 2021, the United Kingdom's main export commodity to Germany was aircrafts, which had a value of about 2.61 billion British pounds. Among other leading exports goods that went from the UK to Germany were non-ferrous metals, mechanical power generators, cars, and medicinal and pharmaceutical products.

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    Germany Exports to United Kingdom

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 13, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Germany Exports to United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports/united-kingdom
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 13, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany Exports to United Kingdom was US$57.06 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

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    Germany Exports: United Kingdom

    • ceicdata.com
    Updated Feb 15, 2025
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    Germany Exports: United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://www.ceicdata.com/en/germany/trade-statistics-by-country/exports-united-kingdom
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 15, 2025
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    CEICdata.com
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 1, 2024
    Area covered
    Germany
    Variables measured
    Merchandise Trade
    Description

    Germany Exports: United Kingdom data was reported at 5,274,165.000 EUR th in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7,508,317.000 EUR th for Nov 2024. Germany Exports: United Kingdom data is updated monthly, averaging 5,686,490.000 EUR th from Jan 2000 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 300 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,298,632.000 EUR th in Mar 2015 and a record low of 3,251,559.000 EUR th in Apr 2020. Germany Exports: United Kingdom data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Statistisches Bundesamt. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.JA005: Trade Statistics: By Country. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

  5. UK export value of trade goods to Germany 2012-2022

    • statista.com
    Updated Sep 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). UK export value of trade goods to Germany 2012-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/478206/united-kingdom-uk-exports-value-trade-goods-to-germany/
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    Sep 5, 2024
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    In the year 2022, the value of trade goods exported from the United Kingdom to Germany was roughly 41.2 billion U.S. dollars, a slight increase from the previous year's value of 40.5 billion U.S. dollars

  6. Value of trade in the UK 2000-2024

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    Updated Feb 13, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Value of trade in the UK 2000-2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284753/value-of-imports-and-exports-uk/
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 13, 2025
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    In the fourth quarter of 2024, the value of exports from the United Kingdom amounted to approximately 206.3 billion British pounds, while imports to the country amounted to around 217.8 billion pounds, resulting in a trade deficit of around 11.5 billion pounds in this quarter. During this time period, the value of UK exports was highest in the fourth quarter of 2022, with the value of imports peaking in the third quarter of 2022. The UK's main trade partners Despite the UK leaving the EU in 2020 following the Brexit referendum of 2016, Europe remains the main destination for UK exports, with almost half of UK exports heading there in 2023. During the same year, just over 60 percent of imports came from European countries, compared with around 17.9 percent from countries in Asia, and 11.8 percent from the Americas. In terms of individual countries, the United States was the UK's leading export partner for both goods and services from the UK, while Germany was the main source of UK goods imports, and the U.S. for service imports. It is as yet unclear how the return of Donald Trump to the White House will impact UK/US trade relations, should the President follow through with threats made on the campaign trail to increase trade tariffs. Brexit rethink under Starmer? Although generally more pro-European than the previous government, the new Labour government, led by Keir Starmer, does not plan to rejoin the European Union, or the Single Market. Public opinion, while gradually turning against Brexit recently, has not coalesced around a particular trading relationship. In late 2023, a survey indicated that while 31 percent of British adults wanted to rejoin the EU, a further 30 percent wanted to simply improve relations with the EU, instead of rejoining. Just 11 percent of respondents wanted to join the single market but not the EU, while 10 percent were happy with the relationship as it was. At the start of 2025, after several months in office, the new government has not signalled any major change in direction regarding on this, but has broadly signalled it wants a better relationship with the EU.

  7. Leading export markets for trade in goods UK 2024

    • statista.com
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    Updated Mar 11, 2025
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    Statista (2025). Leading export markets for trade in goods UK 2024 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284708/united-kingdom-uk-largest-export-markets-by-export-value/
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    Dataset updated
    Mar 11, 2025
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    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2024
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    The United States was the leading country for exports from the United Kingdom in 2024, with 16.1 percent of all UK exports going to this market. Germany was the second-largest export market for the UK in this year, followed by the Netherlands, with these countries accounting for 8.8 and 7.7 percent of UK exports respectively. During this year, cars were the most valuable goods commodity exported from the UK, while general business services were the most valuable type of service exported from the UK. UK imports most from Germany Although the United States was the largest export market, Germany was the country from which the UK imported the highest share of goods, with 12.5 percent of the UK’s imports coming from the country in 2024. The United States was the second-largest source of imports for the UK, with ten percent originating from there in 2024, with China a close third at 9.8 percent of UK imports. The main types of trade goods imported from the rest of the world in the UK included cars, oil, and mechanical power generators. The Balance of Trade In the fourth quarter of 2024, the United Kingdom had an overall trade deficit of over 11.5 billion pounds. Although service exports from the UK to the rest of the world amounted to more than 119.9 billion pounds, the UK imported far more goods than it exported, resulting in a goods trade deficit of 55.4 billion pounds, bringing down the overall trade balance. As of 2023, the UK was behind only the U.S. when it came to the overall size of the trade deficit.

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    Germany Imports from United Kingdom

    • tradingeconomics.com
    • da.tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 3, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Germany Imports from United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/imports-from-united-kingdom
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 3, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jul 31, 1990 - Jan 31, 2024
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Imports from United Kingdom in Germany increased to 3271400 EUR Million in January from 2473544 EUR Million in December of 2023. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Germany Imports from Uk.

  9. Trade in goods: country-by-commodity exports

    • ons.gov.uk
    • cy.ons.gov.uk
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    Updated Feb 13, 2025
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    Office for National Statistics (2025). Trade in goods: country-by-commodity exports [Dataset]. https://www.ons.gov.uk/economy/nationalaccounts/balanceofpayments/datasets/uktradecountrybycommodityexports
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 13, 2025
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    Office for National Statisticshttp://www.ons.gov.uk/
    License

    Open Government Licence 3.0http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/
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    Description

    Monthly export country-by-commodity data on the UK's trade in goods, including trade by all countries and selected commodities, non-seasonally adjusted.

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    Germany Exports of cotton to United Kingdom

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jan 14, 2022
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2022). Germany Exports of cotton to United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports/united-kingdom/cotton
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 14, 2022
    Dataset authored and provided by
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    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany Exports of cotton to United Kingdom was US$10.37 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports of cotton to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

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    Germany Exports of motor cars and vehicles for transporting persons to...

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Mar 17, 2018
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2018). Germany Exports of motor cars and vehicles for transporting persons to United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports/united-kingdom/motor-cars-vehicles-transporting-persons
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    excel, xml, json, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Mar 17, 2018
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany Exports of motor cars and vehicles for transporting persons to United Kingdom was US$9.96 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports of motor cars and vehicles for transporting persons to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

  12. UK import value of trade goods from Germany 2012-2022

    • statista.com
    Updated Sep 5, 2024
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    Statista (2024). UK import value of trade goods from Germany 2012-2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/477895/united-kingdom-uk-import-value-trade-goods-from-germany/
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 5, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    In the year 2022, the value of trade goods imported into the United Kingdom from Germany was approximately 70.9 billion U.S. dollars, marking the lowest value in the time period under consideration. Import value of trade goods into the UK from Germany have fluctuated in the time period between 2012 and 2019.

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    United Kingdom Imports from Germany

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated May 31, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). United Kingdom Imports from Germany [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/imports/germany
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    Dataset updated
    May 31, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    United Kingdom Imports from Germany was US$76.8 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Imports from Germany - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

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    Germany Exports of tin to United Kingdom

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jan 5, 2022
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2022). Germany Exports of tin to United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports/united-kingdom/tin
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    Dataset updated
    Jan 5, 2022
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany Exports of tin to United Kingdom was US$655.97 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports of tin to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

  15. UK trade in goods: balance with countries in the EU27 2022

    • statista.com
    Updated Dec 20, 2023
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    UK trade in goods: balance with countries in the EU27 2022 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118437/uk-goods-trade-balance-with-individual-countries-in-the-eu/
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    Dataset updated
    Dec 20, 2023
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    2022
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    In 2022, United Kingdom's goods trade with EU27 countries resulted in a trade deficit with most of the countries in the union. UK had the largest deficit with Germany, with the balance standing at about -26.4 billion British pounds. Republic of Ireland was the leading country with which the UK had a surplus.

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    Germany Imports from United Kingdom

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Jun 11, 2017
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). Germany Imports from United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/imports/united-kingdom
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    Dataset updated
    Jun 11, 2017
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany Imports from United Kingdom was US$26.04 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Imports from United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

  17. United Kingdom (UK) trade balance with European Union 1999-2023

    • statista.com
    Updated Sep 19, 2024
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    Statista (2024). United Kingdom (UK) trade balance with European Union 1999-2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/551585/united-kingdom-uk-trade-balance-with-eu/
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 19, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Time period covered
    1999 - 2023
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    The United Kingdom imports more services and goods from the European Union than exporting them. Although this has been the case since at least 1999, after 2011 the UK-EU trade balance has been more pronounced as the present statistic lays out. When it comes to the UK’s trade with non-EU countries, the picture is decidedly different. Since 2012, the value of UK exports to non-EU countries was higher than the imports, which resulted in a trade surplus. US biggest export market, but EU weighs heavier As of 2023, the UK’s largest export market was outside the European Union. Yet taken as a bloc, the European Union still accounts for a large chunk of the UK’s international trade. Among these, Germany, the Netherlands, and France rank as the main export partners of the UK. UK-EU trade: most important commodities Machinery and transport equipment were the biggest trade commodity exported by the UK to the EU countries in 2020. The value of such exports were roughly 47.7 billion British pounds. In the same year, the UK imported more machinery and transport equipment from the EU than exported them. In total, the UK imported approximately 83.9 billion British pounds worth of such equipment.

  18. Trade balance of goods in the United Kingdom 2023

    • statista.com
    Updated Oct 15, 2024
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    Statista (2024). Trade balance of goods in the United Kingdom 2023 [Dataset]. https://www.statista.com/statistics/263630/trade-balance-of-goods-in-the-united-kingdom/
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    Dataset updated
    Oct 15, 2024
    Dataset authored and provided by
    Statistahttp://statista.com/
    Area covered
    United Kingdom
    Description

    The statistic shows the trade balance of goods (exports minus imports of goods) in the United Kingdom from 2013 to 2023. A positive value means a trade surplus, a negative trade balance means a trade deficit. In 2023, the trade deficit of goods in the United Kingdom amounted to about 270.48 billion U.S. dollars. On the effects of Brexit on the UK's economy The United Kingdom has maintained a trade deficit over the last ten years, but now that the country has chosen to leave the European Union, current trade agreements will need to be renegotiated and trade relationships and the trade balance will change. As of 2015, one of the UK’s most important import and export partners was Germany, but it also trades heavily with many other countries within the European Union; more than half of total value of the UK trade in goods is associated with European Union countries. Trade agreements which have been negotiated by the European Union extend beyond member countries, and the United Kingdom will now have to renegotiate its own trade deals with a far larger number of countries by itself. It remains to be seen as to how the UK will manage these negotiations. Another big question is how the UK banking sector will be able to access the European market. As of 2014, services contributed close to 80 percent of UK GDP, which includes banking services. While it is too soon predict how BREXIT will impact the United Kingdom entirely, estimates of the decision’s long term effects estimate negative GDP growth of around 2.72 percent in an optimistic scenario, with the pessimistic scenario estimating negative growth of around 7.7 percent.

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    Germany Exports of tantalum to United Kingdom

    • tradingeconomics.com
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    Updated Sep 22, 2022
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2022). Germany Exports of tantalum to United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports/united-kingdom/tantalum-including-waste-scrap
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    Dataset updated
    Sep 22, 2022
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    License information was derived automatically

    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany Exports of tantalum to United Kingdom was US$213.62 Thousand during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports of tantalum to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

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    Germany Exports of other clock or watch parts to United Kingdom

    • tradingeconomics.com
    csv, excel, json, xml
    Updated Aug 18, 2022
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    TRADING ECONOMICS (2022). Germany Exports of other clock or watch parts to United Kingdom [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/germany/exports/united-kingdom/clock-watch-parts
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    json, xml, excel, csvAvailable download formats
    Dataset updated
    Aug 18, 2022
    Dataset authored and provided by
    TRADING ECONOMICS
    License

    Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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    Time period covered
    Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
    Area covered
    Germany
    Description

    Germany Exports of other clock or watch parts to United Kingdom was US$805.25 Thousand during 2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Germany Exports of other clock or watch parts to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

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TRADING ECONOMICS (2017). United Kingdom Exports to Germany [Dataset]. https://tradingeconomics.com/united-kingdom/exports/germany

United Kingdom Exports to Germany

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Dataset updated
Jun 3, 2017
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Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Time period covered
Jan 1, 1990 - Dec 31, 2025
Area covered
United Kingdom
Description

United Kingdom Exports to Germany was US$38.51 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United Kingdom Exports to Germany - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2025.

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