House of Lords written question – answered at on 6 January 2015.
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.
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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