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UK trade in goods by business characteristics

UK trade in goods by business characteristics data details international trade in goods by industry, age and size of business

HM Revenue and Customs has linked the overseas trade statistics (OTS) trade in goods data with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) business statistics data, sourced from the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR). These experimental statistics releases gives some expanded analyses showing overseas trade by business characteristics, which provides information about the businesses that are trading those goods.

This release focuses on trade by industry group, age of business and size of business (number of employees) This is a collection of all experimental UK trade in goods statistics by business characteristics available on GOV.UK.

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Published 28 November 2014
Last updated 20 March 2024 + show all updates
  1. HM Revenue & Customs have today published Local sites and numbers of employees linked to businesses involved in international trade in goods, by subnational areas of the UK 2022.

  2. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2022 statistics.

  3. HMRC have today released the Local sites and numbers of employees linked to businesses involved in international trade in goods, by subnational areas of the UK 2021

  4. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the statistics for Local sites and numbers of employees linked to businesses involved in international trade in goods, by subnational areas of the UK 2020.

  5. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2021 statistics.

  6. Page updated to include information about current HM Revenue & Customs public consultation on our statistical publications.

  7. HMRC have today released the Local sites and numbers of employees linked to businesses involved in international trade in goods, by subnational areas of the UK 2019.

  8. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2020 statistics.

  9. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2019 statistics

  10. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2018 statistics.

  11. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2017 official statistics.

  12. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2016 official statistics.

  13. HM Revenue & Customs have today released the UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2015 official statistics.

  14. The UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2014 have been released today

  15. First published.