Official Statistics

UK trade in goods by business characteristics 2020

UK overseas trade statistics (OTS) trade in goods data has been linked with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) business statistics.

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COVID-19: Some businesses stopped trading for a period of time which is reflected in these trade statistics.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has linked the overseas trade statistics (OTS) trade in goods data with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) business statistics sourced from the Inter-Departmental Business Register (IDBR). This experimental statistics release 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).

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Published 24 November 2021

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