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Where does the United Kingdom get its mobile phones? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported $19.1 billion of mobile phones (46 thousand tonnes), 3% of the world total. Its main sources were China (49%), Vietnam (13%) and India (11%). The United Kingdom was the world’s 10th-largest importer of mobile phones.

Summary

Value
$19.1billion
Tonnes
46thousand tonnes
Share of world total
3%
World rank
10th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
China9.4Tonnes: 20,914USD per tonne: $449,39449.2%Air
Vietnam2.4Tonnes: 7,475USD per tonne: $326,42112.8%Air
India2.1Tonnes: 1,758USD per tonne: $1,187,73110.9%Air
Taiwan1Tonnes: 2,556USD per tonne: $401,4485.4%Air
United States0.73Tonnes: 2,225USD per tonne: $330,3263.9%Air
South Korea0.43Tonnes: 398USD per tonne: $1,087,1792.3%Air
Malaysia0.42Tonnes: 777USD per tonne: $536,2212.2%Air
Thailand0.37Tonnes: 694USD per tonne: $535,7592%Air
Mexico0.36Tonnes: 731USD per tonne: $489,6361.9%Air
Germany0.22Tonnes: 899USD per tonne: $240,6591.1%Air
Czechia0.2Tonnes: 552USD per tonne: $358,2711%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.15Tonnes: 1,354USD per tonne: $114,1350.81%Air
Sweden0.15Tonnes: 430USD per tonne: $339,8550.76%Air
Poland0.14Tonnes: 974USD per tonne: $143,3090.73%Air
United Arab Emirates0.1Tonnes: 283USD per tonne: $362,4110.54%Air
France0.1Tonnes: 339USD per tonne: $299,4740.53%Air
Ireland0.07Tonnes: 343USD per tonne: $211,6560.38%Land
Romania0.07Tonnes: 210USD per tonne: $342,1110.38%Air
Singapore re-exports0.06Tonnes: 223USD per tonne: $280,8540.33%Air
Canada0.06Tonnes: 76USD per tonne: $725,0020.29%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

China has been its main source since 2005

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • China 9.4
  • Vietnam 2.4
  • India 2.1
  • Taiwan 1
  • United States 0.73

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China< 0.019.4
Vietnam< 0.012.4
India< 0.012.1
Taiwan< 0.011
United States0.010.73

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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