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Where does the United Kingdom get its toys? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported $2.9 billion of toys (249 thousand tonnes), 4.8% of the world total. China sold 64% of the total, followed by Czechia (11%) and Vietnam (6%). The United Kingdom was the world’s 3rd-largest importer of toys.

Summary

Value
$2.9billion
Tonnes
249thousand tonnes
Share of world total
4.8%
World rank
3rd
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
China1.8Tonnes: 187,603USD per tonne: $9,81164.3%Sea
Czechia0.32Tonnes: 11,012USD per tonne: $28,79811.1%Sea
Vietnam0.16Tonnes: 12,169USD per tonne: $13,5165.8%Sea
Hungary0.14Tonnes: 3,188USD per tonne: $44,0364.9%Sea
Indonesia0.06Tonnes: 3,386USD per tonne: $18,8372.2%Sea
Ireland0.04Tonnes: 4,915USD per tonne: $7,8301.3%Land
Germany0.03Tonnes: 2,835USD per tonne: $11,4291.1%Sea
United States0.02Tonnes: 1,838USD per tonne: $13,3950.86%Sea
India0.02Tonnes: 2,126USD per tonne: $10,3400.77%Sea
Italy0.02Tonnes: 1,437USD per tonne: $14,0020.7%Sea
Poland0.02Tonnes: 2,511USD per tonne: $7,6580.67%Sea
Denmark0.02Tonnes: 1,269USD per tonne: $13,5300.6%Sea
Thailand0.02Tonnes: 993USD per tonne: $16,0490.56%Sea
Mexico0.01Tonnes: 1,698USD per tonne: $8,3730.5%Sea
Malaysia0.01Tonnes: 1,036USD per tonne: $13,3900.48%Sea
Hong Kong re-exports0.01Tonnes: 808USD per tonne: $14,5430.41%Sea
France0.01Tonnes: 1,464USD per tonne: $7,9240.41%Sea
Taiwan0.01Tonnes: 473USD per tonne: $21,4730.36%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.01Tonnes: 790USD per tonne: $11,8930.33%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.01Tonnes: 1,473USD per tonne: $5,5390.29%Sea

Trend

Who it buys from

China was its main source throughout the period

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

  • China 1.8
  • Czechia 0.32
  • Vietnam 0.16
  • Hungary 0.14
  • Indonesia 0.06

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
China0.131.8
Czechia< 0.010.32
Vietnam< 0.010.16
Hungary< 0.010.14
Indonesia0.030.06

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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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