HC Deb 25 February 2003 vol 400 cc387-8W
Mrs. Spelman

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what is the(a) value of imports the UK received from Burma and (b) the nature of these imports in 2002. [88773]

Ms Hewitt

[holding answer 8 January 2003]: I have been asked to reply.

According to figures published by HM Customs and Excise, UK imports of goods from Burma in 2002 were as follows:

£000
Product Value
Fish, (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates and preparations thereof 8,310
Vegetables and fruit 485
Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices, and manufactures thereof 7
Oil seeds and oleaginous fruit 10
Cork and wood 979
Pulp and waste paper 121
Cork and wood manufactures (excluding furniture) 1,302
Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles, nes and related products 49
Manufactures of metals, nes 14
Power generating machinery and equipment 1,225
Machinery specialised for particular industries 1
General industrial machinery and equipment, nes and machine parts, nes 2
Office machines and automatic data processing machines 1
Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances, nes and electrical parts thereof (including non-electrical counterparts, nes, of electrical household type equipment) 2
Transport equipment other than road vehicles 29

£000
Product Value
Prefabricated buildings; sanitary, plumbing and lighting fixtures and fittings, nes 6
Furniture and parts thereof; bedding, mattresses, supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings 1,437
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 50,177
Footwear 20
Professional, scientific and controlling instruments and apparatus, nes 1
Miscellaneous manufactured articles, nes 94
Commodities and transactions not elsewhere classified 66
Total 64,337

nes = not elsewhere specified

Note:

Products are classified according to the Standard International Trade Classification (revision 3).