HC Deb 24 July 1996 vol 282 cc485-6W
Mr. Amess

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the 10 largest manufactured exports from the United Kingdom at the eight digit standard international trade classification level. [38970]

Mr. Oppenheim

[holding answer 23 July 1996]: The information is given in the following table:

UK top ten exports—1995
Rank Commodity code Description £ million
1 84719180 Digital processing units other than for use in civil aircraft 3,398
2 71023100 Diamonds, sorted 2,410
3 87032319 Motor vehicles, new, with an engine exceeding 1,500 cc not exceeding 3,000 cc 2,397
4 30049019 Medicaments (including veterinary) other than containing iodine, packaged for retail sale 2,054
5 87032410 Motor vehicles, new, with an engine exceeding 3,000 cc 1,733
6 84733010 Electronic assemblies of automatic data processing machines 1,642

UK top ten exports—1995
Rank Commodity code Description £ million
7 84733090 Other parts and accessories of automatic data processing machines 1,638
8 85252090 Radio transmitters-receivers, other than for use in civil aircraft 1,467
9 88033010 Other parts of civil aircraft, other than propellers, undercarriage, tyres, electrical parts 1,353
10 87089998 Parts and accessories for motor vehicles chassis without engines 1,327

Source:

Overseas Trade Statistics of the UK.

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