UK trade in goods diversification analysis 2018 to 2022

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This release looks at the unique counts of commodity codes. The two different data sources are: Overseas trade in goods statistics (OTS) and Customs declaration data.

How trade data collection changes impact the published commodity codes

HMRC has today published a report on UK trade in goods diversification from 2018 to 2022.

The report highlights unique counts of commodity codes. The two different data sources are: Overseas trade in goods statistics (OTS) and Customs declaration data.

Before 2021 all UK trade in goods between the UK and the EU was recorded monthly via the Intrastat Survey. Due to changes in data sources used in creating the OTS, some aspects of the published data was affected.

Read more about UK trade in goods diversification 2018 to 2022 on GOV.UK

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