BICS weighted Scotland estimates: data to wave 137

Latest main findings for businesses with 10+ employees and a presence in Scotland

• in the last 12 months, an estimated 18.5% of trading businesses had exported goods, services or both; and 28.9% of trading businesses had imported goods, services or both
• of businesses currently trading that have exported in the last 12 months, an estimated 15.5% exported more in June 2025 than June 2024, and 17.5% exported less
• of businesses currently trading that have imported in the last 12 months, an estimated 14.3% imported more in June 2025 than June 2024, and 11.0% imported less
• for an estimated 32.4% of exporters the cost of exporting increased in June 2025 compared with June 2024; with 36.2% of importers reporting an increase in the cost of importing over this period
• an estimated 10.8% of businesses expected to be impacted by US tariffs next month, with this share rising to 32.6% for goods exporters

Note that the next BICS Scotland publication, with data to Wave 138, is scheduled for release on Thursday 28 August 2025.