Inflation Adjusted HMRC Regional Trade Statistics for Scotland Q3 2025

International goods exports

In the year ending September 2025, the value of Scotland’s international goods exports increased by 1% to a value of £24.1 billion.

The commodity category with the highest export value in the year ending September 2025 was Drink at £4.9 billion. This was followed by Power generating machinery at £4.2 billion, General industrial machinery at £1.8 billion, Fish and shellfish at £1.2 billion, and Professional & scientific instruments at £1.1 billion.

The increase in Scotland’s goods export value since the previous year was driven largely by a 61% increase in the exports of Specialised machinery, a 15% increase in exports of Electrical machinery & appliances and a 2% increase in Power generating machinery. The largest of these increases was the increase in Specialised machinery, which accounted for around around a quarter of the total increase.

Drink and Power generating machinery account for 38% of Scotland’s international goods exports. In the year ending September 2025 exports of Drink accounted for 20% and Power generating machinery accounted for 18% of Scotland’s export value.

Figure 1. Drink saw the largest decrease in inernational goods exports

Real terms change in Scotland’s top international exported commodities: the year ending September 2025 compared to the previous year

Figure 2. Drink accounted for 20% of the value of Scotland’s international goods exports

Value in real terms of Scotland’s top exported commodities in the year ending September 2025

Since the year ending September 2018 Scotland’s goods exports fell by 12%. This was driven by falls in Iron and steel (down 73%), Apparel & clothing (down 77%) and Rubber (down 82%) which had the most impactful declines.