Inflation Adjusted HMRC Regional Trade Statistics for Scotland Q4 2025
This report contains Scotland's trade in goods data from the latest release of HMRC's Regional trade statistics (RTS)
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Goods exports to the EU
In 2025 Scotland’s goods exports to the EU decreased by 4% to £9.2 billion since the previous year.
Over this period the greatest decreases were in Drink (down 8%), Chemical materials & products (down 24%) and Fish & shellfish (down 11%). Drink accounted for around a fifth of the total decline in EU exports and was the largest driver of the overall decrease.
The largest positive changes for EU exports were seen in Power generating machinery (up 7%), Telecomms & sound recording (up 12%) and Metalliferous ores & metal scrap (up 32%).
Figure 3. Drink saw the largest decrease in goods exports to the EU
Real terms change in Scotland’s top exported commodities to the EU: 2025 compared to the previous year
Figure 4. Drink accounted for 16% of the value of Scotland’s EU goods exports
Value in current prices of Scotland’s top exported commodities in 2025
Figure 5. Both EU and non-EU exports remain below pre-pandemic levels
Index of Scotland’s international goods exports (CVM) by destination, year ending Q4 2018 to year ending Q4 2025. 2018 = 100.
Over the longer term Scotland’s goods exports to the EU have decreased by 22% since the pre-pandemic period (2018).
The decline for Scotland over this period was driven by Apparel & clothing (down 84%), Chemical materials & products (down 60%) and Professional & scientific instruments (down 60%).