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Trade: Holyhead and the Republic of Ireland

Answer

The volume of trade between Holyhead and the Republic of Ireland from 2021 to 2024 is as follows:

Table1: Republic of Ireland trade with Holyhead port, imports and exports trade value and net mass (2021-2024)

Exports to Ireland		Imports from Ireland
Statistical Value (£)	Net Mass (kg)	Statistical Value (£)	Net Mass (kg)
Holyhead
2021(1)	5,914,018,273	742,755,135	-		-
2022	8,710,696,860	836,776,181	6,219,013,646	675,794,695
2023	9,197,743,475	943,345,494	7,685,784,587	811,262,695
2024(2)	1,983,688,480	247,346,818	2,094,184,476	262,110,514
25,806,147,088	2,770,223,628	15,998,982,709	1,749,167,904
Data Source: HMRC, Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics
(1) HMRC does not have data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for traders to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC continued to source intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations. (2) 2024 only contains data relating to January, February, and March.

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) does not have port data prior to 2021 as the UK was part of the European Union and customs declarations were not required for these movements. Trade data for intra-EU movements was collected via monthly Intrastat declarations which did not collect information on ports.

Also, HMRC does not have data for 2021 imports as Staged Customs Controls (SCC) allowed an extended period for traders to complete their declarations. During this period HMRC continued to source intra-EU data from Intrastat declarations.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL4845

Session

2023-24

Subjects

Republic of Ireland Trade Holyhead

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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