# United Kingdom exports to Ireland: Trade Route Risk | Yugalinks

Understand reported exports from United Kingdom to Ireland, the product routes that need a closer look, and the conditions that may affect planning.

Canonical: https://www.yugalinks.com/trade/corridor/GBR-IRL/risk

## Route overview

In 2024, United Kingdom reported $22.4B in goods exports to Ireland. The overall review level is Critical attention.

## How to read this page

High attention means one or more conditions on these product types deserve a closer look. It is not a prediction that trade will stop or that a loss is certain. An HS6 code is the international six-digit code used to describe and compare traded goods.

## Key numbers

| Measure | Value | What it means |
| --- | ---: | --- |
| Latest reported exports | $22.4B | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 56.3% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 43 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 394 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 0.7 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 32.5% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 271121 | Petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons: in gaseous state, natural gas | $1.7B | 54.9% | Critical attention |
| 2 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $6.4B | 1.7% | Stable |
| 3 | 271019 | Not reported | $3.5B | 70.7% | Watch |
| 4 | 293379 | Heterocyclic compounds: lactams: other than 6-hexanelactam (epsilon caprolactam) | $1.9B | 87.7% | High attention |
| 5 | 271600 | Electrical energy | $426.0M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 040120 | Dairy produce: milk and cream, not concentrated, not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter, of a fat content exceeding 1% but not exceeding 6% (by weight) | $380.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 7 | 851712 | Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | $707.3M | 4.7% | High attention |
| 8 | 271020 | Not reported | $413.6M | 55.8% | Critical attention |
| 9 | 190590 | Food preparations: bakers' wares n.e.c. in heading no. 1605, whether or not containing cocoa: communion wafers, empty cachets suitable for pharmaceutical use, sealing wafers, rice papers and similar products | $494.3M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 220210 | Waters: including mineral and aerated, containing added sugar or other sweetening matter or flavoured | $383.5M | 0.3% | High attention |

## Data sources

- Primary trade series: OECD (2025), Balanced international merchandise trade statistics (BIMTS) - HS2017-6D, OECD Data Explorer (accessed on 2026-08-29). [OECD Data Explorer](https://data-explorer.oecd.org/) - [OECD Terms & Conditions](https://www.oecd.org/termsandconditions/)
- CEPII BACI bilateral trade flows (202601): [dataset page](https://www.cepii.fr/CEPII/en/bdd_modele/bdd_modele_item.asp?id=37) - [BACI documentation](https://www.cepii.fr/DATA_DOWNLOAD/baci/doc/baci_webpage.html) - [Etalab 2.0 Open Licence](https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/open-licence.pdf)

This page presents derived Yugalinks views of reported observations and calculated indicators.