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

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

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

## Route overview

In 2024, United Kingdom reported $385.4M in goods exports to Malta. The overall review level is High 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 | $385.4M | 2024 route total |
| Exports needing review | 55% | Share of route exports |
| Highest-priority products | 1 | Need the closest review |
| Products needing review | 17 | High-attention product types |
| Export volatility | 2 | Higher means bigger yearly swings |
| Below highest year | 33.1% | Compared with the route's best year |

## Product types to review

| Rank | HS6 | Product | Buyer-market imports | Below product high | Review level |
| ---: | --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- |
| 1 | 490700 | Unused postage, revenue or similar stamps of current or new issue in the country in which they have, or will have, a recognised face value: stamp-impressed paper: cheque forms: banknotes, stock, share or bond certificates and the like of similar title | $78.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 2 | 890392 | Motorboats: (other than outboard motorboats), for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $571.9M | 94.7% | Critical attention |
| 3 | 890391 | Sailboats: with or without auxiliary motor, for pleasure or sports, other than inflatable | $158.9M | 0% | Watch |
| 4 | 880240 | Aeroplanes and other aircraft: of an unladen weight exceeding 15,000kg | $581.5M | 42.5% | Stable |
| 5 | 841112 | Turbo-jets: of a thrust exceeding 25kN | $22.2M | 0% | High attention |
| 6 | 300490 | Medicaments: consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.s. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale | $386.7M | 54.5% | High attention |
| 7 | 880330 | Aircraft and spacecraft: parts of aeroplanes or helicopters n.e.c. in heading no. 8803 | $84.6M | 66.7% | Watch |
| 8 | 870360 | Vehicles: with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, capable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power | $27.6M | 0% | High attention |
| 9 | 870422 | Vehicles: compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel), for transport of goods, (of a g.v.w. exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 20 tonnes), nes in item no 8704.1 | $11.7M | 0% | High attention |
| 10 | 220830 | Whiskies | $14.4M | 1.6% | Watch |

## 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)

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