Asked by: Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative - Life peer)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of UK (1) imports, and (2) exports, of (a) fur, and (b) articles with fur, for each year since 2015.
Answered by Lord Agnew of Oulton
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) are responsible for the collection and publication of data on UK imports and exports of goods to and from the UK. HMRC release this information monthly, as a National Statistic called the Overseas Trade in Goods Statistics.
The value of imports to and exports from the UK of raw, tanned or dressed furskins (including heads, tails, paws and other pieces or cuttings, suitable for furriers’ use) and of articles of apparel, clothing accessories and other articles of furskin for each year since 2015 are set out in the tables below.
The data provided does not include raw hides and skins of animals which may have hair or wool on them or articles of clothing such as gloves, shoes, hats and coats which are only partially made of fur, for example, containing a fur trim. This is because these goods are declared under commodity codes other than those used exclusively for furskin and articles of furskin.
UK imports of furskins entered to commodity codes 4301and 4302 by value | |
Calendar Year | Trade Value (£) |
2015 | 15,750,831 |
2016 | 11,197,018 |
2017 | 16,766,686 |
2018 | 12,487,217 |
2019 | 8,735,686 |
2020 | 3,076,690 |
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics | |
UK exports of furskins entered to commodity codes 4301 and 4302 by value | |
Calendar Year | Trade Value (£) |
2015 | 15,882,300 |
2016 | 11,676,202 |
2017 | 13,199,921 |
2018 | 11,444,471 |
2019 | 7,549,209 |
2020 | 1,797,965 |
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics | |
UK imports of articles of furskin entered to commodity codes 4303 by value | |
Calendar Year | Trade Value (£) |
2015 | 32,833,445 |
2016 | 37,279,317 |
2017 | 46,173,860 |
2018 | 51,813,338 |
2019 | 44,174,922 |
2020 | 14,428,427 |
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics | |
UK exports of articles of furskin entered to commodity codes 4303 by value | |
Calendar Year | Trade Value (£) |
2015 | 16,991,168 |
2016 | 16,697,024 |
2017 | 19,735,603 |
2018 | 24,825,923 |
2019 | 25,163,877 |
2020 | 10,556,697 |
Data source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics | |
Notes:
1. Data is extracted on a general trade basis for 2015 and for January to April of 2016. For all other periods the data is extracted on a special trade basis.[1]
2. Data extracted for 2020 is only available for months January to September as per the publishing calendar.
[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/overseas-trade-statistics-methodologies