As of 2022, China ranked as the main container trade route for the United Kingdom, with a trading volume of 8.4 million tons. In the second position was Singapore, with a tonnage of over three million tons, a value less than half China's tonnage.
Container volume traded at ports in the United Kingdom in 2022, by route
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GOV.UK. (December 6, 2023). Container volume traded at ports in the United Kingdom in 2022, by route (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1150663/main-deep-sea-container-trade-routes-uk-ports/
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